R165 road (Ireland)

The R165 road is a regional road in Ireland, linking the R188 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Cootehill in County Cavan to the N2 near Ardee, County Louth.

R165 road
Bóthar R165
R165 at Lavey
Route information
Length	64 km (40 mi)
Location
Country	Ireland
Primary destinations	County Cavan Starts at junction with the R188 Stradone Joins/leaves N3 at Lavey Joins the R191 Bailieborough - (R178); leaves the R191 Kingscourt - (R162); (R164) (R179) Drumcondrath (N52) County Louth Terminates at the N2 near Ardee
Highway system
Roads in Ireland Motorways Primary Secondary Regional

The route is 64 km (40 mi) long.

Route

Northeast to southwest, the route starts at a junction with the R188 west of Cootehill. It continues southwards through Stradone, to join the N3 and in 500 m leaves the N3 at Lavey.

It heads southeast through Bailieborough, Kingscourt and Drumconrath, crosses the N52 then enters County Louth and terminates at the N2 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Ardee.

See also

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

References

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