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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 56.1 mi [1] (90.3 km) | |||
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| North end | Kilmarnock 55°35′48″N4°28′29″W / 55.5967°N 4.4748°W | |||
 A77  A71  A735  A719  A70  A702  A75  A780 | ||||
| South end | Dumfries 55°04′07″N3°37′08″W / 55.0687°N 3.6189°W | |||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Primary destinations | Kilmarnock, Dumfries Irvine Glasgow Cumnock | |||
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The A76 is a major trunk road in south west Scotland.
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.
