A76 road

A76
Route information
Length	56.1 mi[1] (90.3 km)
Major junctions
North end	Kilmarnock 55°35′48″N 4°28′29″W / 55.5967°N 4.4748°W / 55.5967; -4.4748
Major intersections	A77 A71 A735 A719 A70 A702 A75 A780
South end	Dumfries 55°04′07″N 3°37′08″W / 55.0687°N 3.6189°W / 55.0687; -3.6189
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Primary destinations	Kilmarnock, Dumfries Irvine Glasgow Cumnock
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones
← A75 → A77

The A76 is a major trunk road in south west Scotland.

Starting at Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire, the A76 goes through or immediately by-passes Hurlford, Mauchline, Auchinleck, Cumnock, Pathhead and New Cumnock before entering Dumfries and Galloway and continuing through Kirkconnel, Sanquhar, Mennock, Enterkinfoot, Carronbridge, Thornhill, Closeburn, Kirkpatrick, Auldgirth and Holywood before terminating at Dumfries. For the majority of its length (the portion from New Cumnock to Dumfries) it follows the valley of the River Nith which also lends its name to the historic district of Nithsdale.