The New Hampshire Turnpike System is a system of of

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, of which are part of the National Highway System, within the

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New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

. The Turnpike System is managed by the

New Hampshire Department of Transportation The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) is a government agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The Commissioner of NHDOT is Victoria Sheehan. The main office of the NHDOT is located in the J. O. Morton Building in Concord, N ...

(NHDOT) Bureau of Turnpikes.

Historical

There were a number of turnpikes built in New Hampshire during the period of 1796 to 1830, totaling in length. These were

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s for horse traffic, which were built by private companies. Such early turnpikes included: * First New Hampshire Turnpike – from

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, now part of

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. * Second New Hampshire Turnpike –

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to Amherst. Parts of the route are incorporated in the current NH 31 and NH 47. * Third New Hampshire Turnpike – from Walpole through Keene to

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. The road followed much of what is now NH 124. * Chester Turnpike Road – from Pembroke through Allenstown and

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. * Coös Turnpike Road – from Haverhill through Piermont to

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. * Grafton Turnpike Road – from

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. * Londonderry Turnpike Road – from

to Windham and

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, via Londonderry.

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is officially named Londonderry Turnpike.

Current

There are three

s that make up the New Hampshire Turnpike System: The Blue Star and Spaulding Turnpikes are also known collectively as the Eastern Turnpike.

References

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External links

NHDOT Bureau of Turnpikes
Highways in New Hampshire * Freeways in the United States Turnpikes

Historical

Current

See also

References

External links