A7 road (Great Britain)
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 92 mi (148 km) |
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| North end: |
Edinburgh 55°57′12″N 3°11′21″W / 55.9532°N 3.1891°W |
 A900 road A8 road A1 road A700 road A701 road A6095 road A6106 road A720 road A772 road A768 road A6094 road A72 road A6091 road A698 road A6071 road A689 road M6 motorway Junction 44 A595 road A69 road A6 road
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| South end: |
Carlisle 54°53′43″N 2°55′52″W / 54.8954°N 2.9311°W |
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Primary destinations: |
Edinburgh, Galashiels, Hawick, Carlisle |
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The A7 is a major trunk road in the United Kingdom, that runs south from Edinburgh in Central Scotland to Carlisle in North West England. The A7 meets the M6 motorway close to Carlisle, which runs south to the north west, Midlands and south of England. However, the A702 road, which runs further to the north east, and the A74 (M) south, provide a quicker alternative and serve as the main link between Edinburgh and the M6.
The A7 begins its course in central Edinburgh, at a junction at North Bridge that also marks the northern terminus of the A1 and the southern terminus of the A900 (The eastern terminus of the A8 also reached this junction before that road's decommissioning along Princes Street). The A7 leads south from the junction as a non-trunk road before passing through the city's south-eastern suburbs. This part of the A7 was the former route of the A68 road (the old A7 used to be what is now the A701/A772 at Gilmerton).
The road then goes past Cameron Toll, and then meeting at the Edinburgh City Bypass at the notorious Sheriffhall Roundabout that also leads to Musselburgh and Dalkeith via the A6106, Glasgow and Livingston via the M8, Kilmarnock via the A71, Perth and Stirling via the M9 and M90, and Newcastle via the A68, and also the A1 at the bypass' eastern terminus where it heads towards the city centre and the south.
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