R700 road (Ireland)

The R700 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs northwest-southeast from Kilkenny City centre to New Ross in County Wexford.

R700 road
Route information
Length	42 km (26 mi)
Location
Primary destinations	County Kilkenny Kilkenny leave the City Centre and cross the N10 (Southern ring road) Bennettsbridge – crosses the River Nore Crosses the Kilkenny–Waterford railway line Join/leave R702 nr Borris Thomastown – (R448, R703) Crosses the River Nore Inistioge – Crosses the River Nore (R705) Crosses the River Barrow County Wexford Joins/leaves the N30 New Ross – terminates at the R723
Road network
Roads in Ireland Motorways Primary Secondary Regional

En route it passes through Bennettsbridge, Thomastown and Inistioge before crossing the River Barrow into County Wexford. It terminates in New Ross via Craywell Road, John Street, Bridge Street, (and via Quay Street and North Street) at a junction with the R723 at O'Hanrahan Bridge in the town centre.

R700 over the River Nore at Bennettsbridge

The route is 42 km (26 mi) long.

See also

• Roads in Ireland
• National primary road
• National secondary road

References

• Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2019 – Department of Transport