Mammoth Road

Mammoth Road
Map of southern New Hampshire with Mammoth Road highlighted in solid red and of northern Massachusetts with Mammoth Road highlighted in dotted red
Route information
Length29.3 mi (47.2 km)
Component
highways
Major junctions
South endPawtucket Street and School Street in Lowell, MA
Major intersections
North end US 3 / NH 28, Hooksett, NH
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesMassachusetts, New Hampshire
CountiesMA: Middlesex
NH: Hillsborough, Rockingham, Merrimack
Highway system
Looking north along Mammoth Road at its intersection with Riverside Street with Pawtucket Congregational Church visible

Mammoth Road is a north–south road in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The road runs from its origin in Lowell, Massachusetts to its northern end in Hooksett, New Hampshire, a suburb of Manchester. The total length of the road is 29.3 miles (47.2 km). It was named "Mammoth" in the hope that the convenience of its directness and elimination of smaller connecting roads between thoroughfares would result in sufficient use and prestige as to "kill all the other roads".[1][2]


  1. ^ Oliphant, Charles H. (September 1900). "Methuen, Massachusetts". New England Magazine. Archived from the original (Reprint) on February 21, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2007.
  2. ^ Master Plan Committee (August 5, 2002). "Chapter VII: Historic Resources (B. Historical Background)" (PDF). Town of Pelham NH Master Plan. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2007.