- U.S. Route 1 in New Hampshire
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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 1 in New Hampshire. For the entire length of the highway, see U.S. Route 1.
U.S. Route 1 Route information Maintained by NHDOT Length: 16.88 mi[1] (27.17 km) Existed: 1926 – present Major junctions South end: US 1 in Salisbury, MA
NH 101 in Hampton
US 1 Byp. in Portsmouth
North end: US 1 in Kittery, ME
Highway system United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced← I-393
NH 1A →
In the U.S. state of New Hampshire, U.S. Route 1 is a major north–south state highway through Hampton and Portsmouth. It lies between Interstate 95 and New Hampshire Route 1A.
Contents
Route description
History
US 1 follows the historic Lafayette Road through New Hampshire, named after the Marquis de Lafayette, who passed over the road in 1825.[2]
Junction list
Memorial Bridge across the Piscataqua River, Portsmouth, New Hampshire The entire route is in Rockingham County.
Location Mile Destinations Notes Seabrook 0.00 US 1
US-1 continues southbound into Massachusetts. NH 107 north
Southern terminus of NH Route 107.
To Interstate 95.Hampton Falls NH 84 west
Eastern terminus of NH Route 84. NH 88 west
Eastern terminus of NH Route 88. Hampton NH 101
Interchange. Northbound exits.
Northbound entrance from NH Route 101 west.
Southbound entrance from NH Route 101 east.NH 27
North Hampton NH 151 north
Southern terminus of NH Route 151. NH 111
Portsmouth US 1 Byp. north
Southern terminus of US-1 Bypass. NH 33 west
Eastern terminus of NH Route 33. NH 1A
Northern terminus of NH Route 1A. NH 1B
Northern terminus of NH Route 1B. 16.88 US 1
US-1 continues northbound into Maine. Suffixed routes
New Hampshire Route 1A
New Hampshire Route 1A Location: Seabrook-Portsmouth Length: 18.32 mi[3] (29.48 km) New Hampshire Route 1A is an 18.32-mile (29.48 km) long state highway located in southeast New Hampshire. The route runs along the Atlantic coastline from the Massachusetts border north to Rye, then turns toward downtown Portsmouth. The southern terminus is at the Massachusetts state line in Seabrook at the junction with Massachusetts' Route 1A. The northern terminus is at the junction with U.S. Route 1 in Portsmouth. For the length of the road’s run along the shore, its local name is Ocean Boulevard. In Portsmouth, it is known as Miller Avenue and Sagamore Avenue.
New Hampshire Route 1B
New Hampshire Route 1B Location: Portsmouth Length: 4.89 mi[3] (7.87 km) New Hampshire Route 1B (abbreviated NH 1B) is a 4.89-mile (7.87 km) long state highway in southeast New Hampshire.
The southern terminus is at New Hampshire Route 1A in Portsmouth, near the city's southeastern boundary. The road loops around over Great Island in the Piscataqua River through New Castle and then back into Portsmouth. The northern terminus is at the junction with U.S. Route 1 near the Maine state line.
References
- ^ New Hampshire DOT Route Logs (Free registration required)
- ^ Langdon B. Parsons, History of the Town of Rye, New Hampshire, from Its Discovery and Settlement to December 31, 1903, 1905, p. 203
- ^ a b New Hampshire Routes 1-25
See also
Related routes
U.S. Route 1 Bypass, a mostly-freeway bypass of downtown Portsmouth
New England Interstate Route 1, the designation of US-1 prior to 1926
U.S. Route 1
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- U.S. Route 1
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