New Hampshire Route 125

New Hampshire Route 125 marker
New Hampshire Route 125
Map
Map of southeastern New Hampshire with NH 125 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NHDOT
Length51.994 mi[1] (83.676 km)
Major junctions
South end Route 125 in Haverhill, MA
Major intersections
North end NH 16 / NH 153 in Wakefield
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountiesRockingham, Strafford, Carroll
Highway system
← NH 124→ NH 126

New Hampshire Route 125 is a 51.994-mile-long (83.676 km) north–south state highway in Rockingham, Strafford and Carroll counties in southeastern New Hampshire. The southern terminus is in Plaistow at the Massachusetts state line, where the road continues south into Haverhill as Massachusetts Route 125. The northern terminus is in Wakefield at New Hampshire Route 16 and New Hampshire Route 153.

Although NH 125 is mostly an undivided two-lane highway, it regularly carries heavy truck and tourist traffic, especially in the summer months, when it is used as a toll-free alternative to Interstate 95 and the Spaulding Turnpike.

The Epping–Lee–Barrington section is known as the Calef Highway, named after state senator Austin L. Calef[2] and family who owned the locally famous Calef's Country Store in Barrington.[3][4] The Milton section is the southernmost part of the White Mountain Highway. The Brentwood section is officially named the Officer Stephen Arkell Memorial Highway, named for a police officer of that community who was killed in the line of duty.[5][6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NHDOT Roads was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Gov Murphy's Pen Presented Calef". The Boston Globe. April 8, 1937. p. 11. Retrieved February 7, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Milbouer, Stacy (July 6, 1997). "Signs of the Times". The Boston Globe. p. 1–NH. Retrieved February 7, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Milbouer, Stacy (July 6, 1997). "Signs of (past) times on state's roads". The Boston Globe. p. 14–NH. Retrieved February 7, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bailey, Kathleen D. (July 11, 2021). "A true Granite State hero: Route 125 named in honor of fallen Brentwood officer". Foster's Daily Democrat. Dover, New Hampshire. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  6. ^ LaCasse, Alex (January 28, 2020). "Bill would name Rt. 125 in Brentwood in honor of Stephen Arkell". seacoastonline.com. Retrieved July 12, 2021.