A688 road

A688 road
Route information
Length: 25.2 mi (40.6 km)
History: Bowburn to Byers Garth section finished 30 October 2008
Major junctions
South West end: Barnard Castle
  A67 road
A68 road
A6072 road
A689 road
A167 road
A177 road
A1(M) motorway
A181 road
North East end: Byers Garth, near Sherburn Hospital
Location
Primary
destinations
:
Bishop Auckland
Road network

Roads in the United Kingdom
Motorways • A and B road zones

The A688 is a road in County Durham in North East England.

It begins at the junction with the A67 road in Barnard Castle and continues in a north easterly direction for 25 miles (40 km), terminating at the A181 to the east of Durham City.

The road passes through the village of Staindrop, past Raby Castle through West Auckland, Bishop Auckland and on to Spennymoor. It then continues through the Thinford intersection with the A167 to Junction 61 of the A1(M) at Bowburn. The latest extension to the road from the A1(M) to the A181 was opened on 30 October 2008.[1]

The road is single-carriageway except for a short 800 m (870 yd) stretch of dual-carriageway at Spennymoor.

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