County Durham
County Durham | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
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Primary Destinations | |||
Bishop Auckland • Consett • Darlington • Durham • Gateshead • Hartlepool • Stockton-on-Tees • South Shields • Sunderland • Teesside (part) • Tyne Tunnel | |||
Other Important Destinations | |||
Chester-le-Street • Washington | |||
Current Highway Authorities | |||
Darlington • Durham • Gateshead • Hartlepool • South Tyneside • Stockton-on-Tees • Sunderland | |||
Borders | |||
Cumberland • Northumberland • Westmorland • Yorkshire | |||
National Highways Roads | |||
A1 • A1(M) • A19 • A66 • A184 • A194(M) • A195(M) | |||
For other uses, see Durham (disambiguation).
County Durham is one of the traditional counties of North East England. It shares its name with its county town and so is usually referred to by County Durham, similar to the practice found in Ireland.
Geography & Economy
Durham has fairly obvious boundaries, running north-south between the River Derwent and River Tees and west-east between the Pennines and North Sea. As such the county is in two distinct halves: the fairly empty upland section in the west and the more built-up section in the east where the hills are less steep. The River Wear follows a very winding course across the middle of the county. Mining (of coal and lead) has taken place for so long to make it a traditional industry; although there are no deep mines left the annual Miners' Gala still takes place in Durham City each year. The county was a pioneer of the railway in the Stockton and Darlington Railway, part of which is still in use today. The Durham Coast is better known for industry rather than tourism, with Hartlepool and Sunderland still major ports. South Shields is the nearest the county gets to a resort.
Roads
As with geography, Durham's road network is in two parts: there is a good network of roads in the built-up east, whereas the west is poorly served. There are a few classified roads into the hills but the A689 along Weardale is the only Class I road; this does reach Killhope Cross on the border with Cumberland, which is the highest classified road in England. The Angel of the North, adjacent to Eighton Lodge Interchange on the A1, is a well-known landmark.
Durham County Council maintains non-trunk roads in the rural part of the county, whilst roads in the northeast are maintained by Gateshead and South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Councils and Sunderland City Council. The Tees Valley area in the southeast is shared between Darlington, Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Councils. National Highways maintain two north-south routes in the east of the county, the A1/A1(M) and A19, as well as a road linking the two in the north and in the south. Durham City inaugurated a Congestion Charge in 2002, making it the first place in the country to do so. Unlike the much better known example in London this is little more than a toll road but it is still enforced using ANPR.
Route | From | To | Length | |
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M100 | South Mimms | Pelaw | 256 miles | View |
A1(M) | South Mimms | Washington | 122 miles | View |
A185(M) | Birtley | White Mare Pool | 3.5 miles | View |
A194(M) | Birtley | White Mare Pool | 3.5 miles | View |
A195(M) | Vigo | Lambton | 0.6 miles | View |
A1231(M) | Vigo | Lambton | 0.6 miles | View |
A1 | London | Edinburgh | 396 miles | View |
A19 | Doncaster | Seaton Burn | 124 miles | View |
A66 | Workington | Grangetown | 115 miles | View |
A67 | Bowes | Crathorne | 34.1 miles | View |
A68 | Dalkeith | Darlington | 128 miles | View |
A108 | Seaham | Seaton Burn | 21 miles | View |
A135 | Egglescliffe | Stockton on Tees | 4.0 miles | View |
A139 | Stockton on Tees | Billingham | 1.7 miles | View |
A167 | Topcliffe | Kenton Bar | 65.6 miles | View |
A176 | Stockton on Tees | Middlesbrough | 4.0 miles | View |
A177 | Durham | Stockton on Tees | 21.7 miles | View |
A178 | Middlesbrough | Hartlepool | 9.3 miles | View |
A179 | Hartlepool | Sheraton | 5.4 miles | View |
A180 | Shincliffe | Sherburn | 1.3 miles | View |
A180 | Easington | Tees Bay | 14.0 miles | View |
