New Hampshire Route 3A

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New Hampshire Route 3A

New Hampshire Route 3A
Route 3A highlighted in blue
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 3
Maintained by NHDOT
Southern segment
Length39.412 mi [1]  (63.427 km)
South endMA Route 3A.svg Route 3A in Tyngsborough, MA
Major intersections
North endUS 3 square.svg US 3 in Concord
Northern segment
Length31.015 mi [1]  (49.914 km)
South endUS 3 square.svgNH Route 11.svgNH Route 127.svg US 3  / NH 11  / NH 127 in Franklin
Major intersectionsUS 3 square.svgNH Route 25.svg US 3  / NH 25 in Plymouth
North endI-93.svg I-93 in Plymouth
Location
Country United States
State New Hampshire
Counties Hillsborough, Merrimack, Grafton
Highway system
US 3 square.svg US 3 NH Route 4.svg NH 4
New England 5.svg Route 5 N.E. New England 7.svg Route 7
Old style Route 3A shield, still seen widely throughout the state NH Route 3A (variant).svg
Old style Route 3A shield, still seen widely throughout the state

New Hampshire Route 3A is a designation held by two separate state highways in New Hampshire. The two segments, although not directly connected, are linked by U.S. Route 3, from which they derive their route number.

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Route description

Southern segment

The southern terminus of the 39.40-mile-long (63.41 km) southern segment is at the Massachusetts state line in Hudson, where it continues south as Massachusetts Route 3A. The northern terminus is in the city of Concord at US 3. This segment of NH 3A follows the Merrimack River for its entire length. The route begins in Hudson at the Massachusetts line and shortly intersects the eastern end of the Nashua Circumferential Highway, which provides access to US 3 and the F.E. Everett Turnpike. NH 3A passes through Hudson Village, the historic center of town, where it intersects with NH 111 just across the river from downtown Nashua. NH 102 begins at this intersection and is cosigned with NH 3A for its first mile, before 3A splits to the north west, while 102 continues on towards Londonderry. NH 3A continues along the eastern bank of the river, through Litchfield and into the city of Manchester, where it crosses under I-293/NH 101 and follows a short surface alignment in the southwest section of town. NH 3A intersects with US 3 and is actually cosigned with it (in a wrong-way concurrency) on Queen City Avenue across the river, where the two routes intersect NH 114A at its eastern terminus. At this point, NH 3A leaves US 3 and merges onto I-293 northbound (which also carries the Everett Turnpike) at exit 4. NH 3A is concurrent with I-293 for 3 miles (5 km), departing at exit 7 and crossing into Hooksett. The highway immediately interchanges with I-93 (which it parallels for the remainder of its length) near the northern terminus of I-293, and continues north (now paralleling on the west side of the river). Hackett Hill Road provides another access point to I-93, while nearby Main Street connects to US 3/NH 28 across the river. NH 3A enters Bow and meets the southern end of the I-89 freeway before crossing into the city limits of Concord. The highway interchanges with I-93 one last time before ending at US 3 just south of downtown Concord.

Northern segment

The southern terminus of the 30.93-mile-long (49.78 km) northern segment is in the city of Franklin at US 3, NH 11, and NH 127. Where US 3 takes a more easterly route from here, NH 3A continues due north, following the western bank of the Pemigewasset River along North Main Street. North of Franklin, it enters the town of Hill, continuing to follow the Pemigewasset, passing through the William H. Thomas State Forest on the way to the town of Bristol. It forms the main commercial thoroughfare through Bristol, with a brief concurrency with NH 104 in the center of town, following first South Main Street, then Pleasant Street, and finally Lake Street. At Bristol, 3A leaves the Pemigewasset, which turns east here, and continues north into Bridgewater and the southern shores of Newfound Lake. Following the Mayhew Turnpike along the eastern side of Newfound Lake through Bridgewater, 3A continues through rural areas on the eastern side of Hebron and the western side of Plymouth. In Plymouth, the route joins with NH 25 and heads due east to rejoin US 3 at an interchange with Interstate 93, US 3 and NH 25, which is the northern terminus of this segment.

History

New England 6A.svg
NH 3A in the town of Bow New Hampshire Route 3A Bow NH.jpg
NH 3A in the town of Bow

From 1922 to 1926, Route 3A was part of the New England road marking system as New England Route 6A (NE-6A). In 1926, all roads designated as NE-6A were changed to New Hampshire Route 3A and Massachusetts Route 3A to accommodate the change of New England Route 6 to U.S. Route 3.

