A roads in Zone 9 of the Great Britain numbering scheme

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List of A roads in zone 9 in Great Britain starting north of the A8, east of the A9 (roads beginning with 9).

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Single- and double-digit roads

RoadFromToNotes
UK road A9.svg A9 Falkirk Scrabster Formerly continued to John o' Groats; this became part of the A99 in 1997.
UK road A90.svg A90 Edinburgh Fraserburgh Via Perth and Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. Originally had its north end in Dundee, but was extended north in the 1990s.
UK road A91.svg A91 St Andrews Stirling
UK road A92.svg A92 Dunfermline Blackdog interchangeVia Tay Road Bridge, Dundee, Arbroath, Stonehaven and Aberdeen. Swapped with the A914 in the 1990s. Formerly continued north to Fraserburgh; this became the A90 and A952 in the 1990s. There is a dispute about the designation for the Cowdenbeath Spur leading from the M90 (J2A) onto the A92.[ citation needed ]
UK road A93.svg A93 Perth Aberdeen Via Braemar. Section east of Holburn Street declassified in 2020 due to the opening of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route; this section is now Willowbank Road, Springbank Terrace, College Street, and Guild Street.
UK road A94.svg A94 Perth Forfar Via Coupar Angus. Formerly continued north to Stonehaven; this became part of the A90 in the 1990s.
UK road A95.svg A95 Aviemore Banff
UK road A96.svg A96 Aberdeen Inverness Originally ran along Gallowgate on the east end. This was declassified by the 1980s, and the A96 was rerouted over a portion of the A946.
UK road A97.svg A97 Banff Dinnet
UK road A98.svg A98 Fraserburgh Fochabers
UK road A99.svg A99 Latheron John o' Groats Formerly a portion of the A9 (and the A88, A882 and B875 before that) until 1997.

An older routing went from the A80 in Pirnhall to the A9 in Bannockburn. Renumbered to a portion of the A91 in the late 1980s.

Triple-digit roads

RoadFromToNotes
UK road A900.svg A900 Edinburgh Leith Leith Street / Leith Walk / Constitution Street
UK road A901.svg A901 Leith Granton Great Junction Street / North Junction Street / Lindsay Road / Pier Place / Starbank Road / Lower Granton Road
UK road A902.svg A902 Leith Maybury Ferry Road / Telford Road / [joins A90 Queensferry Road] / Maybury Road
UK road A903.svg A903 Granton Trinity Granton Road
UK road A904.svg A904 South Queensferry Falkirk
UK road A905.svg A905 Grangemouth Stirling
UK road A906.svg A906 Ran from the A823 in Dunfermline to the A90 in Inverkeithing. The southern section was renumbered as an eastern extension of the A985 between 1948 and 1951 (based on maps) and the northern half was downgraded to the B9156 in the mid 1980s. Following construction of the M90, the A90 was downgraded and the eastern end of the ex-A906 is now part of the A921 (the A985 was cut back to the M90).
UK road A907.svg A907 Stirling Crossgates
UK road A908.svg A908 Alloa Tillicoultry
UK road A909.svg A909 Burntisland Kelty
UK road A910.svg A910 Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy
UK road A911.svg A911 Windygates Milnathort
UK road A912.svg A912 Perth Muirhead
UK road A913.svg A913 Cupar Aberargie
UK road A914.svg A914 Muirhead Newport-on-Tay Swapped with the A92 in the 1990s.
UK road A915.svg A915 Kirkcaldy St Andrews
UK road A916.svg A916 Windygates Cupar
UK road A917.svg A917 Largo St Andrews Coast road via Crail
UK road A918.svg A918 St Andrews St Andrews
UK road A919.svg A919 St Michaels Guardbridge
UK road A920.svg A920 Ellon Dufftown Originally allocated to a road from A90 (now A912) in Perth east and north via Marshall Place and Tay Street to A85 (now A989) & A921 (now South Street). Renumbered to a portion of the A94 in 1936 and is now part of the A989.

Later allocated to a road from Dufftown to Keith; this became the B9014 when the current A920 replaced the old B9014 from Dufftown to Huntly and other roads.

UK road A921.svg A921 Kirkcaldy M90 Originally allocated to a road from A9 (now Caledonian Road) in Perth via York Place, County Place, and South Street to A85 & A920. Became a spur of the A85 in 1936 and is now unclassified.

Later allocated between 1947 and 1955 (based on maps) to a road from Upper Largo to north of Crail as a replacement of the A917 and B942. The A917 and B942 got their sections back while the remainder was downgraded to the B9171.

