A19 road
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The A19 is a major road
in England
running approximately parallel to and east of the A1 road, although the two roads meet at the northern end of the A19, the two roads originally met at the southern end of the A19 in Doncaster but the old route of the A1 was changed to the A638. From Sunderland northwards, the route was formerly the A108. In the past the route was known as the East of Snaith-York-Thirsk-Stockton-on-Tees-Sunderland Trunk Road. Most traffic joins the A19, heading for Teesside
, from the A168
at Dishforth
Interchange.
, which it follows through Selby and York, through the suburb of Bentley passing the Shell
Bentley Service Station, St Peter's church and the Druid's Arms and out into the countryside to the north of the urban area. It then passes the Pavilion exhibition centre.
Much of the course of the southern section of the A19 runs through the old Yorkshire
coalfield
, with evidence of old slag-heaps and colliery buildings. It passes through Toll Bar
and the primary school. It passes through Askern
, a former mining village. It meets the B1220 for Carcroft
and goes through Owston
, passing the Owston Park Lodge. Here it passes the Askern Hotel, Red Lion Hotel and Askern Service Station and goes over a level crossing. There is also a boating lake, St Peter's church and a greyhound stadium. There is a left turn for Norton
. There are some long straights north of here, and the surrounds are mostly flat as the road heads towards the M62
. It enters North Yorkshire
and the district of Selby
where it crosses the River Went
near Walden Stubbs. There are some crossroads at Balne Moor, and it passes through Whitley Thorpe and Whitley
and the George & Dragon. It meets the M62
at junction 34.
From the M62, the village of Eggborough
has been bypassed in recent years, with the new road travelling from this roundabout to near the power station to the right (there are three power stations in a row at this point, running west-east: Ferrybridge
, Eggborough
, and Drax
, with its enormous chimney, to the east). Close by is Whitley Bridge and the A19 then meets the A645 at a roundabout and its previous alignment to the north of the village, before travelling through Chapel Haddlesey where it crosses the River Aire
and the small village of Burn
, west of the former RAF Burn
, where it crosses the Selby Canal
, then before Brayton, it joins the A63. The £44m six mile A63 Selby bypass, to the south of the town opened on June 11 2004. Before this happened, all the traffic, headed straight towards the centre of Selby, over a level-crossing and on to a busy traffic-light junction with the A63
from Leeds
. The A19 took the major of the concurrency through the town centre, whilst crossing the old toll bridge
and heading on north towards York
. The road is still the A19 through Selby, but the bypass is the A63. However, north-bound traffic follows the A63.
(Howden
) and A163 (Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
). The A63 and A19 meet at a roundabout near a large pickle factory. It heads towards Riccall
where the road is much straighter after the bypass; it is following what was the East Coast Main Line
before the Selby Diversion
was built. Where the road leaves the old railway, the Trans Pennine Trail
follows along the old track. At Escrick
, it enters the Vale of York, and passes the BP York Road Garage, the Parsonage Hotel and the church of St Helen. Next is Deighton
, passing the White Swan Inn, then it heads towards Crockey Hill. It meets the A64 near the headquarters of Persimmon plc
.
The York Northern By-Pass as the A1237 is a substitute for the A19 through York – this road is poorly engineered and has frequent roundabouts. The A19 still goes through York, beginning with the Fulford Interchange with the A64
close to a shopping centre, then Fulford
, meeting the B1222 and passing St Oswald's church. It crosses the East Coast Main Line and passes through Clifton
and Rawcliffe
. North of York, the road passes the Riverside Farm pub, then goes through Skelton
as Shipton Road passing the Blacksmith's Arms and Ramada York Hotel. It re-enters North Yorkshire and the district of Hambleton
and goes straight through the middle of Shipton by Beningbrough
as Main Street, to the annoyance of many residents. It passes the Sidings Hotel, Dawnay Arms and the Holy Evangelists church. Leaving the village it passes a garage on the left; on 25 July 2004 Mark Hobson
was caught by the police here.
There is a left turn for Tollerton
and goes through Tollerton Forest. Heading northward the section between York and Thirsk
was not helped much by the opening of the £5m 3 miles (4.8 km) Easingwold
Bypass in November 1994, as the road remained single carriageway, starting at a roundabout. There is a left turn for Raskelf
. The residents of Thormanby
look forward to their village being bypassed. Here it passes the Black Bull pub. There is the small dwelling of Birdforth with a roadside cafe and crossroads for Hutton Sessay
and Carlton Husthwaite
. It crosses the Thirkleby Beck near Great Thirkleby and goes across Pudding Pie Hill. It meets the A168 from the south, and the old route through Thirsk is now the A170 then the A61
. The bypass meets the A61 and A168 (for Northallerton) at a junction near South Kilvington
.
and becomes a fast dual carriageway
with mostly grade separated interchanges
. The five-mile £4.4 million Thirsk By-pass was opened on 5 September 1972 by Robin Turton, Baron Tranmire
, the local MP (from 1929), with a flypast by four Royal Air Force
Vickers Varsity
aircraft - RAF Topcliffe
is to the south-west of Thirsk. It passes North Kilvington
, and the £0.3 million South of Knayton (at Swan Lane) to north of Thirsk Bypass section opened in the early 1970s. It climbs slightly past the junction at Knayton
near Borrowby
and skirting the western edge of the North York Moors
, meeting the A684 (for Northallerton
) a Clack Lane End after passing through Leake
and by the Haines Arms. The Borrowby Diversion opened in the late 1960s. The £1.1 million South of Clack Lane End to north end of Borrowby Diversion opened in the early 1970s. The Cleveland Tontine to Clack Lane End improvement opened in the early 1970s. It drops towards the Cleveland Tontine at the junction with the A172 (for Stokesley
and Guisborough
). 1 miles (1.6 km) later, it passes the BP
Exelby Services on both sides of the road. Eventually after passing the Crathorne
/Yarm
exit the road passes over the Leven
Viaduct towards Teesside
. From the Crathorne bypass, the road leaves the old route to the east, with the old route now being the A67 then the A135 through Stockton. About 2 miles (3.2 km) from the Parkway Turn (A174) in Middlesbrough
the road is raised slightly, overlooking Thornaby Industrial Estate and one of Europe's biggest housing estates known as Ingleby Barwick
, giving clues that Teesside
is imminent.
