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Rosyth

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Rosyth
Ros Fhìobh
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County
Fife
Highway Authority
Fife
Transport Scotland Roads
M90, A90, A823(M), A985
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Rosyth is a historic port on the north side of the Firth of Forth just to the west of the Forth Road Bridge. The Vast Rosyth Dockyards still function as an important Naval port today, with many associated industries located nearby. Whilst Rosyth is a town in it's own right, the growth of the ancient Royal Burgh of Dunfermline to the north has meant that the two towns are now part of the same urban area, along with Inverkeithing to the east. Whilst the Rosyth Dockyards prvoide a lot of local employment, Rosyth is also with easy reach of Edinburgh City Centre for commuters.

The town is served by the A985 which runs east from the Kincardine Bridge to the Forth Road Bridge, so connecting the two lower crossings of the Forth. As such, it is a very busy road, but despite this it is still a single carriageway route which pushes its way through Rosyth itself, without a bypass. The half finished potential bypass lies to the north, cutting through the last of the green space between Rosyth and Dunfermline. This is the A823(M), spur of the M90. However, it remains unfinished, any westward extension long abandoned as government finances and priorities changed.

The M90 itself runs to the east of the town, separating it from Inverkeithing. It currently comes to an end at Rosyth, with the A90 taking over to cross the Forth Road Bridge. However, with the opening of the Queensferry Crossing in Spring 2017, the M90 will be extended over the new bridge to Queensferry, and the A90 further curtailed. Beyond the motorway, the A985 becomes the A921 to Dalgety Bay and on along the Fife coast. The only other classified road in Rosyth is the B980, a road of two parts. The northern section connects the A823 and A823(M) to the A985, whilst the southern section runs alongside the A90 down to the B981, which continues into North Queensferry.

The town is best known as a naval port, although a passenger ferry operated to Zeebrugge in Belgium from 2002 to 2010 and a freight ferry still travels the same route. Rosyth is still an important port of call for many cruise ships as well.

Routes

Route To Notes

M90

Perth, Dundee, Kirkcaldy (A92) Due to close in Spring 2017

M90

Queensferry Crossing, Edinburgh

A823(M)

Link to north of town

A90

Forth Road Bridge, Edinburgh

A985

Kincardine Bridge (A876), Stirling

A823

Dunfermline

A921

Inverkeithing, Dalgety Bay, Belleknowes Ind. Est. Former A92

B980

North Queensferry (B981) Former A823

A90

Forth Road Bridge, Edinburgh partialy replaced by M90

Ferry

Zeebrugge Limited freight only service. Closed 2018





Rosyth
Junctions
Crossings
Roads
NCN76 • A90 • A823 • A823(M) • A906 • A985 • B980 • B9156 • E15 • Fife Coastal Tourist Route • M90
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Rosyth docks level crossing.jpgA823(M) - A985 Rosyth Northern Bypass - Coppermine - 6445.jpgNew road 3 (C) Paul McIlroy - Geograph - 409944.jpgNew road (C) Paul McIlroy - Geograph - 409732.jpgRoundabout, Milne Road (C) Richard Webb - Geograph - 1899041.jpg
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