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regional road · R338 · $Galway, County Galway

Threadneedle Road

Threadneedle Road is the R338, a regional road in Galway, 3.1 km south-west of Eyre Square. It runs 1.1 km from Upper Salthill Road to Bishop O'Donnell Road, about 14 minutes on foot end to end. It has 6 named places on the map: 2 gyms, 2 schools, hotel and sports centre.

Type
Regional road (R338)
Length
1.1 km of mapped road
From Eyre Square
3.1 km south-west
Joins
Bishop O'Donnell Road, Clare Hills, Doctor Mannix Road, Kingston Road, Lios Carrig, Ocean Towers, Seamount, Taylor's Hill Road, The Gardens, Upper Salthill Road
Runs
from Upper Salthill Road to Bishop O'Donnell Road
Bus stops
Galway Tennis Club; Diving Board
Nearest parking
National Aquarium Car Park on Seapoint Promenade, 1.1 km away
Density
6 named places over 1.1 km, 0.5 per 100 m
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Plan of Threadneedle Road and the streets around it, with its named places marked

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Plan of the streetPlan of Threadneedle Road and the streets around it, with its named places marked

A walk along Threadneedle Road

Start at the Upper Salthill Road end and walk towards Bishop O'Donnell Road: 2 gyms, 2 schools, a hotel and a sports centre share the 1.1 km. 1 of the 6 places on the street has opening hours on record, and it opens on Sundays. Buses stop on the street itself at 2 stops.

What is on Threadneedle Road

2 gyms, 2 schools, 1 hotels and 1 sports centres, each with its own page.

Schools · 2

  1. +353 91 521 407
  2. +353 91 529 500

Gyms and sport · 3

  2. Galway Lawn Tennis Club
    Sports centres · hours on record
    +353 91 522 353

Hotels · 1

  1. +353 91 523 011

Streets it joins

  1. Bishop O'Donnell Roadregional road · 1 place
  2. Clare Hillsresidential street
  3. Doctor Mannix Roadlink road · 3 places
  4. Kingston Roadregional road · 10 places
  5. Lios Carrigresidential street
  6. Ocean Towersresidential street
  7. Seamountresidential street
  8. Taylor's Hill Roadregional road · 2 places
  9. The Gardensresidential street
  10. Upper Salthill Roadregional road · 70 places

Questions people ask

Where is Threadneedle Road?
In Galway, County Galway, 3.1 km south-west of Eyre Square, joining Bishop O'Donnell Road, Clare Hills and Doctor Mannix Road.
How long is Threadneedle Road?
1.1 km, measured along the mapped centre line; about 14 minutes on foot end to end.
What is on Threadneedle Road?
6 named places: Anno Santo Hotel, DFC Gym Galway, Galway Lawn Tennis Club, Saint Enda's Secondary School, Salerno Secondary School and The Sportsdome.
Is there a bus stop on Threadneedle Road?
Yes: Galway Tennis Club and Diving Board.
Where can I park near Threadneedle Road?
The nearest car park is National Aquarium Car Park on Seapoint Promenade, 1.1 km away.

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Geometry, names and places from OpenStreetMap, read on 2026-09-18. Length is the sum of the mapped segments carrying this name; distances are straight lines from the street's midpoint.