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| Major intersections |  A1(M) | |||
| North end | Kenton Bar | |||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Constituent country | England | |||
| Counties | North Yorkshire,Co. Durham,Tyne & Wear | |||
| Primary destinations | Newcastle upon Tyne,Gateshead,Durham,Darlington | |||
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TheA167 andA167(M) is aroad inNorth East England. It is partially atrunk road and partially amotorway, where it is commonly referred to asNewcastle Central Motorway. Most of the road's route was formerly that of theA1, until it was re-routed with the opening of the A1(M) in the 1960s.
The route starts from theA168 atTopcliffe,North Yorkshire and runs toCowgate,Tyne and Wear where the route splits in two. The northern fork continues toKenton Bar, where it meets theA1 and theA696, while the southern fork heads west, again terminating at theA1, this time atWesterhope.
From the Topcliffe A168 Junction, the route runs north throughNorthallerton, and crosses theA66 road just east of theA66(M) section. It runs on throughDarlington, across A1(M) junction 59, and on toNewton Aycliffe,Ferryhill,Durham andChester-le-Street.
The A167 bypass atChilton near Ferryhill was completed and opened to traffic on 20 June 2005.[1]
Construction had started in 2004, 65 years after first proposed when the route was still the A1.[2]
Beyond Chester-le-Street the A167 continues to A1(M) junction 63 and throughBirtley before crossing the A1 at the junction near theAngel of the North. (The first route of theGreat North Road ran viaWrekenton on the present B1296. The second route ran via Low Fell on the A167. The third route ran from the A1(M) junction 65 via the A194(M) and the A19Tyne Tunnel, to the Wideopen A1/A19 Junction.)
The start point of theGreat North Run is on the A167(M) Central Motorway in Newcastle.
.svg) A167(M) | |
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| Location | Tyne & Wear |
| Length | 1.1 mi (1.8 km) |
| Existed | 1975–present |
The A167 continues throughGateshead across theTyne Bridge intoNewcastle upon Tyne, where it becomes the A167(M) Newcastle Central Motorway for a short distance. After the city centre it reverts to dual carriageway to its terminus at the Kenton Bar A1/A696 junction.
Originally the road was theA1(M), but changes to the route of the A1 have caused changes to the route number.[3] When the A1 was re-routed through theTyne Tunnel, it was renumbered as the A6127(M)[3] – becoming one of only two four-digit, Axxxx(M) motorways, the other being theA6144(M) motorway. After the construction of the A1 western bypass, the Tyne Tunnel became theA19 and the A6127(M) became the A167(M).[3]
The A167(M) is unusual due to having a slip road leading from an unclassified road directly onto the right-hand ("fast") lane at Camden Street, a result of its two-tier construction. However, as of late 2011, this slip road is closed. It also has other junctions where entry to and exit from the motorway is via the outside lane, which can lead to a lot of weaving and conflicting traffic movement. The A167(M) is subject to a 50 mph (80 km/h) speed limit throughout.
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| A167(M) motorway | ||
| Northbound exits | no junction numbers | Southbound exits |
| Road continues as A167 Jedburgh,Newcastle  (A696)Hexham(A69) Morpeth(A1) | GosforthB1318 Freeman Hospital Non Motorway Traffic | |
| City Centre (N) GosforthB1318 | Start of motorway | |
Tynemouth &Docks A1058Jesmond (B1600) | (New Bridge Street) | Tynemouth & Docks A1058 Jesmond (B1600) |
| City Centre,WallsendA193 | (Manors) | City Centre, Wallsend A193 |
| Start of motorway | (Swan House) | Walker, City Centre (S)A186 |
| City Centre (S), WalkerA186 Non Motorway Traffic | Road continues as A167 Gateshead A167 The SOUTHA1(M) | |
In June 2019,North Yorkshire County Council prioritised a scheme to construct a bypass on the A167 around the town ofNorthallerton inNorth Yorkshire. This would be a north–south road which was costed at £40 million in 2019.[4]
The A167 Chilton bypass opens to traffic on Monday, ahead of schedule.
A ground-breaking ceremony marks the start of a £9m scheme at Chilton, near Spennymoor. Work should be finished by July 2006. A bypass for the area was first suggested as long ago as 1939.
The A1 was then rerouted to pass through the Tyne Tunnel east of the city, and then moved again to the new Western Bypass in the 1980s. Each move caused a reshuffle of road numbers, so during the Tyne Tunnel days the Central Motorway was called the A6127(M), and since the Western Bypass opened it has been A167(M)
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