At the Parkway the lighting columns appear then the road widens to three lanes, then at Acklam at the A1130 interchange it becomes four before two peel off for the A66
for Stockton-on-Tees
and Middlesbrough
. The Tees Bridge opened in 1975. Either side of the River Tees crossing, the Tees Viaduct, is a retail park - Teesside Park
with a Morrisons
to the south of the river and Portrack
with an Asda
on the Stockton side, with a mass of industry in the vicinity of the A66/A19 interchange. This interchange is one of the few 4-way free-flow interchange
s in Britain not found on the motorway network, and is similar to a four-level stack interchange
, but with a single loop ramp covering the A19 south to A66 west movement. This road was improved in 1998 by widening from 2 to 3 & 4 lanes each way the 4 miles (6.4 km) section between the Parkway and Norton
. Even in rush hour
the road still flows quite well. The grade-separated 4 miles (6.4 km) £19m Billingham
Diversion was officially opened in February 1983, which diverted the traffic through a sub-standard section with roundabouts (Wolviston
By-pass) built in the late 1960s.
, and crossroads for Elwick
, to the east. At Sheraton with Hulam, there is an intersection for the B1280 (for Wingate
) and the A179
(for Hartlepool, to the east), and the road enters County Durham
. The route over Sedgewick Hill has been improved to the east. There is staggered crossroads, for Hutton Henry
, to the left. There is a right turn for Castle Eden
, and north of here, the Castle Eden Diversion opened in the early 1970s. It crosses a former railway (now NCN
1 and 14), and meets the A181 (for Wheatley Hill
) and the B1281 (for Hesleden
) at an intersection, and passes west of Shotton
, where it joins the former route. There is a large intersection at Burnhope Way Roundabout for Shotton Colliery
and a large industrial estate, to the west, and the B1320 for the new town
of Peterlee
, to the east.
A flyover
was constructed in the early 1990s to replace the previous roundabout, known locally as the Turnpike.
The 3.5-mile Easington and Cold Hesledon Diversion opened in the early 1970s, initially designated as the A19(M). There is an access road to the south from Easington
and the A1086
(for Peterlee and Hartlepool) has limited access to the northbound and from the southbound routes. There is an intersection for the A182
(for Hetton-le-Hole
), and limited access from the B1283 (for Easington Village), with no access from the southbound route. The former route north of Easington is the B1432 (to the east). At Cold Hesledon
, there is an intersection for the A182 (to Seaham
, to the east) and the B1285 (for Murton
, to the west). The three-mile New Seaham and Seaton Diversion opened in the early 1970s, with the former route now the B1285 through Dalton-le-Dale
. The eight miles of sections from Easington to Seaham were built by A. R. Carmichael in late 1971, and made the A19 from Thirsk to Sunderland completely dual-carriageway, with the contract awarded in October 1969. At Seaton with Slingley, there is a limited-access (to and from the south) intersection for the A1018
, for Sunderland and Ryhope
. At the same point there is a limited-access intersection (to and from the north) for the B1404 for Seaton
and Houghton-le-Spring
. The former route through the south of Sunderland is now the B1522. At the point where a former railway crosses (now NCN Route 1) the road enters the City of Sunderland
.
At this point, the A19 makes a large deviation from its former route, by bypassing Sunderland from the west. Its former route went near the coast. The 8.75-mile Sunderland Bypass opened as the A108
, and was built by W.C. French, with fourteen bridges and five underpasses, with the contract awarded in February 1970. The A108 was also previously the number of an A road in north London, for a re-routed A10 to Hoddesdon
. At Herrington
the A19 meets the A690 (for Houghton-le-Spring) and the B1286 at an interchange. It is crossed by the B1286. At Offerton
and Hastings Hill
there is an interchange with the A183 road (for Penshaw
and Pennywell
). The road crosses the River Wear
on the Hylton Bridge
, which was built as the A108 in 1975 by W.C. French (Construction) Ltd. At North Hylton
, there is an interchange with the A1231
(for Washington
and Castletown). It passes the Sunderland Nissan plant
on the left, formerly the site of the Battle of Britain
airfield, RAF Usworth
. It meets the A1290, for Washington, at an interchange, where the road enters the borough of South Tyneside
and is crossed by the Great North Forest Trail.
At Testo's Roundabout with the A184 (for Gateshead
and The Boldons
), the A19 originally ended as the A1 took over to run through the Tyne Tunnel, before that classification became assigned to the Newcastle Western Bypass from the Angel of the North
to Kingston Park
. To the east the A19 now approaches the Tyne Tunnel
, where a second tunnel is currently being constructed to relieve traffic congestion. There is a limited access junction (from the north) for Hedworth, and the road is crossed by the Green Line of the Tyne and Wear Metro
. It meets the A194
(for South Shields
) at an interchange. At the Jarrow Interchange, there is a roundabout for the A185 (for Hebburn) and the B1297 at the start of the single-carriageway £13m Tyne Tunnel, opened in October 1967 as the A108. The former route north of Sunderland is now the A1018.
The A19 continues in a northwesterly direction, terminating at the A1, just north of Newcastle at Seaton Burn
.
Road
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in England
England
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running approximately parallel to and east of the A1 road, although the two roads meet at the northern end of the A19, the two roads originally met at the southern end of the A19 in Doncaster but the old route of the A1 was changed to the A638. From Sunderland northwards, the route was formerly the A108. In the past the route was known as the East of Snaith-York-Thirsk-Stockton-on-Tees-Sunderland Trunk Road. Most traffic joins the A19, heading for Teesside
Teesside
Teesside is the name given to the conurbation in the north east of England made up of the towns of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar, Billingham and surrounding settlements near the River Tees. It was also the name of a local government district between 1968 and 1974—the County Borough of...
