N87 road (Ireland)

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N87 road
Bóthar N87
Joining the N87 road from the R202 (geograph 2698924).jpg
Joining from R202 at Derrynacreeve
Route information
Length28.136 km [1]  (17.483 mi)
Location
Country Ireland
Primary
destinations
Highway system
IRL N86.svg N 86 IRL R101.svg R 101

The N87 road is a national secondary road in the north of County Cavan, Ireland.

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Route

The route leaves the N3 at Belturbet and passes through the towns of Ballyconnell and Swanlinbar in north County Cavan before crossing the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland where it becomes the A32 and continues to Enniskillen and Omagh.

The N87 road is part of the through route from Enniskillen via Swanlinbar and the R202 via Mohill to Dromod connecting with the N4 (Sligo to Dublin) road to Dublin.

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References

  1. Google (21 January 2017). "N87 to N87" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 21 January 2017.