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Lanarkshire

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Lanarkshire
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Primary Destinations
East Kilbride • Glasgow
Other Important Destinations
Abington • Airdrie • Coatbridge • Hamilton • Lanark • Motherwell • Rutherglen
Current Highway Authorities
Glasgow • North Lanarkshire • South Lanarkshire
Borders
Ayrshire • Dumfriesshire • Dumbartonshire • Midlothian • Peeblesshire • Renfrewshire • Stirlingshire • West Lothian
Transport Scotland Roads
M8 • M73 • M74 • M77 • M80 • A8 • A74(M) • A702 • A725 • A726

Lanarkshire is a large traditional county in the central belt of Scotland. Almost landlocked, save for the banks of the River Clyde, the county is now largely covered by three council areas - Glasgow City, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire.

Geography & Economy

Glasgow Cross, the historic heart of the city

Lanarkshire was once a large rural county, but much of the north is now urbanised by the huge sprawl of Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, and the nearby towns which have grown until they are almost indistinguishable from the suburban fringe of Glasgow. The south of the county, stretching through Strath Clyde is much more rural, and retains a lot of agricultural land. It is also an industrial corridor, however, started by mills on the banks of the Clyde, and propogated by the valley being an ideal corridor for the railway and later the main roads, up to the modern M74. Either side of the valley, the land climbs, around a series of side streams, to the hills of the Southern Uplands, where farming gives way to forestry and open moorland. Even here, though, wind farms provide a quasi-industrial aspect to the landscape.

Glasgow, of course, dominates the county, the huge urban area stretching way beyond Lanarkshires borders. The industrial and coal mining areas areas around Airdrie helped power the industrial growth of one of Britain's largest cities just as much as the docks and port of Glasgow itself on the Clyde. Today the city is a bustling, vibrant and cosmopolitan place, with pockets of deprivation contrasting with some very wealthy areas. To the south, East Kilbride, Hamilton and Motherwell are a mixture of over-expanded old towns and 'new town' suburbs which are slowly coalescing.

Roads

The B7086 near Strathaven

Needless to say, the vast urban area of Glasgow is well served by a network of Motorways, A and B roads. However, the further south in the county you go, the less developed the network is. The M74 corridor provides a key link from the south of the county to Glasgow, and indeed England, but getting to it is not always easy as some of the roads have only seen localised improvements, not even bypasses, in the last 50 or so years. The A702 is an important link from the motorway to Edinburgh, but the more important sounding A70, A72 and A73 can often be a slow slog through villages and urban areas only occasionally broken up by a burst through open countryside.

All non-trunk roads within the traditional county are maintained by South Lanarkshire Council, North Lanarkshire Council or Glasgow Council. The Trunk roads are managed by Transport Scotland and include the A8, A702, A725 and A726 as well as the motorway network. Improvements in 2016/7 to the A725 / M74 junction and approach routes will provide a boost to the local network, whilst the M74 and M8 completion works are also proving beneficial to traffic in Glasgow.

