List of A roads in the zone 7 in Great Britain starting north of the Solway Firth/Eden Estuary, west of the A7 and south of the A8 (roads beginning with 7). Data from Openstreetmap.
List of A roads in the zone 7 in Great Britain starting north of the Solway Firth/Eden Estuary, west of the A7 and south of the A8 (roads beginning with 7). Data from Openstreetmap.
| Road | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 A7 | Carlisle | Edinburgh | 92 miles (148 km) long. One of the longest trunk routes in Scotland. |
 A70 | Ayr | Edinburgh | 74 miles (119 km) long. The 2012 Collins Big Road Atlas shows the A70 as one of the five most dangerous roads in Scotland based on serious and fatal accidents between 2007 and 2009 in proportion to traffic. [1] |
 A71 | Irvine | Edinburgh | Around 70 miles (112 km) long. |
 A72 | Hamilton | Galashiels | 63 miles (101 km) long. |
 A73 | Abington | Cumbernauld | 37 miles (60 km) long. |
 A74 | Viewpark | Glasgow | Used to continue down the modern day B7078 and B7076 all the way to Gretna. However, this task is now completed by the M74. |
 A75 | Gretna | Stranraer | |
 A76 | Dumfries | Kilmarnock | |
 A77 | Portpatrick | Glasgow | |
 A78 | Greenock | Monkton | |
 A79 | Ayr | Glasgow Prestwick Airport | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) long, making it the second shortest 2-digit A-road in the UK. |
| Road | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 A700 | Sciennes, Edinburgh | New Town, Edinburgh | |
 A701 | Dumfries | Edinburgh | Originally went south from Leadburn via current A703 to Peebles; road was rerouted later. |
 A702 | St. John's Town of Dalry | Edinburgh | |
 A703 | Peebles | Edinburgh City Bypass junction 6, Lothianburn | Runs as A701 between Bilston and Leadburn, Midlothian. Route primarily within Scottish Borders Council district, southeastern Scotland. |
 A704 | Miller's Moss | West Calder | |
 A705 | Whitburn | Livingston | |
 A706 | Lanark | Bo'ness | Replaced by A801 between Torphichen and Standhill. Formerly A8 between Standhill and Whitburn. The former alignment is now the B8084. |
 A707 | Selkirk | Clovenfords | |
 A708 | Moffat | Selkirk | The 2012 Collins Big Road Atlas shows the A708 as one of the five most dangerous roads in Scotland based on serious and fatal accidents between 2007 and 2009 in proportion to traffic. [1] Formerly continued south to Dumfries; this section became part of the A701. [2] |
 A709 | Lockerbie | Dumfries | |
 A710 | Dumfries | Dalbeattie | |
 A711 | Dumfries | Argrennan | |
 A712 | Crocketford | Newton Stewart | via New Galloway |
 A713 | Castle Douglas | Ayr | |
 A714 | Kirkinner | Girvan | |
 A715 | The 1922 route was from Whitecrook to Corner House. In the mid-1920s the route was partially swapped with the B736, with the A715 now running from Genoch to Sandhead. The original section from Kildrochet to Corner House became a portion of the A716 in the mid-1920s and by 1927 the original route from Genoch to Kildrochet returned to Class I status as the A757. Both former routes were downgraded between 1988 and 1993; the later route is now the B7084 and the portion that became the A757 is now the B7077. | ||
 A716 | Whiteleys | Drummore | |
 A717 | Stranraer | Stranraer | |
 A718 | Stranraer | Kirkcolm | |
 A719 | Turnberry | North of Fenwick | Passes over the Electric Brae. |
 A720 | Musselburgh | South Gyle | Edinburgh City Bypass. Number formerly applied to a road from A702 north of Abington to A72 in Symington; this is now part of the A73. |
 A721 | Kirkdean (Peeblesshire) | Broomhouse | Formerly continued west concurrent with the A74 to Hamilton Road, and then followed Hamilton Road and Tollcross Road to the A89. |
 A722 | Wishaw | Newmains | |
 A723 | Strathaven | Holytown | |
 A724 | Rutherglen | Hamilton | Number formerly applied to a road from A721 to A74 in Hamilton; this became part of the A74 (now B7071), and the number was reassigned to the old route of the A74. |
 A725 | Coatbridge | East Kilbride at A726 | Also known as the “Bellshill Bypass" from Shawhead to the Raith Interchange and the "East Kilbride Expressway" from the Raith to East Kilbride. |
