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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 35.5 mi[1] (57.1 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  A804 inCowcaddens,Glasgow | |||
| North end |  A84 inCallander | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Constituent country | Scotland | |||
| Council areas | Glasgow,East Dunbartonshire,Stirling | |||
| Primary destinations | Callander,Glasgow | |||
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TheA81 road is a major road in Scotland. It runs fromGlasgow toCallander viaWoodside andMaryhill within the city, as well asBearsden,Milngavie andStrathblane, a total of 30 miles (48 km).
The A81 has been ranked among the five most dangerous roads in Scotland based on serious and fatal accidents between 2007 and 2009, in proportion to volume of traffic.[2]
| Council area | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Glasgow | Cowcaddens | 0.0 | 0.0 |     A804 (Phoenix Road / Dobbie's Loan) / Garscube Road toM8 /M77 /M80 /A879 –Charing Cross,Port Dundas | Southern terminus |
| East Dunbartonshire | Bearsden | 3.9 | 6.3 |    A739 south /A809 north toA810 – Bearsden Cross,Drymen,Hardgate, Canniesburn Toll | To A810, Bearsden Cross, Drymen and Hardgate signed northbound only, A739 and Canniesburn Toll southbound only; northern terminus of A739; southern terminus of A809 |
| 4.6 | 7.4 | Roman Drive (A808 west) | Eastern terminus of A808 | ||
| Milngavie | 5.9 | 9.5 |  A807 east (Auchenhowie Road) –Torrance,Kirkintilloch | Information signed southbound only; western terminus of A807 | |
| Stirling | Strathblane | 10.2 | 16.4 |  A891 east (Campsie Road) –Campsie Glen,Lennoxtown | Western terminus of A891 |
| Killearn | 13.7 | 22.0 |  A875 north –Killearn,Balfron | Southern terminus of A875 | |
| Drymen– Balfron boundary | 19.0 | 30.6 |  A811 west (Stirling Road) to B858 –Erskine Bridge,Drymen,Balloch,Balmaha | Southern terminus of A811 concurrency | |
| Drymen– Balfron– Buchlyvie boundary | 19.1 | 30.7 | A811 east –Stirling | Northern terminus of A811 | |
| | 25.4 | 40.9 |  A821 north to B829 –Stronachlachar,Aberfoyle | Southern terminus of A821 | |
| Port of Menteith | 30.1 | 48.4 |  A873 east toA84 –Stirling | Western terminus of A873 | |
| Callander | 35.5 | 57.1 |  A84 (Main Street) / Cross Street toA85 –Crianlarich,Stirling | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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