A685 road
Appearance
A685 | |
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Major junctions | |
From | A66 |
To | Brough 54°31′28″N 2°19′08″W / 54.5244°N 2.3188°W |
Location | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Road network | |
The A685 is a road in Cumbria, England, that runs 28 miles (45 km) from Kendal to Brough.
Route
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Cutting_through_Ash_Fell_Edge_on_A685.jpg/220px-Cutting_through_Ash_Fell_Edge_on_A685.jpg)
The A685 begins in Kendal town centre off the
South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway
.
The section from Tebay to Kirkby Stephen is banned to HGVs because of height and weight restrictions;[1] HGVs have to go up to Penrith and then come south on the A66.
References
- ^ "Northern Trans-Pennine Routes Strategic Study Stage 3 Report" (PDF). Department for Transport. p. 24. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
External links
54°26′34″N 2°33′23″W / 54.4428°N 2.5564°W