The R440 road is a regional road in Ireland linking Birr, County Offaly and Mountrath, County Laois. It passes through the village of Kinnity, County Offaly and from there climbs to the watershed of the Slieve Bloom Mountains north of Stillbrook Hill, crossing at an elevation of 1,503 feet (458 m) into County Laois on the plateau and descending to Mountrath.

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R440 road
Bóthar R440
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Crossing the Slieve Bloom Mountains
Route information
Length36 km (22 mi)
Location
CountryIreland
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Highway system

The road is 36 km (22 mi) long.

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