A8 road (Great Britain)

A8
Route information
Part of E05, E15 and E16
Length:	42.9 mi (69.0 km)
Major junctions
East end:	Edinburgh 55°57′00″N 3°12′27″W / 55.9501°N 3.2076°W / 55.9501; -3.2076 (A8 road (eastern end))
	M9 motorway M73 motorway A1 road A7 road A70 road A720 road A73 road A74 road A77 road A78 road A700 road A725 road A726 road A730 road A739 road A741 road A749 road A761 road A770 road A80 road A89 road A803 road A877 road A90 road
West end:	Greenock 55°56′55″N 4°45′23″W / 55.9487°N 4.7565°W / 55.9487; -4.7565 (A8 road (western end))
Location
Primary destinations:	Greenock, Glasgow Airport, Glasgow, Livingston, Edinburgh
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A8 is a major road in Scotland, connecting Edinburgh to Greenock via Glasgow. Its importance diminished following the construction of the M8 motorway which covers much of the route between Edinburgh and Glasgow (though with interruption).

The A8 begins at the West End of Edinburgh, in the New Town. The road originally also included Princes Street, but this stretch was declassified, as Princes Street is no longer open to all traffic.

The road continues westwards through into the suburbs of the city past affluent areas of Murrayfield and Corstorphine, often with an accompanying bus lane. Only once the road reaches the A720 City Bypass does it become a primary route, leading out past the Royal Highland Showground at Ingliston, and Edinburgh Airport.

At Newbridge, the A8 meets the start of the M8 and M9 motorways. From here the A8 is interrupted; it has been renumbered A89 until Bathgate, A7066 to Whitburn and then B7066 Harthill, until the A8 resumes at Newhouse — precisely where the eastern part of the M8 ends at its Junction 6.

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