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Junction of the B7084 with the A75

B7084 at Torrs Warren

B7084 at West Freugh (C) Andy Farrington
View along this road northwards.

Old A74 Bridge, B7076 south of Crawford

It's amazing to think that four lanes squeezed over this bridge. There couldn't have been much of a central reservation. Last time I passed over it trucks had taken to parking on the verges, but they've put cones out as you can see to prevent this.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 16, 2008 by leopard680

Lockerbie High Street on the B723

B7076 (old A74)

At the beginning of the drop down to Nether Howcleugh. 1990s A74(M) to the left. This is at the top end of the old separate north & southbound carriageways, which were somedistance apart between here and the railway bridge.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 16, 2008 by leopard680

Original A74, Nether Howcleugh

This stub of the original alignment diverges from the 1960s alignment near Nether Howcleugh, and drops down to the railway bridge there.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 16, 2008 by leopard680

3 generations of A74.

1990s M74 up on the left, original alignment curving down to the left to the railway bridge, & 1960s alignment (old southbound carriageway) to the right

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 16, 2008 by leopard680

1960s A74 from 1930s

Taken from the stub of the original alignment that drops down to the railway bridge at Nether Howcleugh

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 16, 2008 by leopard680

B7076 (old A74) Nether Howcleugh

This was the section of A74 where the northbound was some distance up the hill from the southbound. I clambered up the bank to see if there was any trace of it. You can make out the general alignment, but there's no trace whatsoever of the old road surface. It's been given back entirely to nature. You can see the old southbound down to the right.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 16, 2008 by leopard680

The B719 crossing the A74(M) to reach the B7076 on a brightening March evening.

Greenhillstairs Bridge

Fingerpost

Nether Howcleugh, B7076 (old A74)

Looking north from the railway bridge, you can make out roughly where the old northbound diverged up the hill to the left

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 16, 2008 by leopard680

Nether Howcleugh, B7076 (old A74)

This shows the old southbound lane, apparently heading straight for the bridge, but remember that this bridge was replaced a couple of years ago, and the general alignment viz-a-viz old north & southbound carriageways must've been rearranged at that time. this car park is accessed via a stub of the older A74 alignment from the top of the hill behind the camera

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 16, 2008 by leopard680

Original A74, curve north of Beattock

A mile north of Beattock this old curve remains. 1960s A74 visible (B7076) on the right

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 16, 2008 by leopard680

Old 'Beattock Services' sign

I know it's been done before, but here it is again, on the old northbound carriageway. The well tended lawn here is because it is next to someone's house. As you can see the rest of the northbound isn't this neat. It would cost a fortune to do so! Think you'd struggle to find all these service now in Beattock

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 15, 2008 by leopard680

Road junction
The main road winds through the Isle of Whithorn and, turning off this road, is the B7063 to Garlieston.

Balkelzie Bridge, Logan Toll

Cottages on the B7041 (C) Ann Cook
Luce Bay can be seen in the distance.

B7040 Begins
Road to the Lead Mining Museum

The B7004 to Isle

Main Street, Isle of Whithorn (C) Billy McCrorie

On the B7042 near Sandhead
Portpatrick to Sandhead road. In south-west Scotland, even the B roads seem like country lanes.

A Host Of Golden Dandelions A lovely springtime show of dandelions along the roadside verges. Laigh Woodston farm is shown in the background.

Finger Post B7045

OP Olly A1

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 14, 2005 by M4Simon

Approach to Borgue from the east on the B727 road

The B727 approaching Culraven Farm

The B727 near Gledpark

B7076 (old A74) Johnstonebridge

A lovely evening at Johnstonebridge, looking south. you can see the A74(M), and just to the left of it the old alignment of the A74 - it crosses over the A74(M) just south of here.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 10, 2008 by leopard680

M6 Sign 1A

This direction sign on the B7076 appears to have something underneath (A74(M))

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 08, 2005 by A68Nick

Patched M6 Sign 3

Not much effort's been made here to disguise the true identity of the A74(M)!

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 08, 2005 by A68Nick

B7076 North from Johnstonebridge

I wonder if the rushes growing on the old northbound are naturally occuring, but their fairly consistent edge line makes me think they might've been planted to aid the 'back to nature' process.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 02, 2007 by leopard680

B7076 North from Lockerbie

A little bit blurred, but this clearly shows the grassed over old northbound, with cycle track. Some of the original (?) silver grey granite chip surface remains.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 02, 2007 by leopard680