Route From To Length
M8 Edinburgh, Midlothian Bishopton, Renfrewshire 61 miles View
M73 Birkenshaw, Lanarkshire Moodiesburn, Lanarkshire 6 miles View
M74 Glasgow Abington, Lanarkshire 32.5 miles View
M80 Glasgow Bannockburn, Stirlingshire 25 miles View
M81 Port Dundas Milngavie View
M82 Ruchazie Drumry View
M83 Provanmill Cardonald View  
A8(M) Baillieston Interchange (M8, M73) Swinton Roundabout (A8, A89) 0.17 miles View
A74(M) Abington Gretna 48.5 miles View
A8 Edinburgh Greenock 68.8 miles View
A70 Edinburgh Ayr 75.5 miles View
A71 Edinburgh Irvine 67.6 miles View
A72 Hamilton Galashiels 52.2 miles View
A73 Roberton Cumbernauld 38.1 miles View
A74 Glasgow Uddingston 7.1 miles View
A77 Glasgow Portpatrick 91.7 miles View
A80 Glasgow Mollinsburn 7.2 miles View
A81 Glasgow Callander 35 miles View
A82 Glasgow Inverness 167 miles View
A89 Glasgow Newbridge 35.5 miles View
A702 Edinburgh St John's Town of Dalry 83 miles View
A706 Borrowstounness Lanark 28.5 miles View
A720 Roberton Symington 7.2 miles View
A721 Maryville Kirkdean 34.0 miles View
A722 Wishaw Newmains 1.83 miles View
A723 Strathaven Holytown 12.7 miles View
A724 Rutherglen Hamilton 8.3 miles View
A725 Coatbridge East Kilbride 11.0 miles View
A726 Strathaven Erskine 31.2 miles View
A727 Darnley Philipshill Interchange 5.4 miles View
A727 Glasgow Clarkston Toll 5 miles View
A728 Parkhead / Gorbals, Glasgow King's Park 2.6 + 2 miles View
A729 Pollokshaws Road Laurieston Road 0.1 miles View
A730 Gorbals Cross, Glasgow Burnside 4.2 miles View
A731 Bridgeton Richmond Park, Glasgow 0.75 miles View
A732 Gorbals Cross Mount Vernon 5.3 miles View
A736 Braehead Irvine 24.1 miles View
A739 Craigton, Cardonald Canniesburn Toll, Bearsden 5.0 miles View
A743 Lanark Ravenstruther 2.8 miles View
A744 Strathaven Kirkfieldbank 10.7 miles View
A749 East Kilbride Glasgow 7.0 miles View
A752 Thorniewood Muirhead 7.2 miles View
A753 Carnwath Kirkdean 10.0 miles View
A754 Carluke Carstairs 6.5 miles View
A754 Braehead Nitshill 3.5 miles View
A761 Port Glasgow Glasgow 19.1 miles View
A763 Carmyle, Glasgow Cambuslang 1.4 miles View
A775 Bellshill Newhouse 3.9 miles View
A776 East Kilbride Burnbank 4.4 miles View
A802 Glasgow city centre Parkhead 2.8 miles View
A803 Glasgow Champany 33.3 miles View
A804 Anderston Townhead 2.5 miles View
A804 Kelvingrove, Glasgow Townhead, Glasgow 2.2 miles View
A805 St. Enoch, Glasgow Cowcaddens, Glasgow 0.6 miles View
A806 Kirkintilloch Stepps 3.9 miles View
A806 Canniesburn Toll Scotstoun 3.0 miles View
A807 Milngavie Torrance 5.0 miles View
A814 Glasgow Arrochar 40.0 miles View
A876 Glasgow Bowling 10.9 miles View
A879 Glasgow Allander Toll 4.5 miles View
A7071 Raith Interchange Hamilton Road 0.2 miles View
A8010 Coatdyke Rawyards 1.4 miles View  
B714 Carnwath Kirkdean 9.9 miles View
B715 Headless Cross Forth 4.1 miles View
B715 Ravenstruther Lanark 2.8 miles View
B716 Croftfoot Newton 6.3 miles View
B716 Carluke Carstairs 6.5 miles View
B717 West Tarbrax Harthill 4.4 miles View
B718 Harthill Blackridge 1.8 miles View
B740 Crawick Thirstone 13.7 miles View
B743 Prestwick Strathaven 36.4 miles View
B743 Strathaven Hazelbank 10.6 miles View
B744 Muirkirk Rutherglen 27.5 miles View
B745 Drumclog Dungavel 2.1 miles View
B752 Clark Street Carlisle Road 0.4 miles View
B753 Coatbridge Coatdyke 2.0 miles View
B754 Motherwell Overtown 5.1 miles View
B755 Hamilton Cadzow 1.5 miles View
