A blue sign with a diagram showing a branch off the road ahead and the following text.
Forward destinations: The SOUTH.
Exit destinations: Newton Aycliffe; Darlington; A167.
Junction number: 59.
We cross the A167 at this junction, which is the original course of the A1. We left it behind way back at Wide Open, north of Newcastle, and won't rejoin it until Scotch Corner. The A1 through the North East is one long bypass.