U.S. Route 2 in New Hampshire

U.S. Route 2 marker
U.S. Route 2
Map
US 2 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NHDOT
Length35.437 mi[1] (57.030 km)
Existed1926[2]–present
Major junctions
West end US 2 at the Vermont state line in Lancaster
Major intersections
East end US 2 at the Maine state line in Shelburne
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountiesCoös
Highway system
NH 1B US 3

U.S. Route 2 (US 2) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that is split into two segments, one between Washington and Michigan and the other between New York and Maine. In New Hampshire, US 2 runs 35.437 miles (57.030 km) from the Vermont state line at the Connecticut River in Lancaster east to the Maine state line in Shelburne. US 2 is the main highway through the White Mountains across southern Coös County, where it also passes through Jefferson, Randolph, and Gorham. US 2 is the main connection between the Coös county seat of Lancaster, where the highway intersects US 3, and the county's largest city, Berlin, via its connection with New Hampshire Route 16 (NH 16) in Gorham.

  1. ^ "NHDOT Route Log Application". Archived from the original on December 27, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.