R418 road (Ireland) explained

Country:	IRL
Type:	R
Route:	418
Length Km:	60
Destinations:	County Kildare Kilcullen leaves the R448 Athy – Joins/leaves the N78 Kilkea Passes over the M9 Castledermot – Joins/leaves the R448; Crosses the River Lerr County Carlow Crosses the River Aghlona Killerrig – (R726) Tullow, terminates near the N81 (via R725)

The R418 road is a regional road in Ireland, which runs north-south from the R448 at Kilcullen to Athy, County Kildare, and then to the N81 in Tullow, County Carlow.

En route it meets and shortly later leaves the N78 in the town of Athy, and also crosses R448 in the town of Castledermot. The section between Athy and Kilcullen was formerly part of the N78 until the latter was rerouted to Mullamast as part of the M9 motorway project.

The route is 60km (40miles) long.

See also

• Roads in Ireland
• National primary road
• National secondary road

References

• Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006 – Department of Transport