The A99 road is entirely within the former county of Caithness in the Highland of Scotland. It runs generally north/northeast from the A9 at Latheron to Wick and to the A836 at John o' Groats.[1] It was part of the A9 until the A9 classification was transferred to what had been the A895-A882 link between Latheron and Thurso. Between Latheron and Wick it follows, mostly, the route of one of Telford's roads.
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| South end | Latheron | |||
 A9 A836 A882 | ||||
| North end | John o' Groats | |||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Primary destinations | Inverness, Wick, John o' Groats | |||
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Towns, villages and junctions
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The A99 runs through or near towns and villages listed below. Junctions listed are with other classified roads.
| Places and junctions | Ordnance Survey grid references & notes |
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| Latheron, A9 | ND199335. From Latheron the A9 runs generally (1) south to Inverness, Perth and Falkirk, and (2) north to Thurso. |
| Thrumster | ND336452 |
| Wick, A882 | ND362506. From Wick the A882 runs west/northwest to the A9 in the Georgemas area. |
| Lochshell, B874 | ND353526. From Lochshell the B874 runs west to a crossroads with the A9 in the Georgemas area, then to Halkirk, and then north to the A9 in Thurso. |
| Reiss, B876 | ND333547. From Reiss the B876 runs northwest to the A836 at Castletown. |
| John o' Groats, A836 | ND380727. From John o' Groats the A836 runs generally west to Castletown, Thurso and Tongue and then south to Lairg and Bonar Bridge then the A9 near Tain. |
Road safety
editIn June 2008, the Road Safety Foundation announced that the most dangerous road in Scotland was the 27 km stretch of the A99 between the A9 at Latheron and Wick. With twelve fatal and serious casualty accidents in three years between 2004 and 2006, the road was one of only four roads in Great Britain rated as Black—the highest risk band—in the EuroRAP report.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Scothighlands – Drive from Inverness to John O'Groats". scothighlands.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ Highest risk road sections in each UK Government Office Region (2004–2006) Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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