The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain

List of A roads in zone 9 in Great Britain starting north of the A8, east of the A9 (roads beginning with 9).

Single- and double-digit roads

Road From To Notes
A9 Falkirk Scrabster Formerly continued to John o' Groats; this became part of the A99 in 1997.
A90 Edinburgh Fraserburgh Via Perth and Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. Originally had its north end in Dundee, but was extended north in the 1990s.
A91 St Andrews Stirling
A92 Dunfermline Blackdog interchange Via Tay Road Bridge, Dundee, Arbroath, Stonehaven and Aberdeen. Swapped with the A914 in the 1990s. Formerly continued north to Fraserburgh; this became the A90 and A952 in the 1990s.
A93 Perth Aberdeen Via Braemar. Section east of Holburn Street declassified in 2020 due to the opening of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route; this section is now Willowbank Road, Springbank Terrace, College Street, and Guild Street.
A94 Perth Forfar Via Coupar Angus. Formerly continued north to Stonehaven; this became part of the A90 in the 1990s.
A95 Aviemore Banff
A96 Aberdeen Inverness Originally ran along Gallowgate on the east end. This was declassified by the 1980s, and the A96 was rerouted over a portion of the A946.
A97 Banff Dinnet
A98 Fraserburgh Fochabers
A99 Latheron John o' Groats Formerly a portion of the A9 (and the A88, A882 and B875 before that) until 1997.

An older routing went from the A80 in Pirnhall to the A9 in Bannockburn. Renumbered to a portion of the A91 in the late 1980s.

Triple-digit roads

Road From To Notes
A900 Edinburgh Leith Leith Street / Leith Walk / Constitution Street
A901 Leith Granton Great Junction Street / North Junction Street / Lindsay Road / Pier Place / Starbank Road / Lower Granton Road
A902 Leith Maybury Ferry Road / Telford Road / [joins A90 Queensferry Road] / Maybury Road
A903 Granton Trinity Granton Road
A904 South Queensferry Falkirk
A905 Grangemouth Stirling
A906 Ran from the A823 in Dunfermline to the A90 in Inverkeithing. The southern section was renumbered as an eastern extension of the A985 between 1948 and 1951 (based on maps) and the northern half was downgraded to the B9156 in the mid 1980s. Following construction of the M90, the A90 was downgraded and the eastern end of the ex-A906 is now part of the A921 (the A985 was cut back to the M90).
A907 Stirling Crossgates
A908 Alloa Tillicoultry
A909 Burntisland Kelty
A910 Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy
A911 Windygates Milnathort
A912 Perth Muirhead
A913 Cupar Aberargie
A914 Muirhead Newport-on-Tay Swapped with the A92 in the 1990s.
A915 Kirkcaldy St Andrews
A916 Windygates Cupar
A917 Largo St Andrews Coast road via Crail
A918 St Andrews St Andrews
A919 St Michaels Guardbridge
A920 Ellon Dufftown Originally allocated to a road from A90 (now A912) in Perth east and north via Marshall Place and Tay Street to A85 (now A989) & A921 (now South Street). Renumbered to a portion of the A94 in 1936 and is now part of the A989.

Later allocated to a road from Dufftown to Keith; this became the B9014 when the current A920 replaced the old B9014 from Dufftown to Huntly and other roads.

A921 Kirkcaldy M90 Originally allocated to a road from A9 (now Caledonian Road) in Perth via York Place, County Place, and South Street to A85 & A920. Became a spur of the A85 in 1936 and is now unclassified.

Later allocated between 1947 and 1955 (based on maps) to a road from Upper Largo to north of Crail as a replacement of the A917 and B942. The A917 and B942 got their sections back while the remainder was downgraded to the B9171.

