N20 road

The N20 road is a National Primary Route in Ireland, connecting the cities of Limerick and Cork. Croom, Charleville and Mallow are major towns along the route.

Related Topics:
National Primary Route - Ireland - Limerick - Cork - Croom - Charleville - Mallow

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The road leaves the south side of Limerick from the Childers Road, near Roxboro. A short link road brings the route to a roundabout where the N7 Southern Ring Road meets the N20. The route continues from this roundabout as dual carriageway, bypassing Dooradoyle and Raheen, through which the route used to run until the early 2000s. Interchanges and link roads connect to these locations. Two further interchanges are located on the dual-carriageway, at either end of Patrickswell. At the latter, the N20 route leaves the main road (which continues as the N21 road to Kerry).

Related Topics:
Childers Road - N7 - Dual carriageway - Dooradoyle - Raheen - 2000s - Patrickswell - N21 road - Kerry

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A wide two lane road brings traffic along the Croom bypass (prior to construction of this in the early 2000s, the route went through the town). Past this new section of road, narrow two-lane road commences, all the way to Charleville. The route follows through the town, running along Main Street. The road between Charleville and the next town, Buttevant is of quite similar quality. Not until Mallow is good road encountered again, with an older bypass of the town (early 1990s) passing up the hill from it as dual-carriageway. A quite high viaduct brings the road across the Blackwater River and Valley. The rest of the route to Cork is of high quality wide two lane, becoming dual-carriageway once again on the approach to Cork. New relief roads in Cork bring the route into the city centre while avoiding the winding streets through which the route ran until sometime around 2000.

Related Topics:
Croom - 2000s - Charleville - Buttevant - Mallow - 1990s - Dual-carriageway - Blackwater River - 2000

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Bypasses of Charleville and Buttevant are expected at some stage, this forming the only section of route urgently requiring an upgrade. A 41 km dual-carriageway route is in planning, at the route selection stage.

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:See also: Roads in Ireland

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