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A943

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A943
Location Map ( geo)
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From:  Aberdeen (NJ929034)
To:  Banchory (NO695956)
Distance:  16.6 miles (26.7 km)
Met:  A92, A957, A93
Now part of:  B9077, B974
Traditional Counties

Kincardineshire

Route outline (key)
A943 Aberdeen - Banchory
The B9077 (former A943) approaching the Durris Bridge

The A943 was a medium-length road in north Kincardineshire, which followed the south bank of the River Dee from Aberdeen to Banchory. It was one of many A roads in the area which was downgraded during the 1970s and 80s as the council reviewed their road network. The primary reason behind the downgrading of the A943 appears to have been the re-routing of the A957 across Durris Bridge. This removed the need for the eastern end of the route into Banchory, and the rest of the route seems to have been downgraded at the same time.

The route started on the A92 at Bridge of Dee in south Aberdeen and headed south west along what is now the B9077. Although there are a scattering of farms and small groups of houses, there have never been any substantial settlement centres along this stretch of the Dee, the towns and villages all lying on the north bank. The river is bridged by the B979 at Milltimber, now in the shadow of the new A90, but the next bridge up, Park Bridge, is now closed to traffic. Durris Bridge now carries the re-routed A957, which formerly met the A943 further west at Knappach Toll. Beyond the new line of the A957, the former A943 becomes unclassified as far as the Bridge of Feugh. Across the bridge, the old A943 route is now part of the extended B974, as it crosses the Bridge of Dee into Banchory, climbing Dee Street to meet the A93.

The 1922 MOT Road List defines this route as: Banchory - Kirkton-of-Durris - Aberdeen





A943
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A943-1934.jpgComing into the Durris Bridge junction from the B9077 - Geograph - 1433976.jpgKnappach Toll.jpg
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