A183 road (England)

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.

The road begins in the centre of South Shields, near the Town Hall, as Anderson Street. It becomes Ocean Road, famous locally for its Indian restaurants, and subject to traffic calming measures in recent years. The A183 then becomes Sea Road as it passes between the North and South Marine Parks as well as the Wouldhave Memorial and Sea Hotel. The road then continues along the seafront area of the town passing the fairground, Bents Park and Amphitheatre. The road then turns at Gandhi's Temple and becomes Mowbray Road as it passes Gypsies Green Stadium.

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. Nest the road passes the famous Marsden Rock and Marsden Grotto on Marsden Beach. The A183 then continues at the Coast Road until it reaches Souter Lighthouse.

The road now becomes Mill Lane as it passes through Whitburn Colliery, the road becomein East Street as it passes through Whitburn Village itself. After passing Cornthwaite Park the A183 becomes Whitburn Bents Road and enters Sunderland.

Once through Whitburn, the road enters Sunderland. It runs along the seafront, as Whitburn Road, passing the beaches of Seaburn (home of the annual Sunderland International Airshow which attracts 1.2 million visitors) and Roker.

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