R765 road (Ireland)

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Approaching the Roundwood plateau from the east R764nearRoundwood.JPG
Approaching the Roundwood plateau from the east

The R765 road (also known as the Newtown Road or the Roundwood Road) is a regional road in Ireland joining the villages of Roundwood and Newtownmountkennedy in County Wicklow.

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The road is 10km long.

Route

The road starts eastwards at a junction with the R755 in the village of Roundwood and terminates in Newtownmountkennedy at the R772 (the former N11 national primary road).

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