R440 road (Ireland)

R440 road
Bóthar R440
Route information
Length	36 km (22 mi)
Location
Country	Ireland
Primary destinations	County Offaly Birr – leave the N62 passing Birr Castle Demense Killyon Joins the R421 Kinnitty – leaves the R421 Passes just below the summit of Baureigh Mountain (486m) County Laois Drimmo Mountrath – terminates at the R423 near the R423/R445 junction
Highway system
Roads in Ireland Motorways Primary Secondary Regional

R440 crossing the Slieve Bloom Mountains

The R440 road is a regional road in Ireland linking Birr, County Offaly and Mountrath, County Laois. It passes through the village of Kinnity, Co. Offaly and from there climbs to near the high point of the Slieve Bloom Mountains, crosses into County Laois on the summit plateau and descents to Mountrath.

The road is 36 km (22 mi) long.

See also

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

References

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