A1 road
Direction	North - South
Start	City of London
Primary destinations1	Peterborough Stamford Grantham Newark-on-Trent Doncaster Pontefract Leeds Wetherby Scotch Corner Darlington Gateshead Newcastle upon Tyne Morpeth Alnwick Berwick-upon-Tweed
End	Edinburgh
Roads joined	M1 motorway M25 motorway A14 road A16 road A17 road A19 road A40 road A41 road A43 road A46 road A47 road A406 road A421 road A428 road A52 road A57 road A61 road A63 road A64 road A66 road A69 road A167 road A606 road A720 road
Euroroute(s)	E 15
Notes Primary destinations as specified by the Department for Transport: however signs often show other locations erroneously.

Sign at Junction 1 of the A1(M) at South Mimms in Hertfordshire. Signs at the northern terminus of the A1 in central Edinburgh. Previously the sign had read 'London and the South' instead of Berwick upon Tweed. A single carriageway section of the A1 skirting the Scottish coastline just across the border from Northumbria.

The A1 is the longest numbered road in the UK at 409 miles (658 km) long. It connects London, the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England, with Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. For much of its path it follows the historic Great North Road. The modern course of the A1 diverges somewhat, particularly where it passed through a town or village that has subsequently been bypassed, or where new motorway standard road has been constructed on a more direct route. Between its junctions with the M25 (near London) and A696 (near Newcastle upon Tyne) the road forms part of the unsigned Euroroute E15 which runs from Inverness to Algeciras. Look up A 1, A1, a1 in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image File history File links UK_road_A1. ... 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In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the transport network. ... Sign beside the A1(M) at South Mimms, Hertfordshire. ... Sign beside the A1(M) at South Mimms, Hertfordshire. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 500 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 800 pixel, file size: 244 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) own photo File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): A1 road ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 500 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 800 pixel, file size: 244 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) own photo File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): A1 road ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... 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This article is about the city in Scotland. ... Algeciras is a port city in the south of Spain, near the British colony/Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, slightly to the north from Tarifa, which is the southernmost town of the peninsular Spain and Europe (, ). Both cities are situated on the Strait of Gibraltar; Algeciras also faces the Mediterranean. ...

Route

See also: A1 road (London)

The A1 runs from the heart of the City of London at St. Paul's Cathedral to the centre of Scotland's capital, Edinburgh. The current route of the A1 (red) and the historic route of the Great North Road (blue). ... Motto: Domine dirige nos Latin: Lord, guide us Shown within Greater London Sovereign state Constituent country Region Greater London Status City and Ceremonial County Admin HQ Guildhall Government  - Leadership see text  - Mayor David Lewis  - MP Mark Field  - London Assembly John Biggs Area  - Total 1. ... St Pauls Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London in London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. ...