, from the A168
A168 road
The A168 is a major road in North Yorkshire, England. It runs from Northallerton to Wetherby, acting as a local access road for the A1.-History:...
at Dishforth
Dishforth
Dishforth is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is near RAF Dishforth, a local Army Air Corps helicopter base. The village is close to the A1 and the A168. The original route of the Great North Road runs through the village but an airbase was built...
Interchange.
Doncaster-Selby
The southern end of the A19 starts at the St Mary's Roundabout with the A630 Church Way and A638 just to the north of Doncaster itself near to the parish church; this junction has been improved in recent years. It leaves the A638 at the next roundabout as Bentley Road, and then winds its way over the East Coast Main LineEast Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
, which it follows through Selby and York, through the suburb of Bentley passing the Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
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Bentley Service Station, St Peter's church and the Druid's Arms and out into the countryside to the north of the urban area. It then passes the Pavilion exhibition centre.
Much of the course of the southern section of the A19 runs through the old Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
coalfield
Coalfield
A coalfield is an area of certain uniform characteristics where coal is mined. The criteria for determining the approximate boundary of a coalfield are geographical and cultural, in addition to geological...
, with evidence of old slag-heaps and colliery buildings. It passes through Toll Bar
Toll Bar
Toll Bar is a village on the A19 road, in the Doncaster District, in the English county of South Yorkshire.- Amenities :Toll Bar has a primary school called and a post office.- References :Philip's Street Atlas South Yorkshire...
and the primary school. It passes through Askern
Askern
Askern is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is on the A19 road between Doncaster and Selby. It became a spa town in the late 19th century, but this stopped once coal mines opened in the town. The last mine closed in the 1990s...
, a former mining village. It meets the B1220 for Carcroft
Carcroft
Carcroft is a rural village part of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The village is roughly six miles north north west of Doncaster.-Geography:...
and goes through Owston
Owston, South Yorkshire
Owston is a small village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in rural South Yorkshire, England. The village is situated amongst mixed farmland and woodland north north west of Doncaster, just west of the A19. It has a population of 170.The name 'Owston' is of Old...
, passing the Owston Park Lodge. Here it passes the Askern Hotel, Red Lion Hotel and Askern Service Station and goes over a level crossing. There is also a boating lake, St Peter's church and a greyhound stadium. There is a left turn for Norton
Norton, Doncaster
Norton is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster , on the border with North Yorkshire. The northern boundary of the parish is marked by the River Went, while the Great North Road forms the western boundary...
. There are some long straights north of here, and the surrounds are mostly flat as the road heads towards the M62
M62 motorway
The M62 motorway is a west–east trans-Pennine motorway in Northern England, connecting the cities of Liverpool and Hull via Manchester and Leeds. The road also forms part of the unsigned Euroroutes E20 and E22...
. It enters North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
and the district of Selby
Selby (district)
Selby is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. The local authority, Selby District Council, is based in the town of Selby and provides services to an area which includes Tadcaster and a host of villages....
where it crosses the River Went
River Went
The River Went is a river in Yorkshire, England. It rises close to Featherstone and flows eastward, joining the River Don at Reedholme Common.A possible site of the Battle of Winwaed is believed to be located somewhere along the valley of the Went.-Route:...
near Walden Stubbs. There are some crossroads at Balne Moor, and it passes through Whitley Thorpe and Whitley
Whitley, North Yorkshire
Whitley is a village in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, close to the Aire and Calder Navigation and the M62 motorway....
and the George & Dragon. It meets the M62
M62 motorway
The M62 motorway is a west–east trans-Pennine motorway in Northern England, connecting the cities of Liverpool and Hull via Manchester and Leeds. The road also forms part of the unsigned Euroroutes E20 and E22...
at junction 34.
From the M62, the village of Eggborough
Eggborough
Eggborough is a village and civil parish of 750 homes, in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, close to the county borders with South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and the East Riding. The village is situated at the intersection of the A19 and the A645, approximately seven miles east of...
has been bypassed in recent years, with the new road travelling from this roundabout to near the power station to the right (there are three power stations in a row at this point, running west-east: Ferrybridge
Ferrybridge power station
The Ferrybridge power stations refers to a series of three coal-fired power stations situated on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England. The first station on the site, Ferrybridge A power station, was constructed in the mid-1920s, and was closed as the second station, Ferrybridge B power...
, Eggborough
Eggborough Power Station
Eggborough Power Station is a large coal-fired power station in North Yorkshire, England, capable of co-firing biomass. It is siuated on the River Aire, between the towns of Knottingley and Snaith, deriving its name from the nearby village of Eggborough...
, and Drax
Drax, North Yorkshire
Drax is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, about south-east of Selby, best known today as the site of Drax power station. The village has a Community Primary School and a public house, the Huntsmans Arms. It formerly had a village shop and sub-post office...
, with its enormous chimney, to the east). Close by is Whitley Bridge and the A19 then meets the A645 at a roundabout and its previous alignment to the north of the village, before travelling through Chapel Haddlesey where it crosses the River Aire
River Aire
The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England of length . Part of the river is canalised, and is known as the Aire and Calder Navigation....
and the small village of Burn
Burn, North Yorkshire
Burn is a village and civil parish in the Selby district North Yorkshire, England. It is situated some three miles south of Selby.The village is mainly situated around the main A19 road with the addition of a small housing estate built in the mid 1960s to the west of the main road.To the east of...
, west of the former RAF Burn
RAF Burn
RAF Burn was a Second World War air station located southwest of Selby and immediately east of Burn in North Yorkshire, England.The airfield was opened in 1942 and first hosted No. 431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force as part of 4 Group RAF Bomber Command. No. 431 Squadron flew Wellington Mark X...
, where it crosses the Selby Canal
Selby Canal
The Selby Canal is a canal with 2 locks which bypasses the lower reaches of the River Aire in Yorkshire, England, from the village of West Haddlesey to the town of Selby where it joins the River Ouse. It opened in 1778, and provided the main outlet for the Aire and Calder Navigation until 1826,...
