A194 White Mare Pool to Black Fell

HER Number

15237

District

Gateshead and Sunderland

Site Name

A194 White Mare Pool to Black Fell

Map Sheet

NZ25NE

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Road

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

£1.6m contract to improve a section of the A1 to dual carriageway. Now designated A194(M). The work was undertaken by Brimms & Co. Ltd from April 1968 to March 1970. The work included the construction of the Havannah Interchange with the B1288, the Follingsby Interchnage and the A195 Peareth Hall overbridge. The scheme was designed by the Durham County Council Sub-Unit of the NERCU (North East Road Construction Unit).

Easting

431030

Northing

561220

Grid Reference

NZ431030561220

Sources

F.A. Sims, 2009, The Motorway Achievement - Building the Network in the North East of England, p 63