The A1 shares its London terminus with the A40, in the City area of Central London. It then runs out of London through Islington (where Upper Street forms part of its route), up Holloway Road, through Barnet, Potters Bar, Hatfield, Welwyn, Stevenage, Baldock, Biggleswade, Sandy, St Neots and Peterborough. Continuing north, the A1 runs on modern bypasses around Stamford, Grantham, Newark-on-Trent, Retford, Bawtry, Doncaster, Knottingley, Garforth, Wetherby, Knaresborough, Boroughbridge, Scotch Corner, Darlington, Newton Aycliffe, Durham, Chester-le-Street, past the Angel of the North sculpture and the Metrocentre in Gateshead, around Newcastle upon Tyne, Morpeth, Alnwick, Berwick-upon-Tweed, into Scotland, past Dunbar, Haddington and Musselburgh before finally arriving in Edinburgh at the East End of Princes Street near Waverley Station at the junction of the A7, A8 and A900 roads. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The A40 is a major trunk road connecting London to Fishguard, Wales. ... Central London is a much-used but unofficial and vaguely defined term for the most inner part of London, the capital of England. ... For other uses, see Islington (disambiguation). ... The current route of the A1 (red) and the historic route of the Great North Road (blue). ... Holloway Road is a road in London. ... High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a town in the London Borough of Barnet. ... Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, looking north towards the railway bridge Potters Bar is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom,[2] located 16 miles (25 km) directly north of London. ... Arms of the former Hatfield Rural District Council Hatfield, originally Bishops Hatfield, is in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, in the south of England. ... Welwyn is a village in Hertfordshire, England. ... For other uses see Stevenage (disambiguation) Stevenage is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England. ... Baldock is a town in Hertfordshire, England where the River Ivel rises. ... , See also: Biggleswade (hundred). ... Sandy is a small market town in northern Bedfordshire, England. ... , Not to be confused with St Neot. ... This article is about the city in the United Kingdom. ... There is more than one place named Stamford. ... Grantham is a medium sized market town in Lincolnshire, England with about 35,000 inhabitants (40,000 including Great Gonerby), situated on the River Witham. ... Newark (also Newark-on-Trent) is a town in Nottinghamshire, located on the River Trent. ... , Retford is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England, located 31 miles from the county town of Nottingham, in the district of Bassetlaw. ... Map sources for Bawtry at grid reference SK6593 Bawtry is a village which lies at the point where the Great North Road crosses the River Idle. ... For other places with the same name, see Doncaster (disambiguation). ... Knottingley is a town in the metropolitan district of the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England on the River Aire and the A1 road. ... Expression error: Unclosed bracket Garforth is a town in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Overlooking the River Nidd in Knaresborough Knaresborough is an historic market town and spa town in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located four miles east of Harrogate town. ... Map sources for Boroughbridge at grid reference SE3966 Boroughbridge is a small town 13 miles northwest of York in North Yorkshire in England. ... Approach to Scotch Corner roundabout from the A66, Scotch Corner Hotel in background, this view has since changed due to work to widen the A66 Scotch Corner is an important junction of the A1 and A66 trunk roads. ... This article is about the town in England. ... , Newton Aycliffe is a town in County Durham, England. ... Durham (IPA: locally, in RP) is a small city and main settlement of the City of Durham district of County Durham in North East England. ... Chester-le-Street is a market town in County Durham, England with a history going back to Roman times. ... Angel of the North Angel of the North is a modern sculpture created by Antony Gormley, which is located in Gateshead, England. ... This article is about about the shopping centre in North East England. ... This article is about Gateshead, England. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... The Castle Morpeth coat of arms Morpeth is a small market town in Northumberland, England, on the River Wansbeck, which flows east through the town. ... For the parish in New Brunswick, see Alnwick, New Brunswick Alnwick (pronounced anick ) is a small market town in north Northumberland, in the north-east of England. ... Map sources for Berwick-upon-Tweed at grid reference NT9952 Berwick-upon-Tweed from across the river Berwick-upon-Tweed, (pronounced Berrick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost town in England, situated on the east coast on the mouth of the river Tweed. ... This article is about the country. ... This article is about Dunbar in Scotland. ... Haddington. ... Showing the Brunton Hall, from the west of the town Musselburgh is a town in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, six miles east of Edinburgh city centre. ... Princes Street, as viewed facing west from the Scott Monument Princes Street and the Castle at twilight Princes Street is the main shopping street in Edinburgh city centre, although it was originally designed to be a residential street. ... Waverley railway station- the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. ... The A7 is a major road in the United Kingdom. ... The A8 is a major road in Scotland, connecting Edinburgh to Greenock via Glasgow. ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 9 in Great Britain starting north of the A8, east of the A9. ...

Origins and history

See also: Great Britain road numbering scheme

See also: A1 road (London)

The modern A1 mainly follows the route of the Great North Road. This was a major coaching route in Britain and was used by the mail coaches between London and York and Edinburgh. It boasted of many inns used as posting stages. Some of these inns still survive.^[1] The Great Britain road numbering scheme is a numbering system used to classify and identify all major roads in Great Britain. ... The current route of the A1 (red) and the historic route of the Great North Road (blue). ...

