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A939 road

Coordinates: 57°15′46″N 3°30′41″W / 57.2628°N 3.51134°W / 57.2628; -3.51134
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A939
Major junctions
FromNairn
Major intersections A96
A940
A95
A944
A93
ToBallater
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryScotland
Road network

The A939 is a road in Scotland, connecting the A96 at Nairn on the Moray coast with the A95 Grantown-on-Spey. It then continues to the A93 at Ballater by way of the Grampian Mountains, passing Tomintoul and the Lecht Ski Centre.[1]

This road passes over four summits:

  1. at Dava Moor 1053 ft (321m),
  2. west of Bridge of Brown 1436 ft (438m),
  3. at the Lecht Ski Centre 2090 ft (637m),
  4. at the Gairnshiel Summit 1836 ft (550m).

On the old A939, now redesignated the B976 between Gairnshiel Bridge and Crathie, the road reaches 1568 ft (478m). The A939 is sometimes the first road in Great Britain closed due to snowfall between Cock Bridge and Tomintoul.

References

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  1. ^ Hempseed, Ross (16 September 2023). "'Serious damage' to Dava bridge cause weekend-long road closure". Press and Journal. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
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57°15′46″N 3°30′41″W / 57.2628°N 3.51134°W / 57.2628; -3.51134