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 Long straight on the A697 trunk road inBerwickshire | ||||
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| Length | 68 mi (109 km) | |||
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| South end | Morpeth 55°11′16″N1°42′56″W / 55.1877°N 1.7155°W /55.1877; -1.7155 (A697 road (southern end)) | |||
| Major intersections |  A1 A698 A6105 A6089 A68 | |||
| North end | Oxton 55°46′16″N2°47′15″W / 55.7711°N 2.7874°W /55.7711; -2.7874 (A697 road (northern end)) | |||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |||
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TheA697 is a road that can be used an alternative to theA1 for those travelling betweenScotland andEngland via theNorth East.
It connectsMorpeth on theA1 to theA68 atOxton, nearEdinburgh. The road runs viaWooler andColdstream, and passes through a largelyrural area of theScottish Borders.
Stretches of the route overlaythe Devil's Causeway, aRoman road.[citation needed]
The A697 is around 15 miles (24 km) shorter and an average time of 23 minutes quicker than travelling up the A1, according to figures from theRAC route planner.[citation needed]
The road runs through
Media related toA697 road (Great Britain) at Wikimedia CommonsA roads in Zone 6 of theGreat Britain road numbering scheme | ||
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