About: A9 road (Scotland)

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The A9 is a major road in Scotland running from the Falkirk council area in central Scotland to Scrabster Harbour, Thurso in the far north, via Stirling, Bridge of Allan, Perth and Inverness. At 273 miles (439 km), it is the longest road in Scotland and the fifth-longest A-road in the United Kingdom. Historically it was the main road between Edinburgh and John o' Groats, and has been called the spine of Scotland. It is one of the three major north–south trunk routes linking the Central Belt to the Highlands - the others being the A82 and the A90.

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  • The A9 is a major road in Scotland running from the Falkirk council area in central Scotland to Scrabster Harbour, Thurso in the far north, via Stirling, Bridge of Allan, Perth and Inverness. At 273 miles (439 km), it is the longest road in Scotland and the fifth-longest A-road in the United Kingdom. Historically it was the main road between Edinburgh and John o' Groats, and has been called the spine of Scotland. It is one of the three major north–south trunk routes linking the Central Belt to the Highlands - the others being the A82 and the A90. The road's origins lie in the military roads building programme of the 18th century, further supplemented by the building of several bridges in later years. The A9 route was formally designated in 1923, and originally ran from Edinburgh to Inverness. The route was soon extended north from Inverness up to John O'Groats. By the 1970s the route was hampered by severe traffic congestion, and an extensive upgrading programme was undertaken on the 138 mile section between Bridge of Allan and Inverness. This involved the bypassing of numerous towns and villages on the route, and the building of several new bridges, notably the Kessock Bridge which shortened the route north out of Inverness by 14 miles. In the south the road's importance has been eclipsed by: 1. * the A90 across the Forth Road Bridge and the M90 motorway, which now link Edinburgh more directly with Perth, bypassing Stirling and Bridge of Allan as formerly important bridge points, and 2. * the M9, which is now the main road between Edinburgh and Stirling/Bridge of Allan. Between Edinburgh and Falkirk the old A9 route has been reclassified into the A803 and the B9080 amongst others; part of the route between Kirkliston and Maybury no longer exists as the area is now part of Edinburgh Airport. Between Falkirk and Bridge of Allan, the A9 survives as a more or less parallel road to the M9. The link between the M9 and the A9, by Bridge of Allan, is the Keir Roundabout. (en)
  • Die A9 road (englisch für ‚Straße A9‘), auch Highland Highway genannt, ist mit einer Länge von 439 km die längste Fernstraße in Schottland. Sie verläuft in Nord-Süd-Richtung und verbindet das im Central Belt gelegene Falkirk mit Scrabster am Pentland Firth. Zwischen Perth und Inverness ist sie Teil der Europastraße 15. (de)
  • De A9 is een hoofdweg in Schotland die Falkirk nabij Edinburgh verbindt met Thurso aan de noordkust. Het is de langste A-weg in Schotland; de totale lengte is 433 km. Tussen Inverness en Perth is de A9 een deel van de Europese weg 15. (nl)
  • A9公路是英國蘇格蘭的一條幹線公路，連接中部的福爾柯克和北部的瑟索，中經斯特靈、亞倫橋、珀斯、印威內斯等城鎮，並穿越格蘭扁山脈，全長433公里，是蘇格蘭最長的公路，也是英國第五長的A級公路。 歷史上是連接蘇格蘭首府愛丁堡和北部的公路，素有蘇格蘭脊樑之稱。但舊道路南段的角色已被、和取代。目前也是歐洲E15公路一部份。 (zh)
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  • Die A9 road (englisch für ‚Straße A9‘), auch Highland Highway genannt, ist mit einer Länge von 439 km die längste Fernstraße in Schottland. Sie verläuft in Nord-Süd-Richtung und verbindet das im Central Belt gelegene Falkirk mit Scrabster am Pentland Firth. Zwischen Perth und Inverness ist sie Teil der Europastraße 15. (de)
  • De A9 is een hoofdweg in Schotland die Falkirk nabij Edinburgh verbindt met Thurso aan de noordkust. Het is de langste A-weg in Schotland; de totale lengte is 433 km. Tussen Inverness en Perth is de A9 een deel van de Europese weg 15. (nl)
  • A9公路是英國蘇格蘭的一條幹線公路，連接中部的福爾柯克和北部的瑟索，中經斯特靈、亞倫橋、珀斯、印威內斯等城鎮，並穿越格蘭扁山脈，全長433公里，是蘇格蘭最長的公路，也是英國第五長的A級公路。 歷史上是連接蘇格蘭首府愛丁堡和北部的公路，素有蘇格蘭脊樑之稱。但舊道路南段的角色已被、和取代。目前也是歐洲E15公路一部份。 (zh)
  • The A9 is a major road in Scotland running from the Falkirk council area in central Scotland to Scrabster Harbour, Thurso in the far north, via Stirling, Bridge of Allan, Perth and Inverness. At 273 miles (439 km), it is the longest road in Scotland and the fifth-longest A-road in the United Kingdom. Historically it was the main road between Edinburgh and John o' Groats, and has been called the spine of Scotland. It is one of the three major north–south trunk routes linking the Central Belt to the Highlands - the others being the A82 and the A90. (en)
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  • A9 (Groot-Brittannië) (nl)
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