The R702 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs west-east from the R712 at Coolgrange in County Kilkenny through Gowran before crossing into County Carlow at Goresbridge. It continues to Borris, passes through the Blackstairs Mountains via the Scullogue Gap into County Wexford and continues east until it terminates at a junction with the R890 in Enniscorthy.

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R702 road
Bóthar R702
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R702 through Ballymurphy
Route information
Length49 km (30 mi)
Location
CountryIreland
Primary
destinations
Highway system

The official description of the R702 from the Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2019 [1] reads:

R702: Coolgrange — Gowran, County Kilkenny — Enniscorthy, County Wexford
Between its junction with R712 at Coolgrange and its junction with R448 at Main Street Gowran via Gallowshill all in the county of Kilkenny
and
between its junction with R448 at Gowran Demesne in the county of Kilkenny and its junction with R890 at Duffry Gate at Enniscorthy in the county of Wexford via Grange Lower; High Street and Bridge Street at Goresbridge; in the county of Kilkenny: Ballyellin, Ballyteiglea, Borris, Barmona, Kyle, Ballymurphy, Rathgeran and Coonogue in the county of Carlow: Kiltealy, Wheelagower, Monart West, Milehouse; and Bellfield Road at Enniscorthy in the county of Wexford

The route is 49 km (30 mi) long.

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References

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  1. ^ Statutory Instrument 577 of 2019 — Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2019, Irish Statute Book (irishstatutebook.ie). Retrieved 2019-11-23.