New Hampshire Route 145
New Hampshire Route 145 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NHDOT | ||||
| Length | 13.133 mi[1] (21.136 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 3 in Colebrook | |||
| North end | US 3 in Pittsburg | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Hampshire | |||
| Counties | Coös | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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New Hampshire Route 145 (abbreviated NH 145) is a 13.133-mile-long (21.136 km) north–south state highway in northern Coös County in the Great North Woods Region of New Hampshire. The highway runs between intersections with U.S. Route 3 (US 3) in Colebrook and Pittsburg, taking a more direct route than US 3, which closely follows the Connecticut River and takes a longer, more circuitous route between the two towns. NH 145 serves the towns of Stewartstown and Clarksville.
Route description
NH 145 begins at US 3 (Main Street) just north of the U.S. Highway's bridge across the Mohawk River in the town center of Colebrook. The two-lane highway heads northeast out of the town center along Park Street. NH 145 follows Beaver Brook and its North Branch, passing Beaver Brook Falls Wayside, to its headwaters at Stewartstown Hollow in the town of Stewartstown, where the route follows Hollow Road. A New Hampshire historical marker there (number 47) notes the nearby gravesite of Metallak, "The Lone Indian of the Magalloway".[2] The highway descends to Cedar Brook and crosses Bishop Brook before ascending out of that valley and entering the town of Clarksville. NH 145 crosses Pond Brook, passes another historical marker (number 155) denoting the 45th parallel north,[3] and passes through the village of Clarksville. North of there, the highway descends to and crosses the Connecticut River into the town of Pittsburg. There, NH 145 follows Mill Street a short distance to its northern terminus at US 3 (Main Street).
History
A 1945 map of New Hampshire shows Route 145 numbered 126.[4]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Coös County. [1][5]
| Location[1][5] | mi[1][5] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Colebrook | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 3 (Main Street) – Lancaster | Southern terminus | |
| Pittsburg | 13.133 | 21.136 | US 3 (Main Street) – Stewartstown, Connecticut Lakes | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b c Bureau of Planning & Community Assistance (February 20, 2015). "NH Public Roads". Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ "Metallak - New Hampshire Historical Markers". Waymarking.com. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "45th Parallel (Clarksville) - New Hampshire Historical Markers". Waymarking.com. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ 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]