A67 road
Road in England
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The A67 is a road in England that links Bowes in County Durham with Crathorne in North Yorkshire. The road from Middlesbrough to Darlington was previously the A66 road, the road also starts and ends on the A66.
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 33.1 mi[1] (53.3 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  A66 in Bowes | |||
 A66 / A167 in Darlington | ||||
| East end |  A19 near Crathorne | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Counties | County Durham North Yorkshire | |||
| Primary destinations | Barnard Castle Darlington | |||
| Road network | ||||
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Route
The section from the A66 to Barnard Castle is primary status;[2] from that point it turns right and it loses its primary status to the A688 road.[3] It then travels east through Gainford and crosses the A1(M) but does not have a junction with it.[4] The road regains primary status as it goes concurrent with the A66 road from the Blackwell roundabout and heads along the southern edge of Darlington.[citation needed]
As the A66 heads north, the A67 leaves at Morton Park to head east past Dinsdale and Durham Tees Valley Airport before joining with the A135 in Eaglescliffe. From there it heads south through Yarm—crossing the Tees via Yarm Bridge[5] —and Kirklevington before joining the A19 road at Crathorne.[6]
The road has been described by a UK Government transport minister as an important commuter route and as being the gateway to Teesdale from Darlington.[7] Despite its status as an important route, it is not maintained by National Highways but by the local authority.[8] The section around Darlington and also onwards towards Middlesbrough was originally the A66.[9]
Safety
The 10-mile (16 km) stretch of road between the A66 at Morton Park and the A19 was named the third most improved road in 2013. Work on this section included vehicle activated signage, draining and resurfacing.[10]
Settlements
- Bowes (junction with A66 road)
- Barnard Castle
- Gainford
- Piercebridge
- Darlington
- Teesside International Airport
- Eaglescliffe
- Yarm
- Crathorne (junction with A19 road)
Junction list
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| County Durham | Bowes | 0.0 | 0.0 | A66 – Brough, Bowes, Scotch Corner | Western terminus |
| Barnard Castle | 4.9 | 7.9 |  A688 northeast (Prospect Place) – Bishop Auckland | Southwestern terminus of A688 | |
| Darlington | 19.9 | 32.0 |   A66 west (Bridge Road) / A167 (Grange Road / Croft Road) to A1(M) south / A168 – The South, Scotch Corner, Darlington, Northallerton, Thirsk | Western terminus of A66 concurrency | |
| Morton Palms | 23.3 | 37.5 |  A66 east / B6280 (Yarm Road) to A1(M) north / A1150 – The North, Stockton, Middlesbrough, Teesside, Durham, Darlington | Stockton and M'brough signed eastbound only, To A1150, Teesside and Durham westbound only; eastern terminus of A66 concurrency | |
| Egglescliffe | 29.7 | 47.8 |  A135 north (Yarm Road) – Stockton | Southern terminus of A135 | |
| County Durham– North Yorkshire boundary | Egglescliffe– Yarm boundary | 29.8 | 48.0 | Yarm Bridge over River Tees | |
| North Yorkshire | Yarm– Kirklevington boundary | 31.1 | 50.1 |  A1044 northeast / B1264 (Green Lane) – Ingleby Barwick, Thornaby, Middlesbrough, Worsall | Southwestern terminus of A1044 |
| Kirklevington– Crathorne boundary | 32.9– 33.1 | 52.9– 53.3 | A19 – The North, The South, Middlesbrough, Thirsk | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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