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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3220771.jpg) Commercial Road (A1018) | ||||
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| Length | 13.4 mi (21.6 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end | A183,South Shields | |||
| Major intersections |  A183 A194 A1300 A184 A19 | |||
| South end | A19,Seaham | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Primary destinations | Sunderland | |||
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TheA1018 is a road inNorth East England. It runs betweenSouth Shields, at the mouth of theRiver Tyne, and theA19 nearSeaham,County Durham. Most of the route it follows is the old alignment of theA19, before it by-passedSunderland to meet theTyne Tunnel.
The road begins in the centre of South Shields, atthe local town hall, withA183 andA194, as Westoe Road. At the junction with the B1298, the road becomes a one-way system, with southbound traffic continuing to use Westoe Road and turning right onto the B1301 Dean Road and northbound traffic using the more direct route of Imeary Street. The A1018 continues on Sunderland Road before becoming King George Road and adual carriageway. The road crosses theA1300 and continues to a roundabout with Nevinson Avenue. Here, the road becomes Shields Road and returns to a single-carriageway. The A1018 then extends throughCleadon Village, re-becoming Sunderland Road, and runs to the Sunderland border, passingAFC Sunderland academy training ground.
As the A1018 enters theCity of Sunderland from the north, it is known as Shields Road, which then becomes Newcastle Road. This long straight section passes throughthe Boldons,Fulwell andMonkwearmouth towards theRiver Wear.
Newcastle Road ends at a large roundabout. The road runs along Roker Avenue and then Church Street North. At this point, the A1018 merges with theA183 road and become Dame Dorothy Street which crosses theWearmouth Bridge into the Sunderland city centre.
On the south side of the Wear, the A1018 heads east towardHendon as West Wear Street and then Sans Street, and then continues through Hendon via West Wear Street, Hendon Road and Commercial Road intoGrangetown as theSouthern Radial Route. It bypassesRyhope to meet Stockton Road at the Wellfield Roundabout.
The Southern Radial Route provides a fast and direct route from the south ofRyhope Village towards Sunderland City Centre.
The former route of the A1018, Ryhope Road, was renumbered to the B1522 and will be converted to aNo Car Lane betweenGrangetown andPark Lane Interchange.[1] On Ryhope Road, two of the current four lanes of road will be used for cars, and the other two for mixed traffic excluding cars.
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54°55′17″N1°23′10″W / 54.92152°N 1.38619°W /54.92152; -1.38619
