A688 road

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The A688 is a road in County Durham in North East England. It begins at the junction with the A67 road in Barnard Castle and continues in a north easterly direction for 25 mi, terminating at the A181 to the east of Durham City.

Route

The road passes through the village of Staindrop, past Raby Castle through West Auckland, Bishop Auckland and on to Spennymoor. It then continues through the Thinford intersection with the A167 to Junction 61 of the A1(M) at Bowburn. The latest extension, which was from the A1(M) Junction 61 to the A181, was opened on 30 October 2008.

Description

The road is single-carriageway except for a short 800 m stretch of dual-carriageway at Spennymoor.

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