The North Circular Road - designated as R101 regional road - is an important thoroughfare on the northside of Dublin, in Ireland

Ireland

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. The regional road

Regional road

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 was long considered the northern boundary of the city and still separates the city centre from the inner suburbs. It is also known for its Pevsner

Pevsner

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 architecture. It runs from the Phoenix Park

Phoenix Park

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 in the west through Phibsboro

Phibsboro

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, to North Wall

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 in the east and is the location of a number of important institutions, The Mater Hospital

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, Dalymount Park

Dalymount Park

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 and Mountjoy Prison

Mountjoy Prison

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 are on the North Circular Road and both Croke Park

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 and St. Brendan's Hospital

St. Brendan's Hospital (Grangegorman)

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 are nearby.

The R101 and the NCR are the same for most of their length; the entire NCR forms a section of the R101. In the west the R101 connects the NCR to Parkgate Street via the short Infirmary Road ; at the eastern end the R101 becomes Portland Row after the junction with Summerhill. It continues the northern loop through Saville Place , then turning east for its final kilometre via Sheriff Street

Sheriff Street

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 (Upper) before terminating at North Wall

North Wall

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 Road (the R131).

The official description of the R101 from the Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006 reads:

R101: North Circular Road, Dublin

Between its junction with R109 at Parkgate Street and its junction with N3 at Dalymount via Infirmary Road and North Circular Road all in the city of Dublin

and

between its junction with N2 at Berkeley Road and its junction with R131 at East Wall Road via North Circular Road, Portland Row, Seville Place, Sheriff Street Lower and Sheriff Street Upper all in the city of Dublin.

See also

• Roads in Ireland
  Roads in Ireland
  The island of Ireland, comprising Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, has an extensive network of tens of thousands of kilometres of public roads, usually surfaced. These roads have been developed and modernised over centuries, from trackways suitable only for walkers and horses, to...
  
  
• National primary road
  National primary road
  A national primary road is a road classification in the Republic of Ireland. National primary roads form the major routes between the major urban centres. There are over 2,700km of national primary roads. This category of road has the prefix "N" followed by one or two digits...
  
  
• National secondary road
  National secondary road
  A national secondary road is a category of road in Ireland. These roads form an important part of the national route network, but are secondary to the main arterial routes which are classified as national primary roads. National secondary roads are designated with route numbers higher than those...
  
  
• Regional road
  Regional road
  A regional road in Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route , but nevertheless forming a link in the national route network. There are over 11,600 kilometres of regional roads. Regional roads are numbered with three digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" A regional road in Ireland is a...