Highest road in Scotland: Bealach Na Ba (Pass of the Cattle), from Tornapress to Applecross.

Longest major road in Scotland: A9 (M9 Perth — Scrabster)

First motorway in Scotland: The M8. Construction began in 1964.

Motorways

M8 (Edinburgh—Glasgow),
M9 (Edinburgh—Bridge of Allan),
M73 (M74 Glasgow—A80 Moodiesburn)
M74 (Glasgow—Gretna)
M77 (M8 Glasgow—A77 East Renfrewshire)
M80 (M8 Glasgow—A80 Garnkirk)
M876 (M9-A80 Longcroft)
M898 (M8 Glasgow—A898 Erskine Bridge)
M90 (lnverkeithing—Perth)

Dangerous Roads

According to a survey carried out in 2002 by the European Road Assessment Program, supported by the AA (Britain) Foundation for Safety Research, the A889 near Dalwhinnie is the most dangerous stretch of road in the UK. According to calculations based on motor vehicle accident statistics, the seven most dangerous roads in Scotland were listed in the following order:

1 A889 near Dalwhinnie (A86—A9)
2 A99 (A9 Latheron—Wick)
3 A82 (Tyndrum—Tarbert)
4 A86 (Spean Bridge—A9 Kingussie)
5 A70 (Cumnock-Ayr)
6 A952 (A90 Birness—A90 Loomay)
7 A85 (A82—Oban)