The road is mainly single carriageway two-lane throughout. It has some upgraded sections, but generally the standard is poor or very poor. It starts (from the southwest) at a grade separated junction with the M7 motorway and bypasses Nenagh on its western side as single carriageway. Past Nenagh, it is generally a single carriageway road with no hard shoulders all the way to Birr. Many sections of this part of the route are very poor through County Tipperary with sharp bends. The route from Birr to Tullamore was upgraded in recent years and has good alignment, hard shoulders and a good surface as has the section from Tullamore to Kilbeggan which was upgraded in the 1970s. At Tullamore the route forms a bypass of Mucklagh and Tullamore.
The road forms an interchange on the M6 motorway south of Kilbeggan and follows it eastwards to the Tyrrellspass exit. (Prior to the opening of the M6 the route went through Kilbeggan town and went past the racecourse via Ballinagore). From the Tyrrellspass junction it heads north to Mullingar as the Tyrrellspass eastern bypass and the eastern bypass of Mullingar (opened May 2007). It briefly joins the N4 dual-carriageway just outside Mullingar before leaving to head 5 kilometres east over what was once a notoriously dangerous road to Cloughan, which has since been upgraded. Past Cloughan the route continues on a very poor road to Delvin and Clonmellon. The poor road quality continues to Kells, where it meats the N3 to Cavan, and Ardee, where it meets the N2 to Derry, before reaching the M1 south of Dundalk. Prior to 2009, the Mullingar to Delvin stretch was an extremely dangerous road, and as of 2016, half of it has been upgraded to wide shouldered road. Eventually the route will be upgraded with the old road used for local access only. Two kilometers of dual-carriageway take it to the R132 (the old N1) from where it becomes the Dundalk eastern inner relief route, over a new bridge near the harbour and north to the N1.
Tullamore bypass
The Tullamorebypass[1] is a new 14 km (8.7 mi) single carriageway upgrade to the N52. The route leaves the existing N52 approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) southwest of Tullamore town, intersecting with the N80 road, crossing over the Grand Canal, before rejoining the N52 again 3 km (1.9 mi) north of the town. The scheme began construction in April 2008, and was completed in October 2009.
Four metal figures by sculptorMaurice Harron are located where the new roadway cuts through esker ridges. The figures represent symbols of learning and sanctity. Approaching from the north the 1st figure holds up a chalice, the 2nd a book, the 3rd a crosier and the 4th shows the release of a flock of birds representing souls.[2] The installation was funded by the percentage for arts scheme where 1% of the budget is allocated to roadside art.[3]
Lack of priority
At the N52 junction with the R162 in County Meath the N52 stops and joins the R162 regional road and then leaves it again 100m further south. At this junction the regional road is the main road and is of a higher quality than the National route which crosses it.
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The N52 road is a national secondary road in Ireland It links the M7 motorway from just south of Nenagh County Tipperary to the M1 motorway north of Dundalk in County Louth The route forms a connection between the north east of Ireland and the mid west traversing the midlands It interchanges with the M6 at Kilbeggan and at Tyrrellspass the N4 at Mullingar the N3 at Kells and the N2 at Ardee before continuing towards Dundalk N52 roadBothar N52N52 Mullingar bypassRoute informationLength177 694 km 110 414 mi LocationCountryIrelandPrimarydestinations bypassed routes in italics County Tipperary South of Nenagh leaves M7 Nenagh bypass R494 R495 Crosses the Nenagh River R493 Ardcroney Borrisokane N65 R490 crosses the Ballyfinboy River Ballingarry Carrig Riverstown crosses the Little Brosna River R489 County Offaly Birr joined by N62 R439 R440 Kennedy s Cross Roads N62 leaves Fivealley Kilcormac R437 crosses the Silver River Blue Ball R357 R421 Tullamore bypass R421 R443 N80 R420 R443 Crosses the Grand Canal County Westmeath Kilbeggan joins the M6 Tyrrellspass leaves the M6 Dalystown N52 is the minor road at junction with a local road Mullingar bypassed joins leaves N4 Delvin N51 R395 Clonmellon County Meath R154 Kells bypass N3 R164 R163 Carlanstown Joins leaves the R162 at a staggered junction R165 County Louth Ardee join N2 N33 leave N2 R166 M1 Dundalk R132 R172 R934 Terminates north of Dundalk at junction with M1 N1 and R173Highway systemRoads in IrelandMotorways Primary Secondary RegionalThe road is 177 694 km 110 414 mi long Contents 1 Quality of Road 2 Tullamore bypass 3 Lack of priority 4 See also 5 ReferencesQuality of Road Edit N52 south of Mullingar bypassed in 2007 The road is mainly single carriageway two lane throughout It has some upgraded sections but generally the standard is poor or very poor It starts from the southwest at a grade separated junction with the M7 motorway and bypasses Nenagh on its western side as single carriageway Past Nenagh it is generally a single carriageway road with no hard shoulders all the way to Birr Many sections of this part of the route are very poor through County Tipperary with sharp bends The route from Birr to Tullamore was upgraded in recent years and has good alignment hard shoulders and a good surface as has the section from Tullamore to Kilbeggan which was upgraded in the 1970s At Tullamore the route forms a bypass of Mucklagh and Tullamore The road forms an interchange on the M6 motorway south of Kilbeggan and follows it eastwards to the Tyrrellspass exit Prior to the opening of the M6 the route went through Kilbeggan town and went past the racecourse via Ballinagore From the Tyrrellspass junction it heads north to Mullingar as the Tyrrellspass eastern bypass and the eastern bypass of Mullingar opened May 2007 It briefly joins the N4 dual carriageway just outside Mullingar before leaving to head 5 kilometres east over what was once a notoriously dangerous road to Cloughan which has since been upgraded Past Cloughan the route continues on a very poor road to Delvin and Clonmellon The poor road quality continues to Kells where it meats the N3 to Cavan and Ardee where it meets the N2 to Derry before reaching the M1 south of Dundalk Prior to 2009 the Mullingar to Delvin stretch was an extremely dangerous road and as of 2016 half of it has been upgraded to wide shouldered road Eventually the route will be upgraded with the old road used for local access only Two kilometers of dual carriageway take it to the R132 the old N1 from where it becomes the Dundalk eastern inner relief route over a new bridge near the harbour and north to the N1 Tullamore bypass EditThe Tullamore bypass 1 is a new 14 km 8 7 mi single carriageway upgrade to the N52 The route leaves the existing N52 approximately 6 km 3 7 mi southwest of Tullamore town intersecting with the N80 road crossing over the Grand Canal before rejoining the N52 again 3 km 1 9 mi north of the town The scheme began construction in April 2008 and was completed in October 2009 Four metal figures by sculptor Maurice Harron are located where the new roadway cuts through esker ridges The figures represent symbols of learning and sanctity Approaching from the north the 1st figure holds up a chalice the 2nd a book the 3rd a crosier and the 4th shows the release of a flock of birds representing souls 2 The installation was funded by the percentage for arts scheme where 1 of the budget is allocated to roadside art 3 Lack of priority EditAt the N52 junction with the R162 in County Meath the N52 stops and joins the R162 regional road and then leaves it again 100m further south At this junction the regional road is the main road and is of a higher quality than the National route which crosses it See also EditRoads in Ireland National primary road Motorways in Ireland Regional roadReferences Edit N52 Tullamore Bypass Scheme dead link www nra ie Archived 2012 05 13 at the Wayback Machine Offaly County Council www offaly ie 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