A178 road

A178 road

UK road routebox
road= A178
length-mi= 9.5
length-km=
direction= North to South
start= Hartlepool
end= Middlesbrough
construction-date=
completion-date=
junctions= ukroadsmall|179
ukroadsmall|689
ukroadsmall|1185
ukroadsmall|1046
ukroadsmall|66

The A178 is a road that runs from Hartlepool to Middlesbrough in the former county of Cleveland.

The route of the A178 starts at the junction of the A179 and A689 in Hartlepool. It runs east as "Church Street" passing Hartlepool railway station. At the end of "Church Street", it turns right and runs south as "Mainsforth Terrace" until it passes the bridge over the Durham Coast Line then runs as "Coronation Drive" passing along the Hartlepool to Seaton Carew promenade. It passes through Seaton Carew as "The Front" then as "Tees Road" passing the B1277 "Brenda Road" roundabout and Hartlepool Power Station. The road passes through Graythorpe and Seal Sands and then passes the bridge over Greatham Creek. It passes the A1185 roundabout and the Saltholme nature reserve as "Seaton Carew Road". It turns left at the A1046 junction in Port Clarence as "Port Clarence Road" then turns left as "Ferry Road" over the River Tees on the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge. It passes through St. Hilda's and runs south as "Durham Street" and then runs as "Cleveland Street". At the end of "Cleveland Street", it turns right and runs as "Bridge Steet West" passing Middlesbrough railway station and then runs as "North Road". It passes the bridge over the Tees Valley Line and ends at the junction of the A66 and the B1272 in Middlesbrough.

The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge may be closed at times and as an alternative route turn right on the A1046 through Port Clarence and Haverton Hill then turn left on the A1032 over the River Tees on the Tees Newport Bridge.


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