B756 Uddingston Fallside 1.1 miles View
B757 Auchinloch Milton of Campsie 4.2 miles View
B758 Blantyre Uddingston 3.5 miles View
B759 Busby Cambuslang 5.2 miles View
B760 Silverbank, Cambuslang Burnside, Cambuslang 1 mile View
B760 Cambuslang Tollcross, Glasgow 1.8 miles View
B761 College Milton East Mains 1.9 miles View
B761 Carmyle Fullarton 0.2 miles View
B762 Hurlet Eastfield 8.4 miles View
B762 Braidfauld Shettleston 1.0 mile View
B763 Dennistoun Shawlands 4.5 miles View
B763 Dalmarnock Parkhead 1.3 miles View
B764 Peel Park, East Kilbride Eaglesham 3.7 miles View
B765 Carmyle, Glasgow Auchinairn 6.3 miles View
B765 Rutherglen Govanhill 2.1 miles View
B766 Battlefield, Glasgow Thorntonhall 3.3 miles View
B767 Cathcart, Glasgow Eaglesham 5.5 miles View
B768 Ibrox, Glasgow Eastfield 5.8 miles View
B770 Renfrew Nitshill 3.6 miles View
B783 East Kilbride Westwood 1.2 miles View
B797 Abington Mennock 14.8 miles View
B799 Chapelhall Motherwell 4.0 miles View
B801 Clarkston Coatbridge 2.4 miles View
B802 Kilsyth Chapelhall 12.3 miles View
B803 Falkirk Coatbridge 16.3 miles View
B804 Coatbridge Gartcosh 4.2 miles View
B805 Shettleston Baillieston 2.7 miles View
B806 Gartcosh Ruchazie 3.3 miles View
B807 Alexandra Parade Duke Street 0.4 miles View
B808 Partick Springburn 3.6 miles View
B808 Millerston St Rollox 2.6 miles View
B809 Trongate Buchanan Street 0.4 miles View
B810 Glasgow Anniesland 2.9 miles View
B811 Great Western Road Garscube Road 0.6 miles View
B812 Colston Boghead 3.2 miles View
B812 Glasgow Bardowie 4.2 miles View
B813 Partick Anniesland 1.6 miles View
B819 Cadder Muirhead 5.4 miles View
B825 Caldercruix Linlithgow Bridge 12.8 miles View
B860 Paisley Road, Glasgow Shieldhall 3.7 miles View
B7001 Birkenshaw Bellshill 2.7 miles View
B7010 Stane Longridge 5.6 miles View
B7011 Wildmanbridge Garrion Tower 5.5 miles View
B7011 Green Street Bridge Street 0.2 miles View
B7012 Bothwell Bridge Crossbasket 3.6 miles View
B7016 Rootpark Broughton 19.0 miles View
B7017 High Street Hyndford Road 0.28 miles View
B7018 Lesmahagow Kirkfieldbank 4.4 miles View
B7019 Shawsburn Larkhall 1.6 miles View
B7028 Chapelhall Holytown 1.1 miles View
B7029 Mossend Bellside 5.4 miles View
B7032 Wishaw Netherton 0.68 miles View
B7033 Main Street Kirk Road 0.3 miles View
B7039 Crossford Harestanes 2.1 miles View
B7040 Leadhills Elvanfoot 4.6 miles View
B7053 Shettleston Millerston 2.4 miles View
B7055 Rigside Lamington 7.3 miles View
B7056 Crossford Netherton 7.8 miles View
B7057 Easter Baton Blairmains 1.4 miles View
B7058 Garrowhill Mount Vernon 1.4 miles View
B7058 Petersburn Rawyards 2.4 miles View
B7066 Carfin Whitburn 12.5 miles View
B7070 Orbiston Shawhead 2.1 miles View
B7071 Hamilton Tannochside 4.5 miles View
B7076 Gretna Elvanfoot 44.5 miles View
B7078 Abington Merryton 23.2 miles View
B7086 Strathaven Hazelbank 10.6 miles View
B8039 Riggend Central Way, Cumbernauld 2.7 miles View
B8049 Hillfoot Allander Toll 1.9 miles View
B8053 Clark Street Aitken Street 0.5 miles View
B8058 Rawyards, Airdrie Calderbank 2.9 miles View    
C98 Motherwell Road Hamilton Road 0.3 miles View
C153 East Kilbride Road Burnside Road 0.5 miles View
C209 High Street Kirkstyle 0.05 miles View
T12 London Inverness View
T27 Edinburgh Glasgow View
T28 Gretna Stirling View
T89 West of Biggar Edinburgh View
T90 Abington Cumbernauld View
T91 Glasgow Monkton View

