New Hampshire Route 4
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New Hampshire Route 4 is a 3.78 miles (6.1 km) long state highway
located in eastern Strafford County, New Hampshire
. The southwestern terminus of the route is at New Hampshire Route 9 and New Hampshire Route 108
in downtown Dover
. The northeastern terminus is at the Maine
state line in Rollinsford
.
The southern section of Route 4, which is overlapped with Routes 9 and 108, is signed as north–south. East of Dover, where Route 4 runs by itself, it is signed east–west.
NH Route 4 is not the same road as, nor is it related to, nearby U.S. Route 4, which also enters the Dover city limits. This is the only instance of two non-linked highways sharing a number in the state.
into the town of South Berwick, ME and becomes Maine State Route 4
. Route 4 does not intersect any numbered highways between the split with Routes 9/108 and the Maine border.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
located in eastern Strafford County, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
. The southwestern terminus of the route is at New Hampshire Route 9 and New Hampshire Route 108
New Hampshire Route 108
New Hampshire Route 108 is a long north–south state highway in Rockingham and Strafford counties in southeastern New Hampshire. The northern terminus of the route is in the city of Rochester at NH Route 125 and NH Route 202A...
in downtown Dover
Dover, New Hampshire
Dover is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, in the United States of America. The population was 29,987 at the 2010 census, the largest in the New Hampshire Seacoast region...
. The northeastern terminus is at the Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
state line in Rollinsford
Rollinsford, New Hampshire
Rollinsford is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,527 at the 2010 census. Rollinsford includes Salmon Falls Village.-History:...
.
The southern section of Route 4, which is overlapped with Routes 9 and 108, is signed as north–south. East of Dover, where Route 4 runs by itself, it is signed east–west.
NH Route 4 is not the same road as, nor is it related to, nearby U.S. Route 4, which also enters the Dover city limits. This is the only instance of two non-linked highways sharing a number in the state.
Route description
Route 4 begins in downtown Dover at the intersection between Silver Street (Route 9) and Central Avenue (Route 108). The three routes run concurrently for about a half mile, until Route 4 splits off in the center of town. From here, Route 4 is signed east–west. The route runs northeast out of Dover for just under 4 miles (6.4 km), and passes along the southern edge of the town of Rollinsford. Route 4 immediately crosses the Salmon Falls RiverSalmon Falls River
The Salmon Falls River is a tributary of the Piscataqua River in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire. It rises at Great East Lake and flows south-southeast for approximately , forming the border between Maine and New Hampshire....
into the town of South Berwick, ME and becomes Maine State Route 4
Maine State Route 4
State Route 4 is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, running from the New Hampshire border in South Berwick to Haines Landing on Mooselookmeguntic Lake in the town of Rangeley...
. Route 4 does not intersect any numbered highways between the split with Routes 9/108 and the Maine border.