R173 road

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R173 Destinations (S to N) Length 32 km
County Louth Dundalk - starts at roundabout north of town (N1/M1 and N52) R174 The Bush (R175) Carlingford (R176) Omeath Terminates at the NI border; becomes B79

The R173 is a Regional Route in Ireland, running its full length in County Louth. It loops around Carlingford Peninsula, mainly along the coast.

It starts at a roundabout just north of Dundalk where it meets the N52 and the M1/N1 roads.

It heads east, along the northern coast of Dundalk Bay to The Bush where it veers north, past the village of Grange to Carlingford.

From there it heads NW along the southern shore of Carlingford Lough, through the village of Omeath to the Northern Ireland border where it becomes the B79 into Newry, County Down.

The road is 32 km (20 mi) long.

[edit] References

• Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006 - Department of Transport

[edit] See also

• Roads in Ireland - National Primary Roads
• Secondary Roads
• Regional Roads