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| Route information | |
Part of  E15 | |
| Length | 13 mi (21 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | Old Craighall |
| West end | South Gyle |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | Scotland |
| Primary destinations | Queensferry Crossing, Edinburgh, Musselburgh, Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| Road network | |
The Edinburgh City Bypass, designated as A720, is one of the most important trunk roads in Scotland. Circling around the south of Edinburgh, as the equivalent of a ring road for the coastal city, it links together the A1 towards north-east England, the A702 towards north-west England, the M8 through the Central Belt towards Glasgow, the A7 through south-east Scotland and north-west England as well as the A8 leading to the M9 for Stirling and the Queensferry Crossing.
The road is dual carriageway standard throughout, including emergency laybys and hard shoulders in areas. The road is classed as a special road in legal terms. Every motorway in the UK is termed a special road in that specific regulations govern its use. Not every special road is classed as a motorway and this bypass is one of those roads.
The A720 forms part of European route E15, which runs from Inverness, in northern Scotland, to Algeciras, in southern Spain. North of Gogar, the E15 runs towards the A90 and the Queensferry Crossing; and south of Old Craighall on the A1.