A922 Kinross Kinross Previously allocated to a road from South Street (then A85) in Perth north to West Bridge Street (then A94). Renumbered to a portion of the A94 in 1936, and shown as a spur of the A85 by the mid 1960s, but is now part of the A85 mainline due to creation of the A989.
A923 Dundee Dunkeld
A924 Pitlochry Bridge of Cally
A925 A923 in Blairgowrie A93 in Blairgowrie
A926 Forfar Blairgowrie
A927 Ran from A923 northwest of Dundee to downtown Alyth. The section north of the A926 became the B952 and the southern section became the B954.
A928 Kirriemuir Todhills, A90
A929 Dundee Dundee Dual labelling of King Street (after North Marketgait) / Princes Street and Victoria Road (from Ladywell Roundabout) / Arthurstone Terrace, combining as Albert Street / Forfar Road to meet the A972. Formerly continued north to Forfar; this section became part of the A90 in the 1990s.[1]
A930 Dundee Carnoustie
A931 Ran from A92 via Dock Street to A92 (now A991) in Dundee; this became part of a rerouted A92, while the old route of the A92 is now the B959, A929, and A991.
A932 Forfar Friockheim The A932 joins the A90 in the west via a flat crossing. It was previously possible to join the A90 in both directions, now it is only possible to continue south.[2]
A933 Brechin Arbroath Formerly continued north via what is now the A935 and B966 to Clerk Street (then part of the A94); this section was eliminated when the A94 bypass (now A90 bypass) was built.
A934 Montrose Glasterlaw
A935 Brechin Montrose
A936 Ran from Southesk Street (then part of the A933) in Brechin via Panmure Street to Clerk Street (then part of the A94). Became part of the A935 when the A94 (now A90) bypass was built.
A937 Laurencekirk Montrose
A938 Carrbridge Dulnain Bridge
A939 Nairn Ballater
A940 Forres Dava
A941 Lossiemouth Rhynie
A942 Cullen Buckie
A943 Ran from Banchory to Bridge of Dee. Downgraded to the B9077 and B974, probably due to rerouting of the A957 across Durris Bridge.
A944 Aberdeen Corgarff
A945 Ran from the A9013 in Bridge of Dee (now unclassified Holburn Street) via Riverside Drive to the A956 in Aberdeen. Declassified in 2020 due to the opening of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
A946 Ran from A96 (now George Street) in Aberdeen to Aberdeen Docks. Became a portion of a rerouted A96 in 1982 after two shopping malls were built over its southern end; the section up to King Street is still part of the A96, the section from King Street to Hanover Street is now the A956 and the remainder unclassified.
A947 Aberdeen Banff
A948 Ellon New Deer Formerly continued to Turriff via what is now the B9170.
A949 Dornoch Bonar Bridge Previously allocated to a road from Peterhead to Toll of Birness. Became a portion of an extended A952 in 1935 and is now part of the A90 and A982.
A950 Peterhead A98 at New Pitsligo
A951 First used from the A950 via King Street to Queen Street (then the A952) in Peterhead; became a spur of the A952 in 1935 and is now part of the A982.

Next used from A9 (now B9152) south of Aviemore to Coylumbridge, formerly a spur of the B970. Returned to the B970 around 1980 after the A9 Aviemore bypass opened.

