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DescriptionA690 at Houghton-le-Spring - geograph.org.uk - 314083.jpg
English: A690 at Houghton-le-Spring The A690 Durham to Sunderland road climbs 40m in 2Km up the Magnesian limestone escarpment, effectively cutting the town of Houghton-le-Spring in two. From Rainton Bridge where the road crosses the valley on a viaduct, it successively passes through a cutting (seen here), over another viaduct and finally in a cutting up to the top of the hill.
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54° 50′ 26″ N, 1° 28′ 10″ W
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54° 50′ 29″ N, 1° 28′ 05″ W
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54.841360; -1.468000
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== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |description={{en|1=A690 at Houghton-le-Spring The A690 Durham to Sunderland road climbs 40m in 2Km up the Magnesian limestone escarpment, effectively cutting the town of Houghton-le-Spring in two. From Rainton Bridge
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