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A183 road (England)

road in England

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionOct 4, 2025
Entity authorityQ4648927
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The A183 road runs from South Shields in Tyne and Wear, through Sunderland and ends at Chester-le-Street in County Durham. It is a major route in South Tyneside, Sunderland and Chester-le-Street serving many areas and landmarks along its route.

Route

Borough of South Tyneside

South Shields

Beach Road

The road begins in the centre of South Shields, at a junction with the A194 and A1018, near the Town Hall, as Beach Road. It follows the side of the town hall for 0.223 kilometres (0.139 mi), before turning left at a roundabout, becoming Anderson Street

Anderson Street

It follows Anderson Street for around 0.389 kilometres (0.242 mi), before turning right at a Morrisons. During that period, it meets Winchester Street after 0.151 kilometres (0.094 mi) at a roundabout, and a ramp to the Woodbine Estate after approximately 0.222 kilometres (0.138 mi)

Ocean Road

Here it becomes Ocean Road, famous locally for its Indian restaurants.

Sea Road

The A183 then becomes Sea Road as it passes between North Marine Park and South Marine Park, before meeting the B1344 at a roundabout with the Sea Hotel, which has recently gone into administration after the Coronavirus pandemic. The road then continues along the seafront area of the town as, passing Littlehaven Beach, the fairground, the Amphitheatre, Bents Park and local pubs. The road then turns at Colman's Seafood Temple, famous locally for its Fish & Chips, and passes Gypsies Green Stadium.

Coast Road

At the New Crown Hotel it becomes the Coast Road once past the junction for the Waters Edge public house, the road continues to Marsden without any turn junctions, passing The Leas on the coastal side, the finishing point for the Great North Run. The A183 then meets the A1300 at its junction on Redwell Lane and continues as the Coast Road.

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