The C2C crossing Newman Lane
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The C2C crossing Newman Lane by Oliver Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 19 Jun 2015
At this point, the world-famous C2C cycle route leaves the line of the Consett and Sunderland railway and follows an ad hoc route made up of various sections of path along the river Wear and elsewhere to reach the sea at Roker Pier.