 A726 | A71 at Strathaven | A898 and B815 at Erskine | Re-routed via Glasgow Southern Orbital route in 2006 between East Kilbride and Newton Mearns. Other section runs via centre of Paisley. Both sections connect to the M77, but at different junctions two miles apart. Former A726 between Peel Park and Deaconsbank is now part of the A727. |
 A727 | A726 at Philipshill, East Kilbride | A726 and M77 at Darnley | Number formerly (pre-1980s) applied to a road from A8 (now Trongate) in Gorbals Cross to A726 (now A727) in Clarkston; this is now Stockwell Street, A8, A730, Pollokshaws Road, Victoria Road, Queen's Drive, Langside Road, Grange Road, Battlefield Road, Holmlea Road, B762, and B767. A727 number recreated in 2006 following opening of Glasgow Southern Orbital route from Newton Mearns to East Kilbride, with new A727 taking over what would have been formerly numbered A726. |
 A728 | Shawfield / Simshill | Parkhead / Gorbals | One part of the A728 forms the southern section of the Glasgow East End Regeneration Route, between Parkhead and Polmadie, roughly following the course of the abandoned Glasgow Outer Ring Road motorway proposals of the 1960s. The road was completed in 2012 as part of the Clyde Gateway project in preparation for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The other part is separate, running south from near Glasgow city centre, passing Hampden Park. Ends at B roads - the B766/B762, which is unusual for an A road. |
 A729 | Proposed for Gorbals side of A728. Number formerly (pre-1980s) applied to the northern part of Cathcart Street from A730 to Pollokshaws Road (then part of the A727) in Glasgow. This is now part of the A730. | ||
 A730 | Cathkin Bypass (Whitlawburn) | Gorbals Cross | |
 A731 | Ran via Glasgow Road/Shawfield Road and Main Street from the A730 to the A749 in Rutherglen. Declassified sometime after 1976. | ||
 A732 | Unused | Ran from the A8 at Gorbals Cross east to the A721 at Mount Vernon. Renumbered in 1936: the section from Bridgeton Cross to London Road became an extension of the A737 and the section along London Road became part of the A74 (old A74 became the A724 and A749). | |
 A733 | Unused | Ran from A77 northeast of Fenwick to the A71 at Galston, but was extended along the old B746 to the then-A758 (now A719) at Whitletts in the late 1920s. Renumbered as an extension of the A719 in 1934; the southernmost section is now part of the A77 Ayr bypass. | |
 A734 | Unused | Ran from Hurlford to Riccarton. The eastern portion became a portion of a rerouted A71 (old A71 became the B7073) and the western portion was renumbered to the B7072 in 1973. | |
 A735 | Kilmarnock | Lugton | |
 A736 | Braehead | Irvine | Formerly (from its junction with the B762) went east via what is now the B762, B769 and Pollokshaws Road to the A77. Runs from the A8 near Braehead, via Crookston, Barrhead and Shilford, into Irvine. |
 A737 | Irvine | Paisley | Formerly continued from Hollywood to Milliken Park (now B787), round the south east of Johnstone (now Beith Road; unclassified), to Elderslie (now B789) and onto Paisley to Glasgow (now A761 & A8), making it the road in the UK which has changed route the most times. Even in the present day, there are 3 new bypasses being built which will change the route of this road even further. |
 A738 | Ardrossan | Kilwinning | Formerly A78 through Ardeer Square. Number formerly applied to a road from Stevenston to Ardrossan; this became the B780 in 2004 and the number was reused on the current routing. |
 A739 | Cardonald | Bearsden | Incorporates the Clyde Tunnel in Glasgow. Designated as a primary route only through the tunnel and its approaches. Number formerly applied to a road from A78 (now A738) Ardrossan southwest to Ardrossan Harbour; this became part of the A738 and a spur of the A738, and is now part of the B780 and a spur of the B780. |
 A740 | Unused | First used from Paisley to Old Kilpatrick. Renumbered as an extension of the A726 in 1934. Next used in 1968 from Glasgow Airport to Johnstone. Now the eastern extension of the A737. | |
 A741 | Paisley | Renfrew | |
 A742 | Unused | Ran from Greenock to Inverkip. Now part of the A78 (old A78 is now the A770). | |
 A743 | Lanark | Ravenstruther | |
