New Hampshire Turnpike System

New Hampshire Turnpike System
	Standard highway markers for U.S. Route 4, New Hampshire Route 16, Interstate 95, and the Blue Star Turnpike
Highway names
Interstates	Interstate X (I-X)
US Highways	U.S. Route n (US X or Route X)
State	New Hampshire Route X (NH X or Route X)
System links
	New Hampshire Highway System; Interstate; U.S.; State; Turnpikes;

The New Hampshire Turnpike System is a system of 93 miles (150 km) of limited access highway, 36 miles (58 km) of which are part of the National Highway System, within the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The Turnpike System is managed by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) Bureau of Turnpikes.

The second toll plaza on the Spaulding Turnpike northbound, near Rochester

There are three limited access highways that make up the Turnpike System:

Number	Length (mi)[1]	Length (km)	Southern or western terminus	Northern or eastern terminus	Formed	Removed	Notes
Blue Star Turnpike	14.29	23.00	I‑95 at Salisbury, MA	US 1 Byp. / Spaulding Turnpike / US 4 / NH 16 at Portsmouth Traffic Circle	01957-01-011957	current	also known as the New Hampshire Turnpike (I-95)
Everett Turnpike	39.867	64.160	US 3 at Tyngsborough, MA	I-93 / NH 9 in Concord	01955-01-01c. 1955	current	also known as the Central Turnpike or Central New Hampshire Turnpike
Spaulding Turnpike	33.2	53.4	I-95 / US 1 Byp. / US 4 / NH 16 in Portsmouth	NH 16 / NH 125 in Milton	01956-01-01c. 1956	current	overlapped by New Hampshire Route 16

The Blue Star and Spaulding Turnpikes are also known collectively as the Eastern Turnpike.

References

Bureau of Planning & Community Assistance (February 20, 2015). "NH Public Roads". Concord: New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2015.

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