R132 road

R132 road
The R132 southbound near Swords
Route information
Length	98.9 km (61.5 mi)
Location
Primary destinations	County Dublin Dublin (R803, M1, R131, R102, R103) Crosses the Royal Canal Drumcondra Crosses the River Tolka Santry Fingal R125, R106 Swords Crosses the Ward River Crosses the Broad Meadow River M1 Balbriggan (R127, R122) County Meath Crosses the River Nanny R150 County Louth Drogheda (R108, R150, R166) Crosses the River Boyne N51 M1 Crosses the White River R169 R170 Dunleer Crosses the White River Crosses the River Dee Crosses the River Glyde Castlebellingham (R166) Crosses the Fane River N52 Dundalk (R171, N53, R177) Crosses the Castletown River N52, N1, R173 R174 Crosses the Flurry River L7092 local road Northern Ireland
Road network
Roads in Ireland Motorways Primary Secondary Regional

The R132 road is one of Ireland's newest regional roads, having been classified following the opening M1 motorway which by-passes most of the old N1 route. The R132 is 98.9 kilometres (61.5 mi) long (map of the road).

By-passed sections of the old N1 were reclassified R132. The route has a highly varying road quality, with some sections of dual carriageway such as the original Swords Bypass, and the original run-in to the M1 Balbriggan Bypass; much wide standard two-lane road, and some very poor segments.

Some sections, such as that through Drogheda, are still signed "N1" though the town was bypassed in 2003.

The official description of the R132 from the Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012 reads:

Between its junction with R803 at Parnell Street in the city of Dublin and its junction with R174 at Feede in the county of Louth via Parnell Square West, Granby Row, Dorset Street Upper (and via North Frederick Street, Parnell Square East and Cavendish Row), Dorset Street Lower, Drumcondra Road Lower, Drumcondra Road Upper and Swords Road (and via Shantalla Bridge) in the city of Dublin: Santry, Turnapin, Cloghran, Miltonsfields, Swords Demesne, Newtown, Lissenhall, Blake's Cross, Coldwinters, Courtlough and Balrothery; Dublin Street, The Square, Bridge Street and Drogheda Street in the town of Balbriggan; and Bremore in the county of Fingal: Knocknagin Bridge at the boundary between the county of Fingal and the county of Meath: Gormanston, Richardstown, Julianstown, Smithstown and Colp West in the county of Meath: Dublin Road, Dublin Gate, James Street, John Street, Rathmullen Road, Bridge of Peace, Georges Square, Georges Street and North Road in the borough of Drogheda: Moneymore, Newtown Monasterboice, Bawntaffe, Mullary Cross, Woodland, Dunleer, Cappoge, Kilsaran, Castlebellingham and Green Gates in the county of Louth: Marshes Upper, Inner Relief Road, Tain Bridge and Dowdallshill in the town of Dundalk: Faughart Lower, and Drumnasillagh, in the county of Louth