A19 road
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| Length | 124 mi (200 km) | |||
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| North end | Seaton Burn 55°03′52″N 1°38′14″W / 55.0645°N 1.6373°W | |||
 A1 A66 A59 A64 A63 M62 | ||||
| South end | Doncaster 53°31′38″N 1°08′01″W / 53.5272°N 1.1337°W | |||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Constituent country | England | |||
| Primary destinations | York Thirsk Teesside Hartlepool Sunderland Tyne Tunnel | |||
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The A19 is a major road in England running approximately parallel to and east of the A1 road. Although the two roads meet at the northern end of the A19, the two roads originally met at the southern end of the A19 in Doncaster, but the old route of the A1 was changed to the A638. From Sunderland northwards, the route was formerly the A108. In the past the route was known as the East of Snaith-York-Thirsk-Stockton-on-Tees-Sunderland Trunk Road. Most traffic joins the A19, heading for Teesside, from the A168 at Dishforth Interchange.
Incidents
In November 1986 a tanker loaded with toluene overturned and caught fire near Brookfield. The driver and the occupants of three cars were injured. The fire burned for eight hours and led to residents being warned by Cleveland Police of potentially toxic fumes. The fire service later criticised the police response as a "massive overreaction".[1]
In 1988 a stretch of the road in Teeside saw a number of accidents. A local councillor appeared on television to reject claims that the road was dangerous, but during the interview, a crash took place directly behind him.[2]
In June 2008 a fuel tanker began leaking oil from its engine covering a mile-long stretch, including a bend, before stopping near Hartlepool. A small fire broke out and cars began sliding, although none crashed. The fire service shut down the road to clean it.[3]
In popular culture
The road also inspired the song "A19" by the North East band Maxïmo Park.
References
- ^ "Flaming tanker sparks fresh row". Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ ""I will not accept that it's a highly dangerous road" (1988)". YouTube.
- ^ "A19 oil spill chaos". Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
External links
- Selby bypass opens June 2004.
- Problems with the Selby bypass.
- New Tyne crossing on CBRD.
- Village bypass delay anger
- Villagers in fresh push for bypass
- Multiple murderer Mark Hobson is caught at a petrol station on A19 at Shipton by Beningbrough.
- SABRE article on the A19
- SABRE article on the A108
- Highway Agency DFBO Dishforth to Tyne Tunnel
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