The N5 road is a national primary road in Ireland, connecting Longford town with Westport. It is the main access route from Dublin to most of County Mayo, including the county's largest towns, Castlebar, Ballina, and Westport.
Charlestown bypass on the N5 in County Mayo
The N5 near Tulsk, County Roscommon in 2006, before upgrade works
A national primary road is a road classification in Ireland. National primary roads form the major routes between the major urban centres. There are 2649 km of national primary roads. This category of road has the prefix "N" followed by one or two digits. Motorways are prefixed "M" followed by one or two digits.
Naas Road (N7), non-Motorway high-grade dual carriageway.
Sign in Dublin indicating the principal national primary roads fanning out from the capital city.
2+2 section of the N4 (Dromod-Roosky bypass) in County Leitrim.
N11 Exit sign. This route has since been upgraded to motorway status