Title: Roads in Ireland - Wikipedia
Headings: Roads in Ireland
Roads in Ireland
Contents
History
Roads in the Republic of Ireland
Motorways
Planned motorways
National primary roads
National secondary roads
Alternative National roads
Regional roads
Local roads
Old system
Former major trunk roads in Ireland and current equivalents
Roads in Northern Ireland
European routes
See also
References
External links

Content: The present system of road classification and numbering began in 1977 when twenty-five National primary roads and thirty-three National secondary roads were designated. Regional roads were first formally designated in 1994, although Regional road route-numbers began appearing on signposts in the 1980s. The Roads Act 1993 also classified all public roads which are not national or regional roads as local roads . Roads in the Republic of Ireland
A directional road sign in the Republic of Ireland
County Laois. The Republic has an extensive network of public roads connecting all parts of the country. As of 31 December 2013, there was a total of 7,959.309 km (4945 miles) of national roads: of which 5,305.56 km (3297 miles) were national primary routes (including motorways) and 2,653.749 km (1649 miles) were national secondary routes. By May 2018 Network Lengths were as follows. National Primary Roads (including motorways) 2,717 km (1689 miles)
National Secondary Roads 2,696 km (1675 miles)
Total National Road N (and M) Network 5,413 km (3363 miles)
In addition to national roads, the Republic also has an extensive network of other public roads: there are: