A689 Road

From Junction 44 of the M6, the A689 runs roughly south-east to a Roundabout , with the B6264. From here, the A689 heads east, and meets the A69 at a roundabout junction. The A689 Joins The Route Of the A69 around part of the Brampton Bypass . Near the village of Milton, the A689 turns right, and continues through Milton and Hallbankgate before crossing the border into the county of Northumberland .

The route continues roughly south-east, and re-enters the county of Cumbria just north of small market town of Alston . After passing through Alston, the A689 eventually crosses the border into County Durham , where the route still heads gradually south-east through Weardale . Between Killhope and Nenthead the road reaches a height of 2,056 ft, making it the highest A road in England.

At a roundabout with the A68 , the A689 briefly joins the route of the A690 , before turning right in the town of Crook . Heading south-easterly still, the A689 encounters the town of Bishop Auckland , where it temporarily heads north-easterly (where it merges with the A688 ), before setting off in an easterly direction north of Bishop Auckland.

The A689 meets the A167 at the Rushyford Roundabout , then shortly comes across the A1(M) at Junction 60. The A689 By-passes the town of Sedgefield, and becomes Dual Carriageway standard for the remainder of the route. The A689 meets the A19 north of Middlesbrough , before terminating close to the centre of Hartlepool .

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A689 Carlisle-Hartlepool - from SABRE's "Roads By 10".

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