J4669 : The Comber bypass (2013-1)

taken 11 years ago, near to Comber, Co Down, Northern Ireland

The Comber bypass (2013-1)
The Comber bypass (2013-1)
The start of the Comber bypass, at the roundabout, on the Newtownards Road. National Cycle Network Route 99 J4669 : National Cycle Network sign, Comber follows the path on the left. The growth in the landscaping can be seen when compared with these two views J4669 : The Comber bypass (1) and J4669 : The Comber bypass (4) taken in August 2006.
The Comber bypass


Phase 1 of the Comber bypass opened in the 60’s. Phase 2 opened in 2003. Both are built on the line of the old Belfast-Donaghadee railway. It connects the Belfast road to the roads to Killyleagh/Downpatrick and Newtownards.

The Belfast and County Down Railway



The Belfast and County Down Railway ran from Queen’s Quay station in Belfast to Castlewellan via Comber, Downpatrick and Newcastle. There were also lines from Comber to Donaghadee via Newtownards, Belfast to Bangor and branches from Ballynahinch Jct to Ballynahinch and Downpatrick to Ardglass. The lines opened between 1848 and 1892. All closed by 1950 except for Castlewellan – Newcastle which survived until 1955 as part of the GNR(I) route from Belfast via Banbridge and the Bangor line which remains open but from Belfast Central.

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Date Taken
Monday, 29 July, 2013   (more nearby)
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Monday, 29 July, 2013
Geographical Context
Roads, Road transport 
Place (from Tags)
Comber 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 468 693 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:33.0422N 5:43.8338W
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Irish: geotagged! J 469 693
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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Road  Bypass  Comber Bypass  National Cycle Network  National Cycle Route 99  Path  Landscaping 

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