, then before Brayton, it joins the A63. The £44m six mile A63 Selby bypass, to the south of the town opened on June 11 2004. Before this happened, all the traffic, headed straight towards the centre of Selby, over a level-crossing and on to a busy traffic-light junction with the A63
A63 road
The A63 is a major road in Yorkshire, England between Leeds and Hull.-Leeds – Howden:The route out to Selby is shadowed by the Leeds-Selby railway....
from Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
. The A19 took the major of the concurrency through the town centre, whilst crossing the old toll bridge
Toll bridge
A toll bridge is a bridge over which traffic may pass upon payment of a toll, or fee.- History :The practice of collecting tolls on bridges probably harks back to the days of ferry crossings where people paid a fee to be ferried across stretches of water. As boats became impractical to carry large...
and heading on north towards York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
. The road is still the A19 through Selby, but the bypass is the A63. However, north-bound traffic follows the A63.
Selby-Thirsk
The £5m 5 miles (8 km) Riccall and Barlby bypass opened in October 1987. This provided better junctions with the A63A63 road
The A63 is a major road in Yorkshire, England between Leeds and Hull.-Leeds – Howden:The route out to Selby is shadowed by the Leeds-Selby railway....
(Howden
Howden
Howden is a small market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies north of the M62, on the A614 road about north of Goole and south-west of York. William the Conqueror gave the town to the Bishops of Durham in 1080...
) and A163 (Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of Howden and south west of Market Weighton...
). The A63 and A19 meet at a roundabout near a large pickle factory. It heads towards Riccall
Riccall
Riccall is a village and civil parish situated in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, lying 3.5 miles north of Selby and 9 miles to the south of York. It is historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire. According to the 2001 census the parish had a total population of...
where the road is much straighter after the bypass; it is following what was the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
before the Selby Diversion
Selby railway station
Selby railway station serves the town of Selby in North Yorkshire, England. The station is on the Hull-York Line south of York, Leeds-Hull Line east of Leeds and west of Hull....
was built. Where the road leaves the old railway, the Trans Pennine Trail
Trans Pennine Trail
The Trans Pennine Trail is a long distance path running from coast to coast across northern England entirely on surfaced paths and using only gentle gradients ....
follows along the old track. At Escrick
Escrick
Escrick is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. It is equidistant between Selby and York on what is now the A19 road....
, it enters the Vale of York, and passes the BP York Road Garage, the Parsonage Hotel and the church of St Helen. Next is Deighton
Deighton, York
Deighton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York, North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the A19 about five miles south of York. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 308. Prior to 1996 it had been part of the Selby district.The parish also...
, passing the White Swan Inn, then it heads towards Crockey Hill. It meets the A64 near the headquarters of Persimmon plc
Persimmon plc
Persimmon plc is a British housebuilding company, headquartered in York, England, at a building called Persimmon House. The Company is named after a horse which won the 1896 Derby and St. Leger for the Prince of Wales. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE...
.
The York Northern By-Pass as the A1237 is a substitute for the A19 through York – this road is poorly engineered and has frequent roundabouts. The A19 still goes through York, beginning with the Fulford Interchange with the A64
A64 road
The A64 is a road in North and West Yorkshire, England which links Leeds, York and Scarborough. The A64 starts as the A64 ring road motorway in Leeds and then is a dual carriageway for the rest of its route, except parts of the road from Malton to Scarborough.The road approximates a section of the...
close to a shopping centre, then Fulford
Fulford
Fulford is a historic village and civil parish on the outskirts of York, England. Situated to the south of the city, on the east bank of the River Ouse, it was the site of the 11th century Battle of Fulford...
, meeting the B1222 and passing St Oswald's church. It crosses the East Coast Main Line and passes through Clifton
Clifton, City of York
Clifton is a suburb of York in the unitary authority of the City of York, in the north of England about 1½ miles from the city centre. The A19, passes north out of York through Clifton.The old village area was made a Conservation Area in 1968...
and Rawcliffe
Rawcliffe, York
Rawcliffe is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It is bordered by the A19 and A1237, and lies about north-west of York between Skelton and Clifton Without....
. North of York, the road passes the Riverside Farm pub, then goes through Skelton
Skelton, York
Skelton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York, in North Yorkshire England. It is northwest of the city of York, west of Haxby, and on the east bank of the River Ouse. Skelton was in the ancient royal Forest of Galtres and covers 977.3 hectares...
as Shipton Road passing the Blacksmith's Arms and Ramada York Hotel. It re-enters North Yorkshire and the district of Hambleton
Hambleton
Hambleton is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. The main town and administrative centre is Northallerton, and includes the market towns and major villages of Bedale, Thirsk, Great Ayton, Stokesley and Easingwold....
and goes straight through the middle of Shipton by Beningbrough
Shipton, North Yorkshire
Shipton is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about north-west of York.-History:...
as Main Street, to the annoyance of many residents. It passes the Sidings Hotel, Dawnay Arms and the Holy Evangelists church. Leaving the village it passes a garage on the left; on 25 July 2004 Mark Hobson
Mark Hobson
Mark Richard "Hobo" Hobson is a British spree killer who killed four people in North Yorkshire, England in July 2004. He was arrested after an eight-day nationwide manhunt involving more than 500 police officers and 12 police forces, during which time he was Britain's "most wanted man"...
was caught by the police here.
There is a left turn for Tollerton
Tollerton, North Yorkshire
Tollerton is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. Tollerton is situated close to both the A19 and the River Kyle about four miles south of Easingwold.-History:...
and goes through Tollerton Forest. Heading northward the section between York and Thirsk
Thirsk
Thirsk is a small market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The local travel links are located a mile from the town centre to Thirsk railway station and to Durham Tees Valley Airport...
was not helped much by the opening of the £5m 3 miles (4.8 km) Easingwold
Easingwold
Easingwold is a small market town and a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 4,233.It is located north of York, at the foot of the Howardian Hills....
