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A71 road (Great Britain)

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A71
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Route information
Length: 70 mi (110 km)
Major junctions
East end: Edinburgh
55°56′21″N 3°13′35″W / 55.9392°N 3.2265°W / 55.9392; -3.2265 (A71 road (eastern end))
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West end: Irvine
55°36′25″N 4°39′58″W / 55.6070°N 4.6662°W / 55.6070; -4.6662 (A71 road (western end))
Location
Primary
destinations
:
Edinburgh, Livingston, Strathaven, Kilmarnock
Road network

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The A71 is a major road in Scotland linking Edinburgh with Lanarkshire and Ayrshire. It adjoins the Livingston Bypass A899.

It runs south west from Edinburgh for approximately 70 miles, through Saughton, Wilkieston and south of Livingston, Whitburn and Wishaw, then by way of Overtown, Garrion Bridge, Stonehouse, Strathaven, Darvel, Newmilns, Galston, Hurlford and Kilmarnock to Irvine on the North Ayrshire coast.

Formerly a trunk route from the east to the west coast of Scotland it has since been downgraded to a mix of primary and secondary routes. From Edinburgh to Darvel, it is now a secondary route,in a poor state of repair in some places. But, from Darvel to Irvine, it has retained its primary route status.


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