Athlone bypass to Moate

SarahSassy · 17-02-2010 1:51pm #1

HI

Dont know the area and will be arriving into Athlone from the Glasson side today. I need to get onto the N6 i.e. to go to Moate but know that there is a new motorway and I dont want to end up in Kinnegad..

Can anyone direct me? Its not on AAroadwatch.

Thanks

Cookie_Monster · 17-02-2010 1:54pm

they build exits on motorways you know.

Just go old N6 either

SarahSassy · 17-02-2010 2:03pm

Do you know which exit it is??? Its actually Castledaly I need to get to which is on the way to Moate (??) and am short for time and cant afford as I said to end up in kinnegad.

Cookie_Monster · 17-02-2010 2:10pm

is the M6 just the old N6 is this area or an entire new road? Looks to be the sam from the separated exits. Just watch out for exit signs to Moate I imagine, its a big enough place to be signed and not cutoff from the motorway

here's a map anyway

JHMEG · 17-02-2010 2:10pm

Have you tried google maps?

funnyname · 17-02-2010 2:13pm

you can either come off at the junction of the motorway and R444 or after that at the juntion of the motorway and the N80

http://maps.google.co.uk/

SarahSassy · 17-02-2010 2:15pm

funnyname wrote: »

you can either come off at the junction of the motorway and R444 or after that at the juntion of the motorway and the N80

http://maps.google.co.uk/

THANK YOU!!

Checked google maps and it didnt show up so will look at your.

Roryhy · 17-02-2010 3:55pm

Junction 6 or 7 will get you to Moate. One either side, 7 is on the west side of Moate, nearest Athlone.

JHMEG · 17-02-2010 10:55pm

Did it today. Sign posted (as expected). Can't go wrong.

Stark · 17-02-2010 11:50pm

Here's a picture of the sign you'll be looking for: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:M6inWestmeath.JPG

Taken from the M6 motorway wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M6_motorway_(Ireland)

Edit: probably a bit late now.

JHMEG · 18-02-2010 1:13am

SarahSassy wrote: »

THANK YOU!!

Checked google maps and it didnt show up so will look at your.

In fairness you didn't check too well

KevR · 18-02-2010 4:26pm

In fairness, I could forgive someone for confusing the N6 on Google Maps as the old N6 rather than the M6.

The M6 opened as the N6 High Quality Dual Carriageway and was redesignated as the M6 after a while. Google and Yahoo are very slow in updating their maps to reflect the redesignation.

For anyone who might not know, OpenStreetMap is far more update when new motorways and major roads are concerned. Not so good for some of the smaller towns though. But if it's motorway routes and junction layouts you're interested in then OpenStreetMap is the place to check.

Athlone bypass to Moate

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