Bypass in November 1994, as the road remained single carriageway, starting at a roundabout. There is a left turn for Raskelf
Raskelf
Raskelf is a Big village and civil parish in the district of North Yorkshire, England. The electoral role has a population of around 400. St Mary's church is notable as the only church in Yorkshire to have a wooden tower which dates back from medieval times. There still exists a 'pound' where...
. The residents of Thormanby
Thormanby
Thormanby is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the A19 approximately half-way between Easingwold and Thirsk....
look forward to their village being bypassed. Here it passes the Black Bull pub. There is the small dwelling of Birdforth with a roadside cafe and crossroads for Hutton Sessay
Hutton Sessay
Hutton Sessay is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated just west of the A19 between Thirsk and Easingwold....
and Carlton Husthwaite
Carlton Husthwaite
Carlton Husthwaite is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about six miles south of Thirsk. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 167.The village was listed in the Domesday book....
. It crosses the Thirkleby Beck near Great Thirkleby and goes across Pudding Pie Hill. It meets the A168 from the south, and the old route through Thirsk is now the A170 then the A61
A61 road
The A61 is a major trunk road in England. It runs from Derby to Thirsk in North Yorkshire. From Derby, it heads north via Alfreton, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Sheffield, Barnsley, Wakefield, Leeds, Harrogate and Ripon...
. The bypass meets the A61 and A168 (for Northallerton) at a junction near South Kilvington
South Kilvington
South Kilvington is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just off the A19, about one mile north of Thirsk. The original route of the A19 used to run through the village, it is now the A61...
.
Thirsk-Billingham
North of Thirsk, the A19 takes over from the A168 as the link from the A1 to TeessideTeesside
Teesside is the name given to the conurbation in the north east of England made up of the towns of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar, Billingham and surrounding settlements near the River Tees. It was also the name of a local government district between 1968 and 1974—the County Borough of...
and becomes a fast dual carriageway
Dual carriageway
A dual carriageway is a class of highway with two carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation...
with mostly grade separated interchanges
Interchange (road)
In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...
. The five-mile £4.4 million Thirsk By-pass was opened on 5 September 1972 by Robin Turton, Baron Tranmire
Robin Turton, Baron Tranmire
Robert Hugh Turton, Baron Tranmire KBE, MC, PC, JP, DL was a British Conservative Party politician....
, the local MP (from 1929), with a flypast by four Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
Vickers Varsity
Vickers Varsity
-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-815-1.* Ellis, Ken. Wrecks & Relics. Manchester, UK: Crecy Publishing, 21st edition, 2008. ISBN 9-780859-791342....
aircraft - RAF Topcliffe
RAF Topcliffe
RAF Topcliffe is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire. It is a satellite station of RAF Linton-on-Ouse.Topcliffe opened in September 1940 as a bomber station in RAF Bomber Command and was home to 77 and 102 Squadrons flying the Whitley heavy bomber. There was a decoy site at Raskelf...
is to the south-west of Thirsk. It passes North Kilvington
North Kilvington
North Kilvington is a hamlet and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just off the A19, about two miles north of Thirsk. In the 2001 census, North Kilvington had a population of 23....
, and the £0.3 million South of Knayton (at Swan Lane) to north of Thirsk Bypass section opened in the early 1970s. It climbs slightly past the junction at Knayton
Knayton
Knayton is a small village in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located north of Thirsk just off the A19. It is linked with the hamlet of Brawith, approximately 1 mile away. The public house faces the village green and the village hall. There is also a caravan park and bus...
near Borrowby
Borrowby, Hambleton
Borrowby is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated halfway between Thirsk and Northallerton, about north of York, in an area called the Vale of Mowbray, a low-lying agricultural landscape shaped by the last glaciation, that lies between two...
and skirting the western edge of the North York Moors
North York Moors
The North York Moors is a national park in North Yorkshire, England. The moors are one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the United Kingdom. It covers an area of , and it has a population of about 25,000...
, meeting the A684 (for Northallerton
Northallerton
Northallerton is an affluent market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Mowbray and at the northern end of the Vale of York. It has a population of 15,741 according to the 2001 census...
) a Clack Lane End after passing through Leake
Leake, North Yorkshire
Leake is a hamlet and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about six miles north of Thirsk....
and by the Haines Arms. The Borrowby Diversion opened in the late 1960s. The £1.1 million South of Clack Lane End to north end of Borrowby Diversion opened in the early 1970s. The Cleveland Tontine to Clack Lane End improvement opened in the early 1970s. It drops towards the Cleveland Tontine at the junction with the A172 (for Stokesley
Stokesley
Stokesley is a small market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Leven. Stokesley is located about two miles south of the boundary of the borough of Middlesbrough and ten miles south of Middlesbrough town centre. Stokesley is located...
and Guisborough
Guisborough
Guisborough is a market town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England....
). 1 miles (1.6 km) later, it passes the BP
BP
BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
Exelby Services on both sides of the road. Eventually after passing the Crathorne
Crathorne, North Yorkshire
Crathorne is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The River Leven flows through the parish. The A19 used to run through the village before a dual carriageway was built in 1975...
/Yarm
Yarm
Yarm is a small town and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees in North East England. It is on the south bank of the River Tees and for ceremonial purposes is in North Yorkshire...
exit the road passes over the Leven
River Leven, North Yorkshire
The River Leven is a river in North Yorkshire, England and is a tributary to the River Tees. It rises on Warren Moor, part of Kildale Moor, in the North Yorks Moors and flows to the north of the moors to join the River Tees at Yarm.-Course:...
Viaduct towards Teesside
Teesside
Teesside is the name given to the conurbation in the north east of England made up of the towns of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar, Billingham and surrounding settlements near the River Tees. It was also the name of a local government district between 1968 and 1974—the County Borough of...