The Great North Road, in part, followed the course of the Roman Ermine Street: from Alconbury as far as Colsterworth (at the A151 junction), and again in the North Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire areas - utilising part of the course of the Roman Rigg or Roman Ridge north of Doncaster. Further north the Great North Road utilised the Roman Dere Street. An older and alternative route to the north from London was the Old North Road. This followed the initial section of Ermine Street and joined the Great North Road at Alconbury where a prominent milestone records the respective mileages from London on both routes: 65 miles on the Old North Road and 68 by the Great North Road.^[2] Roman Britain, with Ermine Street highlighted Ermine Street should not be confused with Ermin Street, the road from Silchester to Gloucester. ... Alconbury is a village in the English county of Cambridgeshire. ... Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth is a hamlet in the parish of Colsterworth, in the English county of Lincolnshire, best known as the birthplace of the scientist, philosopher, alchemist, and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton. ... The A151 road is relatively minor part of the British road system in Lincolnshire, England. ... North Nottinghamshire, formally the Northern Division of Nottinghamshire was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England. ... Please note that the Roman Ridge can also refer to a separate, similarly named geographical feature, also in South Yorkshire, the Roman Ridge The Roman Ridge is that part of Ermine Street located in the Doncaster area of South Yorkshire. ... Please note that the Roman Ridge can also refer to a separate, similarly named geographical feature, also in South Yorkshire, the Roman Ridge The Roman Ridge is that part of Ermine Street located in the Doncaster area of South Yorkshire. ... For other places with the same name, see Doncaster (disambiguation). ... Roman Britain, with the route of Dere Street in red Dere Street or Deere Street, (latterly Via Regia in Scotland) was a Roman Road between York and Scotland. ... The A10 (or the Great Cambridge Road) is a major road in England. ...

A traditional starting point of the Great North Road was the now demolished Hicks Hall at Smithfield in Central London. Milestones and distances in road atlases were measured from this point.^[3]The route ran from Smithfield up St John Street to the Angel Islington. However, with the building of the General Post Office at St Martin's-le-Grand in 1829, coaches started using the alternative route used by the modern A1, beginning at the GPO building and following Aldersgate Street and Goswell Road before joining the old route at the Angel. The Angel was originally an inn and an important staging post on the route.^[4] Smithfield is the name of several places: In the UK: Smithfield, Cumbria Smithfield, London includes Smithfield Market Smithfield, Birmingham In Ireland: Smithfield, Dublin In the U.S.: Smithfield, Illinois Smithfield, Kentucky Smithfield, Maine Smithfield, Nebraska Smithfield, New York Smithfield, North Carolina Smithfield, Ohio Smithfield, Pennsylvania Smithfield, Rhode Island Smithfield, Utah... St John Street may be: St John Street, London, England St John Street, Oxford, England Categories: | ... The Angel was originally an inn near a tollgate on the Great North Road (at what is now the corner of Islington High Street and Pentonville Road), but now refers to this part of Islington in London. ... For the specific history of the British postal system, see Royal Mail. ... The current route of the A1 (red) and the historic route of the Great North Road (blue). ... Goswell Road is a road in the south of the London Borough of Islington. ...

The Great North Road is often mentioned in English literature, for example Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. The term English literature refers to literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; Joseph Conrad was Polish, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, Salman Rushdie is Indian, V.S... The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, better known as The Pickwick Papers, is the first novel by Charles Dickens. ... Dickens redirects here. ...

