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Swan House Roundabout (Newcastle-upon-Tyne)

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Swan House Roundabout
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Type  : Roundabout Interchange
Roads Joined  : A167(M), A167, A186
Location  : Newcastle upon Tyne
Junctions on the A167(M)

Barras Bridge

New Bridge Street Roundabout

Junctions on the A167

Aycliffe Interchange

Barras Bridge

Blind Lane Interchange

Busby Stoop Roundabout

Eighton Lodge Interchange

Kenton Bar

New Bridge Street Roundabout

Northgate Roundabout

Westerhope Interchange

Junctions on the A186

Denton Burn Interchange

East Denton Interchange

The Swan House Roundabout is so called as it used to be the location of the regional headquaters of British Telecom, called Swan House.

Situated in the middle of roundabout perched on top of the A167(M) central motorway in Newcastle, just north of the Tyne Bridge the buiding has changed names many times, and is now expensive flats and also hosts Metro radio.

The roundabout itself is a junction between the A167, A167(M), A186 and Pilgrim Street which itself is the old route of the A1 through Newcastle.

Routes

Route To Notes

A167(M)

North, West & Coast, Tynemouth, Jedburgh (A696), Morpeth (A1), Gosforth (B1318), Ashington (A189), Airport, Hexham (A69)

A167

The South, Gateshead

A186

Blaydon (A695), City (west), Station

A186

Riverside Route, Walker, Wallsend (A187), Quayside & Law Courts (B1600), Parking
Pilgrim St

A1(M)

North, West & Coast, Morpeth, Tynemouth, Jedburgh, Gosforth, Ashington (A189), Airport, Hexham (A69)

A6127(M)

North, West & Coast, Tynemouth, Jedburgh, Morpeth, Gosforth, Ashington (A189), Airport, Hexham (A69)

A1

The South, Gateshead

A6127

The South, Gateshead

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