B23 (Northern Ireland)
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| B23 | |||||||||||||
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| From: | Belfast (J334730) | ||||||||||||
| To: | Lisburn (J272639) | ||||||||||||
| Via: | Ballylesson | ||||||||||||
| Length: | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) | ||||||||||||
| Meets: | A1, A55, B205, A49 | ||||||||||||
| Now part of: | A55 | ||||||||||||
| Primary Destinations | |||||||||||||
| Belfast • Lisburn • | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Counties | |||||||||||||
| Route outline (key) | |||||||||||||
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The B23 is one of the alternative routes from Belfast to Lisburn.
Originally the B23 started on the B39 North Street and headed along Gresham Street and King Street, along a route that now has the Castle Court shopping centre built on part of it. The route then followed Great Victoria Street (now part of the A1) to its current northern end at Bradbury Place.
The B23 heads south along University Road through the suburbs of Belfast. As might be expected from the street name it passes the Queen's University Belfast before running along Malone Road to meet the A55 at traffic lights. There is then a short multiplex across the River Lagan before the B23 regains its number by turning right. Prior to the inauguration of the A5 there was no gap in the B23 here.
The road then winds through the woods and fields to Ballylesson where it reaches a T-junction. To the left is the B205 (which provides a better route back to Belfast from here) and the B23 TOTSOs right. The road now heads southwest along a winding road through Hillhall to Lisburn. It goes over the M1 before bending to the left and ending on the A49 (former B6) to the east of the city centre.
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