The N14 road is a

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in the

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. The entirety of the route is located in the northwest of

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, in

County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconn ...

, connecting

Manorcunningham Manorcunningham, or Manor (, meaning "the manor of Fort Cownyngham") is a small village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It is located 7 kilometers from Letterkenny on the main road to Derry. It is known locally and throughout Donegal as ...

(approx. 10 kilometres outside

Letterkenny Letterkenny ( ga, Leitir Ceanainn , meaning 'hillside of the O'Cannons'), nicknamed 'the Cathedral Town', is the largest and most populous town in County Donegal, a county in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. Letterkenny lies on the R ...

in the centre of the county) to

Lifford Lifford (, historically anglicised as ''Liffer'') is the county town of County Donegal, Ireland, the administrative centre of the county and the seat of Donegal County Council, although the town of Letterkenny is often mistaken as holding th ...

in the east. Here it connects to the N15 near the border with

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and along the A38 to Strabane in

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Route

The route commences at the

Roundabout just outside

, where the N13 continues north-east towards Derry. The N14 continues south-east past the

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of Drumoghill, crosses the R236, continuing through the

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of Drumbeg and Rossgeir, crossing the

Burn Dale The Burn Dale (Irish: ''An Daoil'', meaning 'the Black One' Patrick McKay, ''A Dictionary of Ulster Place-Names'', p. 54. The Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, 1999.) is a burn or small river in the east of ...

, a ''

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'' or small river also known as the Burn Deele, at Mulrine's Bridge on the north-western outskirts of

. At Rossgeir, the N14 joins the R265 (connecting St. Johnston) and entering into Lifford from the north. The N15 comes to an end at the western side of a junction with the N14 in the town centre. The latter route, having entered the junction from the south, turns east to end at

Lifford Bridge Lifford Bridge (in Irish ''Droichead Leifear'') is a cross-border bridge spanning the River Foyle in Ireland. It connects Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, and Lifford in County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland, joining the A38 ro ...

, between Lifford and Strabane (the A38 road continues into Strabane). Previously, the section of road between the Polestar Roundabout (also known as the Port Roundabout) and the Dry Arch Roundabout (which is now classified as the N56) was a part of the N14. Before this, the N56 stretched out to

Stranorlar Stranorlar () is a town, townland and civil parish in the Finn Valley of County Donegal, in Ireland. Stranorlar and Ballybofey (located on the other side of the River Finn) form ''the Twin Towns''. Transport The town is located at the junctio ...

from Letterkenny.

Upgrades

At present, the section between where the N14 begins and where it ends in

, has not been upgraded. However, a cross-border project has been in the planning since at least 2006, with of

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planned between the N13/N14 junction and Strabane. This includes work across the border in

, providing an upgraded route onto the current A5. The route is to commence at the N13/N14 junction near

, just south-east of

, and proceed southeast, bypassing Lifford to the south and crossing the N15. It will proceed across the River Finn (and international border), to meet the ''Strabane Bypass'' portion of the A5. The Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the route was expected to be published in 2006. Following this, oral hearings were expected to be organised by

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(the

's planning board) in 2007 as part of the CPO/EIS procedures. It was expected that the design and tender/procurement process would continue into 2008, with construction beginning later that year and ending in 2010. As of 2008, on the

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website "road scheme activity" section, the N14 is stated to be still at "Preliminary Design" stage.

References

Roads Act 1993 (Classification of National Roads) Order 2006
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N14/N13 JN (Manorcunningham) TO Strabane (Incl. A5 and N15 Link)
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Donegal County CouncilMajor Road Schemes in Planning
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Route

Upgrades

See also

References