Network changes - 18th century
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A list of the changes to the road network in Great Britain from 1700 - 1799.
Road Openings
| Year | Number on opening | Location | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1726 | N/A | Fort William to Fort Augustus | Inverness-shire | General Wade; now A82. |
| 1731 | N/A | Dunkeld to Inverness | Perthshire • Inverness-shire | General Wade; became A9 though now mostly superseded. |
| 1731 | N/A | Dalwhinnie to Fort Augustus via Corrieyairack | Inverness-shire | General Wade |
| 1732 | N/A | Fort Augustus to Inverness | Inverness-shire | General Wade; now B862 |
| 1735 | N/A | Crieff to Aberfeldy | Perthshire | General Wade; now A822 and A826; Aberfeldy Bridge is now B846. |
| 1737 | N/A | High Bridge (Spean Bridge) | Inverness-shire | General Wade, to replace old packhorse bridge. |
| 1749 | N/A | Dumbarton to Inveraray | Argyll | General Caulfeild; now A814 and A83 |
| 1750 | N/A | Crianlarich to Fort William | Argyll • Inverness-shire | General Caulfeild; Crianlarich to Kingshouse section became A82 (later superseded off-line from Tyndrum). West Highland Way footpath from there to Glen Nevis. |
| 1754 | N/A | Tarbert to Crianlarich | Argyll | General Caulfeild, connecting existing military roads; now A82. |
| 1755 | N/A | Perth to Fort George via Braemar | Perthshire • Aberdeenshire • Kincardineshire • Banffshire • Inverness-shire • Moray • Nairnshire | General Caulfeild; roughly modern A93 and A939. |
| 1750s | N/A | New Road, Ingleton | Yorkshire | Keighley and Kendal Turnpike, now A65. |
| 1786 | N/A | Lindum Road, Lincoln | Lincolnshire | A turnpike road then known as "New Road", later A15, now A1434. An easier climb up the escarpment. A Roman inscription stone was found during construction of the road in 1785. |
| 1797 | N/A | Contin to Ullapool | Ross-shire | Became A835. |