A590 road (Great Britain)

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))
	A65 road M6 motorway A591 road A6 road A5074 road A592 road A5092 road A5087 road A595 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:	Barrow-in-Furness
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

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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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