Sunderland Council

Sunderland City Council is the Highway Authority for all roads in the City of Sunderland district, with the exception of Trunk Roads which are managed by National Highways.

It lies entirely within the historic county of County Durham.

Primary Destinations

The following Primary Destinations are within the boundaries of the council area:

• Sunderland

Trunk Roads

The following roads that run through the council area are at least partially Trunk Roads, and therefore managed by National Highways:

• A1(M)
• A194(M)
• A195(M)
• A19

Principal and Classified Numbered Roads

The following is a list of A and B classified roads that are at least partially managed by the authority:

Route	From	To	Length
A182	Washington	Seaham	17.5 miles	View
A183	Chester-le-Street	South Shields	18.2 miles	View
A184	Dunston	Sunderland	11.3 miles	View
A195	Lambton	Wardley	6.2 miles	View
A690	Crook	Sunderland	22.2 miles	View
A1018	Seaton	South Shields	12.5 miles	View
A1052	Houghton Gate	Houghton-le-Spring	2.9 miles	View
A1231	Birtley	Sunderland	9.6 miles	View
A1290	Albany	Monkwearmouth	5.0 miles	View
B1260	Rainton Bridge	Houghton New Town	1.1 miles	View
B1284	Chester le Street	Hetton le Hole	5.8 miles	View
B1285	Hetton le Hole	Seaham Grange	6.1 miles	View
B1286	New Herrington	Ryhope	7.7 miles	View
B1287	Ryhope	Dalton-le-Dale	4.4 miles	View
B1288	Birtley	Wardley	5.6 miles	View
B1291	Southwick	Whitburn Bay	2.0 miles	View
B1293	West Wear Street, Sunderland	Barrack Street, Sunderland	0.46 miles	View
B1294	Park Road, Sunderland	Sans Street, Sunderland	0.46 miles	View
B1404	Houghton le Spring	Seaham	5.1 miles	View
B1405	Pallion	Grangetown	5.8 miles	View
B1519	Bournmoor	Shiney Row	0.7 miles	View
B1522	Ryhope	Sunderland	3.0 miles	View
B1539	Low Southwick	Millfield	0.4 miles	View

Classified Unnumbered (Class III) Roads

Main Article: Sunderland Council (Class III roads)

For their Class III road network, Sunderland City Council use "C" prefixes.

Junctions

Main Article: Sunderland Council (Junctions)

Bridges, Tunnels, and other Crossings

Main Article: Sunderland Council (Crossings)

Links

• Sunderland City Council