New Hampshire Route 107

New Hampshire Route 107
Map of eastern New Hampshire with NH 107 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NHDOT
Length:	69.108 mi[1] (111.219 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US 1 in Seabrook
	I‑95 in Seabrook NH 111 / NH 125 in Kingston NH 101 in Raymond US 4 / US 202 / NH 9 in Northwood US 3 / NH 11 in Laconia
North end:	US 3 in Laconia
Location
Counties:	Rockingham, Merrimack, Belknap
Highway system
New Hampshire Highway System Interstate U.S. State Turnpikes ← NH 106 NH 108 →

Concurrent NH 107 and 108 looking east in East Kingston

New Hampshire Route 107 is a 69.108-mile-long (111.219 km) north–south state highway in eastern New Hampshire. It connects Laconia in the Lakes Region with Seabrook on the Atlantic coast. The southern terminus of NH 107 is at U.S. Route 1 in Seabrook near the entrance to Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 3 on the Laconia/Gilford town line.

The highway is signed north-south, but follows a more southeast-to-northwest alignment. Although the route stretches for almost 70 miles (110 km), NH 107 essentially exists as a series of smaller segments connected by short concurrencies with other routes.

NH 107 between US 3 and Leavitt Road in Laconia is part of the Timberman 70.3 Triathlon bicycle course.^[2]

Route description

Seabrook to Kingston

NH 107 begins at US 1 in Seabrook, just 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the Massachusetts state line, and initially travels nearly due west (signed north). The highway interchanges with Interstate 95 0.2 miles (0.3 km) to the west then continues west into the town of Kensington. NH 107 crosses NH 150 and traverses the southern part of Kensington before continuing into East Kingston where it meets NH 108. NH 108 turns onto NH 107, sharing pavement briefly before splitting off to the south. Continuing west into Kingston, NH 107 intersects the northern terminus of NH 107A (its only "child" route) before meeting NH 111 and NH 125. NH 107 turns north onto NH 111 / NH 125, and the three routes overlap for just over 1 mile (1.6 km), then NH 111 splits off to the east. NH 107 continues along NH 125 for another 0.5 miles (0.8 km) before it splits off on its own again.

Kingston to Northwood

NH 107 cuts across the southwestern corner of Brentwood, then crosses the Exeter River into Fremont and intersects with NH 111A. The two routes overlap for 1.8 miles (2.9 km) before NH 111A splits off to the south. NH 107 continues along the river until crossing into Raymond. The highway intersects the eastern terminus of NH 102 before turning due north. NH 107 crosses the Lamprey River and interchanges with NH 101 before intersecting with NH 27 east of downtown. NH 107 turns west onto NH 27, and NH 156, a short connector to Nottingham, splits off to the north. NH 27 and NH 107 continue along the Lamprey River for 3.9 miles (6.3 km) before splitting in the western end of town. NH 107 turns north to continue along the Lamprey River into the town of Deerfield, where it intersects with NH 43. NH 43 and NH 107 overlap for 3.5 miles (5.6 km) in Deerfield and split north of the town center. The highway continues northwest into Epsom where it intersects with US 4, US 202 and NH 9 in the eastern end of town. NH 107 turns east to join them, and the four routes run concurrently along the north side of Northwood Lake for 2 miles (3 km), crossing into the town of Northwood along the way. NH 107 splits off and continues northwest into Pittsfield.

Pittsfield to Belmont

NH 107 crosses the town of Pittsfield through windy, hilly terrain before reaching the downtown area. In downtown Pittsfield, the highway turns north and crosses NH 28 before continuing north and crossing into the town of Barnstead. The highway runs briefly through the western corner of the town before continuing northwest into Gilmanton, where it meets the eastern terminus of NH 129, a connector to Loudon to the southwest. NH 107 continues northwest through more hilly terrain for several miles, then crosses NH 140 in the town center. Continuing north, NH 107 traverses the eastern corner of Belmont before entering the city of Laconia.

Laconia

NH 107 has a partial interchange with the Gilford-Laconia Bypass (US 3 / NH 11); full access is available via NH 106 just 0.6 miles (0.97 km) to the north. NH 107 joins NH 106 northbound into downtown Laconia via South Main Street. NH 106 and NH 107 intersect with NH 11A (unsigned US 3 Business) in the city's center, near the Winnipesaukee River. NH 107 turns onto NH 11A (Union Avenue) for 0.9 miles (1.4 km), then NH 11A splits off east towards the US 3 / NH 11 bypass. NH 107 (and US 3 Business) continue north on Union Avenue, paralleling Opechee and Paugus bays before reaching its northern terminus at US 3 (Lake Street/Lake Shore Road) at the Laconia/Gilford line (US 3 Business also ends here).

