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Cuckoo Bridge Roundabout

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Cuckoo Bridge Roundabout
Location Map ( geo)
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Cuckoo Bridge Roundabout, heading west
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Location
Dumfries Bypass
County
Dumfriesshire
Highway Authority
Transport Scotland
Junction Type
Roundabout
Roads Joined
A75, A76


Cuckoo Bridge Roundabout, also known as Glasgow Road Roundabout, is the junction where the A76 Glasgow Road crosses the A75 Dumfries Bypass. Constructed with the bypass, the roundabout is one of several along its route, although this junction has a total of 6 exits, and is dominated by a pedestrian footbridge which crosses overhead. Whilst this cable stayed bridge technically only crosses the A75, it actually spans the whole roundabout, with the tower standing on the southern edge of the central island.

The junction is therefore somewhat larger than the other roundabouts on the bypass, and sees the A76 runs northwest out of Dumfries heading for Tornhill and ultimately reaching Kilmarnock in Ayrshire. Meanwhile, the A75 crosses at right angles as it curves around the town, and heading east it crosses the meandering River Nith three times before reaching the next junction.

The other two exits both leave from the southern, town, side of the junction, and curve to run parallel to the A75 in either direction. The road to the west leads to an industrial estate, whilst to the west it is signed as Works Access, but also leads to one of the retail parks in this part of Dumfries, another lying a short distance to the south on the A76.

Routes

Route To Notes

A75

Carlisle, Glasgow Edinburgh (A701, A74(M)), Lockerbie (A709)

A75

Stranraer

A76

Kilmarnock

A76

Dumfries
Works Access Retail Park
Maxwelltown Ind Est




Cuckoo Bridge Roundabout
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Other nearby junctions
Dumfries
Junctions on the A76
Kilmarnock Bypass Interchange • Crossroads Roundabout  • Mauchline Cross • Templeton Roundabout • Dettingen Roundabout • Skerrington Roundabout • New Cumnock Roundabout • Carronbridge Junction • Thornhill Junction • Glasgow Road Roundabout • Lochside Road Roundabout • New Bridge Junction
Junctions on the A75
Gretna Interchange • Dumfries Bypass. Eastern Junction • Brownrigg Roundabout • Bloomfield Roundabout • Cuckoo Bridge Roundabout • Dumfries Bypass Western Junction • Garroch Roundabout • Drummore Roundabout  • Ninemile Bar • Allanton Roundabout • Castle Douglas Interchange • Ringford • Tarff Bridge Junction • Gatehouse of Fleet Road • Wigtown Road Junction • Halfway House • Lintmill Bridge • Inchparks


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