Newcastle, Central Motorway East

HER Number:
15238

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Central Motorway East

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Road

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
A start was made on the Newcastle Central Motorway East in 1972 as a trial Urban Motorway from the north side of the central area eastwards to the Tyne Bridge. This section opened to traffic in 1975 and became part of the Great North Road A6157(M). This was later renumbered as A167(M). The rest of the scheme was abandoned until the late 1980s.

Easting:
2491

Northing:
6543

Grid Reference:
NZ24916543

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
F.A. Sims, 2009, The Motorway Achievement - Building the Network in the North East of England, p 64