The legendary highwayman Dick Turpin's rapid flight from London to York, in less than 15 hours, on his faithful mare Black Bess, is perhaps the most famous legend of the Great North Road. Various inns that still stand along the A1 claim that Turpin ate his lunch there that night, or stopped off there for a brief respite for his horse. Harrison Ainsworth, in his famous 1834 romance Rookwood, immortalised this with a spirited account of this wonderful ride by Dick Turpin on his mare, and it is in this connection that Turpin's name has been generally remembered. Historians have frequently argued that Turpin never actually made this speedy journey, and that, as far as Turpin is concerned, the incident is pure fiction. They argue that such a ride was really made by John Nevison, known as "Swift Nick", born and raised at Wortley village near Sheffield and a well-known highwayman in the time of Charles II some 50 years before Turpin, who to establish an alibi rode from Gad's Hill (near Rochester, Kent) to York (some 190 miles (310 km)) in about 15 hours. Folk image of a mounted highwayman Highwayman was a term used particularly in Britain during the 17th and 18th centuries to describe robbers who targeted people traveling by stagecoach and other modes of transport along public highways. ... A 19th century illustration of Dick Turpin Richard (Dick) Turpin (born September 21, 1705 in Hempstead, Essex – died April 7, 1739 in York) is a legendary English rogue and the most famous historical highwayman. ... Harrison William Ainsworth (1805 - 1882) was an English historical novelist. ... Rookwood is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... John Nevison (1639 – 4 May 1684) (also known as William Nevison) was one of Britains most notorious highwaymen, a gentleman-rogue supposedly nicknamed Swift Nick by King Charles II after a renowned dash from Kent to York (often wrongly attributed to Dick Turpin, though there are suggestions that the...

Even more unreliable evidence links various highwaymen with the Ram-Jam Inn at Stretton, in Rutland. The A1 passes a few feet from the door. Although the interior of the historic inn was lost to fire in the 1970s, a modern restaurant occupies the building now.

The original Great North Road had a number of Historic Coaching Inns, including the George at Stamford and the Bell Inn at Stilton (hence Stilton cheese) which was first sold from the Inn from about 1730). This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Stilton is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, south of the city of Peterborough. ... Country of origin  England Region, town Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire Source of milk Cows Pasteurised Yes Texture semi-soft, crumbly, creamier with increasing age Aging time 9 weeks minimum Certification PDO Stilton is a cheese of England. ...

Scotch Corner, in North Yorkshire, marks the point where the traffic for Glasgow and the west of Scotland divides from that for Edinburgh, as it has for hundreds of years before motor traffic. As well as a historic hotel there have been a variety of homes for the famous transport café, now subsumed as a motorway services. Approach to Scotch Corner roundabout from the A66, Scotch Corner Hotel in background, this view has since changed due to work to widen the A66 Scotch Corner is an important junction of the A1 and A66 trunk roads. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ...

The road skirts the remains of Sherwood Forest, and passes the historic Catterick Garrison. visitor centre Birch trees in the Sherwood Forest The legendary Major Oak Major Oak in December 2006 View of the Forest looking Northeast Sherwood Forest is a 4. ... Map sources for Catterick Garrison at grid reference SE2497 Catterick Garrison is a major Army base located in North Yorkshire in England. ...

The original A1 route was designated by the Ministry of Transport in 1921 This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

The route was modified in 1927 when bypasses were built around Barnet and Hatfield High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a town in the London Borough of Barnet. ... Arms of the former Hatfield Rural District Council Hatfield, originally Bishops Hatfield, is in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, in the south of England. ...

In 1960 Stamford and Doncaster were bypassed, as was Retford in 1961 and St Neots in 1971. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other places with the same name, see Doncaster (disambiguation). ... , Retford is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England, located 31 miles from the county town of Nottingham, in the district of Bassetlaw. ... , Not to be confused with St Neot. ...

During the early 1970s immediate plans to widen the A1 along the Archway Road were abandoned after four public inquiries when, for the first time, road protesters disrupted the process rather than relying on giving evidence in an orderly manner. The scheme was finally dropped in 1990.^[5]

During the 1980s the Hatfield section was rebuilt in a tunnel. Arms of the former Hatfield Rural District Council Hatfield, originally Bishops Hatfield, is in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, in the south of England. ...

Recent re-routing required the moving of the memorial at Norman Cross to the Napoleonic prisoners buried there.^[6] At the Norman Cross roundabout near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, stands a memorial: a towering brass eagle upon a concrete column and plinth, with brass nameplate. ...

