A green sign with a diagram showing an exit branching off the road ahead and the following text.
Forward destinations: The SOUTH (A1(M)); Gateshead A1.
Exit destinations: Consett; A694; Whickham; Swalwell; (B6317).
Junction number: 73.
Beyond this junction the road is a bit older - until now we've been on the 1980s Newcastle Western Bypass, but an earlier 1970s road bypassed Gateshead before finishing here.