U.S. 3 North - Squam Lake to Franconia Notch

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U.S. 3 NH 25 North
U.S. 3 and NH 25 combine in an arc west from Meredith to Ashland and north alongside I-93 to Plymouth. NH 25B (Dane Road) provides a cut off from U.S. 3 east to Center Harbor just ahead of this shield assembly. 07/29/07
This assembly was posted after the split with Shephard Hill Road in the town of Holderness. U.S. 3 & NH 25 (Scenic View Road) wind northward around Shepard Hill along Squam Lake over the next 1.6 miles.
This assembly was removed by 2013. 07/29/07
Shepard Hill Road returns to U.S. 3 & NH 25 (Scenic View Road) just east of the Holderness town center. 07/29/07
U.S. 3 & NH 25 cross an inlet linking Little Squam and Squam Lakes into Holderness. NH 113 (Squam Lake Road) ties into the route pair from the west side of Squam Lake and Center-Sandwich. 07/29/07
A 40.4 mile overall route, NH 113 (Squam Lake Road) meanders northeast from Holderness to Sandwich, Tamworth and U.S. 302 in Conway. 07/29/07
Continuing west from NH 113 and the Holderness town center along U.S. 3 & NH 25 (Scenic View Road) north. The US highway runs southwest from this point to Ashland. 07/29/07
U.S. 3 & NH 25 run along the north side of Little Squam Lake three times over the course of 1.8 miles. 07/29/07
NH 175 (Holderness Road) ventures 12 miles south from Campton to end at U.S. 3 & NH 25 (Scenic View Road) just east of the Ashland town line. 07/29/07
Southbound U.S. 3 & NH 25 at NH 175 (Holderness Road) north to north Holderness and Campton. The state route totals 25.3 miles from here to U.S. 3 again in Woodstock. 07/29/07
U.S. 3 & NH 25 advance three miles south to the Ashland town center and nine miles to Plymouth. 07/29/07
Passing by the south end of Little Squam Lake, U.S. 3 & NH 25 turn more southerly alongside the Squam River. 07/29/07
Entering the Ashland town center, U.S. 3 & NH 25 follow Riverside Drive to NH 132 (Main Street). 07/29/07
U.S. 3 & NH 25 south overtake Main Street from the ending NH 132 to a six-ramp parclo interchange with Interstate 93. 07/29/07
NH 132 commences a 40.1 mile route south from Ashland to New Hampton, Sanbornton and Tilton. The route parallels I-93 south to end at NH 9 in Concord. 07/29/07
A flasher hangs above a cross walk as U.S. 3 & NH 25 (Main Street) turn west from Winter Street by a park in Ashland. 07/29/07
Interstate 93 straddles the west side of Ashland, parallel to the Pemigewasset River from New Hampton north to west Holderness and Plymouth. 07/29/07
Beyond the northbound on-ramp to I-93, U.S. 3 & NH 25 provides a local route to the freeway north along the Pemigewasset to Plymouth. 07/29/07
U.S. 3 North
Approaching the parclo interchange (Exit 33) with Interstate 93 on U.S. 3 (Daniel Webster Highway) in north Lincoln. 07/29/07
Interstate 93 south leads back into Lincoln on the 61 mile drive to Concord. The northbound ramp takes travelers 21 miles north across the White Mountains to Littleton. 07/29/07
Mount Lafayette (el. 5,260 ft), Mount Lincoln (el. 5,089 ft) and Little Haystack Mountain (el. 4,724 ft) rise prominently from Franconia Ridge in this scene at I-93 and U.S. 3 (Exit 33). 07/29/07
U.S. 3 continues another 3.3 miles along the Pemigewasset River to the merge with I-93 north on Franconia Notch Parkway. 07/29/07
Interstate 93 bypasses the Shadow Lake area at Indian Head Resort and Franconia Notch State Park along U.S. 3 to the west. 07/29/07
U.S. 3 (Daniel Webster Highway) peels away from Interstate 93 for good at Exit 35 by Bickford Mountain (el. 3,255 ft). The two lane roadway winds northeast through the town of Bethlehem to next meet U.S. 302 at Twin Mountain. This cutout shield was once posted beyond the split with I-93. 07/23/00



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07/23/00, 07/29/07 by AARoads

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Page Updated 02-17-2015.

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