The road measures 15.05 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 38 minutes to travel its length.
The A186 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 Walker, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, WALLSEND, Longbenton, Backworth, West Allotment, Shiremoor, and Earsdon.
The road connects Tyne & Wear and Tyne & Wear.