The A178 is a road that runs from

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to Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire, England. 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. At the end of ''Church Street'', it turns right and runs south as ''Mainsforth Terrace'' until it passes the bridge over the Durham Coast Line then runs as ''Coronation Drive'' passing along the Hartlepool to Seaton Carew promenade. It passes through

Seaton Carew Seaton Carew is a seaside resort and civil parish in the Borough of Hartlepool in County Durham, England. It had an estimated population of 6,018. The area is named after a Norman French family called Carou who owned lands in the area and set ...

as ''The Cliff'' and ''The Front'' then as ''Tees Road'' passing the B1277 ''Brenda Road'' roundabout and

Hartlepool Power Station Hartlepool nuclear power station is a nuclear power station situated on the northern bank of the mouth of the River Tees, south of Hartlepool in County Durham, North East England. The station has a net electrical output of 1,185megawatts, whi ...

. The road passes through Graythorp 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 The River Tees (), in Northern England, rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines and flows eastwards for to reach the North Sea between Hartlepool and Redcar near Middlesbrough. The modern day history of the river has be ...

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 and then runs as ''North Road''. It passes the bridge over the Tees Valley Line 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 The Tees Newport Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge spanning the River Tees a short distance upriver from Tees Transporter Bridge, linking Middlesbrough with the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, Northern England. It no longer lifts, but still acts a ...

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