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 A6136 leaving Richmond and crossing the River Swale overMercury Bridge | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 9.3 mi (15.0 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end | Richmond | |||
| Major intersections |  A6108 A6055 | |||
| South East end | Catterick | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Constituent country | England | |||
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TheA6136 is a 4 digitA road inNorth Yorkshire,England. It runs between theA6108 Queen's Road, in the market town ofRichmond, before terminating on theA6055 in Catterick, near theA1(M) Junction 52.
The A6136 begins in the market town ofRichmond as "Station Road" and crossesMercury Bridge.[1][2] This refers to the old station that used to be present on this road. Moving on, it reaches the outersuburbs of Richmond. Passing through sparse woodland, it soon enters the outer suburbs of another town,Catterick Garrison; this is the main road through the town. The road passes the town centre of the garrison and goes through its suburbs,Colburn andWalkerville. This section is renowned locally for being congested with commuters, military personnel and children going to school. A relief road has been suggested by local councillors.[3] Just after leaving Walkerville it used to cross over theA1 road uniquely[citation needed] splitting off in two directions, the south heading forCatterick Village and the north heading forBrompton-on-Swale, both meeting the A1 southbound and northbound.[4][5]
With theA1(M) upgrade fromLeeming toBarton, the A6136 now meets theA6055 Local Access Road (LAR) west of the motorway and goes across a new overbridge which replaced the old Fort Bridge.[6] The A6055 and the A6136 run together as the A6055 through Catterick Bridge and utilising the old northern A1 junction to form a new LAR on the west side of the new motorway. This northern route connects with theA6108 road just south ofScotch Corner. The old south fork from Catterick Bridge toMarne Barracks is now an unclassified road.[5]
The former Fort railway bridge was removed intact and was to be used by theWensleydale Railway in bridging a gap just west ofRedmire station.[7] However, after a period of storage in the car park of Redmire Station, it was discovered that the bridge was unsuitable and it has since been broken up.
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54°22′26″N1°43′02″W / 54.3739°N 1.7172°W /54.3739; -1.7172
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