The R403 road is a regional road in

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, linking the N4 at Lucan in

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to Carbury in

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. It starts, heading west, at a roundabout on the ''Leixlip Road'' ( R148) and crosses the

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past

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and into

. It follows the ''Dublin Road'' to

Celbridge Celbridge (; ) is a town and townland on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is west of Dublin. Both a local centre and a commuter town within the Greater Dublin Area, it is located at the intersection of the ...

where it crosses the

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with the R405, then heads southwest along the ''Clane Road'' to

Clane Clane (; ) is a town in County Kildare, Ireland, from Dublin. Its population of 7,280 makes it the eighth largest town in Kildare and the 66th largest in Ireland. It is on the River Liffey. Clane gives its name to the associated townland, ci ...

. A stretch of ruler-straight road takes it west via Prosperous to Allenwood. Its final stretch westwards is through the Bog of Allen via

Derrinturn Derrinturn () is a village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is part of the parish of Carbury. It is located about from Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is ...

to Carbury, where it terminates at the R402 The route is long.google maps
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References

Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006
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{{Roads in Ireland Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland Roads in County Dublin Roads in County Kildare

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