The R492 is a regional road in
County Offaly linking
Shinrone
Shinrone () is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is in the southernmost part of the county, close to the border with County Tipperary. It lies at the junction of the R491 regional road between Nenagh and Roscrea with the R492 to Sharavo ...
to the
N62 at
Sharavogue between
Roscrea
Roscrea () is a market town in County Tipperary, Ireland, which in 2016 had a population of 5,446. Roscrea is one of the oldest towns in Ireland, having developed around the 7th century monastery of Saint Crónán of Roscrea, parts of which rem ...
and
Birr. The road is approximately long.
The road traverses two bridges listed as being of architectural and technical interest. The first is Sharavogue Bridge which carries the road over the
Little Brosna River
The Little Brosna River ( ga, An Bhrosnach Bheag) rises near Dunkerrin, County Offaly, Ireland. It flows for 36 miles before joining the River Shannon.
Course
The river rises near Dunkerrin, and flows near Birr; it forms part of the bounda ...
and the second, a single arched bridge over the now disused Roscrea and Parsonstown Railway line.
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 ...
- (Primary National Roads)
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Secondary Roads
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Regional Roads
References
Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland
Roads in County Offaly
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