J3178 : The Horseshoe Bend, Belfast - March 2014(4)

taken 10 years ago, 5 km NNW of Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

The Horseshoe Bend, Belfast - March 2014(4)
The Horseshoe Bend, Belfast - March 2014(4)
In the inward/downhill direction the bend (just about visible at middle right) starts opposite the Upper Hightown Road J3079 : The Upper Hightown Road, Newtownabbey. A “bend to the right” sign can be seen above the road-name sign.
The Horseshoe Bend, Crumlin Road, Belfast

A sharp bend to the left, on a steep gradient, at a height of about 550ft, on the Crumlin Road, Belfast as it climbs towards Nutt’s Corner and Crumlin. The road was once the main road from Belfast to the International (Aldergrove) Airport until replaced by the present route via the M2 and Templepatrick. It’s now the limit of developed Belfast. The historic 6” map (date unknown but from the pre-railway era) available on the OSI website does not show anything even remotely resembling a hairpin bend but does confirm that Belfast was a long way from expanding up the hill on the Crumlin Road.
There is now an anti-skid road surface.

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Tuesday, 4 March, 2014   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 4 March, 2014
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Roads, Road transport 
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Belfast 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 310 782 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:38.1016N 5:58.2358W
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Irish: geotagged! J 310 782
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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Road  Bend in the Road  Hairpin Bend  Road Name Sign 

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