A76 road
| A76 road in the UK | |
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| Start of the street: | Dumfries |
| End of street: | Kilmarnock |
| Overall length: | 90.3 km (56.1 mi ) |
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| The A76 near Mennock (photo 2007) | |
The A76 road ( English for road A76 ) is a 90.3 km long, almost continuously designated primary route road in Scotland, which connects Dumfries with Kilmarnock .
course
The road branches off the A75 road (part of the European route 18 ) at the Dumfries bypass to the north and follows the course of the River Nith to Thornhill , where it crosses the A702 road (with a short common route). It continues up the Nithsdale into the Southern Uplands to Sanquhar and New Cumnock , where it leaves Nithsdale. On the bypass (bypass) from Holmhead and Auchinleck is A70 road crossed. South-east of Kilmarnock the road crosses the A719 road and finally meets the A71 road when it joins the A77 road .