It gets the media spotlight each year when the Great North Run comes to South Tyneside.
But there are plenty more reasons to look back at the road through the thoroughfare through the years, as these Shields Gazette archive images show.
Have a look at these views which include charity days, snowy mornings and floods, not to mention a great scene captured by photographer Freddie Mudditt in 1978.
1. Back to the 1970s
The John Reid Road as pictured in a Freddie Mudditt photo from 1978. | Freddie Mudditt
2. Floral beauty in 2005
This 2005 scene was captured by a Shields Gazette photographer. It shows the area near the crematorium on John Reid Road 20 years ago. | sg
3. Seen in the 2010 snow
A snow plough tackles the wintry conditions on John Reid Road in 2010. | sg
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