The R821 road is a
regional road in south
Dublin
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,
Ireland
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. The road starts at the junction with the
R115 (Willbrook Road) in
Rathfarnham
Rathfarnham () is a Southside suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is south of Terenure, east of Templeogue, and is in the postal districts of Dublin 14 and 16. It is within the administrative areas of both Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council a ...
and passes through
Nutgrove before terminating at
Churchtown.
Route
* The road starts at the T-junction with the
R115 (Willbrook Road) beside the well known
The Yellow House
''The Yellow House'' ( nl, Het gele huis), alternatively named ''The Street'' ( nl, De straat), is an 1888 oil painting by the 19th-century Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh.
The house was the right wing of 2 Place Lamartine, Ar ...
pub. The road heads in an easterly direction and is known as Grange Road.
* About 350 metres further the Grange Road turns off in a southerly direction as the
R822 while the R821 continues easterly as Nutgrove Avenue.
* The route passes the shopping center and retail park in Nutgrove after a crossroad with local roads.
* The route terminates at a triangle in
Churchtown where it connects with the
R112 (Upper Churchtown Road) and a local road (Beaumont Avenue).
Transport
A westbound bus lane is present along the entire route while after Nutgrove there is also a bus lane heading east until the end of the route in Churchtown. There are a number of
Dublin Bus
Dublin Bus ( ga, Bus Átha Cliath) is a State-owned bus operator providing services in Dublin. By far the largest bus operator in the city, it carried 138 million passengers in 2019. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann.
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routes along the R821:
* 16
* 16A
* 17
* 75
There is an off street bike lane on the route though there are a few sections where the lane ends unexpectedly.
Future plans
Currently there are plans to upgrade the junction with the
R112 and Beaumont Avenue.
DLRCoCo.ie - Churchtown Nutgrove QBC
See also
* Roads in Ireland
* National primary road
* National secondary road
References
Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006
– Department of Transport
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Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland
Roads in County Dublin