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{{short description|Class of road in Ireland}}
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[[File:IMG R449road2825a.jpg|thumb|right|256px|The R449 west of Leixlip]]
[[File:IMG R449road2825a.jpg|thumb|right|256px|The R449 west of Leixlip]]
[[File:R583roadMillstreet.JPG|thumb|right|256px|The R583 leaving Millstreet]]
[[File:R583roadMillstreet.JPG|thumb|right|256px|The R583 leaving Millstreet]]
A '''regional road''' ({{lang-ga|bóthar réigiúnach}}) in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] is a class of road not forming a major route (such as a [[national primary road]] or [[national secondary road]]), but nevertheless forming a link in the [[Roads in Ireland|national route network]]. There are over 11,600 kilometres of regional roads.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadsireland.com/flash/RI4_web.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-07-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715191335/http://www.roadsireland.com/flash/RI4_web.pdf |archivedate=15 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }} ''Roads Ireland'', '€17 billion for roads', issue 4, 48.</ref> Regional roads are numbered with three-digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" (e.g. R105).
A '''regional road''' ({{langx|ga|bóthar réigiúnach}}) in the [[Republic of Ireland]] is a class of road not forming a major route (such as a [[national primary road]] or [[national secondary road]]), but nevertheless forming a link in the [[Roads in Ireland|national route network]]. There are over 11,600 kilometres (7,200 miles) of regional roads.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadsireland.com/flash/RI4_web.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-07-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715191335/http://www.roadsireland.com/flash/RI4_web.pdf |archive-date=15 July 2011 }} ''Roads Ireland'', '€17 billion for roads', issue 4, 48.</ref> Regional roads are numbered with three-digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" (e.g. R105). The equivalent road category in [[Northern Ireland]] are [[Roads in Northern Ireland#"B" roads|B roads]].


==History==
==History==
Until 1977, classified roads in Ireland were designated with one of two prefixes: [[Trunk Roads in Ireland|"T" for Trunk Roads and "L" for Link Roads]]. The [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1974/en/act/pub/0006/index.html Local Government (Roads and Motorways) Act] authorised the designation of roads as National roads: in 1977, twenty-five National Primary roads (N1-N25) and thirty-three National Secondary roads (N51-N83) were initially designated under [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1977/en/si/0164.html Statutory Instrument S.I. No. 164/1977].
Until 1977, classified roads in the [[Republic of Ireland]] were designated with one of two prefixes: [[Trunk Roads in Ireland|"T" for Trunk Roads and "L" for Link Roads]]. The [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1974/en/act/pub/0006/index.html Local Government (Roads and Motorways) Act] authorised the designation of roads as National roads: in 1977, twenty-five National Primary roads (N1-N25) and thirty-three National Secondary roads (N51-N83) were initially designated under [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1977/en/si/0164.html Statutory Instrument S.I. No. 164/1977].


Many of the remaining classified roads became Regional roads (formally authorised under the [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1993/en/act/pub/0014/index.html Roads Act 1993], having been indicated as such on road signs on a non-statutory basis for some years previously) and their routes were designated under a [[Statutory Instrument]] ('SI') in 1994. The latest SI designating the routes of Regional roads was published in 2012: [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2012/en/si/0054.html the Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012].
Many of the remaining classified roads became Regional roads (formally authorised under the [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1993/en/act/pub/0014/index.html Roads Act 1993], having been indicated as such on road signs on a non-statutory basis for some years previously) and their routes were designated under a [[Statutory Instrument]] ('SI') in 1994. The latest SI designating the routes of Regional roads was published in 2012: [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2012/en/si/0054.html the Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012].


Other roads formerly classified as Trunk or Link roads eventually became [[Local Roads in Ireland|Local roads]].
Other roads once classified as Trunk or Link roads eventually became [[Local Roads in Ireland|Local roads]].


Older signs showing the former Trunk and Link road designations are still to be seen in some locations. The L (for Link Road) prefix on these signs is not connected to the network of Local roads currently in place.
Older signs showing the former Trunk and Link road designations are still to be seen in some locations. The L (for Link Road) prefix on these signs is not connected to the network of Local roads currently in place.
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Regional roads are generally subject to a [[Road speed limits in the Republic of Ireland|speed limit]] of 80&nbsp;km/h (imperial equivalent 50&nbsp;mph), rather than the 100&nbsp;km/h (imperial equivalent 62.5&nbsp;mph) for national roads. Prior to 20 January 2005, when Ireland adopted metric speed limits, national and regional roads had identical speed limits of 60&nbsp;mph. Regional roads, however, pass through towns, villages and built-up areas frequently, so even lower local speed restrictions are often in place. However, certain regional roads, often sections of former national roads which have been bypassed by [[Motorways in the Republic of Ireland|motorways]] or other road improvements, have speed limits of 100&nbsp;km/h. The [[R132 road (Ireland)|R132]] (former N1) is an example of a Regional road with a 100&nbsp;km/h speed limit.
Regional roads are generally subject to a [[Road speed limits in the Republic of Ireland|speed limit]] of 80&nbsp;km/h (imperial equivalent 50&nbsp;mph), rather than the 100&nbsp;km/h (imperial equivalent 62.5&nbsp;mph) for national roads. Prior to 20 January 2005, when Ireland adopted metric speed limits, national and regional roads had identical speed limits of 60&nbsp;mph. Regional roads, however, pass through towns, villages and built-up areas frequently, so even lower local speed restrictions are often in place. However, certain regional roads, often sections of former national roads which have been bypassed by [[Motorways in the Republic of Ireland|motorways]] or other road improvements, have speed limits of 100&nbsp;km/h. The [[R132 road (Ireland)|R132]] (former N1) is an example of a Regional road with a 100&nbsp;km/h speed limit.


[[File:NearWoodlawnGalway.JPG|thumb|right|256px|The [[R348 road (Ireland)|R348]] near Woodlawn, [[Co. Galway]], with a mixture of fingerpost and improved signposts]]
[[File:NearWoodlawnGalway.JPG|thumb|right|256px|The [[R348 road (Ireland)|R348]] near Woodlawn, [[County Galway]], with a mixture of fingerpost and improved signposts]]
[[File:R136road1149.JPG|thumb|right|256px|The R136 Outer Ring Road in southwest Dublin]]
[[File:R136road1149.JPG|thumb|right|256px|The R136 Outer Ring Road in southwest Dublin]]
{{As of|2009}}, directional [[Road signs in the Republic of Ireland|signposting]] on some regional roads in Ireland remains poor, with even modern signage usually relying on fingerpost signposts located directly at junctions. However, work on improving signposting on regional roads has been continuing since 2003; routes which previously had the most deficient signposting were selected for upgrading first. In 2007, a total of "€7 million to continue progress on the regional roads signposting programme, which commenced in 2003" was granted to local authorities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadsireland.com/flash/RI4_web.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-07-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715191335/http://www.roadsireland.com/flash/RI4_web.pdf |archivedate=15 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }} ''Roads Ireland'', 'Local roads get €600 million', issue 4, 55–57.</ref>
{{As of|2009}}, directional [[Road signs in the Republic of Ireland|signposting]] on some regional roads in Ireland remains poor, with even modern signage usually relying on fingerpost signposts located directly at junctions. However, work on improving signposting on regional roads has been continuing since 2003; routes which previously had the most deficient signposting were selected for upgrading first. In 2007, a total of "€7 million to continue progress on the regional roads signposting programme, which commenced in 2003" was granted to local authorities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadsireland.com/flash/RI4_web.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-07-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715191335/http://www.roadsireland.com/flash/RI4_web.pdf |archive-date=15 July 2011 }} ''Roads Ireland'', 'Local roads get €600 million', issue 4, 55–57.</ref>


===High-capacity regional roads===
===High-capacity regional roads===
There are some higher-capacity (i.e. not just single-carriageway) sections of regional road, most notably the [[R113 road (Ireland)|R113]] (''Belgard Road'') and [[R445 road (Ireland)|R445]] (''Old Naas Road''), R132 Swords Inner By-pass and [[R136 road (Ireland)|R136]] Dublin Outer Ring Road which have sections of dual carriageway.
There are some higher-capacity (i.e. not just single-carriageway) sections of regional road, most notably the [[R113 road (Ireland)|R113]] (''Belgard Road'') and [[R445 road (Ireland)|R445]] (''Old Naas Road''), R132 Swords Inner By-pass and [[R136 road (Ireland)|R136]] Dublin Outer Ring Road which have sections of dual carriageway.


