New Hampshire Route 109
New Hampshire Route 109 | ||||
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Map of eastern New Hampshire with NH 109 highlighted in red; NH 109A in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NHDOT | ||||
| Length | 41.029 mi[1] (66.030 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 109 in Acton, ME | |||
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| North end |  NH 113 in Center Sandwich | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Hampshire | |||
| Counties | Carroll | |||
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New Hampshire Route 109 (abbreviated NH 109) is a 41.029-mile-long (66.030 km) north–south highway in Carroll County, New Hampshire. It runs southeast from Sandwich to the Maine border.
The northern terminus of NH 109 is at New Hampshire Route 113 in the village of Center Sandwich in the Lakes Region. The eastern terminus is at the Maine state line in the town of Wakefield, where the road continues as Maine State Route 109, heading toward the town of Acton.
NH 109 between Wolfeboro and Moultonborough is locally known as the Governor Wentworth Highway, with signage reading "The Governor John Wentworth Highway", in reference to Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet (1737–1820), who served as provincial governor from 1767 to 1775.
History
In 1937, NH 109 was numbered 107, while NH 107 was numbered 109. These routes got their current numbers at some time between 1937 and 1945.[2][3]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Carroll County. [1][4]
| Location[1][4] | mi[1][4] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Wakefield | 0.000 | 0.000 |  SR 109 south – Acton, Sanford | Continuation from Maine | |
| 5.267 | 8.476 |  NH 153 south (Wakefield Road) – Milton, Rochester | Southern end of concurrency with NH 153 | ||
| 5.455 | 8.779 |  NH 153 north (Wakefield Road) – Wakefield Village, Effingham | Village of Sanbornville; northern end of concurrency with NH 153 | ||
| 6.232 | 10.029 |  NH 16 (White Mountain Highway) – Rochester, Ossipee | |||
| Wolfeboro | 15.232 | 24.514 |  NH 28 north (Center Street) – Ossipee | Southern end of wrong-way concurrency with NH 28 | |
| 17.952 | 28.891 |  NH 109A north (Elm Street) – Center Tuftonboro | Southern terminus of NH 109A | ||
| 18.416 | 29.638 | NH 28 south (South Main Street) – Alton, Rochester | Northern end of wrong-way concurrency with NH 28 | ||
| Tuftonboro | 27.288 | 43.916 | NH 109A south (Middle Road) – Center Tuftonboro | Northern terminus of NH 109A | |
| Moultonborough | 33.558 | 54.006 |   NH 171 east (Old Mountain Road) – Ossipee | Western terminus of NH 171 | |
| 35.938 | 57.837 |  NH 25 east (Whittier Highway) – West Ossipee | Southern end of concurrency with NH 25 | ||
| 36.537 | 58.801 |  NH 25 west (Whittier Highway) – Center Harbor | Northern end of concurrency with NH 25 | ||
| Sandwich | 41.029 | 66.030 | NH 113 (Maple Street / Main Street) – North Sandwich, Holderness | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Suffixed routes
New Hampshire Route 109A | |
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| Location | Wolfeboro–Tuftonboro |
| Length | 8.743 mi[1] (14.070 km) |
New Hampshire Route 109A (abbreviated NH 109A) is an 8.743-mile-long (14.070 km) north–south highway in Carroll County, New Hampshire. The road splits off from New Hampshire Route 109, runs southeast roughly parallel to NH 109, and rejoins NH 109 again. The northern section of NH 109A is locally named Middle Road. The southern section is locally named Pine Hill Road.
The northern terminus of NH 109A is at NH 109 in Tuftonboro. The southern terminus is in Wolfeboro at New Hampshire Route 28 and NH 109.
References
- ^ a b c d Bureau of Planning & Community Assistance (February 20, 2015). "NH Public Roads". Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ https://ftp.granit.unh.edu/NHDOT/Early%20Trunk%20Line%20maps/1937_Trunk%20Lines%20map.pdf
- ^ https://ftp.granit.unh.edu/NHDOT/Early%20Trunk%20Line%20maps/1945_Trunk%20Lines%20map.pdf
- ^ 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]