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 A730 New Rutherglen Road, Oatlands | ||||
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| Length | 5.1 mi [1] (8.2 km) | |||
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| Northwest end | Glasgow (Gorbals) | |||
| Southeast end | Rutherglen (Cathkin) | |||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Constituent country | Scotland | |||
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The A730 road in Scotland runs between the centre of Glasgow and the south-eastern edge of the city's urban area at Cathkin.
The A730 starts at Gorbals Cross in the Laurieston neighbourhood just south of the River Clyde; it is a continuation of the road flanked by Glasgow Sheriff Court and Glasgow Central Mosque that crosses the river on the Victoria Bridge, designated as an 'arm' of the A8 although marked on some maps as the A730. It heads southwards through the district as Gorbals Street, passing the Citizens' Theatre, and merges with the A728 for a short distance as they pass the ruined Caledonia Road Church. [2] It then turns east as Caledonia Road (the A728 continues south as Cathcart Road), running south-eastwards past Hutchesontown (directly past two of the city's taller tower blocks), Dixon's Blazes Industrial Estate and the Southern Necropolis to Oatlands, where it was once a straight route (Rutherglen Road) passing Richmond Park, but since the reconstruction of the neighbourhood from the 2000s is now an angular bypass (The Boulevard / Kilbride Street) which allows closer access to Junction 1A of the M74 motorway which opened in 2011.
After a junction at Shawfield Stadium with the Glasgow East End Regeneration Route (also known as the Clyde Gateway, a separate 21st century section of dual carriageway also designated the A728 though not directly connected to the older labeled route), the A730 then runs south out of the city as Glasgow Road into the Shawfield industrial district, [3] becoming a dual carriageway and going under the elevated M74 but offering no access (earlier plans for the motorway included a junction at this location), [4] over the West Coast Main Line railway tracks, then into Rutherglen. Meeting the town's Main Street (B768) at a crossroads with no access to the Burnhill neighbourhood for pedestrians, who are instead directed to an underpass, [5] [6] it continues south as Mill Street, a bypass through the burgh that commenced in the 1970s and continued in the early 1990s – remnants of the older streets it replaced are still visible on either side. [7]
A pedestrian overbridge is followed by a fairly steep incline as the road passes Overtoun Park (average speed cameras have been installed on this section), [8] shortly before it meets the B762 King's Park Avenue at Rutherglen Cemetery.
After passing under the Cathcart Circle Line railway bridge, the A730 becomes single carriageway just prior to what was previously a staggered junction with an unclassified road for Spittal, Croftfoot and Castlemilk, and turned east along Blairbeth Road, a narrow residential street in some places, joining the A749 (East Kilbride Road) just under a mile further on at a junction to the north of Springhall. The A730 was redesignated following the opening of the Cathkin Relief Road, a section of bypass of around the same length, planned for decades but opened in 2016 amid protests from local residents [9] [10] [11] to draw traffic from existing routes such as Blairbeth Road and the Fernhill neighbourhood – a new four-way junction was also added at Spittal to ease congestion, while Blairbeth Road became a continuation of the B762 towards Burnside. [12] The relief road now joins a much older section of the bypass at the west side of Cathkin, passes to the south of Springhall and terminates where it meets the A749 at a roundabout to the south of Whitlawburn.
The '267' bus service, one of the primary routes by the major operator in the region, First Glasgow, runs along the length of the A730 within the city, turning east on the B768 Rutherglen Main Street (within South Lanarkshire it mainly follows the A724). [13] The less frequent '21' uses almost the entire A730 route, other than still going into Fernhill rather than using the new bypass. [14] In the first half of the 20th century, Glasgow Corporation Tramways also operated on part of the route, specifically the 10 which had its terminus at Rutherglen. [15]
Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark, is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. The county is no longer used for local government purposes, but gives its name to the two modern council areas of North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire.
Rutherglen is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, immediately south-east of the city of Glasgow, three miles from its centre and directly south of the River Clyde. Having existed as a Lanarkshire burgh in its own right for more than 800 years, in 1975 Rutherglen lost its own local council and administratively became a component of the City of Glasgow District within the Strathclyde region. In 1996 the towns were reallocated to the South Lanarkshire council area.
East Kilbride is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a raised plateau to the south of the Cathkin Braes, about eight miles southeast of Glasgow and close to the boundary with East Renfrewshire.
Fernhill is a residential neighbourhood in the Scottish town of Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire; it is situated south of the River Clyde and borders the Rutherglen neighbourhoods of High Burnside to the north and Cathkin to the east, the Glasgow district of Castlemilk to the west, and the open lands of Fernbrae Meadows to the south. Its location on a steep incline which is part of the Cathkin Braes range of hills offers panoramic views over the south and eastern parts of Greater Glasgow.
The A728 is a route number in Glasgow, Scotland applied to two connected roads.
Burnside is a mostly residential area in the town of Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Including the neighbourhoods of High Burnside and High Crosshill, respectively south and north-west of its main street, it borders Overtoun Park in Rutherglen plus several other residential areas of the town, as well as western parts of neighbouring Cambuslang.
The A725 road in Scotland is a major route which is a trunk road dual carriageway for almost its whole length, connecting several of the large towns of North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire, linking the M8 and M74 motorways; it has been upgraded frequently since its construction, with the most recent major work completed in 2017. In combination with the A726 road which meets the M77 motorway, it forms a southern and eastern bypass for the city of Glasgow.
The A726 road in Scotland is a major route with several distinct sections with different characteristics and names; owing to its stages of construction, since 2005 it has two separate parts, the first running between Strathaven in South Lanarkshire and Junction 5 of the M77 motorway south of Newton Mearns in East Renfrewshire via East Kilbride, and the other running between Junction 3 of the M77 and the M898 motorway near the Erskine Bridge, via Paisley and Junction 29 of the M8 motorway near Glasgow International Airport.
The A727 road in Scotland runs from East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, through East Renfrewshire, to Junction 3 of the M77 motorway in Glasgow.
Glasgow Corporation Tramways were formerly one of the largest urban tramway systems in Europe. Over 1000 municipally-owned trams served the city of Glasgow, Scotland, with over 100 route miles by 1922. The system closed in 1962 and was the last city tramway in Great Britain.
The A749 road in Scotland connects East Kilbride with Glasgow city centre via Rutherglen and Bridgeton.
Sir John Train was Scottish politician who was a Unionist Party MP for Glasgow Cathcart. He was first elected in 1929, and held the seat until his death in 1942. He was knighted in the 1936 New Year Honours for political services.
NCR 756 is a National Cycle route in Glasgow and South Lanarkshire that runs eight miles from Kelvindale to East Kilbride. It opened in 2009 following four years of construction.
Whitlawburn is a residential area in the town of Cambuslang in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located south of the town centre on high ground overlooking the Greater Glasgow urban area.
Fernbrae Meadows is a public greenspace in South Lanarkshire, located on high ground to the south of Rutherglen, specifically directly south of the Fernhill neighbourhood. It is a proposed local nature reserve.
Rutherglen South is one of the twenty wards used to elect members of the South Lanarkshire Council. Established in 2007, it elects three councillors.
Rutherglen Central and North is one of the twenty wards used to elect members of the South Lanarkshire Council. Created in 2007, it elects three councillors under the Single Transferable Vote system.
Cambuslang West is one of the twenty wards used to elect members of the South Lanarkshire Council. Created in 2007, it elects three councillors.
The A724 road in Scotland runs within South Lanarkshire between Rutherglen and Hamilton. It follows an ancient route which is marked on William Roy's Lowland Map of Scotland (1755) with only minor deviations from its modern course.
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