New Hampshire Route 38 (abbreviated NH 38) is an north–south
state highway
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in extreme southern
New Hampshire
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. It is the main road connecting
Pelham with
Salem.
The southern terminus is in Pelham at the
state line, where the road continues south as
Massachusetts Route 38
Route 38 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, traveling from Route 28 in Somerville north via Lowell to the New Hampshire state line in Dracut, where it continues as New Hampshire Route 38 in Pelham, New Hampshire. A ...
, which runs from
Dracut to
Somerville
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. The northern terminus of NH 38 is in Salem at Rockingham Park Boulevard near the
Mall at Rockingham Park
The Mall at Rockingham Park is the largest shopping mall in the state of New Hampshire, with of floor space. The mall is located in the town of Salem, about north of Boston. The mall is adjacent to Interstate 93 and the former Rockingham Park ...
,
Interstate 93
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(I-93) and
NH 28.
Route description
The state route begins at the Massachusetts state line within the town of Pelham,
Hillsborough County. After passing through the reaches of a quarry, most of which is in Massachusetts, it travels north along Bridge Street passing numerous businesses, but otherwise traveling to the east of the center of town. At Main Street, it begins to bend to the northeast, passing under a power line corridor, and then heads through a residential neighborhood. It crosses into Salem,
Rockingham County where the highway name changes to Lowell Road. Through Salem, NH 38 crosses another residential neighborhood before it heads past more commercial properties. The road passes under I-93 before it curves to the north to head along the west side of the Mall at Rockingham Park and its name changes to Pleasant Street.
[
There is some inconsistency regarding the northern terminus of the route. According to signage, NH 38 turns onto Mall Road where it loops around the mall's parking lot and to the east of the former ]Rockingham Park
Rockingham Park was a horse racing establishment in Salem, New Hampshire, in the United States. First built in 1906, it was used as an area for many to gamble on the weekends. Seabiscuit raced there in 1935 and 1936,''Daily Racing Form'' staff (2 ...
race track. Now traveling south, NH 38 passes numerous entrances to the mall and track before ending at Rockingham Park Boulevard, a connector road between I-93's exit 1 and NH 28.[ According to the ]New Hampshire Department of Transportation
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F ...
, the route of NH 38 continues along Pleasant Street before turning east onto Main Street where the route ends at NH 28 and NH 97.
Junction list
References
External links
{{Attached KML
New Hampshire State Route 38
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Transportation in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Transportation in Rockingham County, New Hampshire