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Very interesting. The lack of B roads within Perth now is somewhat surprising for a settlement of its size and cutting back the B9112 may have contributed to that. I notice as well that your map shows Dundee Road on the east side of the Tay as the A93 rather than the A85. That seems surprising given that this was in the days before the A90’s northern extension back when the A85 was the number of the main road from Perth to Dundee. I don’t think Dundee Road has ever been the A93, unless others know different…DavidB wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 17:13 I've just gone through my collection of AZ GB Road Atlases and I've struck lucky. Edition 3, which doesn't have a date on it but according to AbeBooks was published in 1982, has a town plan of Perth which shows South Street as the B9112. I've had a go with scanning it as best I can and I've attached the result.
However the B9112 existed then (as it does now) as a road joining the B934 with the A93 to the west of Perth so rather than discovering a new road number it looks like I've simply found a new multiplex.
B9112 Perth.jpg
Excellent find, thanks!DavidB wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 17:13 I've just gone through my collection of AZ GB Road Atlases and I've struck lucky. Edition 3, which doesn't have a date on it but according to AbeBooks was published in 1982, has a town plan of Perth which shows South Street as the B9112. I've had a go with scanning it as best I can and I've attached the result.
However the B9112 existed then (as it does now) as a road joining the B934 with the A93 to the west of Perth so rather than discovering a new road number it looks like I've simply found a new multiplex.
The B9112 is a short route running to the south west of Perth. It was originally unclassified but had gained its number by 1932.
The route starts on the B934 adjacent to Forteviot Bridge over the River Earn; indeed there is a TOTSO here and so traffic crossing the river runs straight onto the B9112. The route then follows the Earn downstream, following a
I do remember Dundee Road being signed as A93. At the time I thought it should have been A94 as the dual carriageway route to Aberdeen wasn't yet complete (especially north of Dundee) and A94 was at least arguably a better route than A85/A972/A929. I see the logic of it remaining A85, but maybe the creation of M85 across the Friarton Bridge is why that part of A85 was given a different number. A9 still came into the centre (more or less) of Perth on what is now A93 as the western bypass wasn't yet built.Euan wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 07:44Very interesting. The lack of B roads within Perth now is somewhat surprising for a settlement of its size and cutting back the B9112 may have contributed to that. I notice as well that your map shows Dundee Road on the east side of the Tay as the A93 rather than the A85. That seems surprising given that this was in the days before the A90’s northern extension back when the A85 was the number of the main road from Perth to Dundee. I don’t think Dundee Road has ever been the A93, unless others know different…DavidB wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 17:13 I've just gone through my collection of AZ GB Road Atlases and I've struck lucky. Edition 3, which doesn't have a date on it but according to AbeBooks was published in 1982, has a town plan of Perth which shows South Street as the B9112. I've had a go with scanning it as best I can and I've attached the result.
However the B9112 existed then (as it does now) as a road joining the B934 with the A93 to the west of Perth so rather than discovering a new road number it looks like I've simply found a new multiplex.
B9112 Perth.jpg
