The R825 road is a
regional road in south
Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The road starts in
Clonskeagh at the junction with the
R117 (
Milltown Road) and passes through
Goatstown,
Kilmacud and
Stillorgan before ending at a junction with the
N31 in
Blackrock,
County Dublin. The route is 7.6 km (4.7 mi) in length and is single carriageway apart from a small 2 lane section beside the
N11.
Lower Kilmacud Road on the R825
Route
The road starts at the junction of the
R117 (Milltown Road from the west and Sandford Road from the north) and
R824 (Eglinton Road). A bridge crosses the
River Dodder shortly before a junction with the Beach Hill and Beaver Row road that connects to
Donnybrook. The road is known as the Clonskeagh Road until it reaches the triangle in
Clonskeagh.
At the triangle the road connects with Bird Avenue before continuing south as the Roebuck Road.
Further along the Roebuck road leads off to the west before connecting with the
R112 at Foster Avenue while the R825 stays south known as the Goatstown Road.
The first section of the route terminates at the crossroads in
Goatstown as the road continues south as the
R133, while east and west runs the
R112.
Just under 1 km further south the road starts again at the junction with the
R133 and heads in a westerly direction towards
Stillorgan. The road is briefly known as Drummartin Road at this point before it connects with the old route of the Lower
Kilmacud Road.
After Stillorgan the road crosses the
N11 and is known as Stillorgan Park for 1 km before the road takes a left at a T-Junction and heads north as Carysfort Avenue.
The road terminates at the end of Carysfort Avenue where the road joins up to the
N31 at Frascati Road,
Blackrock.
Transport
The 11 bus route operated by
Dublin Bus runs from St. Pappin's Road,
Glasnevin to
Sandyford and follows the R825 from the start in Clonskeagh to its junction with the R826. The routes 47, 75 and 116, serve parts of the Lower Kilmacud Road between the junction of the Upper Kilmacud Road and Stillorgan. The 75 runs between Tallaght and Dún Laoghaire. The 47 serves between Belarmine and Poolbeg Street in Dublin city centre. The 116 serves between Whitechurch and
Parnell Square. At the east end of the route Carysfort Avenue is served by the 114 running from
Blackrock DART station to
Ticknock.
An on street
cycle track is present from the start of the route in Clonskeagh to Goatstown. There is also an off street cycle lane on the Stillorgan Park part of the route.