Interstate 293 South

Interstate 293 begins as the F.E. Everett Turnpike separates from Interstate 93 in south Hooksett.

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The first shield for I-293 appears on this green sign posted ahead of the loop ramp joining I-93 north with the Everett Turnpike south.

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The left side ramp for Interstate 293 from the Everett Turnpike south may lead to motorist confusion for travelers intending on remaining along I-93. This trailblazer references the eventual return of I-293 south to its parent.

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A second reassurance marker for I-293 and the Everett Turnpike appears beyond the on-ramp from I-93 north. Overlaps in New Hampshire are almost always signed on small green signs instead of stand alone shields.

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Now within Hillsborough County and the city of Manchester, Interstate 293 swings southward matching the course of the Merrimack River. Travelers bound for Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) are directed southward along the Everett Turnpike 11 miles to Raymond Wieczorek Drive, a 2011-opened expressway directly linking the Turnpike with the airport passenger terminal.

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Four exits line Interstate 293 (F.E. Everett Turnpike) south to its eastern turn across the Merrimack River. The Granite Street SPUI (Exit 5) provides quick access to Downtown.

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High rises from Downtown Manchester come into view as Interstate 293 angles southeast to Exit 6 with the Amoskeag Rotary.

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Amoskeag Street stems east from Exit 6 and the Amoskeag Rotary across the Merrimack River to Canal Street south and Salmon Street east to U.S. 3 (Elm Street).

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This interchange sequence sign lists the off-ramps for the Manchester area colleges and universities.

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A half diamond interchange (Exit 7 from I-293 north) brings NH 3A south onto Interstate 293 from Front Street. The state route overlaps with the Everett Turnpike to Exit 4 (2nd Street).

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I-293/NH 3A cross over Black Brook on the half mile approach to Exit 6. Amoskeag Rotary ties the turnpike in with Goffstown Road west, Front Street north and Eddy Road south on the west side of I-293.

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An S-curve ensues along I-293/NH 3A south from Amoskeag Rotary as the freeway hugs the west banks of the Merrimack River.

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Exit 6 loops away from I-293/NH 3A south for Amoskeag Street east to northern reaches of Downtown and Eddy Road south to the West Side neighborhood area at Amory and Bridge Streets.

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Downtown Manchester lies across the Merrimack River from forthcoming Exit 5.

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Exit 5 opened to traffic along Interstate 293 south in June 2008. A four-year project costing $28.7 million, work rebuilt the previous half diamond interchange with Granite Street into the state's third single point urban interchange. Road work ran in conjunction with a $25 million project to expand and improve Granite Street east as a gateway into Downtown.¹

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Passing under the Bridge Street span into north Downtown, area travelers bound for Verizon Wireless Arena (Civic Center) and Northeast Delta Dental Stadium (Baseball Stadium) are directed to use Exit 5 for Granite Street. The minor league ball park lies along the east banks of the river while the hockey arena sits at the southeast corner of Granite and Elm (U.S. 3) Streets.

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Granite Street west ties into parallel Main Street at West Manchester.

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I-293/NH 3A south reach the off-ramp (Exit 5) for Granite Street to Downtown and West Manchester. Granite Street becomes Lake Avenue east of U.S. 3 (Elm Street).

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Piscataquog Trail, a rail trail running northwest from Heritage Trail and Downtown to the West Side Arena, spans I-293/NH 3A south of the Granite Street on-ramp.

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The half mile sign for Exit 4, where NH 3A leaves I-293 south for 2nd Street (U.S. 3) and Queen City Avenue, was removed by 2014 due to construction. A $26.2 million project underway until November 18, 2016 replaces bridges within the vicinity of Exit 4 while expanding 0.6 miles of I-293 south of the Piscataquog River.²

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A rare mainline stand alone shield for Interstate 293 was posted at the Piscataquog River.

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U.S. 3 crosses over I-293/NH 3A along the Queen City Bridge from south of Downtown to 2nd Street (NH 114A north). Exit 4 departs in one quarter mile for parallel 2nd Street, 0.3 miles south of the U.S. 3 turn from Queen City Avenue.

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An on-ramp joins I-293 south from NH 114A (2nd Street) just ahead of the Exit 4 departure to 2nd and Harvell Streets. NH 3A south combines with U.S. 3 north to make the connection with Elm Street east across the Merrimack River. U.S. 3 south runs parallel to the Everett Turnpike into Bedford.

