The road measures 115.72 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 2 hours and 23 minutes to travel its length.
The A66 is a A Road and is located in the Zone 6 Highways Region.
The road is split into 2 segments.
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This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like WORKINGTON, Stainburn, Bridgefoot, Broughton Cross, Brigham, COCKERMOUTH, Embleton, Bassenthwaite Lake, Thornthwaite, Braithwaite, Portinscale, KESWICK, Underskiddaw, St. Johns-in-the-Vale, Threlkeld, Troutbeck, Penruddock, PENRITH, Dacre, Stainton, Redhills, Eamont Bridge, Brougham, Temple Sowerby, Low Moor, Kirkby Thore, Crackenthorpe, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, Coupland Beck, Sandford, Warcop, Brough, Church Brough, North Stainmore, Bowes, Boldron, BARNARD CASTLE, Rokeby, Greta Bridge, Newsham, Smallways, Ravensworth, East Layton, Gilling West, Middleton Tyas, DARLINGTON, Stapleton, Hurworth Moor, Sadberge, Long Newton, Elton, STOCKTON-ON-TEES, Preston Farm Industrial Estate, Thornaby, MIDDLESBROUGH, South Bank, and Grangetown.
The road passes through several counties, including Cumbria, Durham, and North Yorkshire.