In some cases, important high-capacity urban routes are built or designated as regional roads, such as the mostly dual-carriageway [[R710 road|R710]] Waterford ''Outer Ring Road'', or the [[R774 road (Ireland)|R774]] [[Greystones]] to the [[N11 road (Ireland)|N11]] link, which is dual-carriageway for its full length.
In some cases, important high-capacity urban routes are built or designated as regional roads, such as the mostly dual-carriageway [[R710 road (Ireland)|R710]] Waterford ''Outer Ring Road'', or the [[R774 road (Ireland)|R774]] [[Greystones]] to the [[N11 road (Ireland)|N11]] link, which is dual-carriageway for its full length.


In many other cases, upgraded regional roads (for example, [[Super two#Wide two-lane|wide two-lane roads]]) were previously part of a national primary road, prior to the construction of a motorway or other bypass. In most cases, when a national primary road is changed by the creation of a bypass (motorway or other), the road previously forming part of the route is reclassified as a regional road rather than as a local road.
In many other cases, upgraded regional roads (for example, [[Super two#Ireland|wide two-lane roads]]) were previously part of a national primary road, prior to the construction of a motorway or other bypass. In most cases, when a national primary road is changed by the creation of a [[Bypass (road)|bypass]] ([[motorway]] or other), the road previously forming part of the route is reclassified as a regional road rather than as a local road.


