A1018 road
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The A1018 is a road in North East England. It runs between South Shields, at the mouth of the River Tyne, and the A19 near Seaham, County Durham. Most of the route it follows is the old alignment of the A19, before it by-passed Sunderland to meet the Tyne Tunnel.
Route
South Tyneside section
The road begins in the centre of South Shields, at
Sunderland section
As the A1018 enters the City of Sunderland from the north, it is known as Shields Road, which then becomes Newcastle Road. This long straight section passes through the Boldons, Fulwell and Monkwearmouth towards the River Wear.
Newcastle Road ends at a large roundabout. The road runs along Roker Avenue and then Church Street North. At this point, the A1018 merges with the A183 road and become Dame Dorothy Street which crosses the Wearmouth Bridge into the Sunderland city centre.
On the south side of the Wear, the A1018 heads east toward
Sunderland Southern Radial Route
The Southern Radial Route provides a fast and direct route from the south of
The former route of the A1018, Ryhope Road, was renumbered to the B1522 and will be converted to a
References
- ^ "£750,000 to cure major road chaos". Sunderland Echo. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
External links
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