The R356 road is a regional road in Ireland; it links Killimor,

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with Cloghan,

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. The road also travels through the towns of Eyrecourt and Banagher. At Banagher, the road crosses the

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via a seven arch bridge. This bridge was erected by the Commissioners for the Improvement of Navigation of the Shannon in 1841–1843. The road is approximately 32 km in length.

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The R356 commences at a T-junction with the N65 National secondary road in Killimor. The road continues in an eastwards direction before joining the R355 road for about 1 km of the journey. After leaving the R355 the road continues eastwards towards Eyrecourt. This section of the road is of very poor quality. Sharp bends, poor quality surface and a very narrow alignment are common throughout this section. The road enters Eyrecourt as ''River Street'' and ''Main Street''. At the end of ''Main Street'' there is a very sharp turn to stay on the R356. From Eyrecourt the quality of road improves somewhat and travels alongside the

before crossing the river on the

Banagher bridge Banagher Bridge is located northwest of the town of Banagher, and carries the R356 road across the River Shannon between Counties Offaly and Galway in Ireland. The present bridge, constructed between 1841 and 1843 has six masonry arches and had ...

and bringing the road from

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into

. The road continues into Banagher as ''Main Street''. In ''Main Street'' a T-junction is formed with the R439 road. In order to stay on the R356 one must turn left (coming from County Galway) and continue on the ''Harbour Road''. Further on the road forms a junction with the R438 road and the road continues on towards Cloghan. The road terminates at the junction with the N62 National secondary road.

References

Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006
– Department of Transport Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland Roads in County Galway Roads in County Offaly {{Ireland-road-stub

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