R624 road
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The R624 road is a regional road
Regional road
A regional road in Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route , but nevertheless forming a link in the national route network. There are over 11,600 kilometres of regional roads. Regional roads are numbered with three digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" A regional road in Ireland is a...

 in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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 which runs from the east-south of the N25 in Tullagreen County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...

 to Cobh
Cobh
Cobh is a seaport town on the south coast of County Cork, Ireland. Cobh is on the south side of Great Island in Cork Harbour. Facing the town are Spike Island and Haulbowline Island...

 Town Center
. It runs to East Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...

's biggest attraction the Fota Island
Fota Island
Fota Island is a small island in Cork Harbour, Ireland, just north of the larger island of Great Island. The name "Fota" is derived from the Irish "Fód te" meaning warm soil...

 resort and Zoo.

The R624 will have a major upgrade beginning in 2010, a new bridge (replacing old Belvelly bridge) will be built and will be joined by a new road. The Road will replace the existing road from Tullagreen N25 Carrigtwohill-Cobh Interchange
N25 Carrigtwohill-Cobh Interchange
The N25 Carrigtwohill-Cobh Interchange is an interchange between the N25 road , the R624 road and the R623 road, located in Tullagreen. The interchange is used when coming from Cork City, Midleton, Waterford City and Rosslare....

to Belvelly in Cobh. Over €64.995 million euro has been allocated to the new upgrade which will be 3.1 km (1.9 mi) long.

The road is 9.5 km (5.9 mi) long.
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