In Northern Ireland, the A7 is a major trunk
road running some 16 miles (26 km) from Downpatrick, through Crossgar and Saintfield, to Carryduff.
Here the A7 joins the A24 (running from Newcastle) at an at-grade
roundabout, and continues to Belfast.
The road is standard single-carriageway throughout most of its
length, with two short sections of climbing lanes (approx 500m
each).
The first of these runs northbound, starting about two miles north
of Downpatrick at the former site of the Abbey Lodge Hotel.
The second runs southbound and begins about a mile south of
Saintfield near Doran's Rock.
Apart from its terminus junction with the A24, the A7 road crosses a number of A and B roads:
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