| | Thurso - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) |
 | | The town lies at the northern extreme of the A9 road, the main highway linking Caithness with the south of the country, and is about 32 kilometres (20 miles) west of John O Groats. |
 | | In Thurso the A9 has junctions with two other classified roads, the A836 and the B874, and about 8 kilometres (5 miles) south of Thurso the A9 has a locally important junction with the A882 (ND156601 (http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/oscoor_a.htm?ND156601_region:GB_scale:25000)), which leads towards Wick. |
 | | From the A9 in central Thurso (ND116683 (http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/oscoor_a.htm?ND116683_region:GB_scale:25000)) the B874 leads generally south towards Halkirk. |
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