National Secondary Route
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A National Secondary Route is a category of road in the Republic of 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 Routes. Secondary roads are designated route numbers higher than those used for primary routes, but with the same "N" prefix. Routes N51 and higher are all secondary routes.
National Secondary Routes have a default speed limit of 100 km/h, as along with National Primary Routes, they fall into the speed limit category of "National Routes".
Secondary routes are generally more poorly maintained than primary routes, but carry more traffic than regional roads. Some sections of secondary routes are even dual-carriageway, while some are narrow two-lane country roads, indistinguishable from regional roads.
Many national secondary routes, 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 routes are well-travelled by tourists.
List of National Secondary Routes
(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)
- 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) – (Askeaton) – Foynes – Tarbert (N67) – Listowel – Tralee (N70, N86, N21)
- N70 - (N70 Killarney Road at Kenmare) – Sneem – Castlecove – Caherdaniel – Waterville – Cahersiveen – Killorglin – (N72) – Milltown – Castlemaine – (N86) – (N21, N69) Tralee
- N71 - (N22) Cork city (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)
- N82 is on statute books as the first route below, but the second route is also marked as N82.
- *(N81 west of Tallaght) – Mill Road through Saggart – (N7 near Rathcoole)
- *Also Citywest Road (N81 near Tallaght) – (N7 near Clondalkin)
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