New Hampshire Route 202A (NH 202A) is a east–west
state highway
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in
Strafford and
Rockingham counties in southeastern
New Hampshire
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, serving as a northern loop of
U.S. Route 202
U.S. Route 202 (US 202) is a spur route of US 2. It follows a northeasterly and southwesterly direction stretching from Delaware to Maine, also traveling through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massa ...
. Its western terminus is in
Northwood at US 202 and
New Hampshire Route 9, and its eastern terminus is in
Rochester
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at
New Hampshire Route 108 and
New Hampshire Route 125.
Route description
Northwood and Strafford
NH 202A begins in Northwood as an offshoot of US 202 (overlapped with NH 9) and proceeds due north towards the town of
Strafford. The highway runs into the center of town, intersecting and briefly overlapping
NH 126 before turning eastward. NH 202A continues east, passing briefly through the northern corner of
Barrington before crossing into the city of Rochester.
Rochester
NH 202A enters Rochester as Strafford Road, then turns east onto Crown Point Road before becoming Walnut Street. The road proceeds east into downtown, passing under the
Spaulding Turnpike
The Spaulding Turnpike is a north-south toll road in eastern New Hampshire. Nearly its entire length is overlapped by New Hampshire Route 16. Its southern terminus is at the Portsmouth Traffic Circle (Interstate 95 / U.S. Route 1 Bypass) in Port ...
(US 202 /
NH 16) without an interchange. The nearest interchanges to the turnpike are located at exits 13, 14 or 15. Walnut Street ends at a five-way intersection with Washington and North Main streets; NH 202A continues east onto North Main Street, which becomes one-way eastbound after crossing the
Cocheco River
The Cochecho River (incorrectly Cocheco River) is a tributary of the Piscataqua River, long, in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It rises in northern Strafford County and runs southeastward, through the town of Farmington and the cities of Ro ...
and transitions onto South Main Street. Due to the counter-clockwise one-way flow of traffic in downtown Rochester, westbound NH 202A traffic transitions from South Main onto Wakefield Street, then must turn left onto Union Street and right onto North Main Street. The NH 202A designation continues for before terminating at Columbus Avenue (NH 125). Traffic continuing on South Main Street transitions directly onto NH 108 southbound.
Major intersections
See also
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List of state highways in New Hampshire
The following is a list of state routes in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. All routes in the state are maintained by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.
New Hampshire route markers feature the profile of the Old Man of the Mountain
...
*
New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 191: Arched Bridge
References
External links
New Hampshire State Route 202Aon
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202A
Transportation in Strafford County, New Hampshire
Transportation in Rockingham County, New Hampshire