The '''N19 road''' is a [[National Primary Route]] in [[Ireland]], connecting from the [[N18 road|N18]] [[Limerick]]–[[Ennis]]–[[Galway]] road to [[Shannon Airport]]. It forms part of [[International E-road network|European route]] [[European route E20|E20]].
Low resolution book cover, [[Captive Hearts, Captive Minds]], [[1994]]
== Licensing ==
The route in its current form consists of a [[dual-carriageway]] passing around [[Shannon Town]], which starts at an interchange near ''Hurler's Cross'' on the N18 road. The dual-carriageway ends on the far side of Shannon Town at the ''Shannon Free Zone'' industrial estate, and proceeds as a two lane road to the airport.
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Prior to the opening of this new dual-carriageway route in [[2004]], the route ran along a four-lane road through Shannon town centre itself. A junction without flyovers connected to what was then the end of the dual-carriageway section of the N18 (the dual-carriageway on that route now continues to Ennis).
Shannon Town can still be accessed from the N18 by use of the remaining portions of this road (connecting only as a slip road from the Limerick direction), as well as a new local link road from a new interchange at Hurler's Cross. The N19 no longer serves Shannon Town for most purposes, apart from the industrial estate.
