R821 road (Ireland)

R821 road
Bóthar R821
Route information
Length	2.1 km (1.3 mi)
Location
Country	Ireland
Primary destinations	South Dublin Rathfarnham(R115) Grange Road (R822) Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Nutgrove Churchtown(R112)
Highway system
Roads in Ireland Motorways Primary Secondary Regional

TheR821 roadis aregional roadin southDublin,Ireland.The road starts at the junction with theR115(Willbrook Road) inRathfarnhamand passes throughNutgrovebefore terminating atChurchtown.

Route

• The road starts at the T-junction with theR115(Willbrook Road) beside the well knownThe Yellow Housepub. The road heads in an easterly direction and is known as Grange Road.
• About 350 metres further the Grange Road turns off in a southerly direction as theR822while theR821continues easterly as Nutgrove Avenue.
• The route passes the shopping center and retail park in Nutgrove after a crossroad with local roads.
• The route terminates at a triangle inChurchtownwhere it connects with theR112(Upper Churchtown Road) and a local road (Beaumont Avenue).

Transport

A westbound bus lane is present along the entire route while after Nutgrove there is also a bus lane heading east until the end of the route in Churchtown. There are a number ofDublin Busroutes along the R821:

• 16
• 16A
• 17
• 75

There is an off street bike lane on the route though there are a few sections where the lane ends unexpectedly.

Future plans

Currently there are plans to upgrade the junction with theR112and Beaumont Avenue.

See also

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

References

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