The road measures 10.22 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 15 minutes to travel its length.
The A693 is a A Road and is located in the Zone 6 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like STANLEY, Annfield Plain, Greencroft Industrial Park, New Kyo, Oxhill, Beamish, West Pelton, Pelton, Drum Industrial Estate, and CHESTER LE STREET.
The road is located entirely within Durham.