A85 road
Major road in Scotland
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The A85 is a major road in Scotland. It runs east from Oban along the south bank of Loch Etive, through Lochawe and Tyndrum, Crianlarich, Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Crieff before passing through Perth, where it crosses the River Tay via Perth Bridge (West Bridge Street) to Bridgend. Its name between Crieff and Perth is the Crieff Road. It then runs concurrently with the A90 to the Swallow Roundabout, before diverging to follow the Invergowrie Bypass, Riverside Avenue and Riverside Drive before terminating in Dundee city centre.
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 The A85 following Loch Earn near St Fillans | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 114.8 mi[1][2] (184.8 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  A816 in Oban | |||
| East end |  A991 in Dundee | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Primary destinations | Oban, Crianlarich, Lochearnhead, Perth | |||
| Road network | ||||
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The A90 road from Perth to Dundee was previously numbered A85;[3] on opening of an upgraded A94 to Aberdeen the A90 number was continued across the Friarton Bridge (previously M85) and on to the A85 route, then from Swallow Roundabout to Aberdeen. The Perth-Dundee stretch was formerly part of the Euroroute system, of route E120 which ran in a circular route between Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee and Perth.[4]
Between Tyndrum and Crianlarich the road runs concurrently with the A82, where it merges with the main north–south road. Parts follow an old military road. In Oban, it connects with the A816 road.[5]
Some statistics seem to show that the stretch of the A85 between Oban and Tyndrum is among the ten most dangerous roads in Scotland.[6]
Gallery
The A85 crossing Perth Bridge between Perth and Bridgend, looking west from Bridgend
The A85 in Oban at blue hour
The A85 near Crianlarich in the Stirling Council Area
The A85 cantilevered over Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute
A bridge in Inverlochy, Lochaber
Junction list
| Council area | Location | mi[1][2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Argyll and Bute | Oban | 0.0 | 0.0 |   A816 south / Shore Street to A83 – Campbeltown, Lochgilphead, Lochavulinn | Western terminus; northern terminus of A816 |
| Connel | 4.9 | 7.9 |    A828 north to A82 – Fort William, Airport | Southern terminus of A828 | |
| | 22.9 | 36.9 |  A819 south to B840 – Inveraray, Cladich | To B840 and Cladich signed westbound only; northern terminus of A819 | |
| Stirling | | 35.7 | 57.5 | A82 north – Fort William | Western terminus of A82 concurrency |
| Crianlarich | 40.5 | 65.2 | A82 south – Glasgow | Eastern terminus of A82 concurrency | |
| | 51.8 | 83.4 |  A827 northeast – Killin | Southwestern terminus of A827 | |
| Lochearnhead | 56.8 | 91.4 |  A84 south – Stirling, Callander | Northern terminus of A84 | |
| Perth and Kinross | Crieff | 75.7 | 121.8 |  A822 south (Burrell Street) – Stirling | Some access via Lodge Street; Western terminus of A822 concurrency |
| | 77.8 | 125.2 |  A822 north (Highland Road) to A826 – Dunkeld, Aberfeldy, Monzie | Eastern terminus of A822 concurrency | |
| Perth | 90.8– 91.1 | 146.1– 146.6 |   A9 to M90 – Inverness, Stirling, Glasgow, Dundee | Glasgow and Dundee signed eastbound only; junction on A9 | |
| 92.5 | 148.9 |  A912 northwest to Inchaffray Street / A9 – Inverness | Southeastern terminus of A912 | ||
| 92.9 | 149.5 | Caledonian Road (A989) to A9 – Stirling, Glasgow | Information signed eastbound only; western terminus of A989 concurrency | ||
| 93.3– 93.7 | 150.2– 150.8 |   A93 (A989 / Main Street / Tay Street) to A94 – Blairgowrie, Coupar Angus | Eastern terminus of A989 concurrency | ||
| Perth boundary | 95.0– 95.6 | 152.9– 153.9 | M90 (A90 south) – Edinburgh, Stirling, Glasgow, Crianlarich, Inverness | Western terminus of A90 concurrency | |
| | 95.9 | 154.3 | Kinfaus Castle | Junction; eastbound exit and entrance | |
| | West Kinfauns, Walnut Grove, The Holdings | Junction; westbound exit and entrance | |||
| | 97.3 | 156.6 | Kinfauns | Junction | |
| St Madoes Glencarse | 98.9– 99.6 | 159.2– 160.3 | Glencarse, St Madoes, Errol, Inchyra | Junction; Errol signed eastbound only, Inchyra westbound only | |
| | 101.2 | 162.9 | Glendoick | Junction | |
| | 103.2– 103.5 | 166.1– 166.6 | Errol, Rait | Junction | |
| Inchture | 105.7– 106.5 | 170.1– 171.4 | B953 – Inchture, Abernyte, Kinnaird | Junction; Kinnaird signed westbound only | |
| Longforgan | 108.0– 108.3 | 173.8– 174.3 | Longforgan | Junction | |
| 108.8 | 175.1 | Longforgan | Junction; westbound exit only | ||
| Perth and Kinross– Dundee boundary | Dundee Invergowrie boundary | 110.4– 110.6 | 177.7– 178.0 | Invergowrie | Junction; westbound exit and entrance |
| 110.7 | 178.2 |  A90 north (Kingsway West) / Dykes of Gray Road – Aberdeen, Forfar, Denhead of Gray | Eastern terminus of A90 concurrency | ||
| Dundee | Dundee | 114.8 | 184.8 |   A991 to A90 / A92 / A923 – Coupar Angus, Tay Bridge, Arbroath, Aberdeen, Perth | Eastern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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