A697 road

A697
A697
	Long straight on the A697 trunk road in Berwickshire
Route information
Length	68 mi (109 km)
Major junctions
South end	Morpeth; 55°11′16″N 1°42′56″W / 55.1877°N 1.7155°W
	A1; A698; A6105; A6089; A68
North end	Oxton; 55°46′16″N 2°47′15″W / 55.7711°N 2.7874°W
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Road network
	Roads in the United Kingdom; Motorways; A and B road zones;

The A697 is a road that can be used an alternative to the A1 for those travelling between Scotland and England via the North East.

Route

It connects Morpeth on the A1 to the A68 at Oxton, near Edinburgh. The road runs via Wooler and Coldstream, and passes through a largely rural area of the Scottish Borders.

Devil's Causeway

Stretches of the route overlay the Devil's Causeway, a Roman road.^{[citation needed]}

Speed

The A697 is around 15 miles (24 km) shorter and an average time of 23 minutes quicker than travelling up the A1, according to figures from the RAC route planner.^{[citation needed]}

Settlements on route

The road runs through

References

^ ^a ^b Fellows, Griffith J. (2003). The Waterfalls of England: A Practical Guide for Visitors and Walkers. Sigma Leisure. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-85058-767-5.

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[Fellows-1] Fellows, Griffith J. (2003). The Waterfalls of England: A Practical Guide for Visitors and Walkers. Sigma Leisure. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-85058-767-5.

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