{{Short description|State highway in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, US}} {{Use American English|date=April 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=NH |type=NH |route=33 |alternate_name= |map={{maplink-road}} |map_custom=yes |map_alt=Map of New Hampshire Route 33 |map_notes=Map of Rockingham County in southeastern New Hampshire with NH 33 highlighted in red |length_mi=9.090 |length_ref=<ref name="NHDOT Roads" /> |established= |direction_a=West |terminus_a={{jct|state=NH|NH|108}} in Stratham |junction={{jct|state=NH|I|95}} in Portsmouth |direction_b=East |terminus_b={{jct|state=NH|US|1}} in Portsmouth |counties=Rockingham |cities= |previous_type=NH |previous_route=32 |next_type=NH |next_route=38 }} '''New Hampshire Route 33''' is a {{convert|9.090|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} east–west highway in the Seacoast Region of southeastern New Hampshire, connecting Stratham with Portsmouth. The western terminus is at New Hampshire Route 108 in Stratham. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in downtown Portsmouth. It is a former routing of New Hampshire Route 101.
The road skirts the south side of Portsmouth International Airport at Pease.
==Route description== [[File:NH108_and_NH33_at_Stratham_Traffic_Circle.jpg|thumb|right|Route 33 western terminus at the traffic circle in Stratham, where it meets Route 108]]
NH 33 begins at the Stratham Traffic Circle where it meets NH 108. The route travels northeast, passing by Stratham Hill Park and curving to the east before crossing into the town of Greenland. NH 33 meets the northern terminus of NH 151 near the town center, then the highway bends to the northeast and enters the Portsmouth city limits.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
NH 33, which is initially Greenland Road upon entering Portsmouth, passes the southern entrance to Pease International Tradeport then interchanges with Interstate 95 at a partial cloverleaf interchange (exit 3) and continues to the east, becoming Middle Road. NH 33 crosses over US 1 Bypass without an intersection before terminating at the intersection of Middle Road and Lafayette Road/Middle Street (US 1).<ref name="GMaps">{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Stratham,+NH&daddr=Middle+Rd&hl=en&ll=43.047816,-70.838985&spn=0.084677,0.209255&sll=43.057475,-70.791521&sspn=0.042332,0.104628&geocode=FRR6kAId3ebF-ylTixG48OviiTGsbLAf78myFw%3BFTUSkQId-xHI-w&oq=Por&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=14&t=m&z=13|accessdate=April 26, 2013}}</ref> US 1 provides local access to US 1 Bypass to the south.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
NH 33 is poorly signed in downtown Portsmouth.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}} The last eastbound and first westbound markers for NH 33 are at its intersection with Islington Street approximately {{Convert|1|mi|km}} west of US 1. NH 33 is unsigned from both Middle Street and Lafayette Road, and no other guide signs are present in the downtown area.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
==History== 60px|left The entirety of NH 33 was once the easternmost section of NH 101. In October 1994, NH 101 was re-routed along the former NH 51 from NH 108 in Stratham to Hampton Beach. At that time, what had been NH 101 from the Stratham Traffic Circle to its eastern terminus was designated as NH 33.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28161339/51_from_1a_to_101_is_now_101_got_it/ |title=51 from 1A to 101 is now 101: Got it? |newspaper=The Boston Globe |page=6-NH |date=October 9, 1994 |accessdate=February 7, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
==Junction list== {{NHinttop|county=Rockingham|length_ref=<ref name="NHDOT Roads">{{cite web|url=http://www.granit.unh.edu/data/search?dset=roads_dot|title=NH Public Roads|author=Bureau of Planning & Community Assistance|date=February 20, 2015|website=|publisher=New Hampshire Department of Transportation|place=Concord, New Hampshire|accessdate=April 7, 2015}}</ref><ref name="NH Town Maps">{{Cite FTP |url=ftp://dot%2Ecity:streetmap@nhftp.admin.state.nh.us/2015_FULL_SIZE_PDFS/|title=Nodal Reference 2015, State of New Hampshire|author=Bureau of Planning & Community Assistance|date=April 3, 2015|server=New Hampshire Department of Transportation|url-status=dead|accessdate=April 7, 2015}} *[ftp://dot%2Ecity:streetmap@nhftp.admin.state.nh.us/2015_FULL_SIZE_PDFS/STRATHAM_Wallmap.pdf Town of Stratham, Rockingham County]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} *[ftp://dot%2Ecity:streetmap@nhftp.admin.state.nh.us/2015_FULL_SIZE_PDFS/GREENLAND_Wallmap.pdf Town of Greenland, Rockingham County] *[ftp://dot%2Ecity:streetmap@nhftp.admin.state.nh.us/2015_FULL_SIZE_PDFS/PORTSMOUTH_Wallmap.pdf City of Portsmouth, Rockingham County]{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>|location_ref=<ref name="NHDOT Roads" /><ref name="NH Town Maps" />}} {{NHint |location=Stratham |mile=0.000 |road={{jct|state=NH|NH|108|NH|101|to2=to|name1=College Road / Portsmouth Avenue|city1=Exeter|areadab1=CDP|city2=Newmarket|areadab2=CDP}} |notes=Western terminus }} {{NHint |location=Greenland |mile=5.261 |road={{jct|state=NH|NH|151|dir1=south|name1=Portsmouth Avenue|city1=North Hampton|city2=Hampton|areadab2=CDP}} |notes=Northern terminus of NH 151 }} {{NHint |location=Portsmouth |lspan=2 |mile=6.744 |mile2=7.340 |road={{jct|state=NH|I|95|location1=Boston|location2=Portland}} |notes=Exit 3 on I-95 }} {{NHint |mile=9.090 |road={{jct|state=NH|US|1|US-Byp|1|NH|1A|to2=to|name1=Middle Street / Lafayette Road|city1=Portsmouth|city2=Rye|location3=Kittery ME}} |notes=Eastern terminus }} {{Jctbtm}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Attached KML}} * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougtone/sets/72157613151297262/ New Hampshire State Route 33] on Flickr
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