New Hampshire Route 236 (abbreviated NH 236) is a 2.589-mile-long (4.167 km) east–west state highway located entirely in the city of Somersworth, New Hampshire. Its western terminus is at an intersection with New Hampshire Route 108 west of downtown. Its eastern terminus is at the Maine state line, where the highway crosses the border into Berwick, Maine overlapped with New Hampshire Route 9. The roadway continues into Maine as Maine State Route 9.
 New Hampshire Route 236 | ||||
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 NH 236 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NHDOT | ||||
| Length | 2.589 mi[1] (4.167 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  NH 108 in Somersworth | |||
 NH 9 in Somersworth | ||||
| East end |  SR 9 in Berwick, ME | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Hampshire | |||
| Counties | Strafford | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Some older signs in downtown Somersworth show NH 236 as a north–south highway, but more recent signage is indicative of its east–west orientation.
Route description
editNH 236 begins at NH 108 in western Somersworth and initially travels due east. Upon reaching downtown, the highway turns to the north and intersects NH 9 (High Street). NH 236 joins NH 9 and the two routes continue through the downtown area, before crossing the Salmon Falls River into Berwick, Maine just 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) to the north.
NH 236 ends, but its implied continuation, Maine State Route 236, begins less than 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) past the state line, splitting from SR 9 in the town center of Berwick. No concurrency is signed on the Maine side, resulting in a short gap between the two highways signed solely as SR 9.
NH 236 runs through the western side of Somersworth, and is known as West High Street. The section cosigned with NH 9 downtown runs along High and Market Streets.
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Somersworth, Strafford County. [2][3]
| mi[2][3] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | NH 108 – Dover, Rochester | Western terminus | ||
| 2.072 | 3.335 |  NH 9 west (High Street) – Dover | Western end of concurrency with NH 9 | ||
| 2.589 | 4.167 |    SR 9 east (School Street) to SR 236 – Berwick ME | Continuation into Maine | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ "New Hampshire Routes 201 and Up". roadgeek.org. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2007 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b Bureau of Planning & Community Assistance (February 20, 2015). "NH Public Roads". Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ a b Bureau of Planning & Community Assistance (April 3, 2015). "Nodal Reference 2015, State of New Hampshire". New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2015.[permanent dead link]