List of A roads in Northern Ireland explained

A List of A roads in Northern Ireland.

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A1BelfastKilleenVia Lisburn and Newry. Forming part of the main route from Belfast to Dublin. Becoming the N1 at the border, joining onto the Southern Irish M1 before Dundalk.
A2NewryNorthern Irish coastal road. Including routes such as Belfast-Bangor, Belfast-Carrickfergus, Newry-Warrenpoint and Derry-Limavady
A3Via Craigavon and Armagh. Becomes the N12 at Middletown until Monaghan, then the N54 to Cavan via southern Fermanagh.
A4Craigavon (Portadown)Via Dungannon and Enniskillen. Becomes the N16 at the border towards Sligo.
A5DerryVia Strabane and Omagh. Becomes the N2 after the Aughnacloy at the border towards Dublin.
A6DerryBelfastVia Dungiven, Antrim and Glengormley.
A7CarryduffDownpatrickVia Saintfield. Stemming off the A24, it forms most of the main road from Belfast to Downpatrick.
A8GlengormleyLarneVia Ballynure. Stemming from the A6.
A9 - A10Unused
A11Belfast Inner Ring Road
A12Belfast (Broadway)Belfast (York Street)Westlink dual-carriageway in Belfast
A13 - A19Unused
A20Belfast (Bridge End)PortaferryVia Dundonald and Newtownards
A21BallynahinchVia Newtownards and Comber and Ballygowan
A22DownpatrickVia Comber, Killinchy and Killyleagh.
A23BelfastBallygowanVia Moneyreagh.
A24Belfast (Cromac Street)CloughVia Carryduff and Ballynahinch. Forms the greater part of the route from Belfast to Newcastle, and Kilkeel.
A25StrangfordAltnamackanVia Downpatrick, Clogh, Rathfriland, Newry and Newtownhamilton. Becomes the R182 at the border and carries on towards Castleblaney.
A26ColeraineBanbridgeVia Coleraine, Ballymena, Antrim, Moira, Craigavon (Lurgan) and Warringstown.
A27NewryCraigavon (Portadown)
A28Newry (Sheepsbridge)AughnacloyVia Markethill, Armagh and Caledon.
A29PortrushBallymacloshaVia Maghera, Cookstown, Dungannon, Armagh, Keady and Newtownhamilton. At the border it becomes the R177 and carries on towards Dundalk.
A30LisburnGlenavy
A31MoneymoreCastledawsonForm part of the route connecting Cookstown to Belfast.
A32Via Enniskillen. Becomes the N87 at the border.
A33NewtownbutlerRepublic of Ireland border west of ClonesBecame a portion of a rerouted A34 by the 1970s.
A34MaguiresbridgeClonesVia Lisnaskea and Newtownbutler. Becomes the R183 road at the border
IrvinestownPettigoVia Kesh. Becomes the R234 at the border.
A36BallykeelBallyrickardVia Moorfields and Killwaughter. Forms the main route from Larne to Ballymena.
A37
(Co. Londonderry)
MacosquinLimavadyPart of the Coleraine to Derry route.(North)
A37
(Co. Armagh)
DundalkCastleblayneyOnly a short stretch of this route actually lies within Northern Ireland. The rest of the route being called the N53.(South)
A38LiffordLess than a mile lies in Northern Ireland crossing the River Foyle and divides into the N14 to Letterkenny and N15 to Sligo.
A39MaguiresbridgeLisnaskeaBecame a portion of a rerouted A34.
A40Derry city centre CarrigansWest of the River Foyle, becomes the R236 at the border which carries on towards Raphoe.
A41Unused
A42Maghera CarnloughVia Portglenone, Ahoghill, Galgorm, Ballymena and Broughshane.
A43BallymenaGlenarriffVia Martinstown.
A44BallycastleA26 north of CloughmillsVia Armoy.
A45GranvilleTamnamoreVia Dungannon and Coalisland
A46Enniskillen BelleekBecomes the N3 at the border which carries on towards Ballyshannon.
A47Enniskillen (Trory)BelleekVia Killadeas, Lisnarick, Kesh, Boa Island and Leggs.
A48NewtownardsDonaghadeeVia Six Road Ends.
A49LisburnBallynahinch
A50Craigavon (Portadown)NewcastleVia Gilford, Banbridge, Katesbridge and Castlewellan.
A51GilfordArmaghVia Tandragee and Hamiltonsbawn.
A52Belfast (Carlisle Circus)CrumlinVia Nutt's Corner.
A53CookstownOrritorDeclassified.
A54Castledawson ColeraineVia Bellaghy and Kilrea.
A55Belfast Outer Ring Road
A56Unused
A57BallynureVia Templepatrick and Ballyclare. Forms part of the main route connecting the airport with Belfast City and Larne.
A58 - A67Unused
A68High Street, BelfastYork Road station, Belfastvia Corporation Street; now part of the A2 one-way system. It is unknown why the A68 number was chosen; an A5xx number (which were allocated to Belfast until the A505), the A56 (was and still is the lowest available number) or an A1x number (later allocated to central Belfast roads) would have been more logical.
A69 - A75Unused
A76M1Craigavon (Lurgan)
A77 - A96Unused
A97Number appears on 1940s maps; typo for the A37 running through Cullaville.
A98Unused
A99A3 Edward Street, LurganA26/B3 in LurganMillennium Way; one sign showed "A3", but this is incorrect.
A101M1Sprucefield, near Lisburn
A211Bridge Street and Newtownards Road in Comber, designated when the A21 Comber Bypass was opened in 2004
A221Bridge Street and Newtownards Road in Comber, designated when the A21 Comber Bypass was opened in 2004. Officially known as A211, but signed as A221.
A371Various roads in Limavady town centre, designated when the A37 Limavady Bypass was opened in 2004
A500Donegall Street, BelfastWhitla Street, BelfastThe northern section is now part of a rerouted A2 and the southern half unclassified.
A501BelfastA30 just east of Glenavy
A502Unused
A503Donegall Square, BelfastShaftesbury Square, Belfastvia Howard Street and Great Victoria Street; former portions of the B38 and B23. Later became part of the A1 one-way system and is now part of the A1 and A11.
A504DundonaldNewtownbredaFormerly a section of the B205 before it was upgraded as part of work to give Belfast an outer ring road. Now part of the A55.
A505OmaghCookstownVia Mountfield.
A506 - A507Unused
A508AntrimRathbegvia Belmont Road, Ballycraigy Road and Greystone Road (former B95); the section along Belmont Road is now part of a rerouted A6 and the remainder downgraded to Class II status: Ballycraigy Road is now the B518 and Greystone Road returned to the B95.
A509EnniskillenBelturbetBecomes the N3 at the border after Derrylin.
A510Belfast (Cromac Street)Ballymacarrett (Albertbridge Road)Formerly numbered as A20.
A511Unused
A512Old Golf Course link road in West Belfast and North Lisburn
A513BallymacashDerriaghyLisburn Feeder Road
A514Derry Ring Road (Crescent Link)
A515Derry Ring Road (Foyle Bridge and Skeoge Link Road)
A516 - A518Unused
A519TonaghBallymacashDistributor road in western Lisburn
A520BallymacashKnockmoreLink between the A3 and the A519 in Western Lisburn
A521Unused
A522Dublin Road, AntrimBelmont Road, AntrimFormer route of the A6 through Antrim town centre.
A523Ballymena Town CentreBallee Roundabout, BallymenaFormer route of the A26 through Ballymena.