==Route definitions==
==Route definitions==
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*[[File:IRL R118.svg|x20px|link=R118 road (Ireland)]] Dublin – [[Blackrock, Dublin|Blackrock]], County Dublin and [[Dún Laoghaire]] – Lahaunstown, County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R118.svg|x20px|link=R118 road (Ireland)]] Dublin – [[Blackrock, Dublin|Blackrock]], County Dublin and [[Dún Laoghaire]] – Lahaunstown, County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R119.svg|x20px|link=R119 road (Ireland)]] [[Blackrock, Dublin|Blackrock]] – [[Dún Laoghaire]], County Dublin – [[Bray, County Wicklow|Bray]], County Wicklow
*[[File:IRL R119.svg|x20px|link=R119 road (Ireland)]] [[Blackrock, Dublin|Blackrock]] – [[Dún Laoghaire]], County Dublin – [[Bray, County Wicklow|Bray]], County Wicklow
*[[File:IRL R120.svg|x20px|link=R120 road (Ireland)]] [[Lucan, County Dublin|Lucan]] – [[Rathcoole, Dublin|Rathcoole]] – [[Corbally]], County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R120.svg|x20px|link=R120 road (Ireland)]] [[Lucan, County Dublin|Lucan]] – [[Rathcoole, Dublin|Rathcoole]] – Corbally, County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R121.svg|x20px|link=R121 road (Ireland)]] [[Lucan, County Dublin|Lucan]] – [[Blanchardstown]] – Skephubble, County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R121.svg|x20px|link=R121 road (Ireland)]] [[Lucan, County Dublin|Lucan]] – [[Blanchardstown]] – Skephubble, County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R122.svg|x20px|link=R122 road (Ireland)]] [[Finglas]] – [[Balbriggan]], County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R122.svg|x20px|link=R122 road (Ireland)]] [[Finglas]] – [[Balbriggan]], County Dublin
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*[[File:IRL R178.svg|x20px|link=R178 road (Ireland)]] [[Dundalk]], County Louth – [[Carrickmacross]], County Monaghan – [[Bailieborough]] – [[Virginia, County Cavan|Virginia]], County Cavan
*[[File:IRL R178.svg|x20px|link=R178 road (Ireland)]] [[Dundalk]], County Louth – [[Carrickmacross]], County Monaghan – [[Bailieborough]] – [[Virginia, County Cavan|Virginia]], County Cavan
*[[File:IRL R179.svg|x20px|link=R179 road (Ireland)]] [[Kingscourt]], County Cavan – [[Carrickmacross]] – Corcullioncrew, County Monaghan
*[[File:IRL R179.svg|x20px|link=R179 road (Ireland)]] [[Kingscourt]], County Cavan – [[Carrickmacross]] – Corcullioncrew, County Monaghan
*[[File:IRL R180.svg|x20px|link=R180 road (Ireland)]] [[Carrickmacross]] – [[Ballybay]], County Monaghan
*[[File:IRL R180.svg|x20px|link=R180 road (Ireland)]] [[Carrickmacross]] – [[Ballybay]], County Monaghan
*[[File:IRL R181.svg|x20px|link=R181 road (Ireland)]] [[Shercock]], County Cavan – [[Castleblayney]] – Tullynagrow, County Monaghan
*[[File:IRL R181.svg|x20px|link=R181 road (Ireland)]] [[Shercock]], County Cavan – [[Castleblayney]] – Tullynagrow, County Monaghan
*[[File:IRL R182.svg|x20px|link=R182 road (Ireland)]] [[Castleblayney]] – Lurganearly, County Monaghan
*[[File:IRL R182.svg|x20px|link=R182 road (Ireland)]] [[Castleblayney]] – Lurganearly, County Monaghan
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*[[File:IRL R242.svg|x20px|link=R242 road (Ireland)]] Doon Bridge – [[Malin, County Donegal|Malin]] – Slievebane, County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R242.svg|x20px|link=R242 road (Ireland)]] Doon Bridge – [[Malin, County Donegal|Malin]] – Slievebane, County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R243.svg|x20px|link=R243 road (Ireland)]] [[Malin, County Donegal|Malin]] – Templemoyle Cross, County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R243.svg|x20px|link=R243 road (Ireland)]] [[Malin, County Donegal|Malin]] – Templemoyle Cross, County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R244.svg|x20px|link=R244 road (Ireland)]] Drumfree – Gleneely, County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R244.svg|x20px|link=R244 road (Ireland)]] Drumfree – [[Gleneely]], County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R245.svg|x20px|link=R245 road (Ireland)]] [[Letterkenny]] – Rathmelton – [[Creeslough]], County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R245.svg|x20px|link=R245 road (Ireland)]] [[Letterkenny]] – Rathmelton – [[Creeslough]], County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R246.svg|x20px|link=R246 road (Ireland)]] [[Kilmacrennan]] – Millford – [[Portsalon]], County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R246.svg|x20px|link=R246 road (Ireland)]] [[Kilmacrennan]] – Millford – [[Portsalon]], County Donegal
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*[[File:IRL R263.svg|x20px|link=R263 road (Ireland)]] Aghayeevoge – [[Killybegs]] – Málainn Bhig, County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R263.svg|x20px|link=R263 road (Ireland)]] Aghayeevoge – [[Killybegs]] – Málainn Bhig, County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R264.svg|x20px|link=R264 road (Ireland)]] [[Raphoe]] – [[Lifford]], County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R264.svg|x20px|link=R264 road (Ireland)]] [[Raphoe]] – [[Lifford]], County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R265.svg|x20px|link=R265 road (Ireland)]] Rossgeir – [[St Johnston|Saint Johnstown]] – [[Newtowncunningham]], County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R265.svg|x20px|link=R265 road (Ireland)]] Rossgeir – [[St Johnston, County Donegal|St Johnstown]] – [[Newtowncunningham]], County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R266.svg|x20px|link=R266 road (Ireland)]] Mín Doire Abhainn – [[Donegal Airport|Aerfort na Carraige Finne]], County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R266.svg|x20px|link=R266 road (Ireland)]] Mín Doire Abhainn – [[Donegal Airport|Aerfort na Carraige Finne]], County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R267.svg|x20px|link=R267 road (Ireland)]] The Diamond, [[Donegal (town)|Donegal]] and [[Ballyshannon]] – [[Bundoran]], County Donegal ''(part of old National Route 15)''
*[[File:IRL R267.svg|x20px|link=R267 road (Ireland)]] The Diamond, [[Donegal (town)|Donegal]] and [[Ballyshannon]] – [[Bundoran]], County Donegal ''(part of old National Route 15)''
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*[[File:IRL R374.svg|x20px|link=R374 road (Ireland)]] [[Casla]] – [[Lettermullen|Leitir Mealláin]], County Galway
*[[File:IRL R374.svg|x20px|link=R374 road (Ireland)]] [[Casla]] – [[Lettermullen|Leitir Mealláin]], County Galway
*[[File:IRL R375.svg|x20px|link=R375 road (Ireland)]] [[Swinford]] – [[Kilkelly]], County Mayo
*[[File:IRL R375.svg|x20px|link=R375 road (Ireland)]] [[Swinford]] – [[Kilkelly]], County Mayo
*[[File:IRL R376.svg|x20px|link=R376 road (Ireland)]] Lurga Upper – [[Ireland West Airport Knock]]
*[[File:IRL R376.svg|x20px|link=R376 road (Ireland)]] Lurga Upper – [[Ireland West Airport]]
*[[File:IRL R377.svg|x20px|link=R377 road (Ireland)]] [[Castleplunket]] – [[Castlerea]], County Roscommon
*[[File:IRL R377.svg|x20px|link=R377 road (Ireland)]] [[Castleplunket]] – [[Castlerea]], County Roscommon
*[[File:IRL R378.svg|x20px|link=R378 road (Ireland)]] [[Louisburgh]] – Roonagh Pier, County Mayo
*[[File:IRL R378.svg|x20px|link=R378 road (Ireland)]] [[Louisburgh]] – Roonagh Pier, County Mayo
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*[[File:IRL R410.svg|x20px|link=R410 road (Ireland)]] [[Naas]], County Kildare – [[Blessington]], County Wicklow
*[[File:IRL R410.svg|x20px|link=R410 road (Ireland)]] [[Naas]], County Kildare – [[Blessington]], County Wicklow
*[[File:IRL R411.svg|x20px|link=R411 road (Ireland)]] [[Naas]], County Kildare – [[Hollywood, County Wicklow|Hollywood]], County Wicklow
*[[File:IRL R411.svg|x20px|link=R411 road (Ireland)]] [[Naas]], County Kildare – [[Hollywood, County Wicklow|Hollywood]], County Wicklow
*[[File:IRL R412.svg|x20px|link=R412 road]] Stephenstown South, County Kildare – Whitestown, County Wicklow
*[[File:IRL R412.svg|x20px|link=R412 road (Ireland)]] Stephenstown South, County Kildare – Whitestown, County Wicklow
*[[File:IRL R413.svg|x20px|link=R413 road (Ireland)]] [[Kildare]] – [[Kilcullen]] – [[Ballymore Eustace]], County Kildare
*[[File:IRL R413.svg|x20px|link=R413 road (Ireland)]] [[Kildare]] – [[Kilcullen]] – [[Ballymore Eustace]], County Kildare
*[[File:IRL R414.svg|x20px|link=R414 road (Ireland)]] Shee Bridge – [[Monasterevin]], County Kildare
*[[File:IRL R414.svg|x20px|link=R414 road (Ireland)]] Shee Bridge – [[Monasterevin]], County Kildare
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*[[File:IRL R506.svg|x20px|link=R506 road (Ireland)]] [[Annacotty]] – [[Cappamore]], [[County Limerick]]
*[[File:IRL R506.svg|x20px|link=R506 road (Ireland)]] [[Annacotty]] – [[Cappamore]], [[County Limerick]]
*[[File:IRL R507.svg|x20px|link=R507 road (Ireland)]] Cluggin Cross – [[Doon, County Limerick|Doon]], County Limerick
*[[File:IRL R507.svg|x20px|link=R507 road (Ireland)]] Cluggin Cross – [[Doon, County Limerick|Doon]], County Limerick
*[[File:IRL R508.svg|x20px|link=R508 road (Ireland)]] ''[[Limerick]] – Clonmacken''; much of route became part of the N7 in 1994. Now R445 and L8570.
*[[File:IRL R509.svg|x20px|link=R509 road (Ireland)]] Childers Road, [[Limerick]]
*[[File:IRL R509.svg|x20px|link=R509 road (Ireland)]] Childers Road, [[Limerick]]
*[[File:IRL R510.svg|x20px|link=R510 road (Ireland)]] Dock Road – Ballycummin, Limerick
*[[File:IRL R510.svg|x20px|link=R510 road (Ireland)]] Dock Road – Ballycummin, Limerick
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*[[File:IRL R560.svg|x20px|link=R560 road (Ireland)]] [[Camp, County Kerry|Camp]] – An Conair, [[Dingle]], County Kerry
*[[File:IRL R560.svg|x20px|link=R560 road (Ireland)]] [[Camp, County Kerry|Camp]] – An Conair, [[Dingle]], County Kerry
*[[File:IRL R561.svg|x20px|link=R561 road (Ireland)]] [[Farranfore]] – [[Castlemaine, County Kerry|Castlemaine]] – [[Anascaul]], County Kerry
*[[File:IRL R561.svg|x20px|link=R561 road (Ireland)]] [[Farranfore]] – [[Castlemaine, County Kerry|Castlemaine]] – [[Anascaul]], County Kerry
*[[File:IRL R562.svg|x20px|link=R562 road (Ireland)]] ''Killorglin – Killarney''; upgraded to a western extension of the N72.
*[[File:IRL R563.svg|x20px|link=R563 road (Ireland)]] [[Milltown, County Kerry|Milltown]] – [[Fossa, County Kerry|Fossa]], County Kerry
*[[File:IRL R563.svg|x20px|link=R563 road (Ireland)]] [[Milltown, County Kerry|Milltown]] – [[Fossa, County Kerry|Fossa]], County Kerry
*[[File:IRL R564.svg|x20px|link=R564 road (Ireland)]] [[Glenbeigh]] – [[Rossbeigh]], County Kerry
*[[File:IRL R564.svg|x20px|link=R564 road (Ireland)]] [[Glenbeigh]] – [[Rossbeigh]], County Kerry
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*[[File:IRL R571.svg|x20px|link=R571 road (Ireland)]] [[Kenmare]], County Kerry – [[Castletownbere]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R571.svg|x20px|link=R571 road (Ireland)]] [[Kenmare]], County Kerry – [[Castletownbere]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R572.svg|x20px|link=R572 road (Ireland)]] [[Glengarriff]] – Dursey Sound, County Cork
