A68 switchback
Introduction
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A68 switchback
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 22 Feb 2009
The A68 runs from near Darlington to Edinburgh by an inland route avoiding the major towns of the north-east. Through Northumberland, the line of the modern road coincides largely with the alignment of Dere Street http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dere_Street , the Roman road that ran from York to the Firth of Forth. Being a straight road of Roman origin in an upland area, it makes no concessions to topography but follows a switchback course of sudden crests and dips. This at High Cowden is the most sudden crest in the entire length of the road.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.107769
Longitude
-2.128029