A952 Toll of Birness Cortes Originally went through Peterhead instead of Mintlaw; this became part of an extended A90 in the 1990s, and the number was reused on the section of the A92 that did not become part of the A90.
A953 A97, Castle Street, Banff Harbour Place, Banff Quayside. 300yds long.
A954 Ran as a loop off the A914 (now B946) via High Road in Newport-on-Tay; this became part of the B946 when the Tay road bridge was built, causing the A92 to be extended and the A914 (which later was swapped with the A92) to be rerouted to bypass Newport-on-Tay. A 1966 map lists the route as part of the A914 (a typo).
A955 Kirkcaldy Leven
A956 Bridge of Don, Aberdeen A90 at Cleanhill (near Maryculter) Includes King Street, Market Street and Wellington Road in Aberdeen; extended from Charlestown to Cleanhill in 2018 as part of AWPR
A957 Stonehaven Crathes Known as the Slug Road; formerly the B978 before it was upgraded.
A958 Ran from Muirdrum to Forfar; formerly the B963. Downgraded to the B9128 in the 1970s; the northernmost section is now part of the A932 Forfar relief road.
A959 Ran from Anstruther to Brownhills; formerly the B944. Downgraded to the B9131 in the 1970s.
A960 Kirkwall Deerness
A961 Kirkwall Burwick
A962 Broad Street, Kirkwall Junction Road, Kirkwall Great Britain's shortest "A road".
A963 Kirkwall Junction with A961
A964 Kirkwall Junction with A965
A965 Kirkwall Stromness
A966 Finstown Birsay
A967 Stromness Birsay
A968 Voe Haroldswick Includes two ferry crossings. Previously allocated to a road from Lerwick to Sumburgh; this became part of the A970 when the current route was created.
A969 Lerwick Lerwick Formerly continued west to Scalloway via what is now a spur of the A970.
A970 Sumburgh North Roe Spurs to Scalloway and Hillswick
A971 Tingwall Sandness Spur to Walls
A972 Dundee Dundee Formerly continued west to the A90 (now A85); this section became part of the A90 in the 1990s,[1] while the old route of the A90 in Dundee became an extension of the A85.
A973 Ran from Crathie to Potarch. Due to two Class I routes running parallel (the A973 paralleled the A93), it was downgraded before 1974 with much of the route becoming an extension of the B976 and the remainder a detached section of the B993.
A974 Ran from Ordie to Westhill, formerly the B974. Downgraded to the B9119 in the 1970s; the easternmost section is now part of the A944.
A975 A90 (Rashierieve nr Newburgh) Longhaven (A90) Aberdeen–Peterhead coastal route
A976 Ran from A907 to A823 in Dunfermline via Baldridgeburn, Mill Street, and Foundry Street; the Baldridgeburn section was downgraded to the B9155 and the rest declassified after 1973.
A977 Kincardine Bridge Kinross
A978 Ran from the A956 in Old Aberdeen via St. Machar Drive, Hilton Street, Westburn Drive, Argyll Place, Westfield Road, Craigie Loanings, Albert Street, Waverley Place, Victoria Street, Alford Place, and Ubion Street to the A9013 (now Holburn Street) in Holburn Junction. In 2020, the section along St. Machar Drive was redesignated as the B991 and the remainder was declassified due to the opening of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
A979 Ran from Oyne to Gartly. Downgraded in the 1970s (but before 1974) to the B9002.
A980 Alford, Aberdeenshire Banchory
A981 New Deer Fraserburgh Formerly continued to Inverurie via what is now the B9170.
A982 Peterhead, South A90 Junction Peterhead, North Road (A90) Former alignment of A90. Previously allocated to Telford Road from A90 to Ferry Road (then part of the A902) in Edinburgh; this became part of a rerouted A902, while the old route of A902 became the B9085.
A983 Ran from Falkland to southeast of Newburgh; originally the B936. Downgraded back to the B936 after 1974, possibly due to the opening of the M90.
A984 Coupar Angus Dunkeld
A985 Kincardine Inverkeithing Now incorporates the Kincardine Bridge.
A986 Finstown Twatt
A987 Ran from Kirkcaldy to west of Aberdour; formerly the B924. Downgraded to the B9157 in the late 1980s due to the opening of the new A92. Previously allocated to another road, probably in Perth, but it is unknown where that road was.
A988 Ran from A910 to A921 north of Kirkcaldy; formerly the B926. Downgraded to the B981 in the late 1980s due to the opening of the new A92. Previously allocated to another road, probably in Perth, but it is unknown where that road was.
A989 Perth Perth Perth Inner Ring Road, former sections of the A9, A85, A90, A94 and A920.
A990 Broadley Buckie
A991 Dundee Dundee Dundee Inner Ring Road
A992 Unused
A993 Bo'ness Muirhouses
A994 Dunfermline Cairneyhill, at Cairneyhill Roundabout
A995 - A996 Unused
A997 Ran from A9 to A91 north of Stirling Declassified in the early 1970s, but was upgraded to Class II status as the B998.
A998 - A999 Unused

Four-digit roads

Road From To Notes
A9000 South Queensferry North Queensferry New road created on 30 August 2017 as a renumbering of the A90 over the Forth Road Bridge as the Queensferry Crossing opened. A short section of original dual carriageway which carried the A90 from the current M90 southern extension can be seen between the eastern carriageway of the A9000 and the southbound slip onto the M90.
A9011 Ran from A92 via Ashgrove Road West to A978 (now unclassified Westburn Drive) in Stockethill. Declassified in 2020 due to the opening of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
A9012 Ran from A92 in Ashgrove via Rosehill Drive to A978 (now unclassified Hilton Street and Westburn Drive) in Northfield. Declassified in 2020 due to the opening of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
A9013 Ran from the A92 in Bridge of Dee via Holburn Street, Union Street, and King Street in Aberdeen to the A956. Declassified in 2020 due to the opening of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
A9103 Possible typo for the A9013.
A9119 Kingswells Aberdeen Renumbering of a portion of the B9119 in 2020 due to the opening of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Giles, Graeme (18 January 1994). "End of the road for the M85 motorway". Perthshire Advertiser. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ Brown, Graham. "A90 camera offences slump during pandemic but drivers still hitting 130-plus in speeding league of shame". The Courier. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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