The road measures 17.99 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 28 minutes to travel its length.
The A172 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 Staddlebridge, Ingleby Cross, Swainby, Carlton-in-Cleveland, Little Busby, Busby, Stokesley, Great Ayton, Nunthorpe, MIDDLESBROUGH, and Marton-in-Cleveland.
The road is located entirely within North Yorkshire.