*[[File:IRL R572.svg|x20px|link=R572 road (Ireland)]] [[Glengarriff]] – Dursey Sound, County Cork
*[[File:IRL R573.svg|x20px|link=R573 road (Ireland)]] [[Tuosist]] – Lauragh, County Kerry
*[[File:IRL R573.svg|x20px|link=R573 road (Ireland)]] [[Tuosist]] – [[Lauragh]], County Kerry
*[[File:IRL R574.svg|x20px|link=R574 road (Ireland)]] Derreen, County Kerry – [[Healy Pass]] – [[Adrigole]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R574.svg|x20px|link=R574 road (Ireland)]] Derreen, County Kerry – [[Healy Pass]] – [[Adrigole]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R575.svg|x20px|link=R575 road (Ireland)]] Barnes Gap – [[Eyeries]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R575.svg|x20px|link=R575 road (Ireland)]] Barnes Gap – [[Eyeries]], County Cork
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*[[File:IRL R579.svg|x20px|link=R579 road (Ireland)]] [[Broadford, County Limerick|Broadford]], County Limerick – [[Kanturk]], County Cork – [[Cork (city)|Cork]]
*[[File:IRL R579.svg|x20px|link=R579 road (Ireland)]] [[Broadford, County Limerick|Broadford]], County Limerick – [[Kanturk]], County Cork – [[Cork (city)|Cork]]
*[[File:IRL R580.svg|x20px|link=R580 road (Ireland)]] [[Kanturk]] – [[Buttevant]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R580.svg|x20px|link=R580 road (Ireland)]] [[Kanturk]] – [[Buttevant]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R581.svg|x20px|link=R581 road (Ireland)]] Twopothouse – [[Doneraile]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R581.svg|x20px|link=R581 road (Ireland)]] [[New Twopothouse|Twopothouse]] – [[Doneraile]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R582.svg|x20px|link=R582 road (Ireland)]] [[Ballydesmond]], County Cork – [[Rathmore, County Kerry|Rathmore]], County Kerry – [[Macroom]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R582.svg|x20px|link=R582 road (Ireland)]] [[Ballydesmond]], County Cork – [[Rathmore, County Kerry|Rathmore]], County Kerry – [[Macroom]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R583.svg|x20px|link=R583 road (Ireland)]] [[Millstreet]] – Sandpit Cross, County Cork
*[[File:IRL R583.svg|x20px|link=R583 road (Ireland)]] [[Millstreet]] – Sandpit Cross, County Cork
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*[[File:IRL R606.svg|x20px|link=R606 road (Ireland)]] Ballythomas Cross – Archdeacon Duggan Bridge, County Cork
*[[File:IRL R606.svg|x20px|link=R606 road (Ireland)]] Ballythomas Cross – Archdeacon Duggan Bridge, County Cork
*[[File:IRL R607.svg|x20px|link=R607 road (Ireland)]] [[Halfway, County Cork|Halfway]] – [[Kinsale]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R607.svg|x20px|link=R607 road (Ireland)]] [[Halfway, County Cork|Halfway]] – [[Kinsale]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R608.svg|x20px|link=R608 road (Ireland)]] [[Cork (city)|Cork]] – [[Ballincollig]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R608.svg|x20px|link=R608 road (Ireland)]] [[Washington Street, Cork|Washington Street]] – [[Ballincollig]], Cork
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*[[File:IRL R609.svg|x20px|link=R609 road (Ireland)]] [[Douglas, County Cork|Douglas, Cork]] — [[Carr's Hill|Carr's Hill (N28)]], Cork
*[[File:IRL R610.svg|x20px|link=R610 road (Ireland)]] [[Cork (city)|Cork]] – [[Passage West]] – Raffeen, County Cork
*[[File:IRL R610.svg|x20px|link=R610 road (Ireland)]] [[Cork (city)|Cork]] – [[Passage West]] – Raffeen, County Cork
*[[File:IRL R611.svg|x20px|link=R611 road (Ireland)]] Shannonpark – [[Belgooly]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R611.svg|x20px|link=R611 road (Ireland)]] Shannonpark – [[Belgooly]], County Cork
Line 488: Line 492:
*[[File:IRL R623.svg|x20px|link=R623 road (Ireland)]] Little Island Loop Road, County Cork
*[[File:IRL R623.svg|x20px|link=R623 road (Ireland)]] Little Island Loop Road, County Cork
*[[File:IRL R624.svg|x20px|link=R624 road (Ireland)]] Tullagreen – [[Cobh]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R624.svg|x20px|link=R624 road (Ireland)]] Tullagreen – [[Cobh]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R625.svg|x20px|link=R625 road (Ireland)]] ''Slatty Water – Carrigtohill''; declassified after the N25 split the route in two.
*[[File:IRL R626.svg|x20px|link=R626 road (Ireland)]] [[Midleton]] – [[Rathcormack]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R626.svg|x20px|link=R626 road (Ireland)]] [[Midleton]] – [[Rathcormack]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R627.svg|x20px|link=R627 road (Ireland)]] [[Midleton]], County Cork – [[Tallow]], County Waterford
*[[File:IRL R627.svg|x20px|link=R627 road (Ireland)]] [[Midleton]], County Cork – [[Tallow]], County Waterford
Line 497: Line 502:
*[[File:IRL R633.svg|x20px|link=R633 road (Ireland)]] Kelly – Ladysbridge, County Cork
*[[File:IRL R633.svg|x20px|link=R633 road (Ireland)]] Kelly – Ladysbridge, County Cork
*[[File:IRL R634.svg|x20px|link=R634 road (Ireland)]] [[Youghal]], County Cork – Tallow Bridge, County Waterford
*[[File:IRL R634.svg|x20px|link=R634 road (Ireland)]] [[Youghal]], County Cork – Tallow Bridge, County Waterford
*[[File:IRL R635.svg|x20px|link=R635 road (Ireland)]] Northern Ring Road, [[Cork (city)|Cork]]
*[[File:IRL R635.svg|x20px|link=R635 road (Ireland)]] North Ring Road, [[Cork (city)|Cork]]
*[[File:IRL R637.svg|x20px|link=R637 road (Ireland)]] Manch West – [[Drinagh]] – [[Skibbereen]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R637.svg|x20px|link=R637 road (Ireland)]] Manch West – [[Drinagh]] – [[Skibbereen]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R638.svg|x20px|link=R638 road (Ireland)]] Robb's Bridge – Clyda Bridge Lower, [[Mallow, County Cork|Mallow]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R638.svg|x20px|link=R638 road (Ireland)]] Robb's Bridge – Clyda Bridge Lower, [[Mallow, County Cork|Mallow]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R639.svg|x20px|link=R639 road (Ireland)]] [[Durrow, County Laois|Durrow]], County Laois – [[Cashel, County Tipperary|Cashel]] – [[Cahir|Caher]], County Tipperary – [[Mitchelstown]] – [[Fermoy]] – Dunkettle, County Cork ''(part of old National Route 8)''
*[[File:IRL R639.svg|x20px|link=R639 road (Ireland)]] [[Durrow, County Laois|Durrow]], County Laois – [[Cashel, County Tipperary|Cashel]] – [[Cahir|Caher]], County Tipperary – [[Mitchelstown]] – [[Fermoy]] – Dunkettle, County Cork ''(part of old National Route 8)''
*[[File:IRL R640.svg|x20px|link=R640 road (Ireland)]] Knockagh – [[Cahir|Caher]]. County Tipperary
*[[File:IRL R640.svg|x20px|link=R640 road (Ireland)]] Knockagh – [[Cahir|Caher]]. County Tipperary
*[[File:IRL R641.svg|x20px|link=R641 road (Ireland)]] Victoria Cross – Doocloyne, [[Cork (city)|Cork]]
*[[File:IRL R641.svg|x20px|link=R641 road (Ireland)]] Victoria Cross – Doughcloyne, [[Cork (city)|Cork]]
*[[File:IRL R659.svg|x20px|link=R659 road (Ireland)]] [[Thurles]] – [[Suir Bridge]], County Tipperary
*[[File:IRL R659.svg|x20px|link=R659 road (Ireland)]] [[Thurles]] – [[Suir Bridge]], County Tipperary
*[[File:IRL R660.svg|x20px|link=R660 road (Ireland)]] [[Thurles]] – [[Holycross]] – [[Cashel, County Tipperary|Cashel]], County Tipperary
*[[File:IRL R660.svg|x20px|link=R660 road (Ireland)]] [[Thurles]] – [[Holycross]] – [[Cashel, County Tipperary|Cashel]], County Tipperary
Line 524: Line 529:
*[[File:IRL R678.svg|x20px|link=R678 road (Ireland)]] [[Clonmel]], County Tipperary – Lowrys Bridge, County Waterford
*[[File:IRL R678.svg|x20px|link=R678 road (Ireland)]] [[Clonmel]], County Tipperary – Lowrys Bridge, County Waterford
*[[File:IRL R679.svg|x20px|link=R679 road (Ireland)]] [[Kilmacthomas]], County Waterford
*[[File:IRL R679.svg|x20px|link=R679 road (Ireland)]] [[Kilmacthomas]], County Waterford
*[[File:IRL R680.svg|x20px|link=R680 road (Ireland)]] [[Clonmel]] [[Carrick-on-Suir]], County Tipperary – Ballyduff, County Waterford – [[Waterford]]
*[[File:IRL R680.svg|x20px|link=R680 road (Ireland)]] [[Clonmel]] [[Carrick-on-Suir]], County Tipperary – Ballyduff, County Waterford – [[Waterford]]
*[[File:IRL R681.svg|x20px|link=R681 road (Ireland)]] The Sweep – Knockmahon, County Waterford
*[[File:IRL R681.svg|x20px|link=R681 road (Ireland)]] The Sweep – Knockmahon, County Waterford
*[[File:IRL R682.svg|x20px|link=R682 road (Ireland)]] Bawnfune – [[Tramore]], County Waterford
*[[File:IRL R682.svg|x20px|link=R682 road (Ireland)]] Bawnfune – [[Tramore]], County Waterford
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===R700–R774===
===R700–R774===
*[[File:IRL R700.svg|x20px|link=R700 road (Ireland)]] [[Kilkenny]] – [[Thomastown]], County Kilkenny – [[New Ross]], County Wexford
*[[File:IRL R700.svg|x20px|link=R700 road (Ireland)]] [[Kilkenny]] – [[Thomastown, County Kilkenny|Thomastown]], County Kilkenny – [[New Ross]], County Wexford
*[[File:IRL R701.svg|x20px|link=R701 road (Ireland)]] [[Kilmaganny]] – Sheepstown, County Kilkenny
*[[File:IRL R701.svg|x20px|link=R701 road (Ireland)]] [[Kilmaganny]] – Sheepstown, County Kilkenny
*[[File:IRL R702.svg|x20px|link=R702 road (Ireland)]] Coolgrange – [[Gowran]], County Kilkenny – [[Enniscorthy]], County Wexford
*[[File:IRL R702.svg|x20px|link=R702 road (Ireland)]] Coolgrange – [[Gowran]], County Kilkenny – [[Enniscorthy]], County Wexford
*[[File:IRL R703.svg|x20px|link=R703 road (Ireland)]] [[Thomastown]], County Kilkenny – [[Ballymurphy, County Carlow|Ballymurphy]] County Carlow
*[[File:IRL R703.svg|x20px|link=R703 road (Ireland)]] [[Thomastown, County Kilkenny|Thomastown]], County Kilkenny – [[Ballymurphy, County Carlow|Ballymurphy]] County Carlow
*[[File:IRL R704.svg|x20px|link=R704 road (Ireland)]] [[Mullinavat]], County Kilkenny – [[New Ross]], County Wexford
*[[File:IRL R704.svg|x20px|link=R704 road (Ireland)]] [[Mullinavat]], County Kilkenny – [[New Ross]], County Wexford
*[[File:IRL R705.svg|x20px|link=R705 road (Ireland)]] [[Leighlinbridge]] – [[Borris, County Carlow|Borris]], County Carlow – Stripes, County Kilkenny
*[[File:IRL R705.svg|x20px|link=R705 road (Ireland)]] [[Leighlinbridge]] – [[Borris, County Carlow|Borris]], County Carlow – Stripes, County Kilkenny
Line 560: Line 565:
*[[File:IRL R712.svg|x20px|link=R712 road (Ireland)]] [[Kilkenny]] – [[Paulstown]], County Kilkenny ''(part of old National Route 10)''
*[[File:IRL R712.svg|x20px|link=R712 road (Ireland)]] [[Kilkenny]] – [[Paulstown]], County Kilkenny ''(part of old National Route 10)''
*[[File:IRL R713.svg|x20px|link=R713 road (Ireland)]] [[Danesfort]] – [[Ballyhale]], County Kilkenny ''(part of old National Route 10)''
*[[File:IRL R713.svg|x20px|link=R713 road (Ireland)]] [[Danesfort]] – [[Ballyhale]], County Kilkenny ''(part of old National Route 10)''
