The road measures 9.85 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 16 minutes to travel its length.
The A1231 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 WASHINGTON, Birtley, Crowther, Pattinson Industrial Estate, Castletown, Sunderland Enterprise Park, and SUNDERLAND.
The road is located entirely within Tyne & Wear.