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| NH 16 bypasses Union to the east to the beginning of the Spaulding Turnpike at the Strafford County / Milton town line. NH 125 follows old NH 16 along Main Street / White Mountain Highway from Union to Exit 18. 08/16/11 |
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| NH 125 passes east from NH 16 at Exit 18 to Laskey Corner and Milton Ridge. The state route continues south parallel to the Spaulding Turnpike into the Milton town center. 08/16/11 |
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| Entering the folded diamond interchange (Exit 18) with NH 125 (White Mountain Highway) on NH 16 (Spaulding Turnpike) south. Applebee Road ties into NH 125 nearby from Milton Mills along the Falls River and Maine state line. 08/16/11 |
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| A 5.4 mile exit less stretch ensues along the Spaulding Turnpike south to Milton. 08/16/11 |
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| Upcoming Exit 17 joins the Spaulding Turnpike with NH 75 (Farmington Road) in one mile at a diamond interchange. 08/16/11 |
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| NH 75 constitutes a 5.7 mile route between NH 125 (White Mountain Highway) and NH 153 (Main Street). 08/16/11 |
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| Exit 17 leaves NH 16 south for NH 75 east to the Milton town center and west to the Farmington town center. 08/16/11 |
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| NH 16 (Spaulding Turnpike) and NH 125 (Milton Road) parallel one another south into the city of Rochester. A parclo interchange (Exit 16) joins the turnpike south with its original spur east to NH 125 and U.S. 202 (Highland Street) in one mile. U.S. 202 & NH 11 travel this alignment west to combine with NH 16 south. 08/16/11 |
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| U.S. 202 & NH 11 travel east from Exit 16 to East Rochester, Lebanon and Sanford, Maine. U.S. 202 extends northeast to Lewiston, Augusta and ultimately Bangor while NH 11 becomes SR 11, a 401 mile route to Fort Kent. 08/16/11 |
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| NH 11 west joins the Spaulding Turnpike for just 0.8 miles to the diamond interchange (Exit 15) with Main Street south and Farmington Road north. The state route angles northwest from Rochester to Farmington, New Durham and Alton as part of its 108 mile cross state route to Springfield, Vermont. 08/16/11 |
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| An original button copy sign for Exit 12 posted one half mile ahead of the parclo interchange with NH 125 (Gonic Road) on the south side of Rochester. NH 125 passes through the Gonic community southward to East Barrington. 08/16/11 |
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| Exit 12 departs NH 16 (Spaulding Turnpike) south for NH 125 (Gonic Road). The state route parts ways with the Spaulding Turnpike corridor for good on its route south to Epping and Plaistow. 08/16/11 |
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| The Spaulding Turnpike transitions into a toll road south of Exit 12. The Rochester Main Toll Plaza follows with six overall lanes. 08/16/11 |
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| Motorists with E-ZPass accounts may travel through the Rochester toll booths at 25 MPH through a single dedicated lane. 08/16/11 |
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| There is no Exit 11 or 10 in the southbound direction. Exit 9 concludes a 6.7 mile exit less stretch with Indian Brook Road to NH 9 and 108 in the city of Dover. 08/16/11 |
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| NH 9 & 108 combine at the nearby intersection of Central Avenue and High Street. Both roads lead away as commercial arterials by an assortment of shopping centers and big box retail. NH 9 concludes a 2.6 mile overlap with NH 108 (Central Avenue) through Downtown to take Silver Street west to Exit 8. 08/16/11 |
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| One half mile north of the parclo interchange (Exit 9) with Indian Brook Drive on the Spaulding Turnpike south. NH 9 follows High Street northeast to Somersworth. The state route crosses the Salmon Falls River there to Berwick, Maine.
SR 9 extends the route another 290 miles to Portland, Augusta, Bangor and Calais. 08/16/11 |
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| Exit 9 loops away from NH 16 south to Indian Brook Drive. Indian Brook Drive west ends at 6th Street.
NH 108 (New Rochester Road) ties into Indian Brook Drive from western reaches of Somersworth and Rochester as the former alignment of NH 16. 08/16/11 |
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| A cloverleaf interchange (Exits 8W/E) facilitates movement from the Spaulding Turnpike to NH 9 (Knox Marsh Road) in one mile. 08/16/11 |
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| NH 9 winds southwest from Silver Street to Exit 8 and a turn onto Littleworth Road at the adjacent north end of NH 155. NH 155 runs 11.3 miles southwest to Madbury, Lee and NH 125 in north Epping. 08/16/11 |
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| Southbound at the off-ramp (Exit 8E) for NH 9 east to Central Avenue (NH 108) and Downtown Dover. NH 108 continues south from NH 9 to Durham Road and a parclo A2 interchange (Exit 7) with the Spaulding Turnpike in a half mile. 08/16/11 |
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| Cataract Avenue spans NH 16 (Spaulding Turnpike) south on the quarter mile approach to Exit 7 with NH 108. NH 108 branches away from the former alignment of NH 16 (Stark Avenue) to the town of Durham. 08/16/11 |
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| NH 108 travels 42.4 miles overall between Rochester and East Kingston. Massachusetts 108 extends the route another 0.9 miles beyond the state line to MA 110.
