R597 road (Ireland)

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IRL R597.svg
R597 road
Bóthar R597
Glandore Harbour.JPG
R597 above harbour at Glandore, County Cork
Route information
Length10.2 km [1] [2]  (6.3 mi)
Major junctions
From IRL N71.svg N71 at Leap, County Cork
To IRL N71.svg N71 at Newtown Rosscarbery
Location
Country Ireland
Highway system
← IRL R596.svg R596 → IRL R598.svg R598

The R597 road is a regional road in Ireland. It is a loop road from the N71 on the Haven Coast in west County Cork. [1] [2] [3] The road forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way. [3]

The R597 travels south from the N71 at Leap to the port village of Glandore. [1] After Glandore, the road travels east and passes the megalithic Drombeg stone circle. [3] It rejoins the N71 at the town of Rosscarbery. The R597 is 10.2 km (6.3 mi) long. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "N71 to R597" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 9 June 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 9 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Wild Atlantic Way: Haven Coast Driving Route". Fáilte Ireland . Retrieved 9 June 2016.
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