UK road A922.svg A922 Kinross KinrossPreviously allocated to a road from South Street (then A85) in Perth north to West Bridge Street (then A94). Renumbered to a portion of the A94 in 1936, and shown as a spur of the A85 by the mid 1960s, but is now part of the A85 mainline due to creation of the A989.
UK road A923.svg A923 Dundee Dunkeld
UK road A924.svg A924 Pitlochry Bridge of Cally
UK road A925.svg A925 A923 in Blairgowrie A93 in Blairgowrie
UK road A926.svg A926 Forfar Blairgowrie
UK road A927.svg A927 Ran from A923 northwest of Dundee to downtown Alyth. The section north of the A926 became the B952 and the southern section became the B954.
UK road A928.svg A928 Kirriemuir Todhills, A90
UK road A929.svg A929 Dundee DundeeDual labelling of King Street (after North Marketgait) / Princes Street and Victoria Road (from Ladywell Roundabout) / Arthurstone Terrace, combining as Albert Street / Forfar Road to meet the A972. Formerly continued north to Forfar; this section became part of the A90 in the 1990s. [1]
UK road A930.svg A930 Dundee Carnoustie
UK road A931.svg A931 Ran from A92 via Dock Street to A92 (now A991) in Dundee; this became part of a rerouted A92, while the old route of the A92 is now the B959, A929, and A991.
UK road A932.svg A932 Forfar Friockheim The A932 joins the A90 in the west via a flat crossing. It was previously possible to join the A90 in both directions, now it is only possible to continue south. [2]
UK road A933.svg A933 Brechin Arbroath Formerly continued north via what is now the A935 and B966 to Clerk Street (then part of the A94); this section was eliminated when the A94 bypass (now A90 bypass) was built.
UK road A934.svg A934 Montrose Glasterlaw
UK road A935.svg A935 Brechin Montrose
UK road A936.svg A936 Ran from Southesk Street (then part of the A933) in Brechin via Panmure Street to Clerk Street (then part of the A94). Became part of the A935 when the A94 (now A90) bypass was built.
UK road A937.svg A937 Laurencekirk Montrose
UK road A938.svg A938 Carrbridge Dulnain Bridge
UK road A939.svg A939 Nairn Ballater
UK road A940.svg A940 Forres Dava
UK road A941.svg A941 Lossiemouth Rhynie
UK road A942.svg A942 Cullen Buckie
UK road A943.svg A943 Ran from Banchory to Bridge of Dee. Downgraded to the B9077 and B974, probably due to rerouting of the A957 across Durris Bridge.
UK road A944.svg A944 Aberdeen Corgarff
UK road A945.svg A945 Ran from the A9013 in Bridge of Dee (now unclassified Holburn Street) via Riverside Drive to the A956 in Aberdeen. Declassified in 2020 due to the opening of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
UK road A946.svg A946 Ran from A96 (now George Street) in Aberdeen to Aberdeen Docks. Became a portion of a rerouted A96 in 1982 after two shopping malls were built over its southern end; the section up to King Street is still part of the A96, the section from King Street to Hanover Street is now the A956 and the remainder unclassified.
UK road A947.svg A947 Aberdeen Banff
UK road A948.svg A948 Ellon New Deer Formerly continued to Turriff via what is now the B9170.
UK road A949.svg A949 Dornoch Bonar Bridge Previously allocated to a road from Peterhead to Toll of Birness. Became a portion of an extended A952 in 1935 and is now part of the A90 and A982.
UK road A950.svg A950 Peterhead A98 at New Pitsligo
UK road A951.svg A951 First used from the A950 via King Street to Queen Street (then the A952) in Peterhead; became a spur of the A952 in 1935 and is now part of the A982.

Next used from A9 (now B9152) south of Aviemore to Coylumbridge, formerly a spur of the B970. Returned to the B970 around 1980 after the A9 Aviemore bypass opened.

