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{{Short description|Highway in the United States}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox road
| country = USA
| type = US
| route = 202
| map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=290|frame-lat=42.233975|frame-long=-72.19149|zoom=5|type=line|from=U.S. Route 202.map}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = US&nbsp;202 highlighted in red
| length_mi = 629.6
| established = 1935
| direction_a = South<!--US 202 signed north–south at its Delaware terminus-->
| direction_b = East<!--US 202 signed east-west at its Maine terminus-->
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=DE|US|13|US|40|DE|141}} in [[New Castle, Delaware|New Castle, DE]]
| junction = <!--MAJOR JUNCTIONS ONLY-->{{plainlist|
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|95}} from [[Newport, Delaware|Newport]] to [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington, DE]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|76|dab1=east}} in [[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania|King of Prussia, PA]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|287}} in [[Bridgewater Township, New Jersey|Bridgewater, NJ]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|80}} in [[Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey|Parsippany, NJ]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|84|dab1=east|US|6}} in [[Brewster, NY]] and [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury, CT]]
*{{Jct|state=MA|I|90|MATP}} in [[Westfield, Massachusetts|Westfield, MA]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|91|US|5}} in [[Holyoke, Massachusetts|Holyoke, MA]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|89}} in [[Hopkinton, New Hampshire|Hopkinton, NH]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|93|US|4}} in [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord, NH]]
*{{Jct|state=ME|I|95|METP}} in [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta, ME]]
}}
| terminus_b = {{plainlist|*{{Jct|state=ME|I|395|ME|15|ME|9}} in [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor, ME]]}}
| states = [[Delaware]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[Connecticut]], [[Massachusetts]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Maine]]
| spur_type = US
| spur_of = 2
}}

'''U.S. Route&nbsp;202''' ('''US&nbsp;202''') is a spur route of [[U.S. Route 2|US&nbsp;2]]. It follows a northeasterly and southwesterly direction stretching from [[Delaware]] in the south to [[Maine]] in the north and traveling through the states of [[Pennsylvania]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[Connecticut]], [[Massachusetts]], and [[New Hampshire]]. The highway has borne the number 202 since at least 1936.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/us202.cfm |title=U.S.&nbsp;202 - Maine to Delaware - General Highway History |publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]] |website=[[Federal Highway Administration|Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)]] |language=en |access-date=June 2, 2018 }}</ref> Before this, sections of the highway were designated '''U.S.&nbsp;Route&nbsp;122''',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18462454/route_122_north_has_been_changed_to_202/ |title=Route&nbsp;122 North Has Been Changed to 202 |newspaper=[[The News Journal]] |location=[[Wilmington, Delaware]] |page=16 |date=March 15, 1935 |access-date=March 20, 2018 |via=newspapers.com }}</ref> as it intersected [[U.S. Route 22|US&nbsp;22]] in New Jersey. It ends at I-395, SR 9, and SR 15 in [[Bangor, Maine]].

This highway is considerably longer than the eastern segment of US&nbsp;2 (although considerably shorter than the combined segments of US&nbsp;2), making it one of several three-digit U.S. highways to be longer than their parent routes.

==Route description==
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|[[U.S. Route 202 in Delaware|DE]]
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|[[U.S. Route 202 in Pennsylvania|PA]]
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|[[U.S. Route 202 in New Jersey|NJ]]
|{{convert|80.31|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[U.S. Route 202 in New York|NY]]
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|[[U.S. Route 202 in Connecticut|CT]]
|{{convert|75.14|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[U.S. Route 202 in Massachusetts|MA]]
|{{convert|79.6|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[U.S. Route 202 in New Hampshire|NH]]
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|[[U.S. Route 202 in Maine|ME]]
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|{{convert|628.252|mi|km|disp=table}}
|}

