Interstate 293 - History

History

Before the portion of the Everett Turnpike that completed the I-293 loop was accepted into the Interstate Highway System, the east–west freeway between I-93 and the Turnpike was designated as Interstate 193 (I-193).

This image, from the General Location of National System of Interstate Highways book published by the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads in 1955, also known as the Yellow Book, shows I-93's proposed route to have been west of where it was eventually built, more closely paralleling (or replacing) US 3 and very similar to the actual route of the Everett Turnpike. It also shows a spur which would have likely been designated I-193. This spur is further north than the I-193 that was eventually built, and was probably intended to link the proposed I-93 to downtown Manchester via the Queen City Bridge or a new river crossing in that area.


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