A720 road
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The A720 road, also known as the Edinburgh City Bypass, is a major dual carriageway that forms a partial ring road around the south of Edinburgh, helping to divert through-traffic away from the city centre.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bypass
ⓘ
dual carriageway ⓘ road ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Edinburgh City Bypass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bypasses | southern suburbs of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| category |
Roads in Scotland
ⓘ
Transport in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| connects |
A1 road at Old Craighall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M8 motorway at Hermiston Gait ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| forms | partial ring road around the south of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| function | diverts through-traffic away from Edinburgh city centre ⓘ |
| hasCarriageway |
eastbound carriageway
ⓘ
westbound carriageway ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
A1 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A68 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A7 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A702 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A703 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A71 road ⓘ A772 road NERFINISHED ⓘ M8 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ M9 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | two lanes in each direction on most sections ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | 70 mph in most sections ⓘ |
| hasStructure | grade-separated junctions ⓘ |
| isPartiallyLimitedBy | congestion at peak times ⓘ |
| isSignedAs | Edinburgh City Bypass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Transport Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1980s ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish trunk road network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Dreghorn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edinburgh city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Gogar NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermiston NERFINISHED ⓘ Lothianburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Millerhill NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Craighall NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriffhall NERFINISHED ⓘ Straiton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide a bypass for through-traffic around Edinburgh ⓘ |
| region | Lothian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadNumber | A720 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadSurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| roadType | dual carriageway ⓘ |
| role | key orbital route for Edinburgh ⓘ |
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