History

From Laconia to Barnstead, Route 107 is part of the Old Province Road, the first "farm to market" road in New Hampshire. Province Road was planned in 1763 to divert crops from being shipped down the Connecticut River from the Haverhill area, then called "Little Co-os", and instead have them brought to the Durham area.^[3] Province Road began the great era of roadbuilding in New Hampshire, a dream of Governor John Wentworth, which had to wait until the end of the French and Indian Wars.^[4]

Major intersections

County	Location[1][5]	mi[1][5]	km	Destinations	Notes
Rockingham	Seabrook	0.000	0.000	US 1 (Lafayette Road) – Hampton, Salisbury MA	Southern terminus of NH 107
		0.206– 0.616	0.332– 0.991	I‑95 (New Hampshire Turnpike) – Hampton, Portsmouth, Salisbury, Boston	Exit 1 on I-95
	Kensington	3.075	4.949	NH 150 (Amesbury Road) – South Hampton, Exeter
	East Kingston	7.335	11.805	NH 108 north (North Road) – Exeter	Southern end of wrong-way concurrency with NH 108
		7.724	12.431	NH 108 south (Haverhill Road) – Newton	Northern end of wrong-way concurrency with NH 108
	Kingston	9.563	15.390	NH 107A south (Powwow River Road) – South Hampton	Northern terminus of NH 107A
		9.620	15.482	NH 125 south / NH 111 west – Plaistow	Southern end of concurrency with NH 111 / NH 125
		10.663	17.160	NH 111 east (Exeter Road) – Exeter	Northern end of concurrency with NH 111
		11.195	18.017	NH 125 north – Epping	Northern end of concurrency with NH 125
	Fremont	13.475	21.686	NH 111A east (Brentwood Road) – Brentwood, Exeter	Southern end of concurrency with NH 111A
		15.252	24.546	NH 111A west (Danville Road) – Danville	Northern end of concurrency with NH 111A
	Raymond	18.908	30.429	NH 102 west (Chester Road) – Derry, Nashua	Eastern terminus of NH 102
		19.621– 19.997	31.577– 32.182	NH 101 – Portsmouth, Manchester	Exit 5 on NH 101
		20.447	32.906	NH 27 east – Epping	Southern end of concurrency with NH 27
		20.551	33.074	NH 156 north (Nottingham Road) – Nottingham	Southern terminus of NH 156
		24.367	39.215	NH 27 west – Candia	Northern end of concurrency with NH 27
	Deerfield	28.173	45.340	NH 43 south (Stage Road) – Candia	Southern end of concurrency with NH 43
		31.663	50.957	NH 43 north (Mountain View Road) – Northwood	Northern end of concurrency with NH 43
Merrimack	Epsom	37.409	60.204	US 4 / US 202 / NH 9 west (Dover Road / Franklin Pierce Highway) – Concord	Southern end of concurrency with US 4 / US 202 / NH 9
Rockingham	Northwood	39.462	63.508	US 4 / US 202 / NH 9 east (First New Hampshire Turnpike / Franklin Pierce Highway) – Portsmouth, Dover	Northern end of concurrency with US 4 / US 202 / NH 9
Merrimack	Pittsfield	48.166	77.516	NH 28 (Suncook Valley Road) – Epsom, Alton
Belknap	Gilmanton	52.741	84.878	NH 129 west – Loudon	Eastern terminus of NH 129
		58.127	93.546	NH 140 (Alton–Belmont Road) – Belmont, Gilmanton Ironworks, Alton
	Laconia	64.932– 65.020	104.498– 104.640	US 3 north / NH 11 east (Daniel Webster Highway / Laconia–Gilford Bypass) – Gilford, Meredith, Alton	Partial interchange; exit to US 3 north / NH 11 east and entrance from US 3 south / NH 11 west
		65.610	105.589	NH 106 south (Belmont Road) – Belmont, Concord	Southern end of concurrency with NH 106
		66.155	106.466	NH 106 north (Main Street) – Meredith NH 11A west	Northern end of concurrency with NH 106; southern end of concurrency with NH 11A
		66.729	107.390	NH 11A east (Gilford Avenue) – Gunstock Rec. Area	Northern end of concurrency with NH 11A
		69.108	111.219	US 3 – Weirs Beach, Meredith, Gilford, Alton	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

Concurrent routes

• New Hampshire Route 108: 0.39 miles (0.63 km), East Kingston
• New Hampshire Route 111: 1.04 miles (1.67 km), Kingston
• New Hampshire Route 125: 1.57 miles (2.53 km), Kingston
• New Hampshire Route 111A: 1.78 miles (2.86 km), Fremont
• New Hampshire Route 27: 3.92 miles (6.31 km), Raymond
• New Hampshire Route 43: 3.49 miles (5.62 km), Deerfield
• U.S. Route 4 / U.S. Route 202 / New Hampshire Route 9: 2.06 miles (3.32 km), Epsom to Northwood
• New Hampshire Route 106: 0.54 miles (0.87 km), Laconia
• New Hampshire Route 11A: 0.57 miles (0.92 km), Laconia
• U.S. Route 3 Business (unsigned): 2.95 miles (4.75 km), Laconia

Suffixed routes

NH 107A in the Smith's Corner part of northwestern South Hampton

New Hampshire Route 107A is a 6.34-mile (10.20 km) long north–south highway in Rockingham County. The southern terminus of the route is at the Massachusetts state line in South Hampton, where South Hampton Road continues unnumbered into Amesbury, Massachusetts. The northern terminus is at NH 107 in Kingston.

NH 107A begins at the Massachusetts border in South Hampton as Main Avenue. The road progresses to the northwest, becoming Burnt Swamp Road at the town line. The name remains the same to an intersection with NH 108, where NH 107A becomes Powwow River Road. In Kingston NH 107A turns to the north a short distance ahead of its northern terminus at NH 107, a few yards east of the junction of NH 107 and NH 111 / NH 125.

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