Major intersections

Southern segment

CountyLocation [1] [2] mi [1] [2] kmDestinationsNotes
Hillsborough Hudson 0.0000.000South plate.svg
MA Route 3A.svg
Route 3A south (Frost Road) Tyngsborough
Continuation from Massachusetts
2.1703.492To plate.svg
US 3 square.svg
To plate Vermont.svg
Everett Turnpike.svg
To US 3  / Everett Turnpike  Boston, South Nashua
Access via Circumferential Highway
5.0368.105NH Route 111.svg NH 111 (Ferry Street) Nashua
Begin plate.svg
NH Route 102.svg
NH 102 begins
Western terminus of NH 102; southern end of concurrency with NH 102
6.0449.727East plate.svg
NH Route 102.svg
NH 102 east (Derry Road) Derry
Northern end of concurrency with NH 102
Manchester 16.8227.07To plate.svg
US 3 square.svg
To plate Vermont.svg
Everett Turnpike.svg
Airport Sign.svg Raymond Wieczorek Drive to US 3  / Everett Turnpike  Manchester Airport, Merrimack, Bedford
Interchange; via Roundstone Drive
19.214–
19.314
30.922–
31.083
I-293.svgNH Route 101.svg I-293  / NH 101  Salem, Concord, Portsmouth, Bedford, Nashua Exit 2 on I-293
21.25734.210North plate.svg
US 3 square.svg
US 3 north (Elm Street)
Southern end of wrong-way concurrency with US 3
21.900–
21.918
35.245–
35.274
South plate blue.svg
I-293.svg
South plate Vermont.svg
Everett Turnpike.svg
South plate.svg
US 3 square.svg
NH Route 114A.svg I-293 south / Everett Turnpike south / US 3 south (Second Street) / NH 114A  Boston
Northern end of wrong-way concurrency with US 3; southern end of concurrency with I-293; exit 4 on I-293; eastern terminus of NH 114A
23.29037.482Granite Street West Manchester Exit 5 on I-293
24.47239.384Amoskeag Street / Goffstown RoadExit 6 on I-293
24.90840.086North plate blue.svg
I-293.svg
North plate Vermont.svg
Everett Turnpike.svg
I-293 north / Everett Turnpike north
Exit 7 on I-293; northern end of concurrency with I-293; northbound exit and southbound entrance
Merrimack Hooksett 27.298–
27.673
43.932–
44.535
I-93.svg I-93  Salem, Boston, Concord, Plymouth [lower-alpha 1] Exit 10 on I-93
30.86749.676To plate blue.svg
I-93.svg
To plate Vermont.svg
Everett Turnpike.svg
To I-93  / Everett Turnpike  Concord, Manchester
Access via Hackett Hill Road
Bow 37.60160.513North plate blue.svg
I-89.svg
I-89 north Bow, Lebanon
Southern terminus of I-89
Concord 38.003–
38.340
61.160–
61.702
I-93.svgTo plate blue.svg
North plate blue.svg
I-89.svg
I-93 (Everett Turnpike) to I-89 north Plymouth, Littleton, Manchester, Lebanon [lower-alpha 1]
Exit 12 on I-93
39.41263.427US 3 square.svg US 3 (Water Street / South Main Street)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  1. 1 2 The Everett Turnpike is unsigned along I-93 from the I-293 interchange to its northern terminus in Concord at exit 14.

Northern segment

CountyLocation [1] [3] mi [1] [3] kmDestinationsNotes
Merrimack Franklin 0.0000.000US 3 square.svgEast plate.svg
NH Route 11.svg
NH Route 127.svg US 3 (South Main Street) / NH 11 east (Central Street) / NH 127  Downtown Franklin, Tilton, Laconia, Salisbury, Concord
Southern terminus of northern segment; southern end of concurrency with NH 11
1.0201.642West plate.svg
NH Route 11.svg
NH 11 west (Webster Lake Road) Andover
Northern end of concurrency with NH 11
Grafton Bristol 13.10921.097East plate.svg
NH Route 104.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-93.svg
NH 104 east (Summer Street) to I-93  New Hampton
Southern end of concurrency with NH 104
13.30521.412West plate.svg
NH Route 104.svg
NH 104 west (Pleasant Street) Danbury
Northern end of concurrency with NH 104
Plymouth 27.00943.467West plate.svg
NH Route 25.svg
NH 25 west Rumney, Woodsville
Southern end of concurrency with NH 25
30.54749.161US 3 square.svgEast plate.svg
NH Route 25.svg
US 3  / NH 25 east (Main Street) Plymouth, Campton
Interchange; northern end of concurrency with NH 25
31.01549.914I-93.svg I-93 (Styles Bridges Highway) Campton, Littleton, Ashland, Concord Northern terminus; Exit 26 on I-93
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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Southern segment

Northern segment