A702 road

A702
Route information
Length	83.5 mi (134.4 km)
Major junctions
East end	Edinburgh 55.9436°N 3.2037°W / 55.9436; -3.2037 (A702 road (northeastern end))
Major intersections	A700 A720 A703 A766 A721 A72 A73 - M74 (Northbound) - A74(M) (Southbound) A76 A713
West end	St. John's Town of Dalry 55.1059°N 4.1649°W / 55.1059; -4.1649 (A702 road (southwestern end))
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Primary destinations	Edinburgh, Biggar, Abington
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A702 is a major road in Scotland, that runs from Edinburgh to St. John's Town of Dalry in Dumfries and Galloway. It is the last section of a sometimes recommended route between London and Edinburgh, the English and Scottish capitals, which now follows the M1, M6, A74(M) and A702 roads, rather than the more direct A1 and A1(M) which runs all the way.

Route of Road

The start of the A702 at the Tollcross junction in central Edinburgh. The road heads off to the left of the photograph.

The end of the A702 in St John's Town of Dalry.

It starts as a primary route at the Tollcross junction in Edinburgh, and continues south until it meets the Edinburgh City Bypass (A720) on the city's outskirts. In the city is known as Home Street, Leven Street, Bruntsfield Place, Morningside Road, Comiston Road and finally Biggar Road. It continues in a south-westerly direction through the Pentland Hills to Biggar, before following the Clyde Valley. The route is a major commuter route for residents of Carlops, West Linton and Biggar who work in and around the Edinburgh area. The road passes through the attractive villages off Coulter and Lamington, before meeting the A73 road at a new roundabout junction, and then shortly afterwards meets junction 13 of the M74. From Abington, it continues as a non-primary route, and overlaps the A76 road for 1½ miles until Thornhill. From Thornhill, the road winds south-west still, through the village of Moniaive, until eventually reaching St. John's Town of Dalry. Here, it terminates at its junction with the A713 road.

The A702 from junction 13 of the M74 is the recommended route to Edinburgh, whereas the windier A7 road is signed as the Tourist Route to Edinburgh. The route attracts a large number of lorries and heavy goods vehicles and even though it includes some reasonably straight sections suitable for overtaking it can be a slow route from the M74 to Edinburgh. One other possible route to Edinburgh for those prepared to enjoy their driving more is the A701 road via Moffat.

The stretch of the A702 between Abington and Edinburgh was formerly part of the Euroroute system, of route E32. The E32 also ran northwards out of Edinburgh along the A90/M90 as far as Perth.

External links

• SABRE page on A702