New Hampshire Route 175 (NH 175) is a

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in the U.S. state of

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. The highway runs north from an intersection in

Holderness Holderness is an area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the north-east coast of England. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages. Topographically, Holderness has more in common wit ...

with

U.S. Route 3 U.S. Route 3 (US 3) is a United States Numbered Highway running from Cambridge, Massachusetts, through New Hampshire, to the Canada–United States border near Third Connecticut Lake, where it connects to Quebec Route 257. Massachu ...

and

New Hampshire Route 25 New Hampshire Route 25 is a long east–west state highway in New Hampshire. It runs completely across the state from Vermont to Maine. The western terminus of Route 25 is at the Vermont state line on the Connecticut River in Piermont, New Ham ...

to an intersection with US 3 in

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. NH 175 is a minor highway that parallels US 3 and

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through the valley of the

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. NH 175 has a secondary spur road, NH 175A, which connects it to downtown

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Route description

NH 175 begins at an intersection with US 3 and NH 25 (Daniel Webster Highway) at Little Squam Lake in the town of Holderness. The state highway heads north and then west through a hilly area where it briefly passes through the town of Ashland before returning to Holderness. NH 175 enters the valley of the Pemigewasset River and passes by the historic Trinity Church and near the

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and the Chapel of the Holy Cross. North of the school and churches, the highway meets the eastern end of its spur into Plymouth and

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, NH 175A. NH 175 continues north parallel to the river and I-93 and US 3, which follow the opposite, right bank of the river, into the town of Campton. The highway crosses the

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and parallels the Mad River to its bridge over the river immediately to the south of the highway's junction with NH 49. NH 175 passes through the town of Thornton and its name becomes Eastside Road on entering the town of Woodstock. The highway passes under I-93, has two crossings of the Pemigewasset River, and intersects Tripoli Road, which has a

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with I-93 immediately to the east. NH 175 has an oblique grade crossing of the Hobo Railroad before crossing the river a third time on a

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and reaching its northern terminus at US 3 (Daniel Webster Highway) just south of the community of North Woodstock.

Major intersections

Suffixed route

New Hampshire Route 175A (NH 175A) is a

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of NH 175 in the towns of Plymouth and Holderness. The highway begins as the east leg of a

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in downtown Plymouth, which is dominated by the campus of

. The north and south legs of the roundabout consist of Main Street, which carries US 3 and NH 25; the west leg is town-maintained High Street. NH 175A has a grade crossing of a railroad and crosses over the Pemigewasset River into Holderness. The highway passes through the athletic complex of the university before reaching its four-ramp

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interchange with I-93. East of I-93, NH 175A has its eastern terminus at NH 175.

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Transportation in Grafton County, New Hampshire