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| Route information | |
| Length | 10.7 mi (17.2 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Morpeth |
 A1  A189 | |
| East end | Newbiggin |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Road network | |
The A197 is a road in Northumberland, in the United Kingdom. It connects Morpeth, Pegswood, Ashington and Newbiggin by the Sea.
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The road starts at the A1 [coord 1] and heads north into Loansdean [coord 2] and Morpeth, where it has a junction with the A192 [coord 3] [coord 4] and then leaves north until it reaches a roundabout with the B1337. [coord 5]
From the roundabout it heads east, passing Pegswood on its north and enters into Ashington where it has a junction with the A1068 [coord 6] [coord 7] and a junction with the A196. [coord 8] After leaving Ashington it reaches its west terminus at a roundabout with the A189. [coord 9]
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Northumberland | Morpeth | 0 | 0 | A1 – Newcastle upon Tyne | Southbound entrance to A1 and Northbound exit from A1 only [coord 1] |
| 1.4 | 2.3 | B6524 – Whalton | [coord 2] | ||
| 2.0 | 3.2 |  A192 – Nedderton | [coord 3] | ||
| 2.3 | 3.7 | A192 – Pigdon | [coord 4] | ||
| 3.6 | 5.8 | B1337 – Longhirst | [coord 5] | ||
| Ashington | 6.5 | 10.4 |  A1068 – Guide Post, Bedlington | [coord 6] | |
| 6.8 | 10.9 | A1068 – Widdrington | [coord 7] | ||
| 7.8 | 12.6 |  A196 – Guide Post | [coord 8] | ||
| 9.1 | 14,7 | A189 – Cramlington, Widdrington | [coord 9] | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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