A76 (Great Britain)

A76
A76
Route information
Length	56.1 mi (90.3 km)
Major junctions
North end	Kilmarnock
	A77; A71; A735; A719; A70; A702; A75; A780
South end	Dumfries
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Primary; destinations	Kilmarnock, Dumfries Irvine Glasgow Cumnock
Road network
	Roads in the United Kingdom; E-roads; Motorways; A and B road zones;

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.

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