The A82 is a trunk road in Scotland, and is the principal route from Lowland Scotland to the western Scottish Highlands, running from Glasgow to Inverness. It is also the second longest primary A-road in Scotland after the A9. A63(T) trunk road A trunk road, trunk highway, or strategic road is a major road—usually connecting one or more cities, ports, airports, etc. ... This article is about the country. ... Lowland-Highland divide Highland Sign with welcome in English and Gaelic The Scottish Highlands (A Ghàidhealtachd in Gaelic) include the rugged and mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... This article is about the city in Scotland. ... The A9 north of Brora The A9 is a major road running from the Falkirk area in the south of Scotland to Thurso in the far north, via Stirling, Bridge of Allan, Perth and Inverness. ...

Route

The A82 begins in the St. Georges Cross area of Central Glasgow, before threading through the city's West End. Glasgow's "Boulevard" (officially known as Great Western Road), is in fact the urban section of the A82. As the road cuts through the north west of the city, it passes through Kelvinside, Anniesland, Blairdardie, Clydebank and Dumbarton before turning north to head up the western shore of Loch Lomond. At Tarbet in Dunbartonshire it splits, leaving the A83 to continue to the west. The A83 passes through the similarly named Tarbert in Argyll before eventually arriving at Campbeltown, its ultimate destination. Kelvinside is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... Anniesland is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... Blairdardie is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... Clydebank (Bruach Chluaidh in Gaelic) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, lying on the north bank of the river Clyde. ... Dumbarton (Dùn Breatainn in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh in Scotland, lying on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ... For other uses, see Loch Lomond (disambiguation). ... Tarbet is a village in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. ... Dunbartonshire is one of the Traditional counties of Scotland, in that part of the country formerly called Lennox (which was a title of nobility). ... The A83 is a major road in Scotland, running from Tarbet on the western shore of Loch Lomond, where it splits from the A82, to Campbeltown at the sourthern end of the Kintyre peninsula. ... Tarbert is a fishing village at the head of East Loch Tarbert, an arm of the sea on the west shore of the mouth of Loch Fyne, Argyllshire, Scotland, at . ... Argyll, archaically Argyle (Airthir-Ghaidheal in Gaelic, translated as [the] East Gael, or [the] East Irish), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a traditional county of Scotland. ... The Royal Burgh of Campbeltown is a burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. ...

From Tarbet, the A82 then leads through Crianlarich and Tyndrum, where it splits again. The A85 continues west to Oban. Crianlarich is a village in Stirling, Scotland. ... Tyndrum (Taigh an Droma in Gaelic) is a small village in Scotland. ... The A85 is a major road in Scotland. ... For other uses, see Oban (disambiguation). ...

The A82 continues north and passes the western fringes of Rannoch Moor and through the spectacular Glen Coe. The road then crosses Loch Leven and runs along the side Loch Linnhe to Fort William. From Fort William it follows the line of the Great Glen (through which the Caledonian Canal also runs) northeast through Fort Augustus and up the western shore of Loch Ness before ending at a junction with the A9 in Inverness. Rannoch Moor is a large expanse of around 30 square miles (78 km²) of boggy moorland to the west of Loch Rannoch, in the Watsonian Vice County of Mid Perth and the County of Perthshire, in Scotland. ... Glen Coe is a glen in the Highlands of Scotland. ... Loch Leven is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. ... Loch Linnhe is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. ... // Fort William (Scots Gaelic: An Gearasdan, The Garrison) is the largest town in the west highlands of Scotland. ... The Great Glen, also known as Glen Albyn or Glen Mor is a series of valleys in Scotland running 100 kilometres from Inverness on the Moray Firth to Fort William at the head of Loch Linnhe. ... The Caledonian Canal in Scotland connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast near Fort William. ... Fort Augustus is a settlement in the Scottish Highlands, at the south west end of Loch Ness. ... This article is about the body of water in Scotland. ... The A9 north of Brora The A9 is a major road running from the Falkirk area in the south of Scotland to Thurso in the far north, via Stirling, Bridge of Allan, Perth and Inverness. ... This article is about the city in Scotland. ...

The A82 over Rannoch Moor was built in the 1930's using unemployed labour, in an attempt to provide work.

Some statistics seem to indicate that the A82 between Tarbet and Tyndrum is the third most dangerous road in Scotland.[1] While the high level of accidents on some roads is open to debate, the cause on this stretch of the A82 is fairly evident. The road follows the edge of Loch Lomond and is frequently narrow with many hairpin bends. Drivers unfamiliar with the road often do not realise that they cannot share these bends with any vehicle larger than their own.^{[citation needed]} Because this is a major tourist route, there is no shortage of drivers unfamiliar with the road, and large vehicles such as coaches to share it with. Unfortunately, the road is squeezed between railway and loch, with hill sides rising steeply. Any improvement of the road will therefore be costly, and may lead to objections on environmental grounds.^{[citation needed]}

Destinations along A82

• Laggan Dam

Laggan Dam is a dam located on the River Spean south west of Loch Laggan in the Scottish Highlands. ...

External links

• Road to Nowhere: A82