R287 road (Ireland)

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R287 road
Bóthar R287
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Sligo Cathedral with R287 in foreground
Route information
Length25.9 km [1] [2]  (16.1 mi)
Major junctions
From IRL N4.svg N4 at Queen's Store Road, Sligo
Major intersections
  • R292 Regional Route Shield Ireland.png R292 at Wine Street, Sligo
  • R870 Regional Route Shield Ireland.png R870 at Pearse Road, Sligo
  • R284 Regional Route Shield Ireland.png R284 at Tullynagracken South, Carraroe, Sligo
  • R290 Regional Route Shield Ireland.png R290 at Gortlownan, County Sligo
  • Enter County Leitrim
  • R288 Regional Route Shield Ireland.png R288 at Dromahair
  • R289 Regional Route Shield Ireland.png R289 and Drumlease Road at Cleen, County Leitrim
To R280 Regional Route Shield Ireland.png R280 at Lisgorman
Location
Country Ireland
Highway system

The R287 road is a regional road in Ireland linking Sligo and the R280 in County Leitrim. [2]

From Sligo, the road goes south via Carraroe before turning east towards Lough Gill. The road follows the lake's southern shore past Dooney Rock and later enters County Leitrim. In Leitrim, the road passes near Dromahair before heading northeast to end at the R280. The R287 is 25.9 km (16.1 mi) long. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Google (1 March 2016). "N4 to R287" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 1 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 1 March 2016.


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