From Dunlavin it heads northeast, intersecting the N81national secondary road near the village of Hollywood. It then heads southeast, rising through the West Wicklow Mountains to the Wicklow Gap, the highest point on the road at 470m, before descending through the Glandasan Valley. In this valley it passes through old mine-works to its junction with the R757 in the outskirts of Glendalough and continues for a further 2 km to Laragh, where it terminates at a junction with the R755 and the Military Road.
The 26 km (16 mi) section from Hollywood to Laragh is known as the Wicklow Gap Road (Irish: Bóthar Bhearna Chill Mhantáin) and it is one of only two routes crossing the Wicklow Mountains from east to west, the other being the road through the Sally Gap (Irish: Bearnas na Diallaite, meaning 'Gap of the Saddle') in North Wicklow. The road through the Wicklow Gap is both an important regional route and a very popular tourist route as it travels through some spectacular scenery.
The Wicklow Gap, between Tonelagee Mountain and Camaderry Mountain is where the entrance to Turlough Hill electricity 'storage' hydro-plant it situated. During periods of off-peak electricity demand, water is pumped up from Lough Nathanagan, a corrie lake at the foot of Turlough Hill to an artificial reservoir at the top; when electricity demand is high, the water falls back through turbines inside the mountain to produce hydro-electric power for the national grid.
On a clear day from the summit of the Wicklow Gap (at Turlough Hill carpark) it is possible to look eastwards across the Irish Sea and view the mountains of Snowdonia in Wales.
Photo galleryedit
The Wicklow Gap
Roadside rocks and heather on hills scenery at the Wicklow Gap
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r756, road, ireland, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, february, 2012, learn, . This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message The R756 road is a regional road in Ireland running west east from Dunlavin to Laragh Its entire 32 km 20 mi length is within County Wicklow crossing east west through the Wicklow Gap Irish Bearna Chill Mhantain R756 roadBothar R756Route informationLength32 km 20 mi LocationCountryIrelandPrimarydestinationsDunlavin LaraghHighway systemRoads in Ireland Motorways Primary Secondary Regional Contents 1 Route 2 Photo gallery 3 See also 4 ReferencesRoute editFrom Dunlavin it heads northeast intersecting the N81 national secondary road near the village of Hollywood It then heads southeast rising through the West Wicklow Mountains to the Wicklow Gap the highest point on the road at 470m before descending through the Glandasan Valley In this valley it passes through old mine works to its junction with the R757 in the outskirts of Glendalough and continues for a further 2 km to Laragh where it terminates at a junction with the R755 and the Military Road The 26 km 16 mi section from Hollywood to Laragh is known as the Wicklow Gap Road Irish Bothar Bhearna Chill Mhantain and it is one of only two routes crossing the Wicklow Mountains from east to west the other being the road through the Sally Gap Irish Bearnas na Diallaite meaning Gap of the Saddle in North Wicklow The road through the Wicklow Gap is both an important regional route and a very popular tourist route as it travels through some spectacular scenery The Wicklow Gap between Tonelagee Mountain and Camaderry Mountain is where the entrance to Turlough Hill electricity storage hydro plant it situated During periods of off peak electricity demand water is pumped up from Lough Nathanagan a corrie lake at the foot of Turlough Hill to an artificial reservoir at the top when electricity demand is high the water falls back through turbines inside the mountain to produce hydro electric power for the national grid On a clear day from the summit of the Wicklow Gap at Turlough Hill carpark it is possible to look eastwards across the Irish Sea and view the mountains of Snowdonia in Wales Photo gallery edit nbsp The Wicklow Gap nbsp Roadside rocks and heather on hills scenery at the Wicklow Gap nbsp R756 between Wicklow Gap and HollywoodSee also editRoads in Ireland National primary road National secondary roadReferences editRoads Act 1993 Classification of Regional Roads Order 2006 Department of Transport nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to R756 road Ireland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title R756 road Ireland amp oldid 1136748464, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
