National secondary road
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A national secondary road is a category of road in the 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. Secondary roads are designated route numbers higher than those used for primary roads, but with the same "N" prefix. Routes N51 and higher are all secondary roads.
National secondary roads have a default speed limit of 100km/h (62.5 mph), as along with national primary routes, they fall into the speed limit category of national roads.
Secondary routes are generally more poorly maintained than primary routes (although can vary widely), but often carry more traffic than regional roads. Some sections of secondary roads (usually approaching urban centres) are dual-carriageway, while many are narrow two-lane country roads, indistinguishable from regional roads.
Many national secondary roads, though not arterial routes between major cities, connect large areas to major population centres. For example, the N59 through County Galway and County Mayo, the N70 road through County Kerry (see Ring of Kerry), the N71 through West Cork. For this reason, many national secondary roads are well-travelled by tourists.
[edit] List of national secondary roads
(XXXX) = Junction with road XXXX, e.g. (N21) = Junction with N21 road
- N52 - (runs around the east of) Dundalk (N1) – Ardee (N2, N33) – Kells (N3) – Delvin (N51) – Mullingar – Tyrrellspass (joins N6 road) Kilbeggan – Durrow – Tullamore (N80) – Birr (N62) – Borrisokane (N65) – (N7 east of Nenagh)
- N55 - (N3 just outside Cavan Town) – Granard – Edgeworthstown (N4) – (N6 Athlone ringroad)
- N56 - (N15 just east of Donegal Town) – (R263 near Killybegs) – Glenties – Dungloe – Dunfanaghy – Letterkenny (N14)
- N57 - Defunct route designation. Swinford – Ballina route prior to its redesignation as the N26 National Primary Route.
- N59 - (N4 to Sligo) – Ballina (N26) – Bangor Erris – Rosturk – Westport (N5) – Clifden – Oughterard – Moycullen – Galway (N6)
- N62 - N6 near Athlone to N8 at Horse and Jockey) N6 – Ferbane – Cloghan – Birr – Roscrea – Templemore – Thurles – Horse and Jockey (N8)
- N63 - (N63 Galway City to Roscommon Town) Galway City – Claregalway – Lackagh – Turloughmore – Abbeyknockmoy – Moylough – Mountbellew – Newbridge – Ballygar – Mount Talbot – Athleague – Roscommon
- N67 - (N18) Kilcolgan – Kinvara – Ballyvaughan – Lisdoonvarna – Ennistymon (N85) – Kilkee – Kilrush (N68) – (ferry pier near Killimer) (ferry pier near Tarbert) – Tarbert (N69)
- N69 - Dock Road (Limerick) – Mungret – Clarina – Kildimo – (Askeaton) – Foynes – Tarbert (N67) – Listowel – Tralee (N70, 86, N21)
- N70 (Comprises most of the Ring of Kerry) - (N70 Killarney Road at Kenmare) – Sneem – Castlecove – Caherdaniel – Waterville – Cahersiveen – Killorglin – (N72) – Milltown – Castlemaine – (N86) – (N21, N69) Tralee
- N71 - (N22) Cork (Wilton Road, Bishopstown Road, Bandon Road) – Halfway bypass – Innishannon – Bandon – Ballinascarthy – Clonakilty – Rosscarbery – Leap – Skibbereen – (R592 to Ballydehob) – Bantry – Ballylickey – Glengarriff – Kenmare – (N70) – Muckross – Killarney (N22, N72)
- N72 - Killorglin – Killarney (N22) – Rathmore – Mallow (N20) – Fermoy (N8) – Lismore – Dungarvan (N25)
- N80 - ( N6) in Moate, County Westmeath - Clara, County Offaly - ( N52) in Tullamore - Mountmellick, County Laois - crosses the (M7) at Portlaoise (connects to M7 via (R445)) - Stradbally - (N78) - Carlow, County Carlow - Ballon - ( N81) - Kildavin - Bunclody, County Wexford - ( N11) near Enniscorthy.
- N82 - Citywest Road (N81 near Tallaght) – (J3 N7 near Clondalkin)
