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Interstate 293 (abbreviated '''I-293''') is an 11-mile long loop surrounding Manchester , New Hampshire , USA in the rough shape of two sides of a Right Triangle . Completing the loop in the northeast (the Hypotenuse of the triangle) is Interstate 93 . The southern portion of the loop shares the road with NH 101 and passes near Manchester-Boston Regional Airport and the Mall Of New Hampshire . The western portion of the loop shares the road with the Everett Turnpike , but there are no Tolls on this portion of the turnpike. ROUTE DESCRIPTION Interstate 293 begins at a . Currently, as of 2006, there is construction going on at Exit 5. Once the construction is completed, users will be able to exit and enter Exit 5 both Southbound and Northbound. HISTORY Before the portion of the Everett Turnpike that completed the I-293 loop was accepted into the Interstate Highway System , the east-west freeway between I-93 and the Turnpike was designated as Interstate 193 ('''I-193''').1 This image, from the General Location Of National System Of Interstate Highways book published by the U.S. Bureau Of Public Roads in 1955, also known as the '''''Yellow Book''''', shows I-93's proposed route to have been west of where it was eventually built, more closely paralleling (or replacing) US 3 and very similar to the actual route of the Everett Turnpike. It also shows a spur which would have likely been designated I-193. This spur is further north than the I-193 that was eventually built, and was probably intended to link the proposed I-93 to downtown Manchester via the Queen City Bridge or a new river crossing in that area. EXIT LIST REFERENCES |
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