A green sign with a diagram showing an exit branching off the road ahead and the following text.
Forward destinations: The SOUTH; Newcastle [Airport symbol] A1 .
Exit destinations: Tyne Tunnel A19; Cramlington; Blyth; Ashington; [Ferry symbol].
Junction number: 80.
The A19 will take you around the east side of Newcastle and Gateshead, while the A1 bypasses it all to the west. This is also where junction numbering begins - this sequence continues, with some considerable gaps, through to the M25.