A86 road
The A86 is a major road in Scotland. It runs from the Great Glen at Spean Bridge to Kingussie and the Cairngorms National Park via Loch Laggan. It is a primary route for its entire length.
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 The A86 at Loch Laggan | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 64.3 km (40.0 mi) |
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| From | Spean Bridge |
| To | Kingussie |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | Scotland |
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The road was built as a parliamentary road by Thomas Telford in 1817 to link Kingussie to Fort William.[1]
The road has a poor safety record, and has been assessed as medium to high risk of a serious or fatal accident by EuroRAP.[2]
References
- "Newtonmore". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- http://www.eurorap.org/road_lookup?map_type=risk&country=GB&road=a86 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine eurorap.org
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