Scotch Corner To Gateshead
| A1(M) motorway | |
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| Route information | |
| Part of E15 | |
| Length: | 30 mi (50 km) |
| Existed: | 1965 – present |
| History: | Constructed 1965–1970 |
| Major junctions | |
| From: | Barton |
| J57 → A66(M) motorway J65 → A194(M) motorway |
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| To: | Gateshead |
| Location | |
| Primary destinations: |
Newton Aycliffe Chester-le-Street Darlington Durham Scotch Corner |
| Road network | |
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This section opened in stages:
- Junctions 56 to 59 opened in 1965
- Junctions 59 to 63 opened in 1969
- Junctions 63 to 65 opened in 1970
Read more about this topic: A1(M) Motorway
Famous quotes containing the words scotch and/or corner:
“In Rangoon the heat of noon
Is just what the natives shun.
They put their Scotch or rye down
And lie down.”
—Noël Coward (1899–1973)
“In the Corner Store, near the village center, hangs a large sign reading: ‘After 40 years of credit business, we have closed our book of Sorrow.’”
—For the State of Maine, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)