A690 road
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The A690 is a road in County Durham running from Sunderland in the east through Durham into the Pennines. From the road just west of Sunderland, a good view can be had of Penshaw Monument.
[edit] Sunderland section
Throughout the Sunderland section it is known as either Durham Road or New Durham Road, and is one of the major routes in and out of the city. A single carriageway section runs from the city centre to a large roundabout at the Barnes. The road then becomes dual carriageway and climbs a steep hill toward High Barnes, alongside the Bede site of the City of Sunderland College. Beyond a set of traffic lights at the Prospect Hotel, the road remains dual carriageway, but the inside lane is a 'no car lane'. The road then climbs another hill, becoming single carriageway, with the Farringdon estate to the east and the Thorney Close estate to the west. A down hill stretch leads into the East Herrington and then on toward the A19 fly-over. Past the A19, the road becomes a national speed limit dual carriageway and runs through Houghton-le-Spring, out of the City of Sunderland boundary and on toward the A1.
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A roads in Zone 6 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme |
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| A6 | A60 - A61 - A62 - A63 - A64 - A65 - A66 - A67 - A68 - A69 | |
| A602 - A605 - A614 - A625 - A630 - A635 | ||
| A638 - A647 - A666 - A684 - A685 - A686 - A689 - A690 - A696 | ||
| A6030 - A6055 - A6079 - A6108 - A6136 - A6177 - A6182 | ||
| List of A roads in Zone 6 | ||
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