The R400 road is a
regional road in
Ireland
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, linking
Mullingar
Mullingar ( ; ) is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous town in the Midland Region, Ireland, Midland Region, with a population of 22,667 in the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census.
The Counties of M ...
,
County Westmeath
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to the
R419 at
Cushina,
County Offaly
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.
Route
It starts in the centre of Mullingar and crosses over the
N52 south of the town.
In
Rochfortbridge it joins the
R446, (the former
N6), then leaves it southwards crossing over the M6 motorway at a grade separated junction.
Continuing south it enters
County Offaly
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and then for 25 km it crosses the western edge of the
Bog of Allen
The Bog of Allen () is a large raised bog in the centre of Republic of Ireland, Ireland between the rivers River Liffey, Liffey and River Shannon, Shannon.
The bog's 958 square kilometres (370 square miles) stretch into counties County Offaly, ...
; going through the village of
Rhode, crossing the
Grand Canal, intersecting with the
R402, skirting the village of
Walsh Island before terminating in
Cushina.
The route is long.
Map of the routeR400 Routemap
Local name
From its junction with the R402 in the townland of Mount Lucas and Drumcaw until its end at Cushina, the R400 is known locally as the ''Pike road''.
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 ...
References
Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006–
Department of Transport
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{{Roads in Ireland
Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland
Roads in County Westmeath
Roads in County Offaly