A197 road (England)
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| Route information | |
| Length | 10.7 mi (17.2 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Morpeth |
 A1 A189 | |
| East end | Newbiggin |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Road network | |
The A197 is a road in Northumberland, in the United Kingdom. It connects Morpeth, Pegswood, Ashington and Newbiggin by the Sea.
History[edit]
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Route[edit]
The road starts at the A1[coord 1] and heads north into Loansdean[coord 2] and Morpeth, where it has a junction with the A192[coord 3][coord 4] and then leaves north until it reaches a roundabout with the B1337.[coord 5]
From the roundabout it heads east, passing Pegswood on its north and enters into Ashington where it has a junction with the A1068[coord 6][coord 7] and a junction with the A196.[coord 8] After leaving Ashington it reaches its west terminus at a roundabout with the A189. [coord 9]
Junctions[edit]
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland | Morpeth | 0 | 0 | A1 – Newcastle upon Tyne
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Southbound entrance to A1 and Northbound exit from A1 only[coord 1] |
| 1.4 | 2.3 | B6524 – Whalton | [coord 2] | ||
| 2.0 | 3.2 |  A192 – Nedderton
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[coord 3] | ||
| 2.3 | 3.7 | A192 – Pigdon
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[coord 4] | ||
| 3.6 | 5.8 | B1337 – Longhirst | [coord 5] | ||
| Ashington | 6.5 | 10.4 |  A1068 – Guide Post, Bedlington
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[coord 6] | |
| 6.8 | 10.9 | A1068 – Widdrington
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[coord 7] | ||
| 7.8 | 12.6 |  A196 – Guide Post
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[coord 8] | ||
| 9.1 | 14,7 | A189 – Cramlington, Widdrington
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[coord 9] | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b 55°08′15″N 1°40′54″W / 55.1375°N 1.6817°W
- ^ a b 55°09′25″N 1°41′26″W / 55.1570°N 1.6906°W
- ^ a b 55°09′48″N 1°41′06″W / 55.1632°N 1.6850°W
- ^ a b 55°10′01″N 1°41′11″W / 55.1670°N 1.6864°W
- ^ a b 55°10′47″N 1°40′10″W / 55.1797°N 1.6694°W
- ^ a b 55°11′00″N 1°36′09″W / 55.1833°N 1.6025°W
- ^ a b 55°11′04″N 1°35′43″W / 55.1845°N 1.5954°W
- ^ a b 55°11′08″N 1°34′14″W / 55.1855°N 1.5705°W
- ^ a b 55°11′14″N 1°32′20″W / 55.1873°N 1.5389°W
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