Speed cameras have been introduced on the busy single carriageway section north of Morpeth which is notorious stretch dangerous overtaking and where there is heavy tourist traffic to locations like Alnwick Castle and heavy goods vehicles serving Scotland^{[citation needed]}. Most of the approaches to the roundabouts between Blyth and London have speed cameras, GATSO or TruVelo about a mile before the roundabout, so that people are doing no more than 70 when the signs announcing the junctions are visible. These are being retained or at the most relocated and recalibrated to control speeds through the roadworks as the roundabouts are bypassed. Alnwick Castle, from the east, across the pastures and the River Aln Alnwick Castle is a castle and stately home in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom and the residence of the Duke of Northumberland, built immediately following the Norman conquest, and renovated and remodelled a number of times. ... A Gatso speed camera Gatso is a brand of speed camera manufacturd by the Dutch company Gatsometer BV. The Gatso works by using radar to measure the speed of vehicles, and then photographing the vehicle from the rear, after it has passed the camera, if it is travelling above the...

Improvements underway

A421 Great Barford Bypass

An upgrade of the Black Cat Roundabout at the junction with the A421 (Bedford Road) is now complete with the Great Barford A421 bypass also finished. 2006.^[7] Black Cat Roundabout is the name of the roundabout on the junction between the A1 and A428 Bedford road just south of St Neots. ... The A421 is an important road for east/west journeys across the southern midlands of England. ... Great Barford is a village in Bedfordshire, England, a few miles north-east of Bedford. ...

A1 Peterborough to Blyth Grade Separated Junctions

Work has started in August 2006 to replace the six roundabouts (Blyth (A614), Apleyhead (A614/A57),which is now fully operational-(01.2008), Markham Moor (A57), Gonerby Moor (B1174), again, fully operational - (03.2008), Colsterworth (A151) and the junction of A1/B6403, and Carpenters Lodge (Stamford) (B1081) on the A1 between Blyth and the A1(M) section to Alconbury with grade separated junctions. Once complete this will provide a fully grade separated route between the Buckden roundabout (just north of St Neots and approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the Black Cat roundabout) and just north of Morpeth.^[8] Blyth is a village in the county of Nottinghamshire, in the Midlands of England, north west of East Retford, on the River Ryton. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Blyth is a village in the county of Nottinghamshire, in the Midlands of England, north west of East Retford, on the River Ryton. ... Map sources for Morpeth at grid reference NZ2085 Morpeth is a small market town in Northumberland, England. ...

Proposed improvements

A1 Dishforth to Barton Improvement Scheme

Work on the Bramham cum Oglethorpe (the A1(M)/A64 junction) to Wetherby, and from Dishforth (A1(M)/A168 to Barton (end of northernmost section of A1(M)) is likely to start in autumn 2008 and be complete by 2011.^[9] Village signpost along Toulston Lane on the way to Tadcaster. ... The A64 is a dual carriageway in the United Kingdom, which carries much of the commuter traffic between Leeds and York, continuing on to Scarborough. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Dishforth is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England, it is naer RAF Dishforth, a local RAF helicopter terminal. ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 1 in Great Britain beginning north of the Thames, east of the A1. ... Barton is an archaic English language word meaning lands of the manor or meadow and may refer to several places or people: Places Australia: Barton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Division of Barton, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in New South Wales. ...

A1(M) Bramham to Wetherby

The Bramham to Wetherby scheme public inquiry began on 18 October 2006 designed by James Poyner, construction of the Dishforth to Barton scheme is scheduled to start in April 2008^{[citation needed]}. Once these two schemes are complete, which is currently scheduled for 2011, then the Newcastle upon Tyne area will be connected to the rest of the national motorway network.^[10] In the politics and government of Commonwealth countries such as Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, a public inquiry is an official review of events or actions ordered by the government. ... is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ...

Ellington to Fen Ditton scheme

Main article: A14 road

There is proposed Ellington to Fen Ditton scheme associated with the A14 at Brampton Hut roundabout.^[11] The A14 is a major road in England, running from the Port of Felixstowe to the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby. ... The A14 is a major road in England, running from the Port of Felixstowe to the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby. ...

Other proposals

A proposal to replace the road with a parallel motorway between Stotfold and Alconbury thus giving a continuous motorway to Peterborough, was dropped as too expensive, as was a proposal to convert the motorway north of Peterborough to Grantham.^[12] Stotfold is a small town in the district of Mid Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire. ... Alconbury is a village in the English county of Cambridgeshire. ... This article is about the city in the United Kingdom. ...

