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| Route information | |
| Length | 9.5 mi (15.3 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Hartlepool |
| Major intersections |  A179 A689 A1185 A1046 A66 |
| South end | Middlesbrough |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
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TheA178 is a road that runs fromHartlepool inCounty Durham toMiddlesbrough inNorth Yorkshire,England.
The route of the A178 starts at the junction of the A179 and A689 in Hartlepool. It runs east asChurch Street passingHartlepool railway station. At the end ofChurch Street, it turns right and runs south asMainsforth Terrace until it passes the bridge over theDurham Coast Line then runs asCoronation Drive passing along the Hartlepool to Seaton Carew promenade. It passes throughSeaton Carew asThe Cliff andThe Front then asTees Road passing the B1277Brenda Road roundabout andHartlepool Power Station. The road passes throughGraythorp and Seal Sands and then passes the bridge over Greatham Creek, where there is a nature watching viewpoint close to the road.[1]
It passes the A1185 roundabout and the Saltholme nature reserve asSeaton Carew Road. It turns left at the A1046 junction in Port Clarence asPort Clarence Road then turns left asFerry Road over theRiver Tees on theMiddlesbrough Transporter Bridge. It passes throughSt. Hilda's and runs south asDurham Street and then runs asCleveland Street. At the end ofCleveland Street, it turns right and runs asBridge Street West passingMiddlesbrough railway station and then runs asNorth Road. It passes the bridge over theTees 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 drivers should turn right on the A1046 through Port Clarence and Haverton Hill then turn left on the A1032 over the River Tees on theTees Newport Bridge.
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