- New Hampshire Route 108
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New Hampshire Route 108 Route information Maintained by NHDOT Length: 42.42 mi[1] (68.27 km) Major junctions South end: Route 108 in Haverhill, MA
NH Route 101 in Exeter
U.S. Route 4 in Durham
Spaulding Turnpike in Dover
NH Routes 4/9 in Dover
North end: NH Routes 125/202A in Rochester
Highway system ← NH 107A
NH 109 →
New Hampshire Route 108 (abbreviated NH Route 108 or NH-108) is a 42.42-mile (68.27 km) long north–south state highway in Rockingham and Strafford counties in southeastern New Hampshire. The northern terminus of the route is in the city of Rochester at NH Route 125 and NH Route 202A. The southern terminus is at the Massachusetts state line in the town of Plaistow, where NH 108 continues as Massachusetts Route 108 in the city of Haverhill.
Route 108 is notable in being one of two routes (the other being Route 9) to intersect both U.S. Route 4 and NH Route 4 (a rare case of two completely separate routes in one state having the same number).
Route description
Route 108 begins at the border between Haverhill, Massachusetts, and Plaistow, New Hampshire, as a continuation of Massachusetts Route 108. It passes through the town of Plaistow before crossing through Newton into East Kingston and crossing Route 107A. The route continues north, before turning eastward to form a brief wrong-way concurrency with Route 107, and turning back to the north. Route 108 next passes through the town of Kensington, where it meets the north end of Route 150 and then continues north into the town of Exeter. In Exeter, Route 108 meets Routes 27 and 111, forming a very brief overlap with the two routes. The route then meets the west end of Route 88 and then promptly interchanges with the Route 101 freeway at Exit 11.
Route 108 continues north into the town of Stratham where it meets Route 33, a connector to U.S. Route 1 in Portsmouth which interchanges with Interstate 95. Continuing northward, Route 108 passes through the towns of Newfields and Newmarket, intersecting with Route 85 and Route 152. The road then crosses into Strafford County and into the town of Durham. Route 108 passes through the center of town, just east of the University of New Hampshire main campus, and then interchanges with U.S. Route 4. Route 108 crosses the town of Madbury with no route intersections, and then makes its way into the city of Dover.
After crossing into Dover, Route 108 interchanges with the Spaulding Turnpike (Route 16) at Exit 7. Shortly thereafter, the road comes to an intersection with Route 9 and NH Route 4, which begins here. The three routes briefly run concurrently in the center of Dover, before Route 4 splits off towards Berwick, Maine. Routes 9 and 108 continue north until Route 9 splits off towards Berwick as well, near an intersection with the Spaulding Turnpike at Exit 9. Route 108 continues north into the city limits of Somersworth, where it meets Route 236, a short connector to Route 9 bound for Berwick and, ultimately, Kittery, Maine. Route 108 parallels the Spaulding Turnpike, crossing into Rochester, before ending at an intersection with Route 125 and Route 202A in the center of the city.
Major intersections
County Location Mile Destinations Notes Rockingham Plaistow 0.00 Route 108
Northern terminus of MA Route 108.
Southern terminus of NH Route 108.East Kingston NH Route 107A
NH Route 107 North
Southern terminus of concurrency.
NH Route 107 South
Northern terminus of concurrency. Kensington NH Route 150
Northern terminus of NH Route 150. Exeter
NH Route 27 West
NH Route 111 West
Western terminus of concurrency.
NH Route 27 East
NH Route 111 East
Eastern terminus of concurrency. NH Route 88
Western terminus of NH Route 88. NH Route 101
NH Route 101 Exit 11. Stratham NH Route 33
Western terminus of NH Route 33.
ToInterstate 95.
ToU.S. Route 1.
Newfields NH Route 85
Northern terminus of NH Route 85. Newmarket NH Route 152
Eastern terminus of NH Route 152. Strafford Durham U.S. Route 4
To the University of New Hampshire. Dover Spaulding Turnpike
Spaulding Turnpike Exit 7 NH Route 4
NH Route 9 West
Southern terminus of NH-4/9/108 concurrency.
Southern terminus of NH Route 4.
ToNH Route 155.
NH Route 4 East
Northern terminus of NH-4/9/108 concurrency.
NH-9/108 concurrency continues.
NH Route 9 East
Northern terminus of NH-9/108 concurrency.
Indian Brook Road to the Spaulding Turnpike (Exit 9).Somersworth NH Route 236
Western terminus of NH Route 236. Rochester 42.42 NH Route 125
NH Route 202A
Northern terminus of NH Route 108.
Eastern terminus of NH Route 202A.References
Categories:- State highways in New Hampshire
- Transportation in Rockingham County, New Hampshire
- Transportation in Strafford County, New Hampshire
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