The A178 is a road that runs from Hartlepool in County Durham to

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. The route of the A178 starts at the junction of the A179 and A689 in Hartlepool. It runs east as ''Church Street'' passing

Hartlepool railway station Hartlepool is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line, which runs between Newcastle and Middlesbrough via Hartlepool. The station, situated south-east of Sunderland, serves the port town of Hartlepool in County Durham, England. It is ow ...

. At the end of ''Church Street'', it turns right and runs south as ''Mainsforth Terrace'' until it passes the bridge over the

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then runs as ''Coronation Drive'' passing along the Hartlepool to Seaton Carew promenade. It passes through Seaton Carew as ''The Cliff'' and ''The Front'' then as ''Tees Road'' passing the B1277 ''Brenda Road'' roundabout and Hartlepool Power Station. The road passes through

Graythorp Graythorp was a village and now a trading estate within the borough of Hartlepool and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is located on the A178 Tees Road about 1 mile south of Hartlepool. The village was constructed by s ...

and Seal Sands and then passes the bridge over Greatham Creek, where there is a nature watching viewpoint close to the road. It passes the A1185 roundabout and the Saltholme nature reserve as ''Seaton Carew Road''. It turns left at the A1046 junction in Port Clarence as ''Port Clarence Road'' then turns left as ''Ferry Road'' over the River Tees on the

Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge The Tees Transporter Bridge, also referred to as the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, is a bridge in northern England. It is the furthest downstream bridge across the River Tees and the longest remaining transporter in the world. The bridge is ...

. It passes through St. Hilda's and runs south as ''Durham Street'' and then runs as ''Cleveland Street''. At the end of ''Cleveland Street'', it turns right and runs as ''Bridge Street West'' passing

Middlesbrough railway station Middlesbrough is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line, Esk Valley Line and Tees Valley Line. The station serves the town of Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by TransPennine Express. Accor ...

and then runs as ''North Road''. It passes the bridge over the

Tees Valley Line The Tees Valley Line is a rail route, in Northern England, following part of the original Stockton and Darlington Railway route of 1825. The line covers a distance of , and connects to via , and 14 other stations in the Teesdale. The secti ...

and ends at the junction of the A66 and the B1272 in Middlesbrough. The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge may be closed at times and as an alternative route turn right on the A1046 through Port Clarence and Haverton Hill then turn left on the A1032 over the River Tees on the Tees Newport Bridge.

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