A81 road
Road in Scotland
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The A81 road is a major road in Scotland. It runs from Glasgow to Callander via Woodside and Maryhill within the city, as well as Bearsden, Milngavie and Strathblane, a total of 30 miles (48 km).
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 35.5 mi[1] (57.1 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  A804 in Cowcaddens, Glasgow | |||
| North end |  A84 in Callander | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Constituent country | Scotland | |||
| Council areas | Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire, Stirling | |||
| Primary destinations | Callander, Glasgow | |||
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The A81 has been ranked among the five most dangerous roads in Scotland based on serious and fatal accidents between 2007 and 2009, in proportion to volume of traffic.[2]
Junction list
| Council area | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Glasgow | Cowcaddens | 0.0 | 0.0 |     A804 (Phoenix Road / Dobbie's Loan) / Garscube Road to M8 / M77 / M80 / A879 – Charing Cross, Port Dundas | Southern terminus |
| East Dunbartonshire | Bearsden | 3.9 | 6.3 |    A739 south / A809 north to A810 – Bearsden Cross, Drymen, Hardgate, Canniesburn Toll | To A810, Bearsden Cross, Drymen and Hardgate signed northbound only, A739 and Canniesburn Toll southbound only; northern terminus of A739; southern terminus of A809 |
| 4.6 | 7.4 | Roman Drive (A808 west) | Eastern terminus of A808 | ||
| Milngavie | 5.9 | 9.5 |  A807 east (Auchenhowie Road) – Torrance, Kirkintilloch | Information signed southbound only; western terminus of A807 | |
| Stirling | Strathblane | 10.2 | 16.4 |  A891 east (Campsie Road) – Campsie Glen, Lennoxtown | Western terminus of A891 |
| Killearn | 13.7 | 22.0 |  A875 north – Killearn, Balfron | Southern terminus of A875 | |
| Drymen– Balfron boundary | 19.0 | 30.6 |  A811 west (Stirling Road) to B858 – Erskine Bridge, Drymen, Balloch, Balmaha | Southern terminus of A811 concurrency | |
| Drymen– Balfron– Buchlyvie boundary | 19.1 | 30.7 | A811 east – Stirling | Northern terminus of A811 | |
| | 25.4 | 40.9 |  A821 north to B829 – Stronachlachar, Aberfoyle | Southern terminus of A821 | |
| Port of Menteith | 30.1 | 48.4 |  A873 east to A84 – Stirling | Western terminus of A873 | |
| Callander | 35.5 | 57.1 |  A84 (Main Street) / Cross Street to A85 – Crianlarich, Stirling | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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