The A592 road is a major route running north–south through the English Lake District.

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A592
Route information
Length	34 mi (55 km)
Major junctions
North end	Penrith
Major intersections	M6 A66 A5091 A591 A5074 A590
South end	Newby Bridge
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Primary destinations	Penrith Windermere
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

Close

The road connects Penrith (54.6639°N 2.7524°W / 54.6639; -2.7524 (A592 road (northern end))), and junction 40 of the M6 motorway), with Staveley at the southern tip of the lake, Windermere, (54.2672°N 2.9669°W / 54.2672; -2.9669 (A592 road (northern end))), which is skirted by the A592 on its eastern bank; the road also follows the northern/western bank of Ullswater. It passes through Glenridding, Patterdale, the town of Windermere (where it crosses the A591 road), Bowness-on-Windermere and Storrs.

The total length is just under 34 miles (55 km), including a short concurrency with the A66 road to the west of the motorway junction.

The A592 crosses Kirkstone Pass with a summit at 454 metres (1,490 ft)^[1] and is frequently closed in winter.