A846 road

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Scotland

The A846 is a road in Scotland. It runs over the two Hebridean islands of Islay and Jura and forms the main thoroughfare of both islands.

Course

The A846 starts at Ardbeg on the south coast Islay. It follows the coast west to Port Ellen. From there it runs north near the coast of Laggan Bay and Loch Indaal to Bowmore. In the northeast it then leads on to Bridgend, where the A847 the second major road Islay, which leads over Port Charlotte to Portnahaven branches. The A846 retains a rough north-easterly direction, eventually reaching about Bally Grant the Ferry Port Askaig. The road continues in Feolin on the opposite shore of Islay Sund on Jura. She follows it south and then north again to extend the shoreline of the island and eventually reached with Craig House the capital of the island. 23 km north ends the A846, with contributions from several more individual farms to.

Between Port Ellen and Port Askaig the A846 dual carriageway is expanded. All other sections are only performed one lane. With Port Ellen and Port Askaig, the road passes through the two ferry ports Islay, so that the entire freight and passenger to the Scottish mainland is handled by them. In Glenegedale it also binds to the Islay Airport. With Feolin the road ends at the only regularly operated the ferry landing on the island and is thus of major infrastructural importance. With Bowmore and Craig House, the main variety of both islands are situated on the A846.

City Transit of Bowmore

Road through Craig House