M7 motorway (Ireland)
| M7 motorway | |
|---|---|
| Mótarbhealach M7 | |
| Route information | |
| Part of E20 | |
| Length | 166.5 km (103.5 mi) |
| Existed | 1983–present |
| History | Completed 1983–2010 Stages: Naas bypass, J9-J10: 1983 Newbridge Bypass, J11-J12: 1993 Portlaoise bypass: 1997 Kildare bypass: 2003 Monasterevin bypass: 2004 Limerick Southern Ring Road - Phase I: 2004 Portlaoise to Borris-in-Ossory, Nenagh to Limerick, Castletown to Nenagh: 2010 M7 Road widening scheme 2017-2020 |
| Major junctions | |
| Northeast end | (N7 from Dublin) Naas |
| J11 → M9 motorway J16 → N80 road J17 → N77 road J19 → M8 motorway J22 → N62 road J26 → N52 road J29 → N24 road J30 → M20 motorway, N18 road | |
| Southwest end | Rossbrien Interchange - Limerick |
| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Primary destinations | Naas, Newbridge (M9 to Waterford), Monasterevin, Portlaoise (M8 to Cork), Mountrath, Borris-in-Ossory, Roscrea, Moneygall, Toomevara, Nenagh, Limerick (N18 to Ennis & Shannon Airport, M20 to Cork/Kerry) |
| Highway system | |
The M7 motorway (Irish: Mótarbhealach M7) is a motorway in Ireland. The motorway runs continuously from the outskirts of Naas in County Kildare to Rossbrien on the outskirts of Limerick city. The M7 forms part of the Dublin to Limerick N7 national primary road. The section of the motorway bypassing Naas, an 8 km stretch, was the first section of motorway to open in Ireland, in 1983. Following substantial works to extend the M7 to Limerick, by the end of 2010, the motorway replaced all of the old single-carriageway N7 route which is now designated as R445. At 166.5 km, the M7 is the longest motorway in Ireland.