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The '''A69''' is a major [[road]] in [[England]] running east-west across the [[Pennines]], through the counties of [[Northumberland]] and [[Cumbria]]. Originally starting in [[Blaydon]], but since the creation of the [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1]] Western Bypass around [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], it now starts at [[Denton Burn]] a suburb of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]. The road runs up the [[River Tyne|Tyne]] valley, [[Bypass route|bypassing]] the towns of [[Corbridge]] and [[Hexham]]. The A69 crosses the River Tyne west of [[Hexham]] ([[Constantius Bridge]]), re-crosses it west of the village of [[Haydon Bridge]], and then further on as it bypasses [[Haltwhistle]].
After crossing the border into Cumbria, the A69 by-passes the town of [[Brampton, Carlisle, Cumbria|Brampton]], before coming to a [[roundabout]] junction with the [[A689 road]]. The A69 turns left here, and travels through the village of [[Warwick Bridge]], which is planned to be by-passed in the future. Following a short piece of [[dual carriageway]], the A69 comes to Junction 43 of the [[M6 motorway]], which skirts the eastern edge of [[
The A69 into Carlisle has the name Warwick Road, and is known to be one of the most congested roads in the county. At Saint Aidan's [[Church (building)|Church]], the A69 turns right up Victoria Place, and meets the [[A7 road (Great Britain)|A7 road]] at a busy traffic-light controlled crossroads, where it terminates.
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