A76 road

A76
Route information
Length	56.1 mi [1]  (90.3 km)
Major junctions
South end	A780 in Dumfries 55°04′07″N3°37′08″W / 55.0687°N 3.6189°W / 55.0687; -3.6189
Major intersections	A75 in Dumfries
North end	A71  / A77  / A735 in Kilmarnock 55°35′48″N4°28′29″W / 55.5967°N 4.4748°W / 55.5967; -4.4748
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	Scotland
Council areas	Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire
Primary destinations	Kilmarnock, Dumfries Irvine Glasgow Cumnock
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones
← A75 → A77

The A76 road is a major trunk road in south west Scotland.

A76 in Thornhill

Starting at Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire, the A76 goes through or immediately by-passes Hurlford, Mauchline, Auchinleck, Cumnock, Pathhead and New Cumnock before entering Dumfries and Galloway and continuing through Kirkconnel, Sanquhar, Mennock, Enterkinfoot, Carronbridge, Thornhill, Closeburn, Kirkpatrick, Auldgirth and Holywood before terminating at Dumfries. For the majority of its length (the portion from New Cumnock to Dumfries) it follows the valley of the River Nith which also lends its name to the historic district of Nithsdale.

Junction list

Council area	Location	mi [2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Dumfries and Galloway	Dumfries	0.0	0.0	Galloway Street (A780) to A75  / A710  / A711  – Town centre, Stranraer, Solway Coast, Dalbeattie	Southern terminus
		0.8	1.3	A75 to M6  / M74  / A74(M)  / A701  / A709  – Stranraer, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Lockerbie	To M74 signed northbound only, To M6 and A74(M) southbound only
	Thornhill	14.1	22.7	A702 south (Gill Road) – Penpont, Moniaive	Southern terminus of A702 concurrency
	Carronbridge	15.5	24.9	A702 north to M74  – Glasgow, Edinburgh, Durisdeer, Dalveen Pass, Elvanfoot	Northern terminus of A702 concurrency
East Ayrshire	Cumnock boundary	43.1	69.4	A70 (Ayr Road) to M74  – Ayr, Prestwick Airport, Cumnock, Edinburgh, Coylton, Ochiltree, Muirkirk	Prestwick Airport signed northbound only, To M74 southbound only
	Kilmarnock	56.0	90.1	A71 (Riccarton Road) / A77  / A735 north (Queen's Drive) to A759  – Edinburgh, Irvine, Troon, Ayr, Glasgow, Kilmarnock	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi        Concurrency terminus        Incomplete access

References

1. "Driving directions to Glasgow St/A76". Google Maps . Retrieved 23 September 2013.
2. "11 Galloway St, Dumfries DG2 7TL, UK to 55.59677, -4.475437". Google Maps . Retrieved 25 December 2025.

External links

• Media related to A76 road (Scotland) at Wikimedia Commons

55°22′49″N3°57′35″W / 55.38028°N 3.95972°W / 55.38028; -3.95972