A2 road (Northern Ireland)
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 239 mi (385 km) |
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| South end: | Newry, County Down |
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A1 in Newry A24 in Clough  Strangford LoughM3, M2 and A12 Westlink in Belfast M5 near Newtownabbey A26 in Coleraine A5 A40 A515 and A6 in Londonderry |
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| North end: | At border crossing near Muff, County Donegal and Culmore, County Londonderry and Bridgend, County Donegal. |
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Primary destinations: |
Newry Warrenpoint Kilkeel Newcastle Strangford Portaferry Donaghadee Bangor Holywood Belfast Greenisland Carrickfergus Whitehead Larne Carnlough Ballycastle Bushmills Portrush Portstewart Coleraine Limavady Derry Letterkenny |
| Road network | |
Coordinates: 54°40′55″N 5°52′48″W / 54.682°N 5.880°W
The A2 is a major road in Northern Ireland, a considerable length of which is often referred to the Antrim Coast Road because much of it follows the scenic coastline of County Antrim; other parts of the road follow the coasts in Counties Down and Londonderry.
Mainly a single lane in each direction, the road follows most of the coastline of Northern Ireland. It is connected in several places to other major roads.
The road begins in the city of Newry, County Down and heads North-East through the fishing towns of Warrenpoint, Rostrevor and Kilkeel.
After Dundrum the road continues via Ardglass to Strangford, where traffic wishing to stick to this route can take the Portaferry - Strangford Ferry to Portaferry. From there it meets the Irish Sea coast of the Ards Peninsula at Cloughey, and follows it through Portavogie, Ballyhalbert, Millisle and Donaghadee to Bangor, County Down, from where it becomes a major dual carriageway leading to Belfast.
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