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A92 road

A92 road in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
1 h–2 h

About

A92 road is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

The A92 is a major road that runs through Fife, Dundee, Angus, Aberdeenshire, and Aberdeen City in Scotland. From south to north, it runs from Dunfermline to Blackdog, just north of Aberdeen.

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Background

History

The A92's original route in southern Fife is now numbered as the A921, following a largely coastal route through Burntisland and Kirkcaldy. It then headed north-west through Glenrothes and Cupar on the current route of the A91 and A914. The former route connects with the M90 at Junction 1c via Burntisland and Kirkcaldy and links into the Thornton bypass. The A92 acted as the main trunk road connecting Dundee to Aberdeen until the completion of the A90. before connecting directly onto the Thornton Bypass, which was completed by early 1983, and opened on 16 August of that year. Some of the original plans were for this new road to be a Motorway, but it was decided in the early 1980's to keep…

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Coordinates
56.2619, -3.1431
Official site
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Where is A92 road?
A92 road is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.2619°, -3.1431°.