A590 road

The A590 is a trunk road in southern Cumbria, in the north-west of England. It runs north-east to south-west from junction 36 of the M6 motorway, through the towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness to terminate at on Walney Island. The road is a mixture of dual carriageway and single carriageway, with the section east of Low Newton to the M6 being mainly dual. Further dual sections are south of Newby Bridge, south of Greenodd and south of Ulverston. The road is the main route for tourists entering the southern Lake District. It has often humorously been described as "the longest cul-de-sac in the world".