*[[File:IRL R714.svg|x20px|link=R714 road (Ireland)]] Corcoran's Cross Roundabout (N30) – Mountelliott ''(part of old National Route 30)''
*[[File:IRL R724.svg|x20px|link=R724 road (Ireland)]] Royaloak – [[Bagenalstown]] – [[Kildavin]], County Carlow
*[[File:IRL R724.svg|x20px|link=R724 road (Ireland)]] Royaloak – [[Bagenalstown]] – [[Kildavin]], County Carlow
*[[File:IRL R725.svg|x20px|link=R725 road (Ireland)]] [[Carlow]] – [[Tullow]], County Carlow – [[Gorey]], County Wexford
*[[File:IRL R725.svg|x20px|link=R725 road (Ireland)]] [[Carlow]] – [[Tullow]], County Carlow – [[Gorey]], County Wexford
*[[File:IRL R726.svg|x20px|link=R726 road (Ireland)]] [[Rathvilly]] – [[Carlow]], County Carlow
*[[File:IRL R726.svg|x20px|link=R726 road (Ireland)]] [[Rathvilly]] – [[Carlow]], County Carlow
*[[File:IRL R727.svg|x20px|link=R727 road (Ireland)]] Straboe – [[Hacketstown]], County Carlow
*[[File:IRL R727.svg|x20px|link=R727 road (Ireland)]] Straboe – [[Hacketstown]], County Carlow
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*[[File:IRL R728.svg|x20px|link=R728 road (Ireland)]] ''Carlow ring road''; decommissioned in April 2006.
*[[File:IRL R729.svg|x20px|link=R729 road (Ireland)]] [[Borris, County Carlow|Borris]], County Carlow – [[New Ross]], County Wexford
*[[File:IRL R729.svg|x20px|link=R729 road (Ireland)]] [[Borris, County Carlow|Borris]], County Carlow – [[New Ross]], County Wexford
*[[File:IRL R730.svg|x20px|link=R730 road (Ireland)]] [[Kiltealy]], County Wexford – [[Wexford]]
*[[File:IRL R730.svg|x20px|link=R730 road (Ireland)]] [[Kiltealy]], County Wexford – [[Wexford]]
Line 627: Line 634:
*[[File:IRL R815.svg|x20px|link=R815 road (Ireland)]] Westland Row – [[Donnybrook, Dublin|Donnybrook]], Dublin
*[[File:IRL R815.svg|x20px|link=R815 road (Ireland)]] Westland Row – [[Donnybrook, Dublin|Donnybrook]], Dublin
*[[File:IRL R816.svg|x20px|link=R815 road (Ireland)]] Baggot Street, [[Dublin]]
*[[File:IRL R816.svg|x20px|link=R815 road (Ireland)]] Baggot Street, [[Dublin]]
*[[File:IRL R817.svg|x20px|link=R817 road (Ireland)]] [[Harold's Cross|Harolds Cross]] – [[Ballyboden]], County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R817.svg|x20px|link=R817 road (Ireland)]] [[Harold's Cross|Harolds Cross]] – [[Ballyboden]], County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R818.svg|x20px|link=R818 road (Ireland)]] [[Terenure]] – [[Walkinstown]] Roundabout, County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R818.svg|x20px|link=R818 road (Ireland)]] [[Terenure]] – [[Walkinstown]] Roundabout, County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R819.svg|x20px|link=R819 road (Ireland)]] Long Mile Road – [[Tallaght]], County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R819.svg|x20px|link=R819 road (Ireland)]] Long Mile Road – [[Tallaght]] Village, County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R820.svg|x20px|link=R820 road (Ireland)]] [[Rathmines]] – [[Milltown, Dublin|Milltown]], Dublin
*[[File:IRL R820.svg|x20px|link=R820 road (Ireland)]] [[Rathmines]] – [[Milltown, Dublin|Milltown]], Dublin
*[[File:IRL R821.svg|x20px|link=R821 road (Ireland)]] [[Rathfarnham]] – [[Churchtown, Dublin|Churchtown]], Dublin
*[[File:IRL R821.svg|x20px|link=R821 road (Ireland)]] [[Rathfarnham]] – [[Churchtown, Dublin|Churchtown]], Dublin
*[[File:IRL R822.svg|x20px|link=R822 road (Ireland)]] Grange Road, [[Rathfarnham]], County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R822.svg|x20px|link=R822 road (Ireland)]] Grange Road, [[Rathfarnham]], County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R823.svg|x20px|link=R823 road (Ireland)]] ''Ballyboden – Grange Road''; now part of the R113.
*[[File:IRL R824.svg|x20px|link=R824 road (Ireland)]] Ailesbury Road, [[Dublin]]
*[[File:IRL R824.svg|x20px|link=R824 road (Ireland)]] Ailesbury Road, [[Dublin]]
*[[File:IRL R825.svg|x20px|link=R825 road (Ireland)]] [[Milltown, Dublin|Milltown]] – [[Blackrock, Dublin|Blackrock]], County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R825.svg|x20px|link=R825 road (Ireland)]] [[Milltown, Dublin|Milltown]] – [[Blackrock, Dublin|Blackrock]], County Dublin
Line 641: Line 649:
*[[File:IRL R830.svg|x20px|link=R830 road (Ireland)]] [[Foxrock]] – [[Dún Laoghaire]], County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R830.svg|x20px|link=R830 road (Ireland)]] [[Foxrock]] – [[Dún Laoghaire]], County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R831.svg|x20px|link=R831 road (Ireland)]] [[Sandycove]] Seafront, County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R831.svg|x20px|link=R831 road (Ireland)]] [[Sandycove]] Seafront, County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R832.svg|x20px|link=R832 road (Ireland)]] ''Glasthule – Ballybrack''
*[[File:IRL R833.svg|x20px|link=R833 road (Ireland)]] Ballyfermot Road, [[Dublin]]
*[[File:IRL R833.svg|x20px|link=R833 road (Ireland)]] Ballyfermot Road, [[Dublin]]
*[[File:IRL R834.svg|x20px|link=R834 road (Ireland)]] Embankment Road, [[Clontarf, Dublin|Clontarf]], Dublin
*[[File:IRL R834.svg|x20px|link=R834 road (Ireland)]] Embankment Road, [[Clontarf, Dublin|Clontarf]], Dublin
*[[File:IRL R835.svg|x20px|link=R835 road (Ireland)]] Woodville – Cooldrinagh, County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R835.svg|x20px|link=R835 road (Ireland)]] Woodville – Cooldrinagh, County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R836.svg|x20px|link=R836 road (Ireland)]] Miltonsfields – Newtown
*[[File:IRL R837.svg|x20px|link=R837 road (Ireland)]] [[Loughlinstown]] – [[Shankill, Dublin|Shankill]], County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R837.svg|x20px|link=R837 road (Ireland)]] [[Loughlinstown]] – [[Shankill, Dublin|Shankill]], County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R838.svg|x20px|link=R838 road (Ireland)]] [[Walkinstown]] Embankment Road, County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R838.svg|x20px|link=R838 road (Ireland)]] [[Walkinstown]] Embankment Road, County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R839.svg|x20px|link=R839 road (Ireland)]] [[Inchicore]] – [[Kilmainham]], Dublin
*[[File:IRL R839.svg|x20px|link=R839 road (Ireland)]] [[Inchicore]] – [[Kilmainham]], Dublin
*[[File:IRL R840.svg|x20px|link=R840 road (Ireland)]] Earlsfort Terrace, [[Dublin]]
*[[File:IRL R840.svg|x20px|link=R840 road (Ireland)]] Earlsfort Terrace, [[Dublin]]
*[[File:IRL R841.svg|x20px|link=R841 road (Ireland)]] ''Darndale – Clongriffen''; became a portion of the new R139 in 2012.
*[[File:IRL R842.svg|x20px|link=R842 road (Ireland)]] Golden Ball – [[Cornelscourt|Cornellscourt]], County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R842.svg|x20px|link=R842 road (Ireland)]] Golden Ball – [[Cornelscourt|Cornellscourt]], County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R843.svg|x20px|link=R843 road (Ireland)]] Snugborough Road, [[Blanchardstown]], County Dublin
*[[File:IRL R843.svg|x20px|link=R843 road (Ireland)]] Snugborough Road, [[Blanchardstown]], County Dublin
Line 658: Line 669:
*[[File:IRL R853.svg|x20px|link=R853 road (Ireland)]] Well Road and Blackroad Road, [[Cork (city)|Cork]]
*[[File:IRL R853.svg|x20px|link=R853 road (Ireland)]] Well Road and Blackroad Road, [[Cork (city)|Cork]]
*[[File:IRL R854.svg|x20px|link=R854 road (Ireland)]] Saint Patricks Quay, [[Cork (city)|Cork]]
*[[File:IRL R854.svg|x20px|link=R854 road (Ireland)]] Saint Patricks Quay, [[Cork (city)|Cork]]
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*[[File:IRL R855.svg|x20px|link=R855 road (Ireland)]] Carr's Hill, [[Douglas, County Cork|Douglas]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R857.svg|x20px|link=R857 road (Ireland)]] Ennis Road, [[Limerick]]
*[[File:IRL R857.svg|x20px|link=R857 road (Ireland)]] Ennis Road, [[Limerick]]
*[[File:IRL R858.svg|x20px|link=R858 road (Ireland)]] Lord Edward Street and New Road, [[Limerick]]
*[[File:IRL R858.svg|x20px|link=R858 road (Ireland)]] Lord Edward Street and New Road, [[Limerick]]
Line 666: Line 676:
*[[File:IRL R863.svg|x20px|link=R863 road (Ireland)]] Eglinton Street and University Road, [[Galway]]
*[[File:IRL R863.svg|x20px|link=R863 road (Ireland)]] Eglinton Street and University Road, [[Galway]]
*[[File:IRL R864.svg|x20px|link=R864 road]] Salthill Road and Newcastle Road, [[Galway]]
*[[File:IRL R864.svg|x20px|link=R864 road]] Salthill Road and Newcastle Road, [[Galway]]
*[[File:IRL R865.svg|x20px|link=R865 road (Ireland)]] Ballypaan Road, [[Galway]]
*[[File:IRL R865.svg|x20px|link=R865 road (Ireland)]] Ballybane Road, [[Galway]]
*[[File:IRL R866.svg|x20px|link=R866 road (Ireland)]] Headford Road, [[Galway]]
*[[File:IRL R866.svg|x20px|link=R866 road (Ireland)]] Headford Road, [[Galway]]
*[[File:IRL R867.svg|x20px|link=R867 road (Ireland)]] Church Square, [[Monaghan]]
*[[File:IRL R867.svg|x20px|link=R867 road (Ireland)]] Church Square, [[Monaghan]]
*[[File:IRL R868.svg|x20px|link=R868 road (Ireland)]] Fermanagh Street, [[Clones, County Monaghan|Clones]], County Monaghan
*[[File:IRL R868.svg|x20px|link=R868 road (Ireland)]] Fermanagh Street, [[Clones, County Monaghan|Clones]], County Monaghan
*[[File:IRL R869.svg|x20px|link=R869 road (Ireland)]] ''Letterkenny – Letterkenny Hospital''
*[[File:IRL R870.svg|x20px|link=R870 road (Ireland)]] Pearse Road and Markievicz Road, [[Sligo]]
*[[File:IRL R870.svg|x20px|link=R870 road (Ireland)]] Pearse Road and Markievicz Road, [[Sligo]]
*[[File:IRL R871.svg|x20px|link=R871 road (Ireland)]] Clon Road and Gort Road, [[Ennis]], County Clare
*[[File:IRL R871.svg|x20px|link=R871 road (Ireland)]] Clon Road and Gort Road, [[Ennis]], County Clare
*[[File:IRL R872.svg|x20px|link=R872 road (Ireland)]] ''Market Square – James Fintan Lalor Avenue''
*[[File:IRL R873.svg|x20px|link=R873 road (Ireland)]] Mitchell Street, [[Nenagh]], County Tipperary
*[[File:IRL R873.svg|x20px|link=R873 road (Ireland)]] Mitchell Street, [[Nenagh]], County Tipperary
*[[File:IRL R874.svg|x20px|link=R874 road (Ireland)]] North Circular Road, [[Tralee]], County Kerry
*[[File:IRL R874.svg|x20px|link=R874 road (Ireland)]] North Circular Road, [[Tralee]], County Kerry
Line 690: Line 702:
*[[File:IRL R895.svg|x20px|link=R895 road (Ireland)]] Cannon Row, [[Navan]], County Meath
*[[File:IRL R895.svg|x20px|link=R895 road (Ireland)]] Cannon Row, [[Navan]], County Meath
*[[File:IRL R896.svg|x20px|link=R896 road (Ireland)]] Ludlow Street, [[Navan]], County Meath
*[[File:IRL R896.svg|x20px|link=R896 road (Ireland)]] Ludlow Street, [[Navan]], County Meath
*[[File:IRL R898.svg|x20px|link=R898 road (Ireland)]] Castle Street, [[Trim, County Meath|Trim]], County Meath
*[[File:IRL R898.svg|x20px|link=R898 road (Ireland)]] ''Castle Street, [[Trim, County Meath|Trim]], County Meath''; became a portion of the R933 in 2012.
*[[File:IRL R899.svg|x20px|link=R899 road (Ireland)]] Greenhills Road, [[Drogheda]], County Louth
*[[File:IRL R899.svg|x20px|link=R899 road (Ireland)]] Greenhills Road, [[Drogheda]], County Louth