 A744 | Unused | Ran from Strathaven to Kirkfieldbank; was the B743 before it was upgraded. The section west of the A74 became an extension of the A726 in 1934, but the entire route was downgraded to the B7086 in the 1990s. | |
 A745 | Dalbeattie | Castle Douglas | |
 A746 | Glasserton | Kirkinner | |
 A747 | Glasserton | Glenluce | |
 A748 | Unused | Ran from A75 at Dunragit to the A715 (now B7084); originally the B736 before it was upgraded. Declassified between 1988 and 1993. | |
 A749 | Glasgow | East Kilbride | |
 A750 | Unused | Ran from Whithorn to Isle of Whithorn. Downgraded to a portion of the B7004 sometime after the 1970s. | |
 A751 | Aird, A75 | Innermessan, A77 | Link road connecting traffic between A75 and A77 bypassing Stranraer. |
 A752 | Thorniewood | Muirhead | Originally ran from the A72 at Kaimrig End to Moffat; was the B713 before it was upgraded. Became a portion of a rerouted A701 in 1935. |
 A753 | Unused | Ran from Carnwath to Kirkdean. Became an extension of the A721 in 1934. | |
 A754 | Unused | First used from Carluke to Carstairs; was the B716 before it was upgraded. Became an extension of the A721 in 1934. Next used after 1968 from the A8 north of Hillington south to the A736; was the B770 before it was upgraded. Now part of a rerouted A736. | |
 A755 | Kirkcudbright | Girthon | |
 A756 | Dumfries | Maxwelltown | Route became a spur of the A75, but reverted to its original number when the A75 was rerouted. |
 A757 | Unused | Ran from Genoch Square to Lochans; not in the 1922 Road Lists, but designated around 1927. The eastern portion was the A715 before it swapped with the B736. Now downgraded to the B7077. | |
 A758 | Unused | Ran from Whitletts to Mauchline. May have initially been a B road, but this has not been confirmed. The western section within the A77 Ayr bypass is now part of the A719 and the rest downgraded to the B743. | |
 A759 | Troon | Kilmarnock | |
 A760 | Largs | Lochwinnoch | |
 A761 | Ibrox | Port Glasgow | Southern end formerly at Elderslie where it met the original A737. |
 A762 | Tongland Bridge | St John's Town of Dalry | |
 A763 | Cambuslang | Carmyle | |
 A764 | Unused | Ran from Portpatrick to Portslogan; originally a portion of the B738. Created for no apparent reason as it served no destinations whatsoever. Returned to the B738 sometime after the 1970s. | |
 A765 | Unused | Ran from Ballantrae to Pinwherry; was the B739 before it was upgraded. Downgraded to the B734 (the B739 number was already in use elsewhere). | |
 A766 | Nine Mile Burn | Penicuik | |
 A767 | Unused | Ran from Uphall to Mid Calder; was the B707 before it was upgraded. Renumbered to an extension of the B8046 (despite it being out-of-zone) due to completion of the New Town of Livingston. | |
 A768 | Bilston | Eskbank | |
 A769 | Unused | Ran from Bogue to Balmaclellan, was the B7000 before it was upgraded. Downgraded to the B7075 before 1993. | |
 A770 | Inverkip | Greenock | Comprising the former western end of the A8 and former northern end of the A78. |
 A771 | Cardwell Road, Gourock | Gourock Ferry Terminal | Using part of a former siding from Gourock railway station. |
 A772 | Eskbank | Edinburgh | |
| Unused | |||
 A775 | Mossend | Newhouse | |
 A776 | Unused | Ran from East Kilbride to Burnbank; this was previously part of the A726 before it was rerouted. This became part of an extended A725, which was later rerouted onto the bypass. The old route with High Blantyre became the B7012. | |
| Unused | |||
 A778 | Unused | Ran from A78 south via Main Street to Monkton; this was a portion of the A78 before it was rerouted. Declassified altogether in 1973 due to rerouting of the A79 away from Monkton. | |
 A779 | Livingston | Bathgate | |
 A780 | Dumfries | Douievale | |
 A781 | Buccleuch St, Dumfries | Dockhead, Dumfries | |
| Unused | |||
 A7002 | Unused | Ran from A706 and A7066 to A705 in East Whitburn (this was a renumbering of part of the B7002); now part of the A801. | |
 A7066 | Boghall | Standhill | Formerly part of the A8 road (see also A89 and B7066). |
 A7071 | Hamilton Road, Bothwell | Raith Interchange (A725) | Created 2017, formerly a spur of the B7071. Not signed as such; signage on the interchange refers only to the "B7071" while on the B7071 mainline the route is signed as "(A725)". |
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