A690 at Houghton-le-Spring
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A690 at Houghton-le-Spring
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 16 Jan 2007
The A690 Durham to Sunderland road climbs 40m in 2Km up the Magnesian limestone escarpment, effectively cutting the town of Houghton-le-Spring in two. From Rainton Bridge where the road crosses the valley on a viaduct, it successively passes through a cutting (seen here), over another viaduct and finally in a cutting up to the top of the hill.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.841311
Longitude
-1.468067