New Hampshire Route 103

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New Hampshire Route 103

Map of western New Hampshire with NH 103 highlighted in red; alternate routes in blue
Route information
Maintained by NHDOT
Length48.300 mi[1] (77.731 km)
Major junctions
West end VT 12 in Ascutney, VT
Major intersections
East end US 202 / NH 9 in Hopkinton
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountiesSullivan, Merrimack
Highway system
NH 102 NH 104

New Hampshire Route 103 (abbreviated NH 103) is a 48.300-mile-long (77.731 km) east–west highway in west-central New Hampshire, United States. The highway runs from Claremont, at the Vermont border on the Connecticut River, to Hopkinton, west of Concord.

The western terminus of NH 103 is in Claremont at the New Hampshire–Vermont state line on the Connecticut River, running concurrently with New Hampshire Route 12. After intersecting with New Hampshire Route 12A, the road continues eastward for 3.793 miles (6.104 km) into the center of Claremont, where NH 103 splits off from NH 12 and merges with New Hampshire Route 11. The highway then runs eastward merged with NH 11 for a distance of 12.991 miles (20.907 km). The road splits off from NH 11 east of Newport. Northwest of Hopkinton, the road runs merged with New Hampshire Route 127 for a distance of 2.127 miles (3.423 km). The eastern terminus of NH 103 is in Hopkinton at U.S. Route 202 and New Hampshire Route 9.

History

1937 and 1945 maps show NH 103 continuing east to Concord, overlapping NH 9.[2][3]

Major intersections

CountyLocation[1][4]mi[1][4]kmDestinationsNotes
SullivanClaremont0.0000.000

VT 12 north to I-91 – Ascutney
Western terminus; western end of concurrency with NH 12/NH 103 concurrency
0.5450.877 NH 12A (Windsor Road / Jarvis Hill Road) – North Charlestown, West Lebanon
4.3386.981

NH 11 west / NH 12 south (Pleasant Street) – Charlestown
Opera House Square; eastern end of concurrency with NH 12; western end of concurrency with NH 11
4.5437.311
NH 120 north (North Street) – Lebanon
Southern terminus of NH 120
Newport13.95022.450
NH 10 south (South Main Street) – Goshen, Keene
Western end of concurrency with NH 10
14.18122.822
NH 10 north (North Main Street) – Grantham
Eastern end of concurrency with NH 10
Sunapee17.32727.885
NH 11 east – Sunapee, Georges Mills, New London
Village of Wendell; eastern end of concurrency with NH 11
MerrimackNewbury21.16934.068
NH 103B north (Edgemont Road) – Sunapee
Southern terminus of NH 103B
23.75838.235
NH 103A north – New London
Southern terminus of NH 103A
Bradford29.95948.214 NH 114 (Sutton Road/Henniker Road) – New London, Henniker
Warner36.278–
36.619
58.384–
58.933
I-89 – Concord, LebanonExit 9 on I-89
39.20563.094
I-89 south – Contoocook, Concord
Exit 8 on I-89; exit to I-89 south and entrance from I-89 north
41.933–
42.412
67.485–
68.255
I-89 – Concord, Warner, LebanonExit 7 on I-89
43.09169.348
NH 127 north – Webster, Salisbury
Village of Davisville; western end of concurrency with NH 127
Hopkinton45.21872.771
NH 127 south (Maple Street) – West Hopkinton, Henniker
Village of Contoocook; eastern end of concurrency with NH 127
48.30077.731
US 202 / NH 9 (Franklin Pierce Hwy.) to I-89 – Concord, Keene, Lebanon
Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Suffixed routes

New Hampshire Route 103A

New Hampshire Route 103A

LocationNewburyNew London
Length7.720 mi[1] (12.424 km)

New Hampshire Route 103A (abbreviated NH 103A) is a 7.720-mile-long (12.424 km) secondary north–south highway in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. NH 103A connects New London with Newbury. NH 103A runs down the entire length of the east side of Lake Sunapee and provides access to the local roads along the lakeshore. NH 103A is locally named Lakeside Road.

The southern terminus of NH 103A is at New Hampshire Route 103 at the south end of the lake. The northern terminus is at New Hampshire Route 11, Newport Road, at the north end of the lake near Interstate 89.

New Hampshire Route 103B

New Hampshire Route 103B

LocationNewburySunapee
Length3.441 mi[1] (5.538 km)

New Hampshire Route 103B (abbreviated NH 103B) is a 3.441-mile-long (5.538 km) secondary north–south highway located predominantly in Sullivan County (with a small segment in Merrimack County) in western New Hampshire. NH 103B connects Newbury with Sunapee. NH 103B runs along the western shore of Lake Sunapee and provides access to the local roads along the lakeshore. NH 103B is locally named Edgemont Road.

The southern terminus of NH 103B is at New Hampshire Route 103 on the southwest side of the lake. The road runs north into the village of Sunapee about midway up the west side of the lake. The northern terminus of NH 103B is at the junction with New Hampshire Route 11 in the village center.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bureau of Planning & Community Assistance (February 20, 2015). "NH Public Roads". Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  2. ^ https://ftp.granit.unh.edu/NHDOT/Early%20Trunk%20Line%20maps/1937_Trunk%20Lines%20map.pdf
  3. ^ https://ftp.granit.unh.edu/NHDOT/Early%20Trunk%20Line%20maps/1945_Trunk%20Lines%20map.pdf
  4. ^ a b Bureau of Planning & Community Assistance (April 3, 2015). "Nodal Reference 2015, State of New Hampshire". New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2015.[permanent dead link]

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