Line 699: Line 711:
*[[File:IRL R903.svg|x20px|link=R903 road (Ireland)]] Main Street, [[Carrick-on-Shannon]], County Leitrim
*[[File:IRL R903.svg|x20px|link=R903 road (Ireland)]] Main Street, [[Carrick-on-Shannon]], County Leitrim
*[[File:IRL R904.svg|x20px|link=R904 road (Ireland)]] Dunloe Street, [[Ballinasloe]], County Galway
*[[File:IRL R904.svg|x20px|link=R904 road (Ireland)]] Dunloe Street, [[Ballinasloe]], County Galway
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*[[File:IRL R906.svg|x20px|link=R906 road (Ireland)]] Link Road, [[Tipperary (town)|Tipperary]], County Tipperary
*[[File:IRL R907.svg|x20px|link=R907 road (Ireland)]] Main Street, [[Midleton]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R907.svg|x20px|link=R907 road (Ireland)]] Main Street, [[Midleton]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R908.svg|x20px|link=R908 road (Ireland)]] The Front Strand, [[Youghal]], County Cork
*[[File:IRL R908.svg|x20px|link=R908 road (Ireland)]] The Front Strand, [[Youghal]], County Cork
Line 715: Line 726:
*[[File:IRL R920.svg|x20px|link=R920 road (Ireland)]] Cloghore – Belleek Bridge, County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R920.svg|x20px|link=R920 road (Ireland)]] Cloghore – Belleek Bridge, County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R921.svg|x20px|link=R921 road (Ireland)]] Merlin Park – Droughiska, [[Galway]]
*[[File:IRL R921.svg|x20px|link=R921 road (Ireland)]] Merlin Park – Droughiska, [[Galway]]
*[[File:IRL R922.svg|x20px|link=R922 road (Ireland)]] Abbeyleix Road, [[Port Laoise]], County Laois
*[[File:IRL R922.svg|x20px|link=R922 road (Ireland)]] ''Abbeyleix Road, [[Portlaoise]], County Laois''; became a portion of the N77 in February 2012.
*[[File:IRL R923.svg|x20px|link=R923 road (Ireland)]] Bishop Street, [[Tuam]], County Galway
*[[File:IRL R923.svg|x20px|link=R923 road (Ireland)]] ''Bishop Street, [[Tuam]], County Galway (old N83)'', downgraded in October 2018.
*[[File:IRL R924.svg|x20px|link=R924 road (Ireland)]] Church Street, [[Carlow]], County Carlow
*[[File:IRL R924.svg|x20px|link=R924 road (Ireland)]] Church Street, [[Carlow]], County Carlow
*[[File:IRL R925.svg|x20px|link=R925 road (Ireland)]] Killybegs Road, [[Donegal (town)|Donegal]], County Donegal
*[[File:IRL R925.svg|x20px|link=R925 road (Ireland)]] Killybegs Road, [[Donegal (town)|Donegal]], County Donegal
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*[[File:IRL R941.svg|x20px|link=R941 road (Ireland)]] [[Kells, County Meath|Kells]], County Meath
*[[File:IRL R941.svg|x20px|link=R941 road (Ireland)]] [[Kells, County Meath|Kells]], County Meath
*[[File:IRL R942.svg|x20px|link=R942 road (Ireland)]] [[Tuam]], County Galway (old N17)
*[[File:IRL R942.svg|x20px|link=R942 road (Ireland)]] [[Tuam]], County Galway (old N17)
*[[File:IRL R999.svg|x20px|link=R999 road (Ireland)]] Wicklow Port Access Road, County Wicklow; number may be a mistake as is normally used as a placeholder on sample road signs.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[History of Roads in Ireland]]
*[[History of roads in Ireland]]
*[[List of Ireland-related topics]]
*[[List of Ireland-related topics]]
*[[Local roads in Ireland]]
*[[Local roads in Ireland]]
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*[[National secondary road]]
*[[National secondary road]]
*[[Roads in Ireland]]
*[[Roads in Ireland]]
*[[Road signs in the Republic of Ireland]]
*[[Road signs in Ireland]]
*[[Road speed limits in the Republic of Ireland]]
*[[Road speed limits in the Republic of Ireland]]
*[[Transport in Ireland]]
*[[Transport in Ireland]]
*[[Trunk Roads in Ireland]]
*[[Trunk roads in Ireland]]


