N81 road

The N81 road is a National Secondary route in the Republic of Ireland, connecting Dublin with Tullow, County Carlow. The road is a dual carriageway between Tempelogue and west of Tallaght, known as the Tallaght Bypass or Blessington Road. It interesects with the M50 motorway at Junction 11.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

It is the only major national road emanating from Dublin that is a national secondary rather than national primary road.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The Dublin and Blessington Steam Tramway once took this route from Terenure to Blessington before it was closed in 1932 due to falling passenger numbers.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

In the 90s when it was proposed to restablish a tram system in Dublin due to cronic traffic congestion (see LUAS), the old tram route from the City Centre via Terenure to Tallaght was proposed.

Republic of Ireland: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like Ulster, (Republic of) Ireland, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology) ....

Dublin: :This article is about the city in Ireland. For other uses of the name, see Dublin (disambiguation)....

Tullow: Tullow (An Tulach in Irish) is a town in County Carlow, Ireland. It is located on the River Slaney where the N81 road crosses....

N81 road related Images and Photos (experimental)

Road	Road Signs	Road Scholar	Road Warrior, The (DVD)
The Road (Paperback)	The Road	The Road	Open Road
Rail Road	Back Road	Road Trip Bingo	"Road Block" July 9 1949