. From the Crathorne bypass, the road leaves the old route to the east, with the old route now being the A67 then the A135 through Stockton. About 2 miles (3.2 km) from the Parkway Turn (A174) in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
the road is raised slightly, overlooking Thornaby Industrial Estate and one of Europe's biggest housing estates known as Ingleby Barwick
Ingleby Barwick
Ingleby Barwick is a large private residential estate and civil parish built on what was the southern perimeter of Thornaby airfield in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The estate is enclosed by water to the west, north and east...
, giving clues that Teesside
Teesside
Teesside is the name given to the conurbation in the north east of England made up of the towns of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar, Billingham and surrounding settlements near the River Tees. It was also the name of a local government district between 1968 and 1974—the County Borough of...
is imminent.
A66 road
The A66 is a major road in northern England which in part follows the course of the Roman road from Scotch Corner to Penrith. It runs from east of Middlesbrough in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire to Workington in Cumbria...
for Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in north east England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority and borough of Stockton-on-Tees. For ceremonial purposes, the borough is split between County Durham and North Yorkshire as it also incorporates a number of smaller towns including...
and Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
. The Tees Bridge opened in 1975. Either side of the River Tees crossing, the Tees Viaduct, is a retail park - Teesside Park
Teesside Park
Teesside Park is a retail superstore and leisure development in north east England, built in 1988. Located just off the A66 near the A66/A19 interchange, it is split between the unity authorities of Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough with the line of the Old River Tees, which runs down the middle...
with a Morrisons
Morrisons
Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc is the fourth largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, headquartered in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The company is usually referred to and is branded as Morrisons formerly Morrison's, and it is part of the FTSE 100 Index of companies...
to the south of the river and Portrack
Portrack
Portrack is a housing estate in Stockton-on-Tees. It is situated close to Billingham opposite Thornaby and just West of Middlesbrough. Portrack was the site of a large municipal incinerator which took in and burned waste from all over Teesside. The incinerator was closed in 1996 and demolished in...
with an Asda
Asda
Asda Stores Ltd is a British supermarket chain which retails food, clothing, general merchandise, toys and financial services. It also has a mobile telephone network, , Asda Mobile...
on the Stockton side, with a mass of industry in the vicinity of the A66/A19 interchange. This interchange is one of the few 4-way free-flow interchange
Free-flow interchange
A free-flow interchange is an interchange in which all roads are grade-separated, and where movement from one road to another does not require the driver to stop for traffic...
s in Britain not found on the motorway network, and is similar to a four-level stack interchange
Stack interchange
A stack interchange is a free-flowing grade separated junction between two roads.In countries where one drives on the right, left turns are handled by semi-directional flyover/under ramps...
, but with a single loop ramp covering the A19 south to A66 west movement. This road was improved in 1998 by widening from 2 to 3 & 4 lanes each way the 4 miles (6.4 km) section between the Parkway and Norton
Norton, County Durham
Norton is a suburb of Stockton-on-Tees in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It still retains a village area, with a high street and village green with mostly Georgian houses; the original village dates back to at least the Anglo-Saxon period...
. Even in rush hour
Rush hour
A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice a day—once in the morning and once in the evening, the times during when the most people commute...
the road still flows quite well. The grade-separated 4 miles (6.4 km) £19m Billingham
Billingham
Billingham is a town in the unitary authority of Stockton on Tees, in north east England, with a population of 35,765 . It was founded circa 650 by a group of Saxons known as Billa's people, which is where the name Billingham is thought to have originated...
Diversion was officially opened in February 1983, which diverted the traffic through a sub-standard section with roundabouts (Wolviston
Wolviston
Wolviston is a village and civil parish within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Billingham. The village is a community with good road links to Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough and the rest of North East England...
By-pass) built in the late 1960s.
Billingham-Seaton Burn
Past Teesside the enters rural landscape, meeting the former route through Billingham, where it enters the borough of Hartlepool. There is a left turn for Dalton PiercyDalton Piercy
Dalton Piercy is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hartlepool and the ceremonial county of County Durham, in England. It is situated 1 mile east of the A19 and 1 mile to the west of Hartlepool.-Local Area:...
, and crossroads for Elwick
Elwick, County Durham
Elwick is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hartlepool and the ceremonial county of County Durham, in England. It is situated near the A19 to the west of Hartlepool.- External links :*...
, to the east. At Sheraton with Hulam, there is an intersection for the B1280 (for Wingate
Wingate, County Durham
Wingate is a village in County Durham, EnglandWingate is a former pit village with a mixture of 19th-century, post-war, and more recent housing developments, it was originally enhabited by around 30 farmers before 1839 when coal was discovered. It is located in the East of County Durham, three...
) and the A179
A179 road
The A179 is the major link road between the A19 and Hartlepool via Hart Village. This road has a good view of the Tees valley behind some of the biggest wind turbines in the UK....
(for Hartlepool, to the east), and the road enters County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
. The route over Sedgewick Hill has been improved to the east. There is staggered crossroads, for Hutton Henry
Hutton Henry
Hutton Henry is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the west of Hartlepool, near the villages of Wingate and Station Town....
, to the left. There is a right turn for Castle Eden
Castle Eden
For the similarly named castle in Aberdeenshire, see Eden Castle.Castle Eden is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the south of Peterlee, Wingate, the A19 and Castle Eden Dene...
, and north of here, the Castle Eden Diversion opened in the early 1970s. It crosses a former railway (now NCN
National Cycle Network
The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes in the United Kingdom.The National Cycle Network was created by the charity Sustrans , and aided by a £42.5 million National Lottery grant. In 2005 it was used for over 230 million trips.Many routes hope to minimise contact with motor...
1 and 14), and meets the A181 (for Wheatley Hill
Wheatley Hill
Wheatley Hill is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the west of Peterlee, near Thornley and Wingate.-External links:* *...
) and the B1281 (for Hesleden
Hesleden
Hesleden is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the south of Peterlee. It has a large pond situated at the bottom next to the Hart to Haswell Walkway. Hesleden also has a park and Dene to walk through and explore....
