A86 road

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UK road A86.svg
A86
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The A86 at Loch Laggan - geograph.org.uk - 729536.jpg
The A86 at Loch Laggan
Route information
Length64.3 km (40.0 mi)
Major junctions
West endUK road A82.svg A82 at Spean Bridge
East endUK road A9.svg A9 at Kingussie
Location
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country Scotland
Road network
UK road A85.svg A85 UK road A87.svg A87

The A86 is a major road in Scotland. It runs from the Great Glen at Spean Bridge to Kingussie and the Cairngorms National Park via Loch Laggan. It is a primary route for its entire length.

The road was built as a parliamentary road by Thomas Telford in 1817 to link Kingussie to Fort William. [1]

The road has a poor safety record, and has been assessed as medium to high risk of a serious or fatal accident by EuroRAP. [2]

References

  1. "Newtonmore". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. http://www.eurorap.org/road_lookup?map_type=risk&country=GB&road=a86 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine eurorap.org

56°57′21″N4°28′44″W / 56.9558°N 4.4790°W / 56.9558; -4.4790