Daniel Webster Highway (also known as D.W. Highway or Webster Highway) is the name for several sections of
U.S. Route 3
U.S. Route 3 (US 3) is a United States highway running from Cambridge, Massachusetts, through New Hampshire, to the Canada–US border near Third Connecticut Lake, where it connects to Quebec Route 257.
Massachusetts Route 3 connects to ...
(or former alignments) in
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by 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 highway is named after 19th century statesman
Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, ...
, a New Hampshire native.
Extent
The following sections (or former sections) of U.S. Route 3 are named "Daniel Webster Highway":
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#From the
state line to the south end of Main St. in
Nashua Nashua may refer to:
* Nashaway people, Native American tribe living in 17th-century New England
Places
In Australia:
* Nashua, New South Wales
In the United States:
* Nashua, California
* Nashua, Iowa
* Nashua, Minnesota
* Nashua, Kansas City ...
(formerly U.S. 3)
#From the southern boundary of
Merrimack to the northern boundary of
Bedford
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#From Webster St. in northern
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
to the northern boundary of
Hooksett
#From
U.S. Route 4
U.S. Route 4 (US 4) is a long United States highway that runs from East Greenbush, New York, in the west to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in the east, traversing Vermont.
In New York, US 4 is signed North-South to reflect its alignment in the s ...
in the center of
Boscawen to the southern boundary of
Franklin
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People
* Franklin (given name)
* Franklin (surname)
* Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class
Places Australia
* Franklin, Tasmania, a township
* Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...
#In
Belmont from the boundary with
Tilton to the
Laconia
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Bypass
#From Endicott St. in
Weirs Beach, through
Meredith, to the northern boundary of
Center Harbor
#From
Bridgewater at its boundary with
Ashland to the south end of Main St. in
Plymouth
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Plymouth ...
#From the north end of Main St. in Plymouth, through
Campton and
Thornton, to the south end of Main St. in
North Woodstock
#From the southern boundary of
Lincoln
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* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincol ...
to the merge with
Interstate 93
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in
Franconia Notch
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#From Interstate 93 north of Franconia Notch to Union St. in
Whitefield
#From the southern boundary of
Stratford to the northern boundary of
Columbia
#From the southern boundary of
Clarksville to the west end of Main St. in
Pittsburg
#From the east end of Main St. in Pittsburg to the
Canada–US border
South Nashua
Running from
Tyngsborough, Massachusetts
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up to the junction of Main Street, South Main Street, and East Dunstable Road, D.W. Highway in
Nashua Nashua may refer to:
* Nashaway people, Native American tribe living in 17th-century New England
Places
In Australia:
* Nashua, New South Wales
In the United States:
* Nashua, California
* Nashua, Iowa
* Nashua, Minnesota
* Nashua, Kansas City ...
is the main thoroughfare for the South Nashua Commercial District in the southeastern portion of the city. Before the construction of the
Everett Turnpike
The Frederick E. Everett Turnpike, also called the Central New Hampshire Turnpike, is a toll road in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, running from the Massachusetts border at Nashua north to Concord. The Everett Turnpike is named for Frederick ...
, this was also designated as
U.S. Route 3
U.S. Route 3 (US 3) is a United States highway running from Cambridge, Massachusetts, through New Hampshire, to the Canada–US border near Third Connecticut Lake, where it connects to Quebec Route 257.
Massachusetts Route 3 connects to ...
.
Access between the D.W. Highway and Route 3/Everett Turnpike:
* Full access via East Dunstable Road at Turnpike Exit 4.
* Partial access at Turnpike Exit 3; there is no Turnpike exit on the northbound side.
* Full access between the two roads at Turnpike Exit 2 (
Circumferential Highway).
* Full access via Spit Brook Road at Turnpike Exit 1.
* Partial access at Route 3 Massachusetts Exit 91 (Middlesex Road); there is no southbound Route 3 exit here.
Merrimack and Bedford
The main road in
Merrimack, the highway runs from the southeastern to northeastern portion of town, just east of the Everett Turnpike. It continues into Bedford, crossing to the west of the Everett Turnpike, and passing through the town's main commercial district, ending at the town's northern border with Manchester, where it becomes Second Street.Access between the D.W. Highway and the Turnpike:
* At Turnpike Exit 7 via the Henri Burque Highway to Concord Street.
* At Turnpike Exit 10 (Industrial Drive)
* At Turnpike Exit 11 (Continental Boulevard)
* At Turnpike Exit 12 (Bedford Road)
* At
New Hampshire Route 101
New Hampshire Route 101 (NH 101) is a state-maintained highway in southern New Hampshire extending from Keene to Hampton Beach. It is the major east–west highway in the southern portion of the state.
The western terminus of NH 101 is in Keene ...
in Bedford, just west of
Interstate 293
Interstate 293 (I-293) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway surrounding Manchester, New Hampshire, roughly shaped like two sides of a triangle. Completing the loop in the northeast (the third side of the triangle) is I-93. The southern porti ...
Exit 3 (where it merges with the Everett Turnpike)
North of Manchester into Hooksett
Beginning at Webster Street near Livingston Park in north
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
, heading past
Interstate 93
Interstate 93 (I-93) is an Interstate Highway in the New England states of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont in the United States. Spanning approximately along a north–south axis, it is one of three primary Interstate Highways ...
, this D.W. Highway is the main commercial thoroughfare in
Hooksett, continuing northbound east of the
Merrimack River
The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an occasional earlier spelling) is a river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into Mas ...
to the town boundary with
Allenstown, where US 3 becomes Allenstown Road.
See also
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