==References==
==References==
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'''Sources'''
'''Sources'''
*[http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1974/en/act/pub/0006/index.html Local Government (Roads and Motorways) Act, 1974]
*[http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1974/en/act/pub/0006/index.html Local Government (Roads and Motorways) Act, 1974]
*[http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1977/en/si/0164.html S.I. No. 164/1977 — Local Government (Roads and Motorways) Act, 1974 (Declaration of National Roads) Order, 1977]
*[http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1977/en/si/0164.html S.I. No. 164/1977 – Local Government (Roads and Motorways) Act, 1974 (Declaration of National Roads) Order, 1977]
*[http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1993/en/act/pub/0014/index.html Roads Act, 1993]
*[http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1993/en/act/pub/0014/index.html Roads Act, 1993]
*[http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZSI400Y1994.html S.I. No. 400/1994: Roads Act, 1993 (Declaration of Regional Roads) Order, 1994]
*[http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZSI400Y1994.html S.I. No. 400/1994: Roads Act, 1993 (Declaration of Regional Roads) Order, 1994]
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The R449 west of Leixlip
The R583 leaving Millstreet

A regional road (Irish: bóthar réigiúnach) in the Republic of Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route (such as a national primary road or national secondary road), but nevertheless forming a link in the national route network. There are over 11,600 kilometres (7,200 miles) of regional roads.[1] Regional roads are numbered with three-digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" (e.g. R105). The equivalent road category in Northern Ireland are B roads.

