The R102 road is a
regional road in
Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
,
Ireland
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, which describes a broad arc across the north of the city, connecting the
N3 (Navan Road) — at its
M50 motorway intersection — to the
R107 (Malahide Road) on the other side of the city. The road is long.
Route
First section
The first section of the route starts from the
N3 and closely follows the
River Tolka
The River Tolka (; , "the flood"), also once spelled ''Tolga'', is one of Dublin's three main rivers, flowing from County Meath to Fingal within the old County Dublin, and through the north of Dublin city, Ireland (the other main rivers are t ...
through
Dunsink,
Scribblestown, and
Ashtown. It then hugs the border of
Tolka Valley Park
Tolka Valley Park () is a public park on the River Tolka, spanning the suburbs of Ashtown, Finglas and Glasnevin, in Dublin, Ireland.
Covering approximately , sections of the park are laid-out over a former city landfill, while the eastern par ...
until it reaches the
R135 in southern
Finglas
Finglas (; ) is a northwestern outer suburb of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It lies close to Junction 5 of the M50 motorway (Ireland), M50 motorway, and the N2 road (Ireland), N2 road. Nearby suburbs include Glasnevin and Ballymun; Du ...
.
The R102 resumes after the traveller has gone 230 metres south on the
R135 (Finglas Road) to join the second section of the route.
Second section
The second section begins heading east on the Old Finglas Road. A brief 200 metres swing to the north along Tolka Estate and a turn to the east takes the road to Griffith Avenue. The R102 stays on Griffith Avenue, passing through southern
Glasnevin
Glasnevin (, also known as ''Glas Naedhe'', meaning "stream of O'Naeidhe" after a local stream and an ancient chieftain) is a neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland, situated on the River Tolka. While primarily residential, Glasnevin is also home to ...
,
Marino and touching
Fairview and
Clontarf until its terminal junction at the R107 (Malahide Road) (the line of the road is continued by a small road leading to the Howth Road). Along the way, it crosses the
R108 (St. Mobhi Road/Ballymun Road), the
R132 (Upper Drumcondra Road/Swords Road), and crosses over the
Dublin Port Tunnel
The Dublin Tunnel ( Irish: ''Tollán Bhaile Átha Cliath''), originally and still commonly known as the Port Tunnel, is a road traffic tunnel in Dublin, Ireland, that forms part of the M50 motorway.
The twin tunnels form a two-lane dual car ...
.
Official description of the R102 from the ''Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012''
The Official description of the R102 from the
''Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012'' reads as the following:
:R102: Blanchardstown - Malahide Road, Dublin
:''Between its junction with N3 at Blanchardstown Bypass in the county of Fingal and its junction with R135 at Finglas Road in the city of Dublin via Dunsink Lane and River Road in the county of Fingal: River Road, Ratoath Road and Tolka Valley Road in the city of Dublin''
:::''and''
:''between its junction with R135 at Finglas Road and its junction with R107 at Malahide Road via Old Finglas Road, Tolka Estate Road, Griffith Avenue Extension and Griffith Avenue all in the city of Dublin.''
See also
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Roads in Ireland
The island of Ireland, comprising Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, has an extensive network of tens of thousands of kilometres of public roads, usually surfaced. These roads have been developed and modernised over centuries, from ...
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National primary road
A national primary road () is a road classification in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. National primary roads form the major routes between the major urban centres. There are 2649 km of national primary roads. This category of road has the pr ...
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National secondary road
A national secondary road () is a category of road in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. These roads form an important part of the national route network but are secondary to the main arterial routes which are classified as national primary roads. Nat ...
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Regional road
References
{{Roads in Ireland
Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland
Roads in County Dublin