New Hampshire Route 121 (abbreviated NH 121) is a north–south
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in
Rockingham and
Hillsborough
Hillsborough may refer to:
Australia
*Hillsborough, New South Wales, a suburb of Lake Macquarie
Canada
*Hillsborough, New Brunswick
*Hillsborough Parish, New Brunswick
* Hillsborough, Nova Scotia, in Inverness County
*Hillsborough (electoral d ...
counties in southeastern
New Hampshire
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. The road winds through the communities of
Atkinson,
Hampstead
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,
Sandown,
Derry
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,
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
, and
Auburn
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Places Australia
* Auburn, New South Wales
* City of Auburn, the local government area
*Electoral district of Auburn
*Auburn, Queensland, a locality in the Western Downs Region
*Auburn, South Australia
*Auburn, Tasmania
*Aub ...
. The southern terminus of NH 121 is at the
state line in
Plaistow, where the road, named Atkinson Depot Road, continues into the city of
Haverhill as an unnumbered local road (North Main Street) leading to Route 125. The northern terminus is at a
traffic circle
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, where NH 121 meets
New Hampshire Route 28 Bypass
New Hampshire Route 28 is an north–south state highway in eastern New Hampshire. It connects the town of Ossipee in east-central New Hampshire with Salem on the Massachusetts border, while passing through Manchester, the largest city in the sta ...
(the Londonderry Turnpike) in eastern
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 ...
. At this point, the road is known as Manchester Road.
Major intersections
Suffixed routes
New Hampshire Route 121A (abbreviated NH 121A) is a north–south highway in
Rockingham County,
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 southern terminus of NH 121A is at the Massachusetts state line in
Plaistow, where the road continues for approximately 87 yards (80 m) into Massachusetts before ending at
Massachusetts Route 125
Route 125 is an north–south Massachusetts state route. It runs from Interstate 93 in Wilmington to the Massachusetts-New Hampshire state line in Haverhill, where it continues as New Hampshire Route 125 through Plaistow to Wakefield, New H ...
, a continuation of
New Hampshire Route 125
New Hampshire Route 125 is a north–south state highway in Rockingham, Strafford and Carroll counties in southeastern New Hampshire. The southern terminus is in Plaistow at the Massachusetts state line, where the road continues south into Ha ...
in
Haverhill. Upon crossing the border, NH 121A becomes Main Street, reflecting its status as the main street of Plaistow.
The northern terminus of NH 121A is in the town of
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
at New Hampshire Route 121.
References
External links
New Hampshire State Route 121on
Flickr
New Hampshire State Route 121Aon Flickr
121 121 may refer to:
* 121 (number), a natural number
*AD 121, a year in the 2nd century AD
* 121 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC
* 121 (Eagle) Sqn
* 121 (MBTA bus)
* 121 (New Jersey bus)
*Road 121, see list of highways numbered 121
*Russian cruiser ...
Transportation in Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Transportation in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
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