This was upgraded to the A981 in the early 1930s; the portion south of New Deer is now part of the B9170.
A portion along Commercial Road in Old Meldrum was renumbered to the A920, but is now unclassified after the A920 was rerouted.
Also used in Inverness, connecting the Longman Industrial Estate to the B9161.
The number only appeared on a 1986 OS map as well as on a sign.
The number on the sign was a typo, and it should have read B9146.