sentences:  The road terminates at the N52 Bypass north of Tullamore.The current route designation took form following the opening of the bypasses of Roscrea and Tullamore in the 2001 and 2009 respectively.Prior to the opening of the N7 Roscrea bypass (now the R445 bypass following the opening of the M7) the route through the town known as the Limerick Road and Limerick Street formed part of the N7 road.