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A590

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A590
Route information
Length: 34 mi (55 km)
Major junctions
North East end: M6 Junction 36 nr. Kendal
54°14′12″N 2°43′04″W / 54.2368°N 2.7179°W / 54.2368; -2.7179 (A590 road (northeastern end))
  A65A65 road
[ M 6  ]M6 motorway
A591A591 road
A6 A6 road
A5074A5074 road
A592A592 road
A5092A5092 road
A5087A5087 road
A595A595 road
South West end: Vickerstown, Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness
54°05′51″N 3°15′28″W / 54.0976°N 3.2578°W / 54.0976; -3.2578 (A590 road (southwestern end))
Location
Primary
destinations
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Barrow-in-Furness
Road network

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The A590 is a trunk road in southern Cumbria, in the north-west of England. It runs north-east to south-west from M6 junction 36, through the towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness to terminate at Vickerstown on Walney Island. The road is a mixture of dual carriageway and single carriageway, with the section east of Low Newton, Cumbria to the M6 being mainly dual. Further dual sections are south of Newby Bridge, south of Greenodd and south of Ulverston. The road is the main route for tourists entering the southern Lake District. It has often humorously been described as "the longest cul-de-sac in the world".

From east to west, the A590 originally terminated at the A6 road near Levens. Its route followed a number of country roads via a series of Turn Off To Stay On (TOTSO)'s, passing through a number of villages including Lindale, High and Low Newton, Newby Bridge and Greenodd into the larger town of Ulverston. This road formed a large part of the southern boundary of the Lake District National Park upon its formation in 1951.


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