The N55 road is a national secondary road in Ireland linking Athlone to Cavan town.
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| Bóthar N55 | |
 N55 at Tang, County Westmeath | |
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| Length | 78.815 km (48.973 mi) |
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| Country | Ireland |
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Athlone - Ballymahon upgrade
editIn 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
edit(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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.