R205 road (Ireland)

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R205 road
Bóthar R205
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R205 on Main Street, Ballyconnell
Route information
Length13.1 km [1] [2]  (8.1 mi)
Major junctions
From R199 Regional Route Shield Ireland.png R199 at Kilnacreevy, County Leitrim
Major intersections
To County Fermanagh border at Gortawee
Location
Country Ireland
Highway system

The R205 road is a regional road in Ireland from the R199 road in County Leitrim to the Northern Ireland border at County Fermanagh, mostly in County Cavan. [2] A number of factories of the former Quinn Group are located along the road. [3]

From the R199, the road goes northeast to Ballyconnell. Leaving Ballyconnell, the road goes north to the Fermanagh border, where the road then becomes the B127 (Northern Ireland). The R205 is 13.1 kilometres (8.1 mi) long. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Google (12 March 2016). "R205 to R205" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "S.I. No. 54/2012 – Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012". Government of Ireland. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. Keena, Colm (2 May 2014). "Conspiracy of silence imperils rebuilding of Quinn Group". The Irish Times . Retrieved 1 June 2016.