A76 road (Great Britain)

A76

Route information
Length:	56.1 mi (90.3 km)
Major junctions
North end:	Kilmarnock 55°35′48″N 4°28′29″W / 55.5967°N 4.4748°W / 55.5967; -4.4748
	A77 road A71 road A735 road A719 road A70 road A702 road A75 road A780 road
South end:	Dumfries 55°04′07″N 3°37′08″W / 55.0687°N 3.6189°W / 55.0687; -3.6189
Location
Primary destinations:	Kilmarnock, Dumfries
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A76 is a major trunk road in south west Scotland.

Starting at Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire, the A76 goes through or immediately by-passes Hurlford, Mauchline, Cumnock, Pathhead and New Cumnock before entering Dumfries and Galloway and continuing through Kirkconnel, Sanquhar, Mennock, Enterkinfoot, Carronbridge, Thornhill, Closeburn, Kirkpatrick, Auldgirth and Holywood before terminating at Dumfries. For the majority of its length (the portion from New Cumnock to Dumfries) it follows the valley of the River Nith which also lends its name to the historic district of Nithsdale.