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Portsmouth Traffic Circle

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132: 122: 104: 113: 89: 369: 187: 107: 257: 260:'s Bureau of Turnpikes collectively terms the "Eastern Turnpike". The NH Turnpike has since incorporated the remainder of I-95 in NH to the 325: 364: 50: 281: 238: 226: 253: 183: 92: 116: 234: 43: 202:. Traffic from southbound I-95 also enters the circle here after navigating a circuitous series of ramps from exit 5. 256:, later designated as part of Interstate 95, and linked the NH Turnpike with the Spaulding Turnpike to form what the 186:
north and south, although only northbound I-95 traffic enters here. The eastern and northern exits are part of the
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According to the NHDOT, the "length" of the traffic circle is 0.25 miles (0.40 km).
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When it was built, the circle marked the northern terminus of the
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Drivers leaving the circle to join I-95 can head south towards
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Roundabouts and traffic circles in the United States
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Index

Portsmouth, NH
Coordinates
43°04′22″N 70°46′50″W / 43.072681°N 70.780685°W / 43.072681; -70.780685
I-95
Blue Star Turnpike
US 1 Bypass
US 4
NH 16
Spaulding Turnpike
Rotary
rotary
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Interstate 95
U.S. Route 1 Bypass
U.S. Route 4
NH Route 16
Spaulding Turnpike
Massachusetts
Maine
Kittery, Maine
Maine Turnpike
US 1
seacoast region
Concord
lakes region
White Mountains
New Hampshire Turnpike
New Hampshire Department of Transportation
Piscataqua River Bridge

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