R445 road (Ireland)

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R445 road
Bóthar R445
The R445 dual carriageway between Naas and Newbridge
Route information
Length	170 km (110 mi)
Location
Country	Ireland
Primary destinations	County Kildare M7, N7 Naas (R410, R407, R411, R448, R409, crosses Grand Canal) M7 Newbridge (Crosses River Liffey, R416) M7 Junction 12, R413 Kildare town (R415, R413, R401) M7 Junction 13 Crosses railway M7 Junction 14 Monasterevin (R417, L7055, R414, R424, crosses River Barrow, crosses Grand Canal) County Laois R420 Ballybrittas M7 Junction 15, R422 M7 Junction 16, R419 R425 Portlaoise (N80, R426, crosses railway) M7 Junction 17, N77 M7 Junction 18 Mountrath (R423, R430, R440, crosses Mountrath River) Crosses River Nore Castletown R434 Borris-in-Ossory (R435) Crosses River Nore County Offaly County Tipperary Crosses Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line Roscrea (N62, crosses River Barrow, R421, R491) County Offaly County Tipperary M7 Junction 23 County Offaly Dunkerrin Moneygall (R490) County Tipperary Crosses Ollatrim River Toomevara (R499) M7 Junction 24 Crosses Ballintotty River R491 Crosses Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line Crosses Nenagh River Nenagh (R497, R494, R498) N52 M7 Junction 26 R499 R496 Crosses Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line R494 Birdhill (R466, R504) County Limerick R525 Crosses Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line M7 Junction 28, R503, R506 Crosses Mulkear River Limerick (R509, crosses railway, R858, R857, R463, crosses River Shannon, R464, R857, R527, N69) County Clare Crosses Crompaun River Meelick (N18)
Highway system
Roads in Ireland Motorways Primary Secondary Regional

The R445 road is a regional road in Ireland. The route is a non-motorway alternative route to the N7/M7 motorway between Naas and Limerick, and at 170 km it is one of the longest regional roads in Ireland (longer than most national roads). Indeed, much of the route comprises roads that were formerly part of the N7 between the cities, prior to motorway and other bypasses. Some of the R445 route also comprises local link roads to new N7/M7 route sections.