New Hampshire Route 119

New Hampshire Route 119 (NH 119) is a state highway in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The highway begins in Hinsdale at the Connecticut River, across which the highway continues into Brattleboro, Vermont, as Vermont Route 119 (VT 119) for 0.080 miles (0.129 km) to its terminus at U.S. Route 5 (US 5) and VT 142. NH 119 heads east 39.908 miles (64.226 km) to the Massachusetts state line in New Ipswich, where the highway continues as Massachusetts Route 119. The state highway is the main east–west highway of southern Cheshire County, where it connects the towns of Hinsdale, Winchester, Richmond, Fitzwilliam, and Rindge.

New Hampshire Route 119
Map of southwestern New Hampshire and southeastern Vermont with NH 119 and VT 119 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NHDOT
Length39.988 mi (64.354 km)
Major junctions
West end US 5 / VT 142 in Brattleboro, VT
  US 202 in Rindge
East end Route 119 in Ashburnham, MA
Location
CountiesVT: Windham, NH: Cheshire, Hillsborough
Highway system
← NH 118→ NH 120
← VT 118VT→ VT 120

Route description
VT 119 through Brattleboro

NH 119 begins at the Vermont state line at the west bank of the Connecticut River. The highway continues as VT 119 (Bridge Street) into downtown Brattleboro, where the highway has a grade crossing of the New England Central Railroad before its terminal intersection, from which US 5 heads west on Canal Street and north on Main Street, and VT 142 heads south as Vernon Street. NH 119 crosses the main channel of the Connecticut River on a truss bridge, then heads southeast along an unnamed island and crosses another channel to reach the east bank of the river. The highway, which is named Brattleboro Road, follows the east bank of the river southeast along the flank of Wantastiquet Mountain through the town of Hinsdale. West of the center of town, NH 119 veers east away from the Connecticut River and becomes the town's Main Street. While passing through downtown, the highway has a concurrency with NH 63, which heads south as Northfield Road and north as Chesterfield Road.[3]

NH 119 parallels the Ashuelot River east from the town center along Canal Street and becomes Ashuelot Main Street on entering the town of Winchester. East of the village of Ashuelot, which contains a namesake covered bridge, the highway continues as Hinsdale Road to the town center of Winchester. There, the highway crosses the river and has a four-leg intersection with NH 10 (Manning Hill Road) and NH 78 (Warwick Road). NH 119 and NH 10 head north across Mirey Brook as Main Street to the center of town, where NH 10 continues straight on Keene Road and NH 119 turns east onto Richmond Street. The highway crosses several hills and ridges in the town of Richmond, in the center of which the highway intersects NH 32 (Athol Road/Old Homestead Highway). The highway is named Winchester Road and Fitzwilliam Road west and east of the town center, respectively.[3]

NH 119 enters the town of Fitzwilliam, where the highway passes to the south of Rhododendron State Park, which surrounds Little Monadnock Mountain. The highway has a curvaceous path through the town that includes two right-angle turns west of the town center, where the highway intersects NH 12. NH 119 continues east into the town of Rindge. The route passes to the south of Franklin Pierce University before having a junction with US 202. NH 119 continues southeast, passing the town center of Rindge to the northeast and the Wapack Wilderness, the site of several monadnocks in the Wapack Range, including Pratt Mountain. The state highway cuts across the extreme southwest corner of the town of New Ipswich in Hillsborough County before reaching its eastern terminus at the Massachusetts state line. The highway continues southeast into the town of Ashburnham as Massachusetts Route 119 (Rindge State Road).[3]

Major intersections
CountyLocation[1][2][4]mi[1][2][4]kmDestinationsNotes
WindhamBrattleboro0.0000.000 US 5 (Main Street / Canal Street) – Putney, Guilford
VT 142 south (Vernon Street) – Vernon		Western terminus; northern terminus of VT 142
Connecticut River0.080
0.000		0.129
0.000		Vermont–New Hampshire state line
CheshireHinsdale6.71210.802 NH 63 south (Northfield Road) – Northfield, MAWestern end of concurrency with NH 63
6.99311.254 NH 63 north (Chesterfield Road) – ChesterfieldEastern end of concurrency with NH 63
Winchester12.51820.146 NH 10 south (Manning Hill Road) – Northfield, MA
NH 78 south (Warwick Road) – Warwick, MA		Western end of concurrency with NH 10
Northern terminus of NH 78
13.06721.029 NH 10 north (Keene Road) – KeeneEastern end of concurrency with NH 10
Richmond19.28631.038 NH 32 (Athol Road / Old Homestead Highway) – Keene, Athol, MA
Fitzwilliam27.57744.381 NH 12 – Keene, Winchendon, MA
Rindge33.07853.234 US 202 – Jaffrey, Winchendon, MA
HillsboroughNew Ipswich39.90864.226 Route 119 east (Rindge State Road) – AshburnhamContinuation into Massachusetts
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Traffic Research Unit (March 2014). "2013 (Route Log) AADTs for Federal Aid Urban Streets" (PDF). Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  2. Bureau of Planning & Community Assistance (February 20, 2015). "NH Public Roads". Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  3. Google (2012-10-30). "New Hampshire Route 119" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  4. Bureau of Planning & Community Assistance (April 3, 2015). "Nodal Reference 2015, State of New Hampshire". New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
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