N55 road (Ireland)

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N55 road
Bóthar N55
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N55 at Tang, County Westmeath
Route information
Length78.815 km (48.973 mi)
Location
Primary
destinations
  • County Westmeath
    • Athlone, leaves N6
    • (R390)
    • Ballykeeran
    • Glassan
    • Tubberclare
    • Tang
  • County Longford
    • Ballymahon - joined/left by R392
    • Crosses the Royal Canal
    • (R399)
    • - (R393)
    • Edgeworthstown - crosses the Dublin-Sligo railway line; joins/leaves the N4
    • Granard - joined/left by the R194
  • County Cavan
    • (R394)
    • Bellananagh - (R394)
    • Cavan - terminates at junction with the N3
Highway system
  • Roads in Ireland

The N55 road is a national secondary road in Ireland linking Athlone to Cavan town.

Athlone - Ballymahon upgrade[]

In October 2017, a public consultation began into the re-routing of the Athlone to Ballymahon section of the road.[1] The route affects areas such as Annaghgortagh, and Kilkenny West[1] Plans were still in development in summer 2018.[2]

Route[]

(Southwest to Northeast)

  • It starts at a grade separated interchange (Junction 4) on the N6 Athlone by-pass in County Westmeath and runs northwest through Ballymahon, crossing the N4 at Edgeworthstown, County Longford, through Granard, County Longford and northwest to Ballinagh, County Cavan before terminating at a roundabout junction with the N3 in Cavan town.

See also[]

  • Roads in Ireland

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Consultation On N55 Athlone To Ballymahon Road Upgrade". Midlands103.com. 25 October 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. ^ Connolly, Emer (7 June 2018). "Work on new N55 may not begin for eight years". WestmeathIndependent.ie. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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