New Hampshire Route 150
 New Hampshire Route 150 | ||||
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 Map of Rockingham County in southeastern New Hampshire with NH 150 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NHDOT | ||||
| Length | 5.743 mi[1] (9.242 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Route 150 in Amesbury, MA | |||
 NH 107 in Kensington | ||||
| North end |  NH 108 in Kensington | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Hampshire | |||
| Counties | Rockingham | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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New Hampshire Route 150 (abbreviated NH 150) is a 5.743-mile (9.242 km) north–south state highway in Rockingham County in southeastern New Hampshire, United States.
Route description
The road runs from Kensington south to the Massachusetts border.
The southern terminus of NH 150 is at the Massachusetts state line in South Hampton, where the road continues south as Massachusetts Route 150 in the town of Amesbury. The northern terminus of NH 150 is at New Hampshire Route 108 in Kensington. For most of its length, NH 150 is named Amesbury Road.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Rockingham County. [1][2]
| Location[1][2] | mi[1][2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Hampton | 0.000 | 0.000 |  Route 150 south (Market Street) – Amesbury | Continuation into Massachusetts. | |
| Kensington | 1.687 | 2.715 | NH 107 (South Road) – Kingston, Seabrook | ||
| 2.534 | 4.078 |   NH 84 east (Lamprey Road) – Hampton | Western terminus of NH 84 | ||
| 5.743 | 9.242 | NH 108 (North Haverhill Road) – East Kingston, Exeter | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
In popular culture
NH 150 in Kensington, near where it intersects with Brewer Road, was the location of the Exeter incident, a highly publicized UFO sighting that occurred on September 3, 1965.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Bureau of Planning & Community Assistance (February 20, 2015). "NH Public Roads". Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ a b Bureau of Planning & Community Assistance (April 3, 2015). "Nodal Reference 2015, State of New Hampshire". New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Sottile, Alexis (September 18, 2018). "Geek Road Trip: New Hampshire's Massive UFO Festival". Syfy Wire. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "Rash of UFO Reports Flood New Hampshire Air Force Base". Bennington Banner. Bennington, Vermont. UPI. September 9, 1965. p. 11. Retrieved February 7, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
External links
Media related to New Hampshire Route 150 at Wikimedia Commons