A1231 road
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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. The total length of the road is approximately 9 miles.
[edit] South Sunderland
The A1231 begins with a single carriageway at the Esplanade roundabout on the southern edge of Mowbray Park - just to the south of the city centre. It shares the roundabout with the A1018 Ryhope Road, which is the main trunk road to the south of the city. As Stockton Road the A1231 heads north, past the Park Lane Interchange and toward the Durham Road Roundabout which is end-point of the A690 road - the main trunk road to the south-west of the city. As a dual carriageway, the north-bound A1231 becomes St. Michael's Way, part of which it shares with the the A183 road.
The A1231 passes a retail park as Timdon Street, and the Corning Glass Works, before reaching the Queen Alexandra Bridge.
[edit] North Sunderland
The road crosses the river Wear over the bridge, and then heads west along the national speed limit dual carriageway Wessington Way. The road passes through the southern edge of Southwick, Castletown and Hylton Castle. To the south, the Hylton Riverside retail park runs parallel to the road. Along this section of road, a park and ride scheme operates on matchdays for visitors to the Stadium of Light.
[edit] Washington
The road passes over the A19 and heads west toward Washington as the Sunderland Highway. Just past the A19, the A1231 runs along the southern edge of the Nissan car plant. The A1231 crosses the A182 Washington Highway as it passes the Galleries washington town centre. The A1231 ends as a feeder to the north-bound A1
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A roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme |
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| A100 - A101 - A102 - A105 - A109 - A118 - A120 - A124 - A127 - A129 | ||
| A135 - A140 - A143 - A146 - A149 - A151 - A157 - A159 - A160 - A165 - A167 | ||
| A170 - A171 - A179 - A180 - A182 - A183 - A189 - A194 | ||
| A1000 - A1018 - A1058 - A1066 - A1068 - A1079 | ||
| A1081 - A1086 - A1101 - A1107 - A1156 - A1198 | ||
| A1200 - A1202 - A1205 - A1231 - A1303 - A1309 | ||
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