Plans to improve the single carriageway section of road north of Newcastle upon Tyne were shelved in 2006 as they were not considered a regional priority. Plans to dual the road between Morpeth and Felton and between Adderstone and Belford^[13] There are now no current plans to dual the whole of the A1 route between Newcastle and Edinburgh, despite fierce campaigns^{[citation needed]} in the past to make this so. A typical arterial single carriageway: the A511 Ashby-de-la Zouch bypass Diagram of types of road in the UK Single carriageway is the British designation for the most common type of road; one with no physical separation (central reservation) between opposing flows of traffic. ... The Castle Morpeth coat of arms Morpeth is a small market town in Northumberland, England, on the River Wansbeck, which flows east through the town. ... Statistics Population: est. ... Adderstone is a village in the English county of Northumberland. ... Belford is a village in Northumberland, England about halfway between Alnwick and Berwick-upon-Tweed, a few miles inland from the east coast, and just off the A1 road. ...

Improvements to junctions near the village of Elkesley, Nottinghamshire are planned; since the 1990s this has been the only location between London and Newcastle where there is a permanent speed restriction below national speed limit, as the village's only access to the rest of the road network is via the A1.^[14]

Further sections of motorway upgrades are planned, which would ultimately create a single motorway running from Doncaster to Gateshead^{[citation needed]}.

Expressway

In Scotland a section of the road has been upgraded to motorway standard and classified as a Special Road, but is not designated as the A1(M). This runs from the east of Edinburgh to Dunbar. Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ... A special road is a classification of road in the United Kingdom. ...

A1(M)

The A1(M) as it approaches Chester-le-Street.

Some sections of the A1 have been upgraded to motorway standard. These are known as the A1(M). These include: Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 640 × 480 pixelsFull resolution (640 × 480 pixel, file size: 48 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A1(M) motorway, approaching the Chester-le-Street interchange File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 640 × 480 pixelsFull resolution (640 × 480 pixel, file size: 48 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A1(M) motorway, approaching the Chester-le-Street interchange File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects... Chester-le-Street is a market town in County Durham, England with a history going back to Roman times. ... Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ...

• A stretch between the M25 at South Mimms to the town of Stotfold;
• The four lane Peterborough section from the Alconbury junction near Huntingdon to Orton Southgate near Peterborough; this stretch starts just north of the A14 junction proper and receives traffic from the A14 eastbound from the M6 and westbound from the A14 spur and M11.
• The Doncaster bypass, which intersects the M18 (this was the first section of motorway on the A1 and one of the earliest sections of motorway built in the United Kingdom);
• The new Hook Moor section, and South Leeds Orbital, from Darrington, intersects with the M62 adjacent to Ferrybridge power station and is joined by the end of the M1 at Aberford.
• A relatively new (1993) section which now runs from Wetherby to Dishforth, past Harrogate, Ripon and Boroughbridge. The southern stretch to the River Wharfe bridge opened in August 2005. This was separated from the existing Hook Moor section by only around 6.5 miles (10.5 km) of dual carriageway. The majority of this was replaced in 2006 by a new section taking the A1(M) east of Wetherby, joining the old dual carriageway section for only a mile at Wetherby racecourse, before it opens out again to the three lanes and on to Darrington.
• The final stretch of A1(M) from Barton just north of Scotch Corner in North Yorkshire to Washington in Tyne and Wear through County Durham.

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Barton to Newcastle

A1(M) Motorway
Road of the United Kingdom
Length	30 miles (48.3 km)
Direction	North - South
Start	Barnton
Primary destinations	(Newton) Aycliffe Chester-le-Street Darlington Durham Scotch Corner
End	Washington
Construction dates	1999 - 2006
Motorways joined	57 - A66(M) motorway 65 - A194(M) motorway
Euroroute(s)	E 15

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• Junctions 56 to 59 opened in 1965
• Junctions 59 to 63 opened in 1969
• Junctions 63 to 65 opened in 1970

Junctions

The A1 near Washington

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