R497 road (Ireland)

R497 road
Bóthar R497
R497 leaving Milestone towards Hollyford
Route information
Length	57 km (35 mi)
Location
Country	Ireland
Primary destinations	County Tipperary Nenagh – leaves town centre at junction with the R445 Passes under the M7 south of Nenagh (R500) Dolla – (R499) Curreeny Joins the R503 Milestone – leaves the R503 Road passes through Anglesey Road Special Area of Conservation Hollyford – Where is passes through a working sawmill (R505) Donohill Crosses the Dublin-Cork railway line at a level crossing Tipperary Town – (R601); terminates at the N24
Highway system
Roads in Ireland Motorways Primary Secondary Regional

The R497 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs north-south from Nenagh, County Tipperary to the N24 in Tipperary Town.

The entire route is in County Tipperary and is 57 km (35 mi) long. Part of the road is known as the Anglesey Road, named after the Marquis of Anglesey who gave orders to have it built.^[1]

Just north of the village of Hollyford the road passes through Anglesey Road special area of conservation (site reference code 002125),^[2] a small site containing a variety of habitats and species found in unimproved upland grassland within the steep valley of the Multeen, a tributary of the River Suir. The main threat to the site is agricultural improvement and afforestation.

• Roads in Ireland
• National primary road
• National secondary road

• Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006 – Department of Transport