The A1068 is a road in northern England that runs from

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in North Tyneside to

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in Northumberland. The section between

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and Alnmouth is signposted as part of the ''Northumberland Coastal Route''.

Route

The A1068 begins at a

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with the A19 road at Seaton Burn. It has a brief

dual carriageway A dual carriageway ( BE) or divided highway ( AE) is a class of highway with carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation (BrE) or median (AmE). Roads with two or more carriageways which are ...

section before crossing from the county of Tyne and Wear into Northumberland. It is dual carriageway standard again past Nelson Village, and joins the route of the

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for about . It continues through the town of Bedlington where it meets the

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and beyond the town it has a junction with the

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(to Morpeth). It joins the route of the A197 road for about close to the town of Ashington. It re-emerges and heads in a north-easterly direction until it reaches the roundabout with the A189 road. From its junction with the A189 the A1068 gains primary status and heads roughly north. It passes the coastal town of Amble and the villages of Warkworth and Alnmouth, crossing the River Aln at Lesbury before reaching the town of

. The road terminates at its junction with the A1.

References

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