===Delaware===
{{Main|U.S. Route 202 in Delaware}}
[[File:2022-07-25 15 54 32 View south along U.S. Route 202 and Delaware State Route 141 (Basin Road) at Exit 1B (U.S. Route 13 SOUTH, U.S. Route 40 WEST, Dover, Baltimore) in Wilmington Manor, New Castle County, Delaware.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Southern terminus of US 202 in [[New Castle, Delaware]]]]
US&nbsp;202 begins at an interchange with [[U.S. Route 13 (Delaware)|US&nbsp;13]]/[[U.S. Route 40 in Delaware|US&nbsp;40]] south of [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]]. It runs north along the same road as [[Delaware Route 141]], then joins with [[Interstate 95 in Delaware|Interstate 95]] through Wilmington. North of the city, it exits the freeway onto Concord Pike, heading north; [[Delaware Route 202]] also continues south from this point. US&nbsp;202 continues north towards the state line as a six-lane [[arterial road]] and is lined with numerous strip malls and "[[big-box stores]]".

===Pennsylvania===
{{Main|U.S. Route 202 in Pennsylvania}}
[[File:US 202 NB between PA 463 and County Line Road in Montgomery Township.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.1|US 202 northbound in [[Montgomery Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania]]]]

US&nbsp;202 continues north toward [[West Chester, Pennsylvania|West Chester]], joining with [[U.S. Route 322|US&nbsp;322]] after intersecting [[U.S. Route 1]]. South of [[West Chester, Pennsylvania|West Chester]], US&nbsp;202/US&nbsp;322 exits onto a limited-access bypass of the borough; that is the West Chester Bypass, and includes a grade-level intersection at Matlack Street. North of West Chester, US&nbsp;322 exits, and US&nbsp;202 continues north as a freeway towards [[Frazer, Pennsylvania|Frazer]], where it interchanges with [[U.S. Route 30]] and bends east to head towards [[Malvern, Pennsylvania|Malvern]] and [[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania|King of Prussia]]. In King of Prussia, the highway forms a large, complicated interchange with the Schuylkill Expressway ([[Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 76]]), the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]] (Interstate 76/[[Interstate 276]]), and [[U.S. Route 422]].

The freeway then transitions into a [[divided highway]], passing the [[King of Prussia (shopping mall)|King of Prussia]] shopping mall and heading northeast through commercial areas before splitting into a [[one-way pair]] through the streets of [[Bridgeport, Pennsylvania|Bridgeport]] and [[Norristown, Pennsylvania|Norristown]], crossing the [[Schuylkill River]] in the process.

North of Norristown, US&nbsp;202 continues as a two-lane road heading northeast through the Philadelphia suburbs, passing through [[Blue Bell, Pennsylvania|Blue Bell]] and [[Lower Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania|Lower Gwynedd]], where it becomes a four-lane highway for about two miles (3&nbsp;km). East of [[Lansdale, Pennsylvania|Lansdale]], in [[Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania|Montgomeryville]], it turns into an [[Limited-access road|expressway]]-grade [[parkway]] with a [[US 202 Parkway Trail|parallel trail]], which opened in December 2012.<ref name=intell12312>{{cite news|first=Freda R.|last=Savana|title=It's official: The 202 parkway is open|work=[[The Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pennsylvania)|The Intelligencer]]|date=December 3, 2012|url=http://www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/doylestown/it-s-official-the-parkway-is-open/article_494036d4-0b7b-5e49-8ac6-b706709c40ac.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131090403/http://www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/doylestown/it-s-official-the-parkway-is-open/article_494036d4-0b7b-5e49-8ac6-b706709c40ac.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013|access-date=December 3, 2012}}</ref> It continues northeast toward [[Doylestown, Pennsylvania|Doylestown]], where it joins an older section of bypass at [[Pennsylvania Route 611]] and proceeds north to the old alignment of US 202 (State Street). It continues as a two-lane road to [[New Hope, Pennsylvania|New Hope]], crossing the [[Delaware River]] on the [[New Hope-Lambertville Toll Bridge]].

