Interstate 293

Route information

Maintained by NHDOT

Length:

11.771 mi (18.944 km)

Major junctions

South end:

I‑93 / NH 101 in Manchester

NH 28 in Manchester
Everett Turnpike / NH 101 in Bedford
US 3 / NH 3A in Manchester

North end:

I‑93 / Everett Turnpike in Hooksett

Location

Counties:

Hillsborough, Merrimack

Highway system

Interstate Highway System

New Hampshire Highway System

← NH 286		US 302 →
← NH 175A		US 202 →

Interstate 293 (abbreviated I-293) is an 11-mile (18 km) long loop surrounding Manchester, New Hampshire, USA roughly shaped like two sides of a triangle. Completing the loop in the northeast (the third side of the triangle) is Interstate 93. The southern portion of the loop shares the road with NH 101 and passes near Manchester-Boston Regional Airport and the Mall of New Hampshire. The western portion of the loop shares the road with the Everett Turnpike, but there are no tolls on this portion of the turnpike.

Interstate 293 begins at a directional T interchange in the southeast of Manchester, where NH 101 West leaves I-93. I-293 is signed as a north–south road, but along the section concurrent with NH 101, the road travels in an entirely westerly direction. Exits 1 and 2 provide access to the Mall of New Hampshire area and the Manchester Airport respectively. After crossing the Merrimack River, I-293 enters the modified cloverleaf exit 3 interchange where I-293, NH 101, and the Everett Turnpike intersect. At exit 3, NH 101 leaves I-293 and continues west as a four-lane freeway to its junction with NH 114. I-293 makes a nearly 90-degree turn here, joining the Everett Turnpike and traveling north along the west bank of the Merrimack. The I-293/Everett Turnpike concurrency heads in to downtown Manchester, and is joined by NH 3A at exit 4. Exits 5 and 6 intersect local roads near bridges across the Merrimack, allowing travelers access to both east and west sides of Manchester. At exit 7, NH 3A leaves the concurrency, while I-293 and the Turnpike continue north to the end of I-293 at another interchange with I-93, just south of the Hooksett barrier toll plaza. From here I-93 and the Everett Turnpike are concurrent to the Turnpike's northern end in Concord.

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