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A739 (Ardrossan)

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A739
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From:  Ardrossan (NS233428)
To:  Ardrossan Harbour (NS226419)
Distance:  1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Met:  A78, A738, Harbour
Now part of:  B780
Traditional Counties

Ayrshire

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A739 Ardrossan - Ardrossan Harbour
This article is about the original A739 in Ardrossan.
For the present A739 incorporating the Clyde Tunnel, see A739
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The B780 (former A739) in Ardrossan

The original A739 was, as its number would suggest, a close companion of the A738. It ran along Glasgow Street in Ardrossan, linking the A78 to the end of the A738, and onward to the harbour itself, just over a mile of length in total. Ferries still sail to this day to Brodick on Arran.

The A739 number didn't last long, and was swallowed up as an extension of the A738 in 1934. In 2004, the A738 took over the A78's route when the Three Towns Bypass (Ardrossan, Salcoats and Stevenson) was built and what was originally the A739 is now B780. Given that the road to the harbour has always been classified, both the successors to the A739 have had a spur.

The 1922 MOT Road List defines this route as: Ardrossan - Junction with A78
An official document from 16/05/1934 details the following changes: The whole of this route to be renumbered as A738.





A739 (Ardrossan)
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