A685 road

Coordinates: 54°26′34″N 2°33′23″W / 54.4428°N 2.5564°W / 54.4428; -2.5564 (A685 road)
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A685 shield
A685
Major junctions
From
A66
ToBrough
54°31′28″N 2°19′08″W / 54.5244°N 2.3188°W / 54.5244; -2.3188 (A685 road (northeastern end))
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Road network

The A685 is a road in Cumbria, England, that runs 28 miles (45 km) from Kendal to Brough.

Route

Looking Eastwards on the top and western edge of Ash Fell Edge with the new A685 cutting. The old road can be seen on the right.

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

  1. ^ "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 / 54.4428; -2.5564 (A685 road)