===New Jersey===
{{Main|U.S. Route 202 in New Jersey}}
[[Image:US202NYNJborder.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|U.S. Route 202 in New Jersey at the New York/New Jersey state line]]

On the toll bridge, US&nbsp;202 has two lanes in each direction. It continues a northeasterly course for about {{convert|5.7|mi|km}} as a [[freeway]]. This segment of US&nbsp;202 was earlier called the US&nbsp;202 bypass (as it bypassed the [[New Hope, Pennsylvania|New Hope]]-[[Lambertville, New Jersey|Lambertville]] area) from its original route. The old section of US&nbsp;202 between New Hope and [[Ringoes, New Jersey]] is now [[New Jersey Route 179|Route&nbsp;179]] which is also [[Old York Road]], the first roadway to connect [[New York City]] and [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]].  In 1953, this section of Old York Road was renumbered US&nbsp;202.  A small section of the US&nbsp;202 bypass was built in 1965 and the old route was renamed Route&nbsp;179.  When the western section of the bypass was built to the Delaware River, the whole former segment was renamed Route&nbsp;179. The section of the new US&nbsp;202 freeway section ends once it begins to run concurrently with [[New Jersey Route 31|Route&nbsp;31]] in [[East Amwell Township, New Jersey|East Amwell Township]]. The concurrency runs for five miles (8&nbsp;km), to [[Flemington, New Jersey|Flemington]]. This stretch, and the 13 miles (21&nbsp;km) between Flemington and [[Somerville, New Jersey|Somerville]], is a four-lane divided roadway. In Bridgewater Township, just northwest of Somerville, US 202 has a junction with US 22 towards I-287 South.

At Somerville, the road merges with [[U.S. Route 206|US&nbsp;206]] at a now-reconfigured [[Somerville Circle]]. Parts of the old [[traffic circle]], which also carries [[New Jersey Route 28|Route&nbsp;28]], remain below the US&nbsp;202 [[Overpass|flyover]]. US&nbsp;202 splits northeastward from US&nbsp;206 at [[Bedminster Township, New Jersey|Bedminster Township]] and again becomes a two-lane road.

From here to the state line, US&nbsp;202 parallels, and has largely been supplanted by, [[Interstate 287|I-287]], which during its construction dumped traffic onto US&nbsp;202. US&nbsp;202 continues through [[Morristown, New Jersey|Morristown]] to [[Morris Plains, New Jersey|Morris Plains]] with an intersection with [[New Jersey Route 53|Route&nbsp;53]]. With a few exceptions, US&nbsp;202 is maintained by counties rather than the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] north of Route&nbsp;53. The only sections of US&nbsp;202 in New Jersey north of Route&nbsp;53 that are state-maintained are at the [[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|I-80]] interchange, at the [[U.S. Route 46|US&nbsp;46]] intersection, along the [[New Jersey Route 23|Route&nbsp;23]] concurrency, and at the I-287 interchange in [[Oakland, New Jersey|Oakland]].

US&nbsp;202 continues past [[Boonton, New Jersey|Boonton]] along the [[Boonton Turnpike]] to historic Mountain View in [[Wayne, New Jersey|Wayne]], where it then picks up Route&nbsp;23 for about two miles (3&nbsp;km) and then exits on Black Oak Ridge Road.  It then follows the [[Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike]], Terhune Drive on the east side of Pompton Lake (past the former homes of [[Cecil B. DeMille]] and [[Albert Payson Terhune]]), and Ramapo Valley Road (more or less paralleling the [[Ramapo River]] through Oakland) to [[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]] before crossing the New York state line on the [[Franklin Turnpike (New Jersey)|Franklin Turnpike]].

===New York===
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{{Main|U.S. Route 202 in New York}}
[[Image:Bear Mtn Bridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Bear Mountain Bridge]] seen from [[Bear Mountain (Hudson Highlands)|Bear Mountain]]]]

US&nbsp;202 is mostly designated east–west in New York, owing to its greater coverage in those directions.

[[Franklin Turnpike (New Jersey)|Franklin Turnpike]] becomes Orange Avenue in [[Suffern, New York|Suffern]], and US&nbsp;202 continues to a block-long [[wrong-way concurrency]] with [[New York State Route 59|NY 59]] before tailing off on Wayne Avenue and heading east toward [[Haverstraw, New York|Haverstraw]].  Most of this stretch is a two-lane road.

