The A99

road A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation. There are many types o ...

is entirely within the former county of

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in the

Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally speaking, upland (or uplands) refers to ranges of hills, typically from up to while highland (or highlands) is ...

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. It runs generally north/northeast from the A9 at

Latheron Latheron () is a small village and civil parish in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland ...

Wick Wick most often refers to: * Capillary action ("wicking") ** Candle wick, the cord used in a candle or oil lamp ** Solder wick, a copper-braided wire used to desolder electronic contacts Wick or WICK may also refer to: Places and placename ...

and to the A836 at John o' Groats. It was part of the A9 until the A9 classification was transferred to what had been the A895-A882 link between Latheron and

Thurso Thurso (pronounced ; sco, Thursa, gd, Inbhir Theòrsa ) is a town and former burgh on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. Situated in the historical County of Caithness, it is the northernmost town on the island of Gr ...

. Between Latheron and Wick it follows, mostly, the route of one of

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's roads.

Towns, villages and junctions

The A99 runs through or near towns and villages listed below. Junctions listed are with other classified roads.

Road safety

In 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 European Road Assessment Programme (EuroRAP) is an international nonprofit (vzw) organisation registered in Belgium. It operates from Worting House, Basingstoke, Hampshire. In partnership with national motoring organisations and local autho ...

report.Highest risk road sections in each UK Government Office Region (2004–2006)

References

External links

EuroRAP GB Tracking Survey Results 2008Road Safety Foundation
{{DEFAULTSORT:9-0099 Roads in Scotland Transport in Highland (council area)