The road measures 3.55 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 6 minutes to travel its length.
The A1056 is a A Road and is located in the Zone 1 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like North Brunton, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, High Gosforth Park, North Gosforth, Wideopen, Killingworth, Camperdown Industrial Estate, NORTH SHIELDS, and Backworth.
The road connects Tyne & Wear and Tyne & Wear.