A970 road explained

Country:	SCT
Type:	A
Route:	970
Header Type:	minor
Direction A:	North
Terminus A:	North Roe
Direction B:	South
Terminus B:	Sumburgh
Destinations:	Lerwick, Scalloway, Hillswick

The A970 is a single-carriageway road that runs from south to north of Mainland Shetland, Scotland.^{[1] [2] [3]} The road also spurs to Scalloway and North Roe.^[4]

The road crosses the end of a runway at Sumburgh Airport. The road is closed with barriers when flights are taking off or landing.

Notes and References

1. Web site: View: Sheet 2, Shetland Islands (North Mainland) – Ordnance Survey One-inch to the mile maps of Great Britain, Seventh Series, 1952-1961. National Library of Scotland. 2016-01-23. National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey.
2. Web site: View: Sheet 4, Shetland Islands (South Mainland) – Ordnance Survey One-inch to the mile maps of Great Britain, Seventh Series, 1952-1961. National Library of Scotland. 2016-01-23. National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey.
3. Web site: View: Sheet 1, Shetland Islands (Yell & Unst) – Ordnance Survey One-inch to the mile maps of Great Britain, Seventh Series, 1952-1961. National Library of Scotland. 2016-01-23. National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey.
4. Shetland – Mainland North West. 2007. Ordnance Survey. Southampton. South Sheet. 1:25000. A1. 9780319240052. 1043106388. Explorer Map 469.