A181 | Durham | Castle Eden | 9.0 miles | View |
A182 | Washington | Seaham | 17.5 miles | View |
A183 | Chester-le-Street | South Shields | 18.2 miles | View |
A184 | Dunston | Sunderland | 11.3 miles | View |
A185 | Heworth | Tyne Dock | 5.2 miles | View |
A189 | Gateshead | Ashington | 20.7 miles | View |
A194 | Wardley | South Shields | 5.0 miles | View |
A195 | Lambton | Wardley | 6.2 miles | View |
A613 | Birtley | Blaydon | 6.5 miles | View |
A687 | Scotch Corner | Darlington | 7 miles | View |
A688 | Barnard Castle | Byers Garth | 24.8 miles | View |
A689 | Newby, Carlisle | Hartlepool | 93.6 miles | View |
A690 | Crook | Sunderland | 22.2 miles | View |
A691 | Durham | Shotley Bridge | 13.9 miles | View |
A692 | Castleside | Lobley Hill, Gateshead | 13.6 miles | View |
A693 | Chester-le-Street | Leadgate | 10.1 miles | View |
A694 | Scotswood | Shotley Bridge | 11.1 miles | View |
A695 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Hexham | 21.7 miles | View |
A1018 | Seaton | South Shields | 12.5 miles | View |
A1027 | Hartburn | Billingham | 5.5 miles | View |
A1032 | Hemlington | Portrack | 4.0 miles | View |
A1046 | Stockton-on-Tees | Port Clarence | 4.4 miles | View |
A1047 | Northgate | Haughton Road | 0.1 miles | View |
A1048 | Marina Way | West View Road | 0.46 miles | View |
A1049 | West View | Hartlepool Headland | 2.6 miles | View |
A1050 | Farewell Hall | Durham | 1.6 miles | View |
A1051 | Hallgarth Street | Crossgate | 1.1 miles | View |
A1052 | Houghton Gate | Houghton-le-Spring | 2.9 miles | View |
A1053 | Newcastle Road | Chester Road | 0.4 miles | View |
A1054 | Seaton | Seaham Harbour | 1.4 miles | View |
A1055 | Laverick Hall | Tyne Dock | 3.4 miles | View |
A1056 | High Street, Jarrow | Tyne Ferry | 0.4 miles | View |
A1086 | West View, Hartlepool | Easington | 7.5 miles | View |
A1114 | Teams | Blaydon | 2.9 miles | View |
A1130 | Stockton-on-Tees | Acklam | 2.5 miles | View |
A1150 | Harrowgate Hill | Little Burdon | 2.1 miles | View |
A1157 | Grange Road | Woodland Road | 1.0 mile | View |
A1185 | Wolviston | Seal Sands | 3.7 miles | View |
A1191 | Dairy Lane Estate | Rye Hill | View | |
A1231 | Birtley | Sunderland | 9.6 miles | View |
A1290 | Albany | Monkwearmouth | 5.0 miles | View |
A1300 | Simonside | Marsden Bay | 3.7 miles | View |
A1305 | Stockton-on-Tees | Stockton-on-Tees | 2.2 miles | View |
A6067 | Annfield Plain | Flint Hill | 2.3 miles | View |
A6072 | Heighington | Tindale Crescent | 6.1 miles | View |
A6073 | Bishop Auckland | High Etherley | 3.4 miles | View |
A6074 | Bishop Auckland | Croxdale | 6.6 miles | View |
A6075 | Castleside | Leadgate | 3.1 miles | View |
A6076 | Lanchester | Sunniside | 8.0 miles | View |
A6077 | Stanley | Hobson | 2.1 miles | View |
A6081 | Gateshead | Blaydon | 5.0 miles | View |
A6082 | Gateshead | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 1.3 miles | View |
A6083 | Teams | Gateshead | 1.1 miles | View |
A6084 | West Street, Gateshead | Bensham Road, Gateshead | 0.3 miles | View |
A6115 | West Denton roundabout | White Mare Pool roundabout | 8.0 miles | View |
A6125 | Gateshead | Seaton Burn | 10.2 miles | View |
A6126 | Gateshead | Newcastle upon Tyne | 0.8 miles | View |
A6127 | Chester-le-Street | Blakelaw, Newcastle upon Tyne | 12.6 miles | View |
A6171 | High Street | Prince Consort Road | 0.2 miles | View |
B601 | Lobley Hill | Gateshead | 1.7 miles | View |
B1198 | Shincliffe | Sherburn | 1.3 miles | View |
B1256 | Harrowgate Hill | Haughton le Skerne | 1.4 miles | View |
B1260 | Rainton Bridge | Houghton New Town | 1.1 miles | View |
B1273 | Darlington | Egglescliffe | 9.2 miles | View |
B1274 | Durham Road | Norton Road | 2.0 miles | View |
B1275 | Billingham | Haverton Hill | 2.2 miles | View |
B1276 | Owton Manor | Seaton Carew | 1.4 miles | View |
B1277 | Hartlepool | Graythorp | 3.7 miles | View |
B1278 | Sedgefield bypass | Wheatley Hill | 5.8 miles | View |
B1279 | Thornley | Wheatley Hill (E) | 2.9 miles | View |
B1280 | Sheraton | South Hetton | 9.7 miles | View |
B1281 | Castle Eden By Pass | Blackhall Colliery | 3.2 miles | View |
B1282 | Quarryheads Lane | South Road | 0.4 miles | View |
