The R420 road is a

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, which runs northwest-southeast from the R446 near

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to the

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just west of

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. The road travels through the towns of

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& Portarlington. The route is long.

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The R420 commences at a roundabout junction on the R446 road east of

. From here the road continues in a south east direction where it forms junction 6 on the

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which connects

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and

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. Continuing southeastwards the route reaches

and

. Much of this section of the route is good quality, with good alignment and wide hard shoulders. The route continues through Tullamore and takes the following route, Clara Road, Kilbride Street, Patrick Street, Church Street and Church road (as far as the roundabout on the N52 bypass of Tullamore). The road continues southeastwards and continues towards

Geashill Geashill () is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is situated between the towns of Tullamore and Portarlington on the R420 regional road. Geashill has a Church of Ireland church, a shop and petrol station, a school, a GAA club, two publ ...

Clonygowan Clonygowan (also Cloneygowan) () is a village in County Offaly, Ireland, on the R420 regional road between Tullamore Tullamore (; ) is the county town of County Offaly in Ireland. It is on the Grand Canal, in the middle of the county, a ...

and Portarlington where it continues through the town as Gracefield Road, Patrick Street, Link Road & Bracklone Street. The route continues for a short distance before joining the R445 road, west of

. Prior to the opening of the N52 bypass of Tullamore the route of the R420 between Tullamore and Moate formed part of the N80

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. The section of road was downgraded in status with traffic (when approaching Tullamore from the south) now encouraged to take the N52 to

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and join the M6 motorway to continue their journey.

References

Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006
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