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.jpg) A composite view of the Tollcross junction with the A702 | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 1.6 mi[1] (2.6 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| northwest end | New Town, Edinburgh 55°57′00″N3°12′26″W / 55.9501°N 3.2072°W /55.9501; -3.2072 |
| Major intersections |  A8 A702 A7 A701 |
| southeast end | Sciennes,Edinburgh 55°56′21″N3°10′47″W / 55.9391°N 3.1798°W /55.9391; -3.1798 |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Road network | |
TheA700 road is a short but important link skirting Edinburgh City Centre between theA8 andA7 roads.
The road begins at the West End junction at the terminus of the A8 and heads south then east comprising the streets ofLothian Road, Earl Grey Street, Brougham Street, Brougham Place, Melville Drive, Summerhall Place and West Preston Street. It ends at a crossroads where it meets the A7 andA701 roads.
The major junction along its route is atTollcross where it meetsLauriston Place, West Tollcross and the Home StreetA702 road. Itoverlaps for the length of Earl Grey Street with the A702, which diverges to the west onFountainbridge.
The northern section of the road is a designated aRed Route on which no stopping of vehicles is permitted in order to maintain traffic flow.[2]
The Melville Drive section is flanked to the north byThe Meadows, a large public park established in the 18th century. At each end of Melville Drive is a pair of stone pillars topped by a lion and aunicorn. The pair at the eastern end were built in 1881, gifted by the publishing and printing company ofThomas Nelson; the pair at the western end were built around 1886 bySir James Gowans.[3]
A roads in Zone 7 of theGreat Britain road numbering scheme | ||
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