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A7 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Length | 15.0 mi (24.1 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end | Carryduff | |||
South end | Downpatrick | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United Kingdom | |||
Constituent country | Northern Ireland | |||
Primary destinations | ||||
Road network | ||||
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In
Northern Ireland, the A7 is a major
trunk road running 15.0 miles (24.1 km) from
Downpatrick, through
Crossgar and
Saintfield, to
Carryduff.
Here the A7 joins the
A24 (running from
Newcastle) at an at-grade
roundabout, and continues to
Belfast.
The section between Carryduff and Saintfield was constructed in the latter half of the 19th century, to bypass Ouley Hill, as the previous route along Old Saintfield Road/Killynure Road was proving too arduous for stagecoach horses. [1]
The road is standard
single-carriageway throughout most of its length, with two short sections of climbing lanes (approx 500m each).
The first of these runs northbound, starting about two miles north of Downpatrick at the former site of the Abbey Lodge Hotel.
The second runs southbound and begins about a mile south of Saintfield near Doran's Rock.
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Apart from its terminus junction with the A24, the A7 road crosses these A and B roads:
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