A99 road
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The A99 road is entirely within the county of Caithness in the Highland of Scotland. It runs generally north/northeast from the A9 at Latheron to Wick and to the A836 at John O Groats. It was part of the A9 until the A9 classification was transferred to what had been the A895-A882 link between Latheron and Thurso. Between Latheron and Wick its follows, mostly, the route of one of Telford's roads.
Towns, villages and junctions
The A99 runs through or near towns and villages listed below. Junctions listed are with other classified roads.
| Places and junctions | Ordnance Survey grid references and other notes |
| Latheron, A9 | Inverness, Perth and Falkirk, and (2) north to Thurso. |
| Thrumster | |
| Wick, A882 | A9 in the Georgemas area. |
| Lochshell, B874 | A9 in the Georgemas area, then to Halkirk, and then north to the A9 in Thurso. |
| Reiss, B876 | A836 at Castletown. |
| John O Groats, A836 | Castletown, Thurso and Tongue and then south to Lairg and the A9 near Tain. |
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