16-528: A69 or A-69 may refer to: A69 road (England) , a road in England A69 type , another name for the D'Estienne d'Orves class of French anti-submarine corvettes Benoni Defense , Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings code HLA-A69 , an HLA-A serotype Abashiri Station , a station in Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan, station code A69 [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
32-622: A short dual carriageway section near the M6 Junction 43 is single carriageway, with occasional climbing lanes. Haydon Bridge was the last village on the A69 in Northumberland to gain a bypass. This was officially opened on Wednesday 25 March 2009 and passes to the south of the village with a new bridge over the River South Tyne to the west of the village. A report on the A69 in 2011 noted that in
48-502: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages A69 road (England) The A69 is a major northern trunk road in England , running east–west across the Pennines , through the counties of Tyne and Wear , Northumberland and Cumbria . Originally, the road started in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne then later near Birtley, but since
64-811: The A689 and the M6 at the Greymoorhill Roundabout. The A7 becomes a dual carriageway close to the Kingstown Industrial Estate on the northern fringe of Carlisle . Continuing as a single carriageway road, the A7 crosses the River Eden over Eden Bridge. At Hardwicke Circus Roundabout in the centre of Carlisle, the A7 meets the A595 to the west and southern Cumbria, then continues to form part of Carlisle's one way system through
80-729: The Gateshead Western Bypass saw the section of A69 from Denton Burn into central Newcastle renumbered A186, with the A69 then passing over Scotswood Bridge and following the Gateshead Western Bypass to Birtley where it joined the A1(M) . The later construction of the Newcastle Western Bypass saw the Gateshead Western Bypass section renumbered A1 as the A1 was diverted to the west of Newcastle upon Tyne city centre and over
96-820: The M6 motorway close to Carlisle, which connects to the English motorway network. The northern terminus of the A7 is the junction at North Bridge with Princes Street in Edinburgh , also the northern terminus of the A1 and the southern terminus of the A900 . The road passes Cameron Toll , before meeting the Edinburgh City Bypass at the Sheriffhall Roundabout. South of the bypass, the A7 continues through Midlothian past Newtongrange and Gorebridge . Continuing from Midlothian into
112-526: The Scottish Borders , the road bypasses Heriot then passes through Stow to reach Galashiels . The A7 becomes a trunk road at the southern boundary of Galashiels. It continues south to Selkirk ; a bypass here has been proposed for years but not implemented. This section of the A7 runs parallel to the Borders Railway which opened in 2015; Network Rail and MPs met during construction to mitigate
128-464: The River Tyne west of Hexham ( Constantius Bridge ), re-crosses it west of the village of Haydon Bridge , and yet again as it bypasses Haltwhistle . After crossing the border into Cumbria, the A69 by-passes the town of Brampton , before coming to a roundabout junction with the A689 road . The A69 turns left here and travels through the village of Warwick Bridge , which is planned to be by-passed in
144-518: The creation of the A1 Western Bypass around Newcastle upon Tyne, it now starts at Denton Burn , a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne. The route from the A1 junction to Carlisle city centre is 54 miles (87 km). Places with parentheses are indicative of historically being on the A69, but have now been bypassed The road runs westwards from the A1 at Denton Burn in Newcastle upon Tyne through
160-559: The effect of works traffic on the road. In Hawick the A7 continues along the north bank of the River Teviot to cross the river at the Albert Bridge and follows the south bank of the river towards Langholm , then bypasses Canonbie . South of Langholm the road has been improved, allowing for overtaking. Continuing across the English border , the A7 goes through Longtown , before meeting
176-496: The future. Following a short piece of dual carriageway , the A69 comes to Junction 43 of the M6 motorway , which skirts the eastern edge of Carlisle . The A69 into Carlisle has the name Warwick Road, and is known to be one of the most congested roads in the county. At Saint Aidan's church, the A69 turns right up Victoria Place, and meets the A7 road at a busy traffic-light controlled crossroads, where it terminates. The road forms part of
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#1732844835534192-453: The new Blaydon Bridge , with the A69 curtailed to its current terminus at Denton Burn. The A69 is a major route linking the north-east and north-west of England, and as such has primary status throughout. For about 20 miles (30 km) between its start at Newcastle and the Hexham by-pass the A69 is dual carriageway standard, and is largely grade separated . The rest of the route, apart from
208-632: The previous year 82 accidents were recorded with 130 injuries, 10 serious injuries and four deaths. Campaigning has been ongoing to get the section from Hexham to Carlisle dualled to allow vehicles to overtake safely. 54°58′37″N 2°19′32″W / 54.97691°N 2.32543°W / 54.97691; -2.32543 A7 road (Great Britain) The A7 is a major road, partly a trunk road , that connects Edinburgh in Central Scotland to Carlisle in North West England . The A7 meets
224-448: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A69&oldid=1020312452 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
240-548: The suburbs of Denton Burn and West Denton before a junction with the A6085 and the B6323. It continues west and passes over what was Hadrian's Wall , which until now has been south of the road, at Milecastle 13 on the wall. Hereafter the road is always south of the wall. The road carries on up the Tyne valley, bypassing the village of Corbridge and the market town Hexham . The A69 crosses
256-539: The unsigned Euroroute E18 . It is maintained by RoadLink. Historical sections of road numbered A69 At its eastern end, the A69 historically ran from its current terminus with the A1 at Denton Burn eastward along Westgate Road (now the western end of the A186 ) in Newcastle upon Tyne, terminating at the junction between Westgate Road and Neville Street in central Newcastle near Newcastle Central station . The construction of
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