New Hampshire Route 1A - Route Description

Route Description

Route 1A begins at the state border between Seabrook and Salisbury, Massachusetts. Merely 50 yards (46 m) after crossing the state line, Route 1A meets the eastern end of Route 286, an extension of MA Route 286, a connector to U.S. Route 1 and Interstate 95 in Salisbury. Route 1A proceeds north, passing east of Hampton Harbor into Hampton Beach. It is in Hampton Beach where Route 101 meets its eastern end at Route 1A as a mere single lane alleyway in each direction (Church Street northbound, Highland Avenue southbound). Route 1A continues as a four-lane divided highway running directly next to the coastline beaches. Just north of an intersection with Winnacunnet Road, Route 1A narrows back to a two-lane undivided highway, and then meets the eastern end of Route 27. The road continues another mile or so, crossing into North Hampton, and meets the eastern end of Route 111. Route 1A proceeds north out of North Hampton and along the coastline past Rye Beach, Rye North Beach, Wallis Sands, and Odiorne Point State Park, where it turns west, away from the ocean. The road turns back north at the intersection known as Foyes Corner and enters the Portsmouth city limits, passing the southern end of Route 1B. Route 1A continues towards downtown Portsmouth, where it ends at the intersection of Miller Avenue and Middle Street (U.S. Route 1).