A963 road
A963 road in the UK | |
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Start of the street: |
Kirkwall ( 58 ° 59 ′ N , 2 ° 58 ′ W ) |
End of street: |
Kirkwall ( 58 ° 58 ′ N , 2 ° 57 ′ W ) |
Overall length: | 2.3 km (1.4 mi ) |
The A963 road is an A-road on the Scottish Orkney island of Mainland . With a total length of 2.3 km, it runs exclusively within the island's capital, Kirkwall .
course
The road branches off as Pickaquoy Road at a roundabout on the northwestern edge of Kirkwall from the A965 (Kirkwall - Stromness ) and initially describes a wide curve in a south-easterly direction. After one kilometer, the A963 bends south. The A964 (Kirkwall– Stenness ) branches off 250 m further south and the A963 gradually turns to the southeast. There the A963 is first run as New Scapa Road , then as Holm Branch Road . At the southern edge of Kirkwall the road joins the A961 .
In the city center is at a roundabout near the Magnus Cathedral St. the Junction Road in a northerly direction from which the port along with the A965 and the A960 ends. This is also listed as the A963.