A86 (Great Britain)
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A86 | ||||
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 The A86 at Loch Laggan | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 64.3 km (40.0 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  A82 at Spean Bridge | |||
| East end |  A9 at Kingussie | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Constituent country | Scotland | |||
| Road network | ||||
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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
- ^ "Newtonmore". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ http://www.eurorap.org/road_lookup?map_type=risk&country=GB&road=a86 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine eurorap.org