Route 28 Alton-Ossipee

gokart-mozart · 11-20-2018, 10:20 AM

I am seeking information about when and how NH 28 acquired its current alignment. I remember as a boy driving up along Alton Bay and past Roberts Cove on then-Route 28, buy the time I was driving (1966) the present alignment was in place.

Driving from North Wolfeboro to Ossipee, there is a parallel road called "Old Route 28" which appears and disappears in discontinuous segments.

Is there a history of this road anywhere?

mcdude · 11-20-2018, 01:23 PM

Here is a link to old topo maps from 1928 and 1958 for comparison purposes. Look at the northwest corner.....and in the older map the northeast corner. The area near the old courthouse does seem changed. Looks like old Rt. 28 went through Courthouse Square and the new one bypasses it at Rt. 171 and then reconnects to 28.

Did you know that Rt. 28 starts in Orleans on Cape Cod and goes all the way to Ossipee?

http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/Wolfeboro.htm

(if you click on the map you can enlarge it)

Look what else I found in my "research"....it came up on google! https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...ead.php?t=8268

tis · 11-20-2018, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by gokart-mozart

I am seeking information about when and how NH 28 acquired its current alignment. I remember as a boy driving up along Alton Bay and past Roberts Cove on then-Route 28, buy the time I was driving (1966) the present alignment was in place.

Driving from North Wolfeboro to Ossipee, there is a parallel road called "Old Route 28" which appears and disappears in discontinuous segments.

Is there a history of this road anywhere?

The "new" Alton road was just about finished in 1966 just when you started driving. You began driving just in time to save travel time, but obviously the road is not as scenic. They opened sections of it at a time before that.

mcdude · 11-20-2018, 01:48 PM

1958 - Rt. 28 in Northeast Alton

http://docs.unh.edu/NH/wolf58sw.jpg

gokart-mozart · 12-02-2018, 01:14 PM

Thanks, those maps are extremely helpful.

Trail Goer · 12-19-2018, 07:01 PM

Another great site is https://www.historicaerials.com/viewer I use the site a lot, especially the flashlight option. I don't know how far back the area in question goes but there can be many different years to look at for one location, going as far back as 1938.

11-20-2018, 10:20 AM	#1
gokart-mozart Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 191 Thanks: 2 Thanked 54 Times in 34 Posts	Route 28 Alton-Ossipee I am seeking information about when and how NH 28 acquired its current alignment. I remember as a boy driving up along Alton Bay and past Roberts Cove on then-Route 28, buy the time I was driving (1966) the present alignment was in place. Driving from North Wolfeboro to Ossipee, there is a parallel road called "Old Route 28" which appears and disappears in discontinuous segments. Is there a history of this road anywhere?

11-20-2018, 01:23 PM	#2
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,054 Times in 494 Posts	Here is a link to old topo maps from 1928 and 1958 for comparison purposes. Look at the northwest corner.....and in the older map the northeast corner. The area near the old courthouse does seem changed. Looks like old Rt. 28 went through Courthouse Square and the new one bypasses it at Rt. 171 and then reconnects to 28. Did you know that Rt. 28 starts in Orleans on Cape Cod and goes all the way to Ossipee? http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/Wolfeboro.htm (if you click on the map you can enlarge it) Look what else I found in my "research"....it came up on google! https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...ead.php?t=8268 __________________ Last edited by mcdude; 11-20-2018 at 06:25 PM. Reason: clickable map

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mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,054 Times in 494 Posts	1958 - Rt. 28 in Northeast Alton http://docs.unh.edu/NH/wolf58sw.jpg __________________

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gokart-mozart Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 191 Thanks: 2 Thanked 54 Times in 34 Posts	Thanks, those maps are extremely helpful.

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Trail Goer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: New Durham Posts: 169 Thanks: 122 Thanked 96 Times in 57 Posts	Another great site is https://www.historicaerials.com/viewer I use the site a lot, especially the flashlight option. I don't know how far back the area in question goes but there can be many different years to look at for one location, going as far back as 1938.

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