A702 road

A702
Route information
Length	83.5 mi (134.4 km)
Major junctions
East end	Edinburgh 55°56′37″N 3°12′13″W / 55.9436°N 3.2037°W / 55.9436; -3.2037 (A702 road (northeastern end))
Major intersections	A700 A720 A703 A766 A721 A72 A73 – M74 (Northbound) – A74(M) (Southbound) A76 A713
West end	St. John's Town of Dalry 55°06′21″N 4°09′54″W / 55.1059°N 4.1649°W / 55.1059; -4.1649 (A702 road (southwestern end))
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Primary destinations	Edinburgh, Biggar, Abington
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A702 is a major road in Scotland, that runs from Edinburgh to St. John's Town of Dalry in Dumfries and Galloway. It is the last section of the route from London via the West Midlands and North West England to Edinburgh, which follows the M1, M6, A74(M) and finally the A702.

Route of Road

The A702 begins as a minor street heading north as Ponton Street from its junction with West Tolcross, then turning east into Fountainbridge, and south into Earl Grey Street where it overlaps with the A700.^[1] As of 2013^[update] it is not possible to drive this 0.3-mile (0.48 km) section continuously due to opposing one-way systems.

It starts as a primary route at the Tollcross junction in Edinburgh, and continues south until it meets the Edinburgh City Bypass (A720) on the city's outskirts. In the city it is known as Home Street, Leven Street, Bruntsfield Place, Morningside Road, Comiston Road and finally Biggar Road. It continues in a south-westerly direction beside the Pentland Hills to Biggar, before following the Clyde Valley. The route is a major commuter route for residents of Carlops, West Linton and Biggar who work in and around the Edinburgh area. The road passes through the villages of Coulter and Lamington, before meeting the A73 road at a new roundabout junction, and then shortly afterwards meets junction 13 of the M74. From Abington, it continues as a non-primary route, and overlaps the A76 road for 11⁄2 miles until Thornhill. From Thornhill, the road winds south-west still, through the village of Moniaive, until eventually reaching St. John's Town of Dalry. Here, it terminates at its junction with the A713 road.

The A702 from junction 13 of the M74 is the recommended route to Edinburgh, whereas the windier A7 road is signed as the Tourist Route to Edinburgh. The route attracts a large number of lorries and heavy goods vehicles and even though it includes some reasonably straight sections suitable for overtaking it can be a slow route from the M74 to Edinburgh. One other possible route to Edinburgh for those prepared to enjoy their driving more is the A701 road via Moffat.

The stretch of the A702 between Abington and Edinburgh was formerly part of the Euroroute system, of route E32. The E32 also ran northwards out of Edinburgh along the A90/M90 as far as Perth.

References

https://scotlander.co.uk/

External links

• SABRE page on A702

Rail
Present	Stations Brunstane Curriehill Dalmeny Edinburgh Gateway Edinburgh Park Edinburgh Waverley Haymarket Kingsknowe Newcraighall Slateford South Gyle Wester Hailes Lines Borders Railway Edinburgh–Aberdeen Edinburgh–Dunblane Fife Circle Forth Bridge North Berwick North Clyde Shotts Operations Caledonian Sleeper Craigentinny TMD Haymarket TMD ScotRail
Past	Stations Abbeyhill Balerno Balgreen Halt Blackford Hill Corstorphine Craiglockhart Duddingston & Craigmillar Easter Road Easter Road Park Halt Edinburgh Princes Street Gorgie East Hailes Halt Joppa Leith Central Leith Citadel Leith Walk Meadowbank Stadium Merchiston Morningside Road Newington Piershill Pinkhill Portobello railway station (E&DR) Portobello railway station (NBR) Ravelrig Junction Platform Scotland Street South Leith St Leonards Lines Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Operations Caledonian Railway Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway North British Railway LNER Scottish Region of British Railways ScotRail

Tram
Present	Edinburgh Trams
Past	Edinburgh Corporation Tramways

Roads
Motorways	M8 M9
A roads	A1 European route E15 A68 A7 A772 A71 A700 A701 A702 A8 A89 B800/A8000 A90 Edinburgh City Bypass
Streets	Chambers Street Constitution Street Cowgate Drummond Street Easter Road Ferry Road George IV Bridge George Street Great Junction Street Leith Walk The Mound The Pleasance Princes Street Regent Terrace Rose Street Royal Mile South Bridge West Port
Bridges	Dean Bridge Forth Road Bridge Leamington Lift Bridge North Bridge Queensferry Crossing Regent Bridge Victoria Swing Bridge Waverley Bridge

Other
Air	Edinburgh Airport
Water	Firth of Forth hovercraft (proposed) Almond Aqueduct Bonnington Aqueduct Scott Russell Aqueduct Slateford Aqueduct Union Canal
Cycling	National Cycle Route 1 National Cycle Route 75 National Cycle Route 76