Cumberland Council

Cumberland Council is the Highway Authority for all roads in the local authority area from its creation on 1 April 2023, with the exception of trunk roads, which are managed by National Highways.

The area administered by the council is entirely within the county of Cumberland, but confusingly is not co-terminus with the county, with Penrith and the surrounding area being managed by Westmorland and Furness Council.

Primary destinations

The following Primary Destinations will be located in the council area:

• Carlisle
• Keswick
• Whitehaven

Trunk roads

The following roads that run through the council area are at least partially Trunk Roads, and therefore managed by National Highways:

• M6
• A74(M)
• A66
• A69
• A595

Principal and Classified Numbered Roads

The following is a list of A and B classified roads that are at least partially managed by the council:

Route	From	To	Length
A6	Luton	Carlisle	299 miles	View
A7	Edinburgh	Carlisle	94.3 miles	View
A69	Carlisle	Denton Burn	54.2 miles	View
A591	Levens	Bothel	44.9 miles	View
A594	Papcastle	Maryport	5.8 miles	View
A595	Carlisle	Dalton in Furness	85.1 miles	View
A596	Thursby	Distington	29.9 miles	View
A597	Workington	Distington	4.3 miles	View
A689	Newby, Carlisle	Hartlepool	93.6 miles	View
A5086	Egremont	Belle Vue, Cockermouth	16.6 miles	View
A5093	Hallthwaites	Whicham	7.2 miles	View
A5094	Corkickle	Aikbank	1.8 miles	View
A5271	Penrith Road	Crosthwaite Road	1.8 miles	View
A6071	Brampton	Gretna	15.9 miles	View
B5289	Low Lorton	Portinscale	20.9 miles	View
B5291	Kilnhill	Dubwath	1.9 miles	View
B5292	Braithwaite	Cockermouth	9.8 miles	View
B5294	Whinney Hill	Frizington	1.7 miles	View
B5295	Hensingham	Cleator Moor	4.1 miles	View
B5296	Workington	Mossbay	1.3 miles	View
B5297	Washington Street	Falcon Street	0.6 miles	View
B5299	Aspatria	Carlisle	25.4 miles	View
B5300	West Silloth	Maryport	11.0 miles	View
B5301	Silloth	Blindcrake (N)	11.8 miles	View
B5302	West Silloth	Wigton (E)	13.5 miles	View
B5304	Wigton	Red Dial	1.54 miles	View
B5305	Stoneybeck, north of Penrith	Wigton	19.6 miles	View
B5306	Lillyhall	Parton	2.5 miles	View
B5307	Abbeytown	Carlisle	17.5 miles	View
B5322	Legburthwaite	Threlkeld	4.0 miles	View
B5344	Gosforth	Holmrook	5.7 miles	View
B5345	Whitehaven	Thornhill (S)	8.4 miles	View
B6263	Carleton	Warwick Bridge	4.1 miles	View
B6264	Stanwix Bank	Linstock roundabout	2.2 miles	View
B6318	Heddon-on-the-Wall	Langholm	61.4 miles	View
B6413	Plumpton	Brampton	20.3 miles	View
B7076	Gretna	Elvanfoot	44.5 miles	View

Classified Unnumbered (Class III) Roads

Main Article: Cumberland Council (Class III roads)

Cumberland Council uses 'C' prefixes on its Class III road network, which it shares with Westmorland and Furness Council.

Junctions

Main Article: Cumberland Council (Junctions)

Bridges, Tunnels, and other Crossings

Main Article: Cumberland Council (Crossings)