Length 98.9 km | Province Leinster | |
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Primary
destinations: County Dublin
Dublin (R803, N1, R131, R102, R103)
Crosses the Royal Canal
Drumcondra
Crosses the River Tolka
Santry
Fingal
R125, R106
Swords
Crosses the Ward River
Crosses the Broad Meadow River
M1
Balbriggan (R127, R122)
County Meath
Crosses the River Nanny
R150
County Louth
Drogheda (R108, R150, R166)
Crosses the River Boyne
N51
M1
Crosses the White River
R169
R170
Dunleer
Crosses the White River
Crosses the River Dee
Crosses the River Glyde
Castlebellingham (R166)
Crosses the Fane River
N52
Dundalk (R171, N53, R177)
Crosses the Castletown River
N52, N1, R173
R174
Crosses the Flurry River
L7092 local road
Northern Ireland | ||
The R132 road is one of Ireland's newest regional roads, having been classified following the opening M1 motorway which by-passes most of the old N1 route. The R132 is 98.9 kilometres (61.5 mi) long (map of the road).
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Map of R132, Ireland
By-passed sections of the old N1 were reclassified R132. The route has a highly varying road quality, with some sections of dual carriageway such as the original Swords Bypass, and the original run-in to the M1 Balbriggan Bypass; much wide standard two-lane road, and some very poor segments.
Some sections, such as that through Drogheda, are still signed "N1" though the town was bypassed in 2003.
Route
The official description of the R132 from the Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012 reads:
R132: Dublin — Dundalk, County Louth (Part Old National Route 1)Between its junction with R803 at Parnell Street in the city of Dublin and its junction with R174 at Feede in the county of Louth via Parnell Square West, Granby Row, Dorset Street Upper (and via North Frederick Street, Parnell Square East and Cavendish Row), Dorset Street Lower, Drumcondra Road Lower, Drumcondra Road Upper and Swords Road (and via Shantalla Bridge) in the city of Dublin: Santry, Turnapin, Cloghran, Miltonsfields, Swords Demesne, Newtown, Lissenhall, Blake's Cross, Coldwinters, Courtlough and Balrothery; Dublin Street, The Square, Bridge Street and Drogheda Street in the town of Balbriggan; and Bremore in the county of Fingal: Knocknagin Bridge at the boundary between the county of Fingal and the county of Meath: Gormanston, Richardstown, Julianstown, Smithstown and Colp West in the county of Meath: Dublin Road, Dublin Gate, James Street, John Street, Rathmullen Road, Bridge of Peace, Georges Square, Georges Street and North Road in the borough of Drogheda: Moneymore, Newtown Monasterboice, Bawntaffe, Mullary Cross, Woodland, Dunleer, Cappoge, Kilsaran, Castlebellingham and Green Gates in the county of Louth: Marshes Upper, Inner Relief Road, Tain Bridge and Dowdallshill in the town of Dundalk: Faughart Lower, and Drumnasillagh, in the county of Louth
and
between its junction with N1 at Drumad in the county of Louth and the boundary between the county of Louth and the county of Armagh at Carrickarnan via Carrickarnan in the county of Louth.
Junction list
The junction list below only includes junctions with national or regional roads.
Upgrades
Fingal County Council have announced an upgrade plan for the road.