The R448 road is a
regional road The term regional road (or route) is used in a number of places to designate roads of more than purely ''local'' but less than ''national'' strategic importance in a country's highway network.
It is used formally and officially in reference to:
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in
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. It is the designation given to the former
N9 national primary road
A national primary road ( ga, Bóthar príomha náisiúnta) is a road classification in Ireland. National primary roads form the major routes between the major urban centres. There are 2649 km of national primary roads. This category of ro ...
when it was bypassed by the M9 motorway.
Route
The official description of the R448 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''. 2012-02-28. reads:
:R448: Naas, County Kildare — Waterford (Old National Route 9)
:Between its junction with R445
The R445 road is a regional road in Ireland. The route is a non-motorway alternative route to the N7/ M7 motorway between Naas and Limerick, and at 170 km it is one of the longest regional roads in Ireland (longer than most national roads). ...
at Main Street in the town of Naas and its junction with N80 at Rathnapish in the county of Carlow via Fairgreen and Kilcullen Road in the town of Naas: Bluebell, Mylerstown Cross, Stephenstown South; Main Street in the town of Kilcullen; Knockbounce, Knockaulin, Kilgowan, Crookstown upper, Ballitore, Timolin, Moone; Market Square and Abbey Street at Castledermot; and Prumplestown Lower in the county of Kildare: Gorteengrone in the county of Carlow: Knocknagee in the county of Kildare: and Pollerton Little in the county of Carlow
:::and
:between its junction with N80 at Cannery Road in the town of Carlow and its junction with the R680 at Brother Ignatius Rice Bridge in the city of Waterford via Dublin Road, Green Lane, Shamrock Square, Barrack Street, Riverside and Kilkenny Road in the town of Carlow: Cloghristick, Ballynaboley, Leighlinbridge Bypass, Clorusk Upper and Wells in the county of Carlow: Paulstown, Gowran Demesne; Main Street at Gowran; Dungarvan; Maudlin Street, Logan’s Street, Low Street, (and via Market Street, Pipe Street) Market Street, Thomastown Bridge and Mill Street at Thomastown; Moanroe Commons, Kiltorcan, Ballyhale, Lukeswell, Mullinavat, Skeard, Granny and Newrath in the county of Kilkenny: Sallypark and Terminus Street in the city of Waterford.
See also
*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 tr ...
*National primary road
A national primary road ( ga, Bóthar príomha náisiúnta) is a road classification in Ireland. National primary roads form the major routes between the major urban centres. There are 2649 km of national primary roads. This category of ro ...
*National secondary road
A national secondary road ( ga, Bóthar Náisiúnta den Dara Grád) is a category of road in 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 ...
References
Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006
– Department of Transport
;Notes
Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland
Roads in County Carlow
Roads in County Kildare
Roads in County Kilkenny
Roads in County Waterford
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