The R132 road is one of
Ireland's newest
regional roads, having been classified following the opening
M1 motorway which by-passes most of the old N1 route.
The R132 is long.
By-passed sections of the old N1 were reclassified R132. The route has a highly varying road quality, with some sections of dual carriageway such as the original
Swords
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Sword, Swords, or The Sword may also refer to:
Places
* Swords, Dublin, a large suburban town in the Irish capital
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* Sword Beach, code name for ...
Bypass, and the original run-in to the M1
Balbriggan
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Bypass; much wide standard two-lane road, and some very poor segments.
Some sections, such as that through
Drogheda
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, are still signed "N1" though the town was bypassed in 2003.
Route
The official description of the R132 from the ''Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012''
S.I. No. 54/2012 — Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012
''Irish Statute Book''. Retrieved: 2013-02-26. reads:
:R132: Dublin — Dundalk, County Louth (Part Old National Route 1)
Between its junction with R803 at Parnell Street
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in the city of Dublin and its junction with R174 at Feede in the county of Louth
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via Parnell Square West, Granby Row, Dorset Street Upper (and via North Frederick Street, Parnell Square East and Cavendish Row), Dorset Street Lower, Drumcondra Road Lower, Drumcondra Road Upper and Swords Road (and via Shantalla Bridge) in the city of Dublin: Santry, Turnapin, Cloghran, Miltonsfields, Swords Demesne, Newtown, Lissenhall, Blake's Cross, Coldwinters, Courtlough and Balrothery; Dublin Street, The Square, Bridge Street and Drogheda Street in the town of Balbriggan
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; and Bremore in the county of Fingal: Knocknagin Bridge at the boundary between the county of Fingal and the county of Meath
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: Gormanston, Richardstown, Julianstown, Smithstown and Colp West in the county of Meath: Dublin Road, Dublin Gate, James Street, John Street, Rathmullen Road, Bridge of Peace, Georges Square, Georges Street and North Road in the borough of Drogheda
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: Moneymore, Newtown Monasterboice, Bawntaffe, Mullary Cross, Woodland, Dunleer, Cappoge, Kilsaran, Castlebellingham and Green Gates in the county of Louth: Marshes Upper, Inner Relief Road, Tain Bridge and Dowdallshill in the town of Dundalk: Faughart Lower, and Drumnasillagh, in the county of Louth
and
between its junction with N1 at Drumad in the county of Louth and the boundary between the county of Louth and the county of Armagh
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at Carrickarnan via Carrickarnan in the county of Louth.
Junction list
The junction list below only includes junctions with national or regional roads.
See also
* Roads in Ireland
* National primary road
* National secondary road
References
External links
Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006
– Department of Transport
{{Roads in Ireland
Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland
Roads in County Meath
Roads in County Louth
Roads in Fingal
Roads in Swords, Dublin
Parnell Square