UK road A952.svg A952 Toll of Birness Cortes Originally went through Peterhead instead of Mintlaw; this became part of an extended A90 in the 1990s, and the number was reused on the section of the A92 that did not become part of the A90.
UK road A953.svg A953A97, Castle Street, Banff Harbour Place, BanffQuayside. 300yds long.
UK road A954.svg A954 Ran as a loop off the A914 (now B946) via High Road in Newport-on-Tay; this became part of the B946 when the Tay road bridge was built, causing the A92 to be extended and the A914 (which later was swapped with the A92) to be rerouted to bypass Newport-on-Tay. A 1966 map lists the route as part of the A914 (a typo).
UK road A955.svg A955 Kirkcaldy Leven
UK road A956.svg A956 Bridge of Don, Aberdeen A90 at Cleanhill (near Maryculter)Includes King Street, Market Street and Wellington Road in Aberdeen; extended from Charlestown to Cleanhill in 2018 as part of AWPR
UK road A957.svg A957 Stonehaven Crathes Known as the Slug Road; formerly the B978 before it was upgraded.
UK road A958.svg A958 Ran from Muirdrum to Forfar; formerly the B963. Downgraded to the B9128 in the 1970s; the northernmost section is now part of the A932 Forfar relief road.
UK road A959.svg A959 Ran from Anstruther to Brownhills; formerly the B944. Downgraded to the B9131 in the 1970s.
UK road A960.svg A960 Kirkwall Deerness
UK road A961.svg A961 Kirkwall Burwick
UK road A962.svg A962Broad Street, Kirkwall Junction Road, Kirkwall Great Britain's shortest "A road".
UK road A963.svg A963 Kirkwall Junction with A961
UK road A964.svg A964 Kirkwall Junction with A965
UK road A965.svg A965 Kirkwall Stromness
UK road A966.svg A966 Finstown Birsay
UK road A967.svg A967 Stromness Birsay
UK road A968.svg A968 Voe Haroldswick Includes two ferry crossings. Previously allocated to a road from Lerwick to Sumburgh; this became part of the A970 when the current route was created.
UK road A969.svg A969 Lerwick LerwickFormerly continued west to Scalloway via what is now a spur of the A970.
UK road A970.svg A970 Sumburgh North Roe Spurs to Scalloway and Hillswick
UK road A971.svg A971 Tingwall Sandness Spur to Walls
UK road A972.svg A972 Dundee DundeeFormerly continued west to the A90 (now A85); this section became part of the A90 in the 1990s, [1] while the old route of the A90 in Dundee became an extension of the A85.
UK road A973.svg A973 Ran from Crathie to Potarch. Due to two Class I routes running parallel (the A973 paralleled the A93), it was downgraded before 1974 with much of the route becoming an extension of the B976 and the remainder a detached section of the B993.
UK road A974.svg A974 Ran from Ordie to Westhill, formerly the B974. Downgraded to the B9119 in the 1970s; the easternmost section is now part of the A944.
UK road A975.svg A975 A90 (Rashierieve nr Newburgh) Longhaven (A90)AberdeenPeterhead coastal route
UK road A976.svg A976 Ran from A907 to A823 in Dunfermline via Baldridgeburn, Mill Street, and Foundry Street; the Baldridgeburn section was downgraded to the B9155 and the rest declassified after 1973.
UK road A977.svg A977 Kincardine Bridge Kinross
UK road A978.svg A978Ran from the A956 in Old Aberdeen via St. Machar Drive, Hilton Street, Westburn Drive, Argyll Place, Westfield Road, Craigie Loanings, Albert Street, Waverley Place, Victoria Street, Alford Place, and Union Street to the A9013 (now Holburn Street) in Holburn Junction. In 2020, the section along St. Machar Drive was redesignated as the B991 and the remainder was declassified due to the opening of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
UK road A979.svg A979 Ran from Oyne to Gartly. Downgraded in the 1970s (but before 1974) to the B9002.
UK road A980.svg A980 Alford, Aberdeenshire Banchory
UK road A981.svg A981 New Deer Fraserburgh Formerly continued to Inverurie via what is now the B9170.
UK road A982.svg A982 Peterhead, South A90 Junction Peterhead, North Road (A90)Former alignment of A90. Previously allocated to Telford Road from A90 to Ferry Road (then part of the A902) in Edinburgh; this became part of a rerouted A902, while the old route of A902 became the B9085.
UK road A983.svg A983 Ran from Falkland to southeast of Newburgh; originally the B936. Downgraded back to the B936 after 1974, possibly due to the opening of the M90.
UK road A984.svg A984 Coupar Angus Dunkeld
UK road A985.svg A985 Kincardine Inverkeithing Now incorporates the Kincardine Bridge.
UK road A986.svg A986 Finstown Twatt
UK road A987.svg A987 Ran from Kirkcaldy to west of Aberdour; formerly the B924. Downgraded to the B9157 in the late 1980s due to the opening of the new A92. Previously allocated to another road, probably in Perth, but it is unknown where that road was.
UK road A988.svg A988 Ran from A910 to A921 north of Kirkcaldy; formerly the B926. Downgraded to the B981 in the late 1980s due to the opening of the new A92. Previously allocated to another road, probably in Perth, but it is unknown where that road was.
UK road A989.svg A989 Perth PerthPerth Inner Ring Road, former sections of the A9, A85, A90, A94 and A920.
UK road A990.svg A990 Broadley Buckie
UK road A991.svg A991 Dundee Dundee Dundee Inner Ring Road
A992Unused
UK road A993.svg A993 Bo'ness Muirhouses
UK road A994.svg A994 Dunfermline Cairneyhill, at Cairneyhill Roundabout
A995 - A996Unused
UK road A997.svg A997 Ran from A9 to A91 north of Stirling Declassified in the early 1970s, but was upgraded to Class II status as the B998.
A998 - A999Unused

Four-digit roads

RoadFromToNotes
UK road A9000.svg A9000 South Queensferry North Queensferry New road created on 30 August 2017 as a renumbering of the A90 over the Forth Road Bridge as the Queensferry Crossing opened. A short section of original dual carriageway which carried the A90 from the current M90 southern extension can be seen between the eastern carriageway of the A9000 and the southbound slip onto the M90.
UK road A9011.svg A9011Ran from A92 via Ashgrove Road West to A978 (now unclassified Westburn Drive) in Stockethill. Declassified in 2020 due to the opening of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
UK road A9012.svg A9012Ran from A92 in Ashgrove via Rosehill Drive to A978 (now unclassified Hilton Street and Westburn Drive) in Northfield. Declassified in 2020 due to the opening of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
UK road A9013.svg A9013Ran from the A92 in Bridge of Dee via Holburn Street, Union Street, and King Street in Aberdeen to the A956. Declassified in 2020 due to the opening of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
A9103 Possible typo for the A9013.
UK road A9119.svg A9119 Kingswells Aberdeen Renumbering of a portion of the B9119 in 2020 due to the opening of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.

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