A76 road
Road in Scotland
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The A76 road is a major trunk road in south west Scotland.
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Length56.1 mi[1] (90.3 km)
Southend
A780 in Dumfries
55.0687°N 3.6189°W
A780 in Dumfries55.0687°N 3.6189°W
A75 in DumfriesNorthend
A71 / A77 / A735 in Kilmarnock
55.5967°N 4.4748°W
A71 / A77 / A735 in Kilmarnock55.5967°N 4.4748°W
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 56.1 mi[1] (90.3 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | A780 in Dumfries 55.0687°N 3.6189°W | |||
| A75 in Dumfries | ||||
| North end | A71 / A77 / A735 in Kilmarnock 55.5967°N 4.4748°W | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Constituent country | Scotland | |||
| Council areas | Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire | |||
| Primary destinations | Kilmarnock, Dumfries Irvine Glasgow Cumnock | |||
| Road network | ||||
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Starting at Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire, the A76 goes through or immediately by-passes Hurlford, Mauchline, Auchinleck, Cumnock, Pathhead and New Cumnock before entering Dumfries and Galloway and continuing through Kirkconnel, Sanquhar, Mennock, Enterkinfoot, Carronbridge, Thornhill, Closeburn, Kirkpatrick, Auldgirth and Holywood before terminating at Dumfries. For the majority of its length (the portion from New Cumnock to Dumfries) it follows the valley of the River Nith which also lends its name to the historic district of Nithsdale.
Junction list
| Council area | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Dumfries and Galloway | Dumfries | 0.0 | 0.0 |   Galloway Street (A780) to A75 / A710 / A711 – Town centre, Stranraer, Solway Coast, Dalbeattie | Southern terminus |
| 0.8 | 1.3 |      A75 to M6 / M74 / A74(M) / A701 / A709 – Stranraer, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Lockerbie | To M74 signed northbound only, To M6 and A74(M) southbound only | ||
| Thornhill | 14.1 | 22.7 |  A702 south (Gill Road) – Penpont, Moniaive | Southern terminus of A702 concurrency | |
| Carronbridge | 15.5 | 24.9 | A702 north to M74 – Glasgow, Edinburgh, Durisdeer, Dalveen Pass, Elvanfoot | Northern terminus of A702 concurrency | |
| East Ayrshire | Cumnock boundary | 43.1 | 69.4 |  A70 (Ayr Road) to M74 – Ayr, Prestwick Airport, Cumnock, Edinburgh, Coylton, Ochiltree, Muirkirk | Prestwick Airport signed northbound only, To M74 southbound only |
| Kilmarnock | 56.0 | 90.1 |  A71 (Riccarton Road) / A77 / A735 north (Queen's Drive) to A759 – Edinburgh, Irvine, Troon, Ayr, Glasgow, Kilmarnock | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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