A7 road (Northern Ireland)

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UK road A7.svg
A7
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The route of the A7 in red from Carryduff (County Down) to Downpatrick (County Down)
Route information
Length15.0 mi (24.1 km)
Major junctions
North end Carryduff
South end Downpatrick
Location
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country Northern Ireland
Primary
destinations
Road network
UK road A24.svg A24  

In Northern Ireland, the A7 is a major trunk road running 15.0 miles (24.1 km) from Downpatrick, through Crossgar and Saintfield, to Carryduff.
Here the A7 joins the A24 (running from Newcastle) at an at-grade roundabout, and continues to Belfast.

Contents

The section between Carryduff and Saintfield was constructed in the latter half of the 19th century, to bypass Ouley Hill, as the previous route along Old Saintfield Road/Killynure Road was proving too arduous for stagecoach horses. [1]

Composition

The road is standard single-carriageway throughout most of its length, with two short sections of climbing lanes (approx 500m each).
The first of these runs northbound, starting about two miles north of Downpatrick at the former site of the Abbey Lodge Hotel.
The second runs southbound and begins about a mile south of Saintfield near Doran's Rock.

Junctions

Apart from its terminus junction with the A24, the A7 road crosses these A and B roads:

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References

  1. "Carryduff 2000" George A Bowsie & Graham Murphy

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