A1300 road

The A1300 is the main 'cross town' route in South Shields, Tyne and Wear. The road runs from Simonside to Marsden via Harton Nook. It is 3.7 miles (6 km) long.

A1300
A1300, John Reid Road
Route information
Length	3.7 mi (6.0 km)
Major junctions
East end	A194 Leam Lane/Hadrian Road in Simonside
Major intersections	A194 A1018 A183
West end	A183 Coast Road in Marsden
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

Route

John Reid Road

The A1300 begins as the John Reid Road at the junction with the A194. The road proceeds as Dual carriageway through Simonside, Brockley Whins, Biddick Hall and West Harton before passing South Tyneside District Hospital and Temple Memorial Park.

Prince Edward Road

The duel carriageway ends at the A1018 King George Road Roundabout, and becomes a single carriage way called Prince Edward Road, which features a long parade of shops in an area known as The Nook.

The Prince Edward Road continues after The Nook for 1 mile into Marsden before a roundabout connecting Marsden Lane (B1301) and Lizard Lane.

Redwell Lane

The road then becomes Redwell Lane and meets the Coast Road (A183) on the coast at Marsden.

History

The current route of the A1300 was originally the B1300, although when the Tyne Tunnel was completed, they decided to upgrade the B1300 to A-road status, to make easier access to South Shields town centre.

The section known as John Reid Road was named after Lieut.-Col. John Reid, O.B.E., M.I.C.E., who served as the Borough Engineer for over 30 years. Construction began in 1963, and the road was officially opened on 27 April 1965 by Lord Lindgren, then Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport. During the ceremony, around 200 residents protested for safer pedestrian access, which led the council to commit to a subway crossing at a cost of £18,000. Reid retired shortly thereafter and was honoured for his decades of service to the borough.