Key

Motorway
Primary Route
Non Primary Route
Former Motorway
Defunct Route
E Road
Future Motorway
Future Primary
Future Non Primary
Historical Route
Tourist Route
Roman Road
Unbuilt Motorway
Unbuilt Primary
Unbuilt Non Primary
National Cycle Network
Cycle Route
Eurovelo Cycle Route

Junctions

Main Article: Junctions in Lanarkshire


Bridges, Tunnels, and other Crossings

Main Article: Crossings in Lanarkshire





Lanarkshire
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Roads
NCN75 • A8 • A8(M) (Baillieston) • A70 • A71 • A72 • A73 • A74 • A74(M) • A77 • A80 • A81 • A82 • A89 • A702 • A706 • A720 (Roberton - Symington) • A721 • A722 • A723 • A724 • A725 • A726 • A727 • A727 (Glasgow - Clarkston) • A728 • A729 • A730 • A731 • A732 • A736 • A739 • A743 • A744 • A749 • A752 • A753 • A754 (Carluke - Carstairs) • A754 (Renfrewshire) • A761 • A763 • A775 • A776 • A802 • A803 • A804 • A804 (Kelvingrove - Townhead) • A805 • A806 • A806 (Canniesburn - Scotstoun) • A807 • A814 • A876 (Glasgow) • A879 • A7071 • A8010 • B714 (Carnwath - Kirkdean) • B715 • B715 (Ravenstruther - Lanark) • B716 (Cambuslang) • B716 (Carluke - Carstairs) • B717 • B718 • B740 • B743 • B743 (Strathaven - Hazelbank) • B744 (Muirkirk - Glasgow) • B745 • B752 (Airdrie) • B753 • B754 • B755 • B756 • B757 • B758 • B759 • B760 (Silverbank) • B760 (Tollcross) • B761 • B761 (Glasgow) • B762 • B762 (Braidfauld-Shettleston) • B763 • B763 (Dalmarnock - Parkhead) • B764 • B765 • B765 (Rutherglen) • B766 • B767 • B768 • B770 • B783 • B797 • B799 • B801 (Airdrie) • B802 • B803 • B804 • B805 (Barlanark) • B806 • B807 • B808 • B808 (Millerston - St Rollox) • B809 • B810 (Great Western Road) • B811 • B812 • B812 (Glasgow - Bardowie) • B813 • B819 • B825 • B860 (Glasgow) • B7001 • B7010 • B7011 • B7011 (Strathaven) • B7012 • B7016 • B7017 • B7018 • B7019 • B7028 • B7029 • B7032 • B7033 • B7039 (Lanark) • B7040 • B7053 • B7055 • B7056 • B7057 • B7058 • B7058 (Airdrie) • B7066 • B7070 • B7071 • B7076 • B7078 • B7086 • B8039 • B8049 • B8053 • B8058 • C98 (North Lanarkshire) • C153 (South Lanarkshire) • C209 (South Lanarkshire) • Clyde Valley Tourist Route • E05 • E16 • E31 (via Carlisle) • E31 (via Newcastle) • E32 (Old System) • E33 (London - Glasgow) • E100 • E111 (Old System) • East Kilbride Motorway • Edinburgh - Glasgow New Road • Glasgow Inner Ring Road • Hamilton - Cumbernauld Motorway • M8 • M73 • M74 • M80 • M81 • M82 • M83 • M6-M8 Fastlink • NCN7 • NCN754 • Paisley - Hamilton Motorway • South West Coastal 300 • T12 (Britain) • T27 (Britain) • T28 (Britain) • T89 (Britain) • T90 (Britain) • T91 (Britain)
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