en R286 road (Ireland)

R286 road
R286 road
Bóthar R286
	In County Leitrim near the N16
Route information
Length	23.4 km (14.5 mi)
Major junctions
From	R870 at Teeling Street, Sligo
	N16 at Molloway Hill in Sligo; R278 at Farnacardy, Sligo; Enter County Leitrim; R288 at Sriff; R278 at Cornalaghta;
To	N16 at Pollboy
Location
Country	Ireland
Highway system
	Roads in Ireland; Motorways; Primary; Secondary; Regional;

The R286 road is a regional road in Ireland. It is largely a loop road from the N16 linking Sligo and north County Leitrim.^[2]

In Sligo, the road passes Sligo University Hospital on The Mall.^[1] Leaving Sligo, the road goes east via Hazelwood, St. Angela's College and Colgagh Lough before reaching the north shore of Lough Gill and entering County Leitrim. The road passes Parke's Castle before turning northeast to end at the N16.^[1]^[3] The R286 is 23.4 km (14.5 mi) long.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Teeling Street, Sligo to N16" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "S.I. No. 54/2012 – Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012". Government of Ireland. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
^ Poole, Susan; Gallagher, Lyn (2008). AA Best Drives Ireland. The Automobile Association. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-7495-4430-0.

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