) at an intersection, and passes west of Shotton
Old Shotton
Old Shotton is a village, in Easington district of County Durham, England, The village once lay on the route of the A19, before its redirection to the west of the village. Although Old Shotton retains its own identity, and its own village sign, it now forms part of the new town of Peterlee...
, where it joins the former route. There is a large intersection at Burnhope Way Roundabout for Shotton Colliery
Shotton Colliery
Shotton Colliery is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the west of Peterlee.There are two villages in the parish of Shotton. Old Shotton is a small village to the southeast of the main village and is now merged into the town of Peterlee....
and a large industrial estate, to the west, and the B1320 for the new town
New town
A new town is a specific type of a planned community, or planned city, that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ad hoc fashion. Land use conflicts are uncommon in new...
of Peterlee
Peterlee
Peterlee is a new town in County Durham, England. Founded in 1948, Peterlee town originally mostly housed coal miners and their families.Peterlee has strong economic and community ties with Sunderland and Hartlepool.-Peterlee:...
, to the east.
A flyover
Overpass
An overpass is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway...
was constructed in the early 1990s to replace the previous roundabout, known locally as the Turnpike.
The 3.5-mile Easington and Cold Hesledon Diversion opened in the early 1970s, initially designated as the A19(M). There is an access road to the south from Easington
Easington, County Durham
Easington is a town in eastern County Durham, England. It comprises the ancient village of Easington Village and the ex-mining town of Easington Colliery, which are separate civil parishes. It is located at the junction of the A182 leading north-west to Hetton-le-Hole. Seaham Harbour and...
and the A1086
A1086 road
The A1086 is a road in County Durham, north-east England.The route of the A1086 starts from the A19 junction in Easington and runs to the A179 junction in Hartlepool via Peterlee, Horden, Blackhall Colliery, Blackhall Rocks, Crimdon and Hart Station. It is known locally as the Coast Road. The road...
(for Peterlee and Hartlepool) has limited access to the northbound and from the southbound routes. There is an intersection for the A182
A182 road
The A182 begins on the A194 motorway between Gateshead and Washington. Though it is a non-primary route it takes the form of a fast grade-separated dual carriageway passing through the New town of Washington from the A194, before meeting at a roundabout with the A183 in Shiney Row.During this dual...
(for Hetton-le-Hole
Hetton-le-Hole
Hetton-le-Hole is a town and civil parish situated in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the A182 between Houghton-le-Spring and Easington Lane. It is located on the southwest corner of Sunderland on the A182, off A690 close to the A1. It has a population of 14,402 but this...
), and limited access from the B1283 (for Easington Village), with no access from the southbound route. The former route north of Easington is the B1432 (to the east). At Cold Hesledon
Cold Hesledon
Cold Hesledon is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the east of Murton.-Dalton Pumping Station:Within the village is a large Victorian, Gothic Revival former Water pumping station, designed by Thomas Hawksley for the Sunderland and South Shields Water Company...
, there is an intersection for the A182 (to Seaham
Seaham
Seaham, formerly Seaham Harbour, is a small town in County Durham, situated south of Sunderland and east of Durham. It has a small parish church, St Mary the Virgin, with a late 7th century Anglo Saxon nave resembling the church at Escomb in many respects. St Mary the Virgin is regarded as one of...
, to the east) and the B1285 (for Murton
Murton, County Durham
Murton is a village in County Durham, England. Lying six miles east of the city of Durham and seven miles south of Sunderland, it has a population of 7,339....
, to the west). The three-mile New Seaham and Seaton Diversion opened in the early 1970s, with the former route now the B1285 through Dalton-le-Dale
Dalton-le-Dale
Dalton-le-Dale is a small village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the old A19 road between Seaham and Murton.Most of the village is located in a wooded valley bottom, stradling a single road which follows the stream that runs through what is left of Cold Hesledon Dene...
. The eight miles of sections from Easington to Seaham were built by A. R. Carmichael in late 1971, and made the A19 from Thirsk to Sunderland completely dual-carriageway, with the contract awarded in October 1969. At Seaton with Slingley, there is a limited-access (to and from the south) intersection for the A1018
A1018 road
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.-South Tyneside section:The road...
, for Sunderland and Ryhope
Ryhope
Ryhope is a coastal village along the southern boundary of the City of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, North East England. With a population of approximately 14,000, Ryhope is 2.9 miles to the centre of Sunderland, 2.8 miles to the centre of Seaham, and 1 .2 miles from the main A19.The older village...
. At the same point there is a limited-access intersection (to and from the north) for the B1404 for Seaton
Seaton, County Durham
Seaton is a village in County Durham, in England. It is on the A19 road south of Sunderland.The village boasts two pubs....
and Houghton-le-Spring
Houghton-le-Spring
Houghton-le-Spring is part of the City of Sunderland in the county of Tyne and Wear, North East England that has its recorded origins in Norman times. It is situated almost equidistant between the cathedral city of Durham 7 miles to the south-west and the centre of the City of Sunderland about 6...
. The former route through the south of Sunderland is now the B1522. At the point where a former railway crosses (now NCN Route 1) the road enters the City of Sunderland
City of Sunderland
The City of Sunderland is a local government district of Tyne and Wear, in North East England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough...
.
A roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
List of A roads in zone 1 in Great Britain beginning north of the Thames, east of the A1 .-Single- and double-digit roads:-Triple-digit roads:-Four-digit roads :-Four-digit roads :...
, and was built by W.C. French, with fourteen bridges and five underpasses, with the contract awarded in February 1970. The A108 was also previously the number of an A road in north London, for a re-routed A10 to Hoddesdon
Hoddesdon
Hoddesdon is a town in the English county of Hertfordshire, situated in the Lea Valley. The town grew up as a coaching stop on the route between Cambridge and London. It is located southeast of Hertford, north of Waltham Cross and southwest of Bishop's Stortford. At its height during the 18th...
