The N10 road is a
national primary road
A national primary road ( ga, Bóthar príomha náisiúnta) is a road classification in Ireland. National primary roads form the major routes between the major urban centres. There are 2649 km of national primary roads. This category of ro ...
in
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
, connecting
Kilkenny to the
M9 Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...
–
Waterford
"Waterford remains the untaken city"
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route. It consists of a route from northeast of Kilkenny, a ring road around the city, and a route southeast of the city.
Route
, the route leaves the M9 at junction 8, proceeding westwards to the outskirts of
Kilkenny, where it meets the ''Kilkenny Ring Road'' at a roundabout. The newest section of the ring road (opened in 2008) leaves the roundabout northwards as the
N77 to
Durrow. The N10 continues along the ring road around the southeast side of the city. At a roundabout junction with the
N76 to
Clonmel it leaves the ring heading southwards through
Stoneyford and
Knocktopher
Knocktopher (historically ''Knocktofer'' and ''Knocktover''; ) is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is situated on the R713 road between the villages of Stoneyford to the north, and Ballyhale to the south. It was formerly situated on ...
. Just north of
Ballyhale
Ballyhale () is a village in the south east of Ireland. Located in the south of County Kilkenny, south of the city of Kilkenny and roughly halfway to Waterford city.
The sport of hurling is popular in the area, and the local Gaelic Athletic ...
, the N10 rejoins the M9 at junction 9.
2008 Upgrade
In 2008 construction on the M9 section between Powerscourt and
Knocktopher
Knocktopher (historically ''Knocktofer'' and ''Knocktover''; ) is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is situated on the R713 road between the villages of Stoneyford to the north, and Ballyhale to the south. It was formerly situated on ...
replaced the old N9 road. The motorway links to the N10 at two locations, as the original N9 route did. However, the M9 passes further west, closer to Kilkenny, thus more than halving the length of the original N10 route.
A new greenfield N10 route section was built from near
Dunbell (about west of Kilkenny city centre), running northwest and meeting the ''Kilkenny Ring Road'' further north than the original connection. The original N10 has been downgraded to the
R712 road.
The southern N10 section was made considerably shorter following the upgrade which now terminates at junction 9 near
Danesfort
Danesfort () is a small rural area in County Kilkenny, Ireland, located approximately 6 km from Kilkenny City on the N10 (Waterford to Kilkenny). It is also the name of a civil parish in County Kilkenny. The local area consists of one pr ...
(about south of Kilkenny). The remaining section of the original N10 has been downgraded to the
R713 road.
See also
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Roads in Ireland
The island of Ireland, comprising Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, has an extensive network of tens of thousands of kilometres of public roads, usually surfaced. These roads have been developed and modernised over centuries, from tr ...
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Motorways in Ireland
In Ireland, the highest category of road is a motorway (''mótarbhealach'', plural: ''mótarbhealaí''), indicated by the prefix M followed by a one- or two-digit number (the number of the national route of which each motorway forms a part). Th ...
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National secondary road
A national secondary road ( ga, Bóthar Náisiúnta den Dara Grád) is a category of road in Ireland. These roads form an important part of the national route network but are secondary to the main arterial routes which are classified as national ...
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Regional road
References
Roads Act 1993 (Classification of National Roads) Order 2006–
Department of Transport
The Department for Transport (DfT) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that have not been devolved. The d ...
N9 – N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Road Scheme&ndash
Kilkenny County Counciland Kildare National Roads Design Office.
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Roads in County Kilkenny