History

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Until 1977, classified roads in the Republic of Ireland were designated with one of two prefixes: "T" for Trunk Roads and "L" for Link Roads. The Local Government (Roads and Motorways) Act authorised the designation of roads as National roads: in 1977, twenty-five National Primary roads (N1-N25) and thirty-three National Secondary roads (N51-N83) were initially designated under Statutory Instrument S.I. No. 164/1977.

Many of the remaining classified roads became Regional roads (formally authorised under the Roads Act 1993, having been indicated as such on road signs on a non-statutory basis for some years previously) and their routes were designated under a Statutory Instrument ('SI') in 1994. The latest SI designating the routes of Regional roads was published in 2012: the Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012.

Other roads once classified as Trunk or Link roads eventually became Local roads.

Older signs showing the former Trunk and Link road designations are still to be seen in some locations. The L (for Link Road) prefix on these signs is not connected to the network of Local roads currently in place.

Features

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Unlike national roads, regional roads are maintained by local county or city councils rather than the National Roads Authority. The vast majority of the regional road network is made up of single-carriageway roads although some roads are dual-carriageway (see: High-capacity regional roads below). Until the late 1990s, such roads were often in a very poor condition, although increased road maintenance funding to local councils has resulted in more frequent resurfacing of regional roads, as well as relaying and realignment on some routes.

Regional roads are generally subject to a speed limit of 80 km/h (imperial equivalent 50 mph), rather than the 100 km/h (imperial equivalent 62.5 mph) for national roads. Prior to 20 January 2005, when Ireland adopted metric speed limits, national and regional roads had identical speed limits of 60 mph. Regional roads, however, pass through towns, villages and built-up areas frequently, so even lower local speed restrictions are often in place. However, certain regional roads, often sections of former national roads which have been bypassed by motorways or other road improvements, have speed limits of 100 km/h. The R132 (former N1) is an example of a Regional road with a 100 km/h speed limit.

The R348 near Woodlawn, County Galway, with a mixture of fingerpost and improved signposts
The R136 Outer Ring Road in southwest Dublin

As of 2009, directional signposting on some regional roads in Ireland remains poor, with even modern signage usually relying on fingerpost signposts located directly at junctions. However, work on improving signposting on regional roads has been continuing since 2003; routes which previously had the most deficient signposting were selected for upgrading first. In 2007, a total of "€7 million to continue progress on the regional roads signposting programme, which commenced in 2003" was granted to local authorities.[2]

High-capacity regional roads

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There are some higher-capacity (i.e. not just single-carriageway) sections of regional road, most notably the R113 (Belgard Road) and R445 (Old Naas Road), R132 Swords Inner By-pass and R136 Dublin Outer Ring Road which have sections of dual carriageway.

In some cases, important high-capacity urban routes are built or designated as regional roads, such as the mostly dual-carriageway R710 Waterford Outer Ring Road, or the R774 Greystones to the N11 link, which is dual-carriageway for its full length.

In many other cases, upgraded regional roads (for example, wide two-lane roads) were previously part of a national primary road, prior to the construction of a motorway or other bypass. In most cases, when a national primary road is changed by the creation of a bypass (motorway or other), the road previously forming part of the route is reclassified as a regional road rather than as a local road.

Route definitions

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The current routes of all regional roads in Ireland – as defined by Statutory Instrument (S.I.) No 54/2012 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012 under the Roads Act 1993 – are listed below. The S.I. specifies the start and end points of each route and the names of those townlands, villages, towns, and other settlements through which the route passes, as well as individual road names where necessary to establish the exact routing.

R101–R199

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R200–R299

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R300–R399

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R400–R499

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R500–R599

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R600–R699

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R700–R774

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R801–R899

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R900–R941

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  • West Street, Drogheda, County Louth
  • Main Street, Cavan
  • Bridge Street, Boyle, County Roscommon
  • Main Street, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim
  • Dunloe Street, Ballinasloe, County Galway
  • Main Street, Midleton, County Cork
  • The Front Strand, Youghal, County Cork
  • College Road, Kilkenny
  • Waterford Road, Kilkenny
  • Clogherane – Abbeyside, Dungarvan, County Waterford
  • Jordanstown – Paulstown, County Kilkenny
  • Mitchelstown Road – The Square, Caher, County Tipperary
  • Roscommon Road, Athlone, County Westmeath
  • Ballymahon Road, Athlone, County Westmeath
  • Waterhouse Road, Athlone, County Westmeath
  • Spencer Street, Castlebar, County Mayo
  • Little Bray – Fassaroe, Bray, County Wicklow
  • Killerisk Road, Tralee, County Kerry
  • Cloghore – Belleek Bridge, County Donegal
  • Merlin Park – Droughiska, Galway
  • Abbeyleix Road, Portlaoise, County Laois; became a portion of the N77 in February 2012.
  • Bishop Street, Tuam, County Galway (old N83), downgraded in October 2018.
  • Church Street, Carlow, County Carlow
  • Killybegs Road, Donegal, County Donegal
  • Dooradoyle, County Limerick
  • Main Street, Carrickmacross, County Monaghan
  • Pearse Street, Ballina, County Mayo
  • Main Street, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo
  • Shortcastle Street, Mallow, County Cork
  • Bridge Street, Skibbereen, County Cork
  • Golden Road, Cashel, County Tipperary
  • Castle Street and Haggard Street, Trim, County Meath
  • Castletown Road, Dundalk, County Louth
  • Bellananagh Road, Cavan
  • Allingham Road, Ballyshannon, County Donegal
  • Dublin Road, Monaghan
  • Dublin Road, Castleblaney, County Monaghan
  • Ramelton Road, Letterkenny, County Donegal
  • Kells, County Meath
  • Tuam, County Galway (old N17)
  • Wicklow Port Access Road, County Wicklow; number may be a mistake as is normally used as a placeholder on sample road signs.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Roads Ireland, '€17 billion for roads', issue 4, 48.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Roads Ireland, 'Local roads get €600 million', issue 4, 55–57.

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