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A nearly 2,000 foot sound wall was added to the west side of Interstate 293 leading south from Exit 4 to the Manchester city line during 2014.

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Interstate 293 south parts ways with the F.E. Everett Turnpike next at a directional cloverleaf interchange within the town of Bedford. The unnumbered interchange was resigned in 2011 when the new expressway opened from the Turnpike to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT).
Planned for 20 years and named Raymond Wieczorek Drive, the 1.75 mile route cost $175 million and included a trumpet interchange with the Everett Turnpike at Bedford Toll Plaza.³ The turnpike is now untolled from I-293/NH 101 south to the airport connector (Exit 13).

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Interstate 293 south returns motorists to Interstate 93, 4.1 miles east from the split with Everett Turnpike.

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F.E. Everett Turnpike continues south to Merrimack, Nashua and a transition to the U.S. 3 freeway toward Lowell and Burlington (I-95) in Massachusetts.

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Two lanes branch away from the Everett Turnpike for Interstate 293 south (east) through south Manchester.

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Curving away from the turnpike, I-293 splits with the westbound off-ramp for NH 101. NH 101 extends west as a freeway 1.5 miles to NH 114, where the state route turns southwest along an at-grade highway toward Milford.

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NH 101 travels nearly 95 miles as a cross state route between Keene and Hampton Beach on the Seacoast.

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NH 101 east overlaps with Interstate 293 south for 3.6 miles to I-93 north. This extent was signed as I-193 until 1977.

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Interstate 293 south merges onto the left side of NH 101 east opposite its loop ramp for I-293 (F.E. Everett Turnpike) north to Downtown Manchester. The control point for I-293 shifts from Salem to Boston here.

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Typical for freeway to freeway connections in New Hampshire, the gore point sign here includes a shield assembly for the destination route.

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Another Interstate 93 trailblazer appears at the Merrimack River on I-293/NH 101 east.

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Interstate 293 south reenters the city of Manchester ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 2) with NH 3A (Brown Avenue).

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The 175 mile long Merrimack River flows south from Franklin, New Hampshire to Lowell, Massachusetts, where the river turns east to empty into the Atlantic at Newburyport. I-293/NH 101 span the waterway with six overall lanes.

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Looking south at the Merrimack River toward Goffs Falls and a Boston and Maine Railroad bridge.

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NH 3A heads north from Exit 2 to the Highlands and Bakersville neighborhoods in Manchester. The state route combines with U.S. 3 south at Queen City Avenue back to I-293 at Exit 4.

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South from Exit 2, NH 3A (Brown Avenue) heads through an industrial park area toward Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT). The multi-state route parallels the Merrimack River south to Litchfield and Hudson, ending ultimately in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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I-93 trailblazer posted as I-293/NH 101 east pass over NH 3A. A diamond interchange (Exit 2) lies ahead with NH 28 (Willow Street).

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The on-ramp from Brown Avenue expands I-293/NH 101 east to four overall lanes.

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I-293/NH 101 pass over President Road and an abandoned Boston and Maine Railroad line by this I-93 shield.

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Exit 1 leaves the eastbound freeway for the commercialized stretch of NH 28 (Willow Street) in south Manchester. The Mall of New Hampshire and an assortment of big box retail and shopping centers line Willow Street in both directions from I-293/NH 101.

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Interstate 293 south & NH 101 east separates a half mile east of the Huse Road overpass at three-wye interchange with Interstate 93. NH 101 east merges onto I-93 north for two exits before joining its own east-west freeway toward Exeter and Hampton.

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Interstate 293 splits into separate two lane ramps for Interstate 93 beyond the NH 28A underpass. Northbound travelers stay east of Manchester to South Hooksett on the 18 mile drive to the capital city of Concord.

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Similar to signing practices in Iowa, reassurance markers are posted on the respective ramps of a freeway to freeway junction in New Hampshire. This I-93 shield stands beside the southbound on-ramp.

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I-93 south travels seven miles to Derry, 13 miles to Salem and 48 miles to Boston, Massachusetts.

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Posted along the northbound ramp is a sign for Interstate 93 north & NH 101 east. The tandem share just two miles of roadway.

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Interstate 93 & NH 101 see a split diamond interchange (Exit 6) with Candia Road and Hanover Street in east Manchester before their partition at Exit 7. NH 101 otherwise provides part of the long distance route to Portsmouth via its connection with Interstate 95.

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