A972 road
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The A972 is a major road in Dundee
, Scotland
. It forms part of the dual carriageway
known as the 'Kingsway', that runs through the northern part of Dundee. Its main function is to link the A90 road
with the A92
.
At its western end, the A972 joins with the A90
at its Forfar road junction. Running eastward 0.5 km, the road meets with Pitkerro Road, then after a further 0.8 km, with the Mid Craigie Road roundabout. After a further 0.4 km, the road ends at the Scott Fyffe Circle (roundabout), where it meets the A92
.
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It forms part of the dual carriageway
Dual carriageway
A dual carriageway is a class of highway with two carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation...
known as the 'Kingsway', that runs through the northern part of Dundee. Its main function is to link the A90 road
A90 road
The A90 road is a major north to south road in eastern Scotland, running from Edinburgh to Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire.From Edinburgh, it travels west and over the Forth Road Bridge, before turning into the M90 motorway. At Perth, the M90 again becomes the A90, now running north east to Dundee...
with the A92
A92 road
The A92 is a major road in Fife and Angus, Scotland. It runs from Dunfermline to Stonehaven.Starting at its junction with the M90 motorway near Dunfermline, it runs north east past Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly, Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes, Ladybank and Newport-on-Tay...
.
At its western end, the A972 joins with the A90
A90 road
The A90 road is a major north to south road in eastern Scotland, running from Edinburgh to Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire.From Edinburgh, it travels west and over the Forth Road Bridge, before turning into the M90 motorway. At Perth, the M90 again becomes the A90, now running north east to Dundee...
at its Forfar road junction. Running eastward 0.5 km, the road meets with Pitkerro Road, then after a further 0.8 km, with the Mid Craigie Road roundabout. After a further 0.4 km, the road ends at the Scott Fyffe Circle (roundabout), where it meets the A92
A92 road
The A92 is a major road in Fife and Angus, Scotland. It runs from Dunfermline to Stonehaven.Starting at its junction with the M90 motorway near Dunfermline, it runs north east past Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly, Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes, Ladybank and Newport-on-Tay...
.