. At Herrington
Herrington
Herrington is an area in the south of Sunderland, formerly in County Durham in North East England.The Herringtons are split into East & Middle and West and New villages. East and Middle Herrington is now a largely residential area just off the A690...
the A19 meets the A690 (for Houghton-le-Spring) and the B1286 at an interchange. It is crossed by the B1286. At Offerton
Offerton, Tyne and Wear
Offerton is a village in Tyne and Wear, England. Situated about 4 miles west-southwest of Sunderland city centre....
and Hastings Hill
Hastings Hill
Hastings Hill is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.Hastings Hill is a housing estate, close to the A19, and the Pennywell and Grindon areas of Sunderland. It was built as a private development in the late 1960s on an area of land between the county borough boundary and the surrounding post war...
there is an interchange with the A183 road (for Penshaw
Penshaw
The village of Penshaw , formerly known as Painshaw or Pensher, is an area of the metropolitan district of the City of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England...
and Pennywell
Pennywell
Pennywell is one of the UK's largest post-war social housing schemes, and is situated in the central-west area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, North East England. Pennywell is the largest local authority housing estate in the City of Sunderland...
). The road crosses the River Wear
River Wear
The River Wear is located in North East England, rising in the Pennines and flowing eastwards, mostly through County Durham, to the North Sea at Sunderland.-Geology and history:...
on the Hylton Bridge
Hylton Viaduct
The Hylton Viaduct is a road traffic and pedestrian bridge spanning the River Wear in North East England, linking North Hylton and South Hylton in Sunderland as the A19 road. The concrete box girder bridge was opened in 1974 and is above a former chain ferry route which ceased in 1915....
, which was built as the A108 in 1975 by W.C. French (Construction) Ltd. At North Hylton
North Hylton
North Hylton is a suburb of Sunderland, in northeast England. It is the site of Hylton Castle and falls on the north bank of River Wear opposite South Hylton....
, there is an interchange with the A1231
A1231 road
The A1231 road runs between Sunderland and Washington in Tyne and Wear, North East England. It is the main road joining Sunderland and Washington and is one of the main trunk roads leading in and out of Sunderland city centre...
(for Washington
Washington, Tyne and Wear
Washington is a town in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. Historically part of County Durham, it joined a new county in 1974 with the creation of Tyne and Wear...
and Castletown). It passes the Sunderland Nissan plant
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
Nissan Motor Manufacturing Ltd, or NMUK is a car manufacturing plant in Washington, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom. It is owned and operated by the European division of Japanese car manufacturer Nissan. It is the largest car plant in the United Kingdom, and the most productive in Europe...
on the left, formerly the site of the Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain is the name given to the World War II air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940...
airfield, RAF Usworth
RAF Usworth
RAF Usworth was a Royal Air Force station near Sunderland. In 1958 the station was closed and the airfield became Sunderland Airport. Following the closure of the airport in 1984, the site has since been redeveloped as a manufacturing facility for Nissan cars.- Early history :In October 1916, the...
. It meets the A1290, for Washington, at an interchange, where the road enters the borough of South Tyneside
South Tyneside
South Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear in North East England.It is bordered by four other boroughs - Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead to the west, Sunderland in the south, and North Tyneside to the north. The border county of Northumberland lies further north...
and is crossed by the Great North Forest Trail.
At Testo's Roundabout with the A184 (for Gateshead
Gateshead
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...
and The Boldons
The Boldons
The Boldons are a group of three small villages in the North East of England - East Boldon, West Boldon and Boldon Colliery - bordering the north of Sunderland and the south of South Shields and Jarrow. They have a population of 13,271....
), the A19 originally ended as the A1 took over to run through the Tyne Tunnel, before that classification became assigned to the Newcastle Western Bypass from the Angel of the North
Angel of the North
The Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture, designed by Antony Gormley, which is located in Gateshead,formerly County Durham, England.It is a steel sculpture of an angel, standing tall, with wings measuring across...
to Kingston Park
Kingston Park
Kingston Park is a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, about north west of the city centre. It is home to several large retailers, the largest being one of Tesco's flagship stores—at 11,055 square metres which is also the largest supermarket in the UK...
. To the east the A19 now approaches the Tyne Tunnel
Tyne Tunnel
The Tyne Tunnel is a the name given to two two-lane toll vehicular tunnels under the River Tyne in North East England. Completed in 1967 and 2011 respectively, they connect the town of Jarrow on the south bank of the river with North Shields and Howdon on the north...
, where a second tunnel is currently being constructed to relieve traffic congestion. There is a limited access junction (from the north) for Hedworth, and the road is crossed by the Green Line of the Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear Metro
The Tyne and Wear Metro, also known as the Metro, is a light rail system in North East England, serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Sunderland. It opened in 1980 and in 2007–2008 provided 40 million public journeys on its network of nearly...
. It meets the A194
A194 road
The A194 road is a road in Tyne and Wear, England. It runs northeast from its start at junction 65 of the A1/A1 near Washington, and the first are motorway standard, designated the A194...
(for South Shields
South Shields
South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne to Tyne Dock, and about downstream from Newcastle upon Tyne...
) at an interchange. At the Jarrow Interchange, there is a roundabout for the A185 (for Hebburn) and the B1297 at the start of the single-carriageway £13m Tyne Tunnel, opened in October 1967 as the A108. The former route north of Sunderland is now the A1018.
The A19 continues in a northwesterly direction, terminating at the A1, just north of Newcastle at Seaton Burn
Seaton Burn
Seaton Burn may refer to:*The Seaton Burn, a stream that flows through South-Eastern Northumberland and reaches the North Sea at Seaton Sluice, after running through Holywell Dene;...
.
External links
- Selby bypass opens June 2004.
- Problems with the Selby bypass.
- New Tyne crossing on CBRD.
- Shipton by Beningbrough villagers angry over bypass postponement in 2001.
- Shipton by Beningbrough villagers losing their patience in 2003.
- Multiple murderer Mark Hobson is caught at a petrol station on A19 at Shipton by Beningbrough.
- SABRE article on the A19
- SABRE article on the A108
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