B1283 | West Sherburn | Horden | 10.5 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 |
B1289 | Springwell | Monkwearmouth | 7.9 miles | View |
B1290 | Southwick | Sunderland | 1.5 miles | View |
B1291 | Southwick | Whitburn Bay | 2.0 miles | View |
B1292 | North Bridge Street | Dame Dorothy Street | 0.6 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 |
B1295 | Low Eighton | Wrekenton | 1.0 mile | View |
B1295 | Chester Road | Ryhope Road | 0.6 miles | View |
B1296 | Low Eighton | Gateshead | 4.1 miles | View |
B1296 | Gateshead | Heworth | 1.9 miles | View |
B1297 | Hebburn | Jarrow | 3.2 miles | View |
B1298 | West Boldon | South Shields | 5.0 miles | View |
B1299 | East Boldon | Whitburn | 3.0 miles | View |
B1300 | Chichester | Westoe | 0.3 miles | View |
B1300 | Tyne Dock | Marsden | 2.7 miles | View |
B1301 | South Shields | Marsden | 2.8 miles | View |
B1302 | Stanhope Road | Jarrow Road | 0.4 miles | View |
B1303 | Ocean Road | Crossgate | 1.2 miles | View |
B1306 | Fellgate | Hebburn | 1.0 mile | View |
B1306 | Hebburn | Hebburn Colliery | 0.4 miles | View |
B1307 | Askew Road | Jesmond Road | 2.5 miles | View |
B1320 | Peterlee | Horden | 2.0 miles | View |
B1344 | Sea Road | Ferry Street | 1.5 miles | View |
B1376 | Raby Road | Marina Way | 0.3 miles | View |
B1404 | Houghton le Spring | Seaham | 5.1 miles | View |
B1405 | Pallion | Grangetown | 5.8 miles | View |
B1426 | Lobley Hill | Heworth | 4.2 miles | View |
B1432 | Cold Hesledon | Little Thorpe | 3.0 miles | View |
B1516 | Fellgate | Jarrow | 1.4 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 |
B6168 | Flint Hill | Annfield Plain | 2.8 miles | View |
B6173 | Pickering Nook | Stanley | 2.2 miles | View |
B6274 | Staindrop | Richmond | 14.4 miles | View |
B6275 | Barton Interchange | Royal Oak | 10.3 miles | View |
B6277 | Alston | Cross Lanes | 32.9 miles | View |
B6278 | Barnard Castle | Shotley Bridge | 30.4 miles | View |
B6279 | Eggleston(SE) | South Burdon | 21.9 miles | View |
B6280 | Cockerton | Morton Park | 4.5 miles | View |
B6281 | Mickleton(E) | Egglestone | 1.5 miles | View |
B6282 | Middleton in Teesdale | Shildon | 22.7 miles | View |
B6283 | Bishop Auckland | Shildon | 1.9 miles | View |
B6284 | Etherley Dene | Newton Cap | 1.2 miles | View |
B6285 | Bishop Auckland | South Church | 1.0 mile | View |
B6286 | Willington | Toronto | 3.3 miles | View |
B6287 | Coundongate | Ferryhill | 4.8 miles | View |
B6288 | Kirk Merrington | Croxdale | 3.7 miles | View |
B6289 | Spennymoor | Kirk Merrington | 1.1 miles | View |
B6290 | Picktree Lane | Blind Lane | 0.46 miles | View |
B6290 | Low Spennymoor | Tudhoe | 0.7 miles | View |
B6291 | Bowburn | Thornley | 4.4 miles | View |
B6293 | Alston | Black Hall | 29.4 miles | View |
B6295 | Langley | Copthill | 15.1 miles | View |
B6296 | Wolsingham | Lanchester | 9.2 miles | View |
B6297 | Wolsingham (N) | Tow Law | 1.9 miles | View |
B6298 | Stanley Crook | Crook | 2.5 miles | View |
B6299 | Tow Law | Willington | 4.6 miles | View |
B6300 | Brandon | Sunderland Bridge | 1.9 miles | View |
B6301 | Tow Law | Lanchester | 6.7 miles | View |
B6302 | Cornsay Colliery | Durham | 6.3 miles | View |
B6306 | Hexham | Edmundbyers | 14.7 miles | View |
B6308 | Medomsley | Consett Bypass | 2.5 miles | View |
B6309 | Belsay (NW) | Leadgate | 23.5 miles | View |
B6310 | Shotley Bridge | Burnopfield | 6.5 miles | View |
B6311 | Tantobie | Dipton | 1.2 miles | View |
B6312 | Plawsworth | Witton Gilbert | 2.8 miles | View |
B6313 | Craghead | Chester-le-Street | 4.4 miles | View |
B6314 | Rowlands Gill | Burnopfield | 1.3 miles | View |
B6315 | Ryton | Rowlands Gill | 5.2 miles | View |
B6316 | Whickham | Sunniside | 1.5 miles | View |
B6317 | Lobley Hill | Crawcrook | 8.0 miles | View |
B6322 | Medomsley Road | Durham Road | 0.82 miles | View |
B6395 | Mickley | Prudhoe Bypass | 2.4 miles | View |
B6443 | Newton Aycliffe | Aycliffe Industrial Estate | 1.9 miles | View |
B6444 | Aycliffe | Heighington | 2.4 miles | View |
B6532 | Stanley | Durham | 7.7 miles | View |
T1 | London | Scrabster | View | |
T24 | Penrith | Middlesbrough | View | |
T25 | Carlisle | Sunderland | View | |
T68 | East of Snaith | Sunderland | View |
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