New Hampshire Route 121
New Hampshire Route 121 | ||||
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Map of southern New Hampshire with NH 121 highlighted in red; NH 121A in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NHDOT | ||||
| Length | 22.555 mi[1] (36.299 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Atkinson Depot Road in Haverhill, MA | |||
| North end |  NH 28 Bypass in Manchester | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Hampshire | |||
| Counties | Rockingham, Hillsborough | |||
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New Hampshire Route 121 (abbreviated NH 121) is a 22.555-mile-long (36.299 km) north–south state highway in Rockingham and Hillsborough counties in southeastern New Hampshire. The road winds through the communities of Atkinson, Hampstead, Sandown, Derry, Chester, and Auburn. The southern terminus of NH 121 is at the Massachusetts state line in Plaistow, where the road, named Atkinson Depot Road, continues into the city of Haverhill as an unnumbered local road (North Main Street) leading to Route 125. The northern terminus is at a traffic circle, where NH 121 meets New Hampshire Route 28 Bypass (the Londonderry Turnpike) in eastern Manchester. At this point, the road is known as Manchester Road.
Major intersections
| County | Location[1][2] | mi[1][2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Rockingham | Plaistow | 0.000 | 0.000 | North Main Street – Haverhill | Massachusetts–New Hampshire line To  Route 125 |
| Hampstead | 4.969 | 7.997 |  NH 111 – Salem, East Hampstead | ||
| Chester | 13.392 | 21.552 |   NH 121A south (Sandown Road) – Sandown | Northern terminus of NH 121A | |
| 13.609 | 21.902 |  NH 102 (Derry Road / Raymond Road) – Derry, Raymond | |||
| Hillsborough | Manchester | 22.555 | 36.299 |     NH 28 Bypass to NH 101 / I-93 – Candia, Bedford, Hooksett, Derry, Salem | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Suffixed routes
New Hampshire Route 121A | |
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| Location | Haverhill–Chester |
| Length | 15.144 mi[1] (24.372 km) |
New Hampshire Route 121A (abbreviated NH 121A) is a 15.144-mile-long (24.372 km) north–south highway in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The southern terminus of NH 121A is at the Massachusetts state line in Plaistow, where the road continues for approximately 87 yards (80 m) into Massachusetts before ending at Massachusetts Route 125, a continuation of New Hampshire Route 125 in Haverhill. Upon crossing the border, NH 121A becomes Main Street, reflecting its status as the main street of Plaistow.
The northern terminus of NH 121A is in the town of Chester at New Hampshire Route 121.
There used to be another NH 121A, which can be seen on a 1945 map of New Hampshire. It followed Hooksett Rd. in Auburn and Auburn Rd. in Hooksett, with its termini at NH 121 and NH 28 Bypass. The road is now unnumbered. This road currently has an interchange with NH 101; it intersected NH 101 as a surface road when this NH 121A existed.[3]
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.
- ^ 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]
- ^ https://ftp.granit.unh.edu/NHDOT/Early%20Trunk%20Line%20maps/1945_Trunk%20Lines%20map.pdf