A86 road
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| Start of the street: | Spean Bridge |
| End of street: | Kingussie |
| Overall length: | 64.3 km (40 mi ) |
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| The A86 at Loch Laggan, in the background on the left the Stob a 'Choire Mheadhoin (photo 2008) | |
The A86 road ( English for road A86 ) is a 64.3 km long, continuously designated primary route road in Scotland.
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The A86 branches off at Spean Bridge from the A82 road coming from Glasgow and following the Great Glen from Fort William . It leads west-northwest through Glen Spean and along Loch Laggan to Drumgask on the River Spey . There the A889 road branches off to Dalwhinnie . The A86 follows the Tal das Spey on the left via Newtonmore to Kingussie . There it meets the A9 road at the eastern exit of the village . The two streets are connected by a junction , where the A86 merges with the B9152, which runs parallel to the A9 as far as Aviemore , the former route of the A9.