Exit 7 is the last departure point before the second tolled portion of the Spaulding Turnpike. 08/16/11 |
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| The Spaulding Turnpike parallels the Bellamy River along a 4.1 mile stretch from Exits 7 to 6. The Dover Main Toll Plaza resides two miles south of the Spur Road overpass. 08/16/11 |
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| The forthcoming eight lane toll plaza includes two lanes dedicated to E-ZPass transactions where motorists pass through at 25 MPH or less. 08/16/11 |
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| Spur Road travels between NH 16 and the adjacent Bellamy River to the Dover Main Line Toll Plaza. 08/16/11 |
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| Exit 6 to U.S. 4 west departs the Spaulding Turnpike south immediately south of the toll plaza on Dover Point. 08/16/11 |
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| U.S. 4 west spans the Bellamy River west to Cedar Point and the Durham town line. The US route takes an expressway bypass of the town center en route to Concord. 08/16/11 |
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| Exit 6 parts ways with the Spaulding Turnpike south for adjacent Spur Road to make the connection with U.S. 4 at Boston Harbor. U.S. 4 east merges onto the remaining miles of NH 16 south to Portsmouth. 08/16/11 |
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| This sign posted at the merge with U.S. 4 east directed southbound motorists along the Spaulding Turnpike to use the U-turn ramp at Exit 4N for return access to the turnpike north for U.S. 4 west to Concord.
That ramp was eliminated as of the Spaulding Turnpike Newington-Dover Project to expand the freeway between Exits 6 and 1. 06/27/05 |
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| Exit 4S departs the Spaulding Turnpike south beyond Little Bay onto Nimble Hill Road west at Newington Station. Construction shifts the southbound roadway to run directly alongside the northbound lanes from Exit 4 to Exit 3 with Woodbury Avenue. Previously a wide median existed along this stretch. 06/27/05 |
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| Spanning the waters of Little Bay along U.S. 4 east & NH 16 south. Construction during the Spaulding Turnpike Newington-Dover Project expands this crossing to eight overall lanes with a replacement of the original bridge decks. Widening of the southbound span was completed by the end of 2013, with northbound construction running through mid-2016. 06/27/05 |
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| The on-ramp from Shattuck Way, a frontage road encircling the south approach to the Little Bay bridges and east side of U.S. 4 & NH 16, was relocated to merge onto the Spaulding Turnpike south beyond the Exit 4 off-ramp. This eliminated a weaving traffic configuration.
Nimble Hill Road otherwise stems west from Exit 4 and Shattuck Way to the Newington town center. 06/27/05 |
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| Exit 4N directed drivers to northbound for the adjacent off-ramp for Shattuck Way to River Road and the Piscataqua River industrial area. This ramp was eliminated. 06/27/05 |
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| Another set of signs referenced the U-turn ramp for NH 16 north back to Dover and the continuation of U.S. 4 west from the turnpike to Concord. This was a result of U.S. 4 east defaulting onto the Spaulding Turnpike south from Boston Harbor.
Widening of the turnpike through late 2017 adds eastbound access to both NH 16 north and Dover Point Road at Exit 6. 06/27/05 |
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| A historical look at the original Exit 4N off-ramp to U.S. 4 west & NH 16 north. A wye interchange followed for Woodbury Avenue south through Newington. This ramp was also replaced with a new right side ramp and access road during widening work between early 2012 and mid-2015. 06/27/05 |
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| These sets of signs posted at Exit 3 were replaced by 2011 and then removed during widening of the Spaulding Turnpike from 2012 onward. 06/27/05 |
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| Woodbury Avenue branches southeast from the Spaulding Turnpike as the historic alignment of both U.S. 4 & NH 16 leading into Portsmouth. The arterial serves a number of businesses, including The Mall at Fox Run.
An extension of Woodbury Avenue takes the road across the turnpike to a new roundabout at the Arboretum Drive and the relocated Exit 3. 06/27/05 |
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| Gosling Road travels west to Pease International Tradeport (PSM) and east along the Portsmouth city line to the Piscataqua River from upcoming Exit 1. 06/27/05 |
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| Entering the 1993-completed diamond interchange with Gosling Road on U.S. 4 east & NH 16 (Spaulding Turnpike) south. Gosling Road becomes Pease Boulevard west into Pease International Tradeport. The airport is a cargo hub and also home to a national guard base. 06/27/05 |
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| Three lanes advance southward across Gosling Road toward the Spaulding Turnpike end at U.S. 1 Bypass. Travelers bound for Maine via I-95 north or the city of Portsmouth continue to Portsmouth Circle to the left while a wye interchange departs next for I-95 (Blue Star Turnpike) south. 06/27/05 |
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| Two lanes serve Interstate 95 south to Hampton and Boston Massachusetts while U.S. 4 east & NH 16 south end with two lanes entering Portsmouth Circle at U.S. 1 Bypass. 06/27/05 |
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| Interstate 95 passes by Peace International Tradeport just south of U.S. 4 & NH 16 en route to Hampton and the NH 101 freeway as the tolled Blue Star Turnpike. 06/27/05 |
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| The final reassurance markers for U.S. 4 east and NH 16 south appear at the gore point with the connector road to I-95 (Blue Star Turnpike) south. 06/27/05 |
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| An on-ramp joins the ending Spaulding Turnpike from I-95 south to Portsmouth Circle. The forthcoming rotary joins U.S. 1 Bypass, an L-shaped route south to U.S. 1 by Portsmouth Plains and east to Kittery, Maine. 06/27/05 |
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| A closed set of ramps tie into the Spaulding Turnpike from Ashland Road west to Corporate Drive. Ashland Road appears to be restricted to construction and maintenance vehicles. 06/27/05 |
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| Attached to a multi-use trail overpass beside I-95 are signs directing motorists west from Portsmouth Circle to Interstate 95 and on U.S. 1 Bypass south or north through Portsmouth. 06/27/05 |
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| This replaced overhead was posted above the access ramp leading west from Portsmouth Circle to Interstate 95 north and south. U.S. 4 and NH 16 end at the entrance to the rotary. 06/27/05 |
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| Former button copy signs posted at the separation of traffic to Interstate 95. I-95 travels just 16.11 miles through the Granite State between Kittery, Maine and Salisbury, Maine. 06/27/05 |
Page Updated 02-19-2015.
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