B785 (Largs - Lochwinnoch)
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B785 | ||||
Location Map ( geo) | ||||
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From: | Largs (NS208583) | |||
To: | Lochwinnoch (NS364577) | |||
Via: | Kilbirnie | |||
Distance: | 13.3 miles (21.4 km) | |||
Met: | A78, B784, B783, B786, A737 | |||
Now part of: | A760 | |||
Traditional Counties | ||||
Route outline (key) | ||||
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This article is about the original B785 to the east of the Ayrshire town of Largs.
For the current B785 further south, to the east of Kilwinning, see B785.
For the current B785 further south, to the east of Kilwinning, see B785.
The B785 was a medium-length B-road in southern Scotland. It started on the A78 to the south of Largs town centre, only a stone's throw from the sea, and headed east, zigzagging up into the hills before continuing across the moors. There are now two reservoirs along the route and the old line of the B785 is partially lost under the water. After passing the B784 the route reached Kilbirnie, where it met the B783 (now B780). It then headed more northerly to Lochwinnoch and the B786 before turning eastwards once more past Barr Loch to end soon afterwards on the A737.
The route was obviously considered important from the beginning and was upgraded to Class I status later in the 1920s. It became the A760 throughout, which it remains.
The 1922 MOT Road List defines this route as: Largs - Kilbirnie - Lochwinnoch - Junction with A737