A1058 road
Road in North Tyneside, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The A1058, known locally as the Coast Road,[1][2] is a major road in Newcastle upon Tyne and the adjoining borough of North Tyneside in the North East. It runs from the Newcastle Central Motorway to the coast, terminating between Whitley Bay and Tynemouth. From west to east it connects Newcastle city centre with Jesmond, Heaton, Wallsend, Battle Hill, Howdon, Meadow Well, North Shields, Whitley Bay and Tynemouth. The road has existed since December 1924, when it was opened by then-transport minister Wilfrid Ashley.[3]
A1058 | |
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Route information | |
Length | 7.4 mi (11.9 km) |
Major junctions | |
West end | Jesmond 54.9828°N 1.6044°W / 54.9828; -1.6044 (A1058 road (western end)) |
Major intersections | A167(M) A188 A186 A19 A1108 A192 A193 |
East end | Tynemouth 55.0251°N 1.4354°W / 55.0251; -1.4354 (A1058 road (eastern end)) |
Location | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Road network | |
For five miles (8 kilometres) of its eight-mile (12.5 kilometre) route it is a full urban dual carriageway with grade separated interchanges and, for four of those miles, was 70-mile per hour national speed limit Now reduced to 50 miles per hour as of October 2023. However, it is not built to full UK standards for motorway-style roads, as it has too many entrances and exits and most of its sliproads have pedestrian crossings.