B9077 (Shetland)

This article is about the original B9077 on Shetland.
For the current B9077 heading inland from Aberdeen, see B9077.

The original road numbered B9077 existed in the north of Shetland Mainland.

A bypassed section of the A968 (former B9077)

The route left the A970 at Hillside and headed north through the hills before dropping back to the coast and running alongside Dales Voe and Firths Voe into Mossbank. After going through the village it ended at the pier, the original departure point of the ferry to Yell.

Unlike some other roads in Shetland which were renumbered in the 1920s, the B9077 number lasted some time. However, the route finally disappeared after World War II, in c1949 with the inauguration of the A968 across northern Shetland. At first the A968 took over all of the former B9077 route, but the section through Mossbank was quickly declassified as the ferry departure point was moved to nearby Toft before 1961.

The 1922 MOT Road List defines this route as: Hillside - Mossbank