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| Route information | |
| Length | 34 mi (55 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| North East end | M6 Junction 36 nr. Kendal 54°14′12″N 2°43′04″W / 54.2368°N 2.7179°W |
 A65 M6 A591 A6 A5074 A592 A5092 A5087 A595 | |
| South West end | Vickerstown, Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness 54°05′51″N 3°15′28″W / 54.0976°N 3.2578°W |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Primary destinations | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Road network | |
The A590 is a trunk road in southern Cumbria, in the north-west of England. It runs north-east to south-west from M6 junction 36, through the towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness to terminate at Biggar Bank on Walney Island.[1] The road is a mixture of dual carriageway and single carriageway, with the section east of Low Newton, Cumbria to the M6 being mainly dual. Further dual sections are south of Newby Bridge, south of Greenodd and south of Ulverston. The road is the main route for tourists entering the southern Lake District.[2] It has often humorously been described as "the longest cul-de-sac in the world".[3]
- ^ A590: M6 J36 (Crooklands) – Walney Island SABRE; retrieved 07-05-08
- ^ Destinations in Lake District Peninsulas Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Lake-district-peninsulas.co.uk; retrieved 07-05-08
- ^ Barrow boys are brought back to earth guardian.co.uk; retrieved 05-01-08