A6079 road

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UK road A6079.svg
A6079
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A6079 road looking north at a bridge of the Border Counties Railway near Chollerton
Route information
Length8 mi (13 km)
Major junctions
North endA68
Major intersectionsUK road A695.svg A695
UK road A68.svg A68
UK road A69.svg A69
South endHexham
Location
Country United Kingdom
Road network
UK road A6078.svg A6078 UK road A6085.svg A6085

The A6079 is a road in Northumberland, northern England, that runs eight miles (13 km) from Hexham to the A68 road.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Route

The road begins in Hexham before overlapping the A69 for 0.7 miles, then passing the villages of Acomb and Wall prior to meeting the B6318 road just to the south of Chollerford – unusually, traffic on the A6079 must give way to the traffic on the B6318, despite the fact that "A"-roads are more important than "B"-roads. The A6079 continues through the village of Chollerton, and terminates at its junction with the A68 road to Edinburgh, nine miles (14 km) north-west of Corbridge.[ citation needed ]

History

The road originally continued northwest past A68, along with what would be the extended B6342 to meet road A696 near Kirkharle. The northern end saw a downgrade come the 1970s while the rest of the route has been kept to shape. [1]

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References

  1. "A6079".
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