Guam Highway 3

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Guam Highway 3
Guam Highway 3
GH-3 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Guam Department of Public Works
Major junctions
South endGuam Route 1.svg GH-1 in Tamuning
Major intersectionsGuam Route 28.svg GH-28 in Gugagon
North endGuam Route 3A.svgGuam Route 9.svg GH-3A  / GH-9 in Dededo
Highway system
Guam Route 2.svg GH-2 Guam Route 4.svg GH-4

Guam Highway 3 (GH-3) is one of the primary automobile highways in the United States territory of Guam.

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Route description

It runs in a south to north direction, from a junction with GH-1 near the Micronesia Mall in the southern community of Tamuning in a general northeasterly direction to the community of Dededo, where it meets GH-3A and GH-9. In between, it passes Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Guam and the newly-established Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz. [1]

Major intersections

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Tamuning Guam Route 1.svg GH-1 Southern terminus
Gugagon Guam Route 28.svg GH-28
Dededo Guam Route 3A.svg GH-3A
Guam Route 9.svg GH-9
Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Suffixed route

Guam Route 3A.svg

Guam Highway 3A

Location TamuningDededo

Guam Highway 3A (GH-3A) connects GH-3 and GH-9 to Ritidian Point at the northern tip of the island of Guam in Dededo. It is undergoing expansion to accommodate increased activity from the activation of Camp Blaz.

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References

  1. Map of Guam U.S.A. (Map). Franko's Maps, Ltd., Guam Visitors Bureau. 2007. § C3–B4.

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