At Haverstraw, US&nbsp;202 makes a sharp left turn north onto [[U.S. Route 9W|US&nbsp;9W]] and follows US 9W's path for 13 miles (21 km) towards [[Bear Mountain (Hudson Highlands)|Bear Mountain]] and then crosses the [[Hudson River]] on the [[Bear Mountain Bridge]], running concurrently with [[U.S. Route 6 in New York|US&nbsp;6]], the Grand Army of the Republic Highway. The two wind around [[Anthony's Nose (Westchester)|Anthony's Nose]], briefly forming New York's only three-way concurrency of U.S. highways with [[U.S. Route 9 in New York|US&nbsp;9]] at [[Peekskill, New York|Peekskill]]. Afterwards, the two separate for several miles, with US&nbsp;202 taking the more southerly route through [[Somers, New York|Somers]]. The highways reunite at [[Brewster, New York|Brewster]] and become a four-lane road for their last few miles before the state line, taking in [[New York State Route 121|NY 121]] in the process.<ref>{{cite book| title=New York State Atlas and Gazetteer |author=DeLorme Mapping Company |publisher=DeLorme Mapping Company |year=1993 |isbn=0-89933-230-7 }}</ref>

===Connecticut===
{{Main|U.S. Route 202 in Connecticut}}

US 202 is signed east–west in Connecticut. At [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury]], US&nbsp;6 and 202 climb up onto [[Interstate 84 in Connecticut|I-84]], which had just been joined by the north–south [[U.S. Route 7 in Connecticut|US&nbsp;7]], making a four-way concurrency.  US 7 and 202 split from I-84 and US&nbsp;6 at Exit 7. It is a two-lane road in southern [[Brookfield, Connecticut|Brookfield]] as it follows Federal Road. US 202 diverts from U.S.&nbsp;Route&nbsp;7 at the next exit to a parallel surface route. The US&nbsp;7 freeway continues for another {{convert|8.5|mi|km}} before it rejoins US&nbsp;202 at the Brookfield/New Milford town line. The now rejoined US&nbsp;7 and 202 approach [[New Milford, Connecticut|New Milford]] in bucolic [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield County]], where they once again split.

US&nbsp;202 continues through [[Torrington, Connecticut|Torrington]] and on to [[Cherry Brook, Connecticut|Cherry Brook]], where it then runs concurrently with [[U.S. Route 44 in Connecticut|US&nbsp;44]] for several miles before turning northward at [[Avon, Connecticut|Avon]].  For the run to the state line, US&nbsp;202 runs concurrently with [[Connecticut Route 10|Route 10]].

===Massachusetts===
[[File:US Route 202 northbound, Winchendon Springs MA.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|US 202 North in [[Winchendon Springs, Massachusetts]]]]

Unlike elsewhere in New England, US&nbsp;202 is posted as a north–south highway in Massachusetts, as the highway runs mostly in those directions for its length through the state. US&nbsp;202 and [[Massachusetts Route 10|Route 10]] enter the Bay State at the "[[Southwick Jog]]" in [[Southwick, Massachusetts|Southwick]], a southward jog in the state line that includes [[Congamond Lake]]. North of [[Westfield, Massachusetts|Westfield]], US&nbsp;202 turns eastward toward [[Holyoke, Massachusetts|Holyoke]], crosses the [[Connecticut River]] on the [[Joseph E. Muller Bridge]] and travels for 1.5 miles as a limited access bypass of [[South Hadley, Massachusetts|South Hadley]], traversing [[Massachusetts Route 116|MA 116]] and [[Massachusetts Route 33|MA 33]] toward [[Belchertown, Massachusetts|Belchertown]]. After crossing [[Massachusetts Route 9|MA 9]], it then heads north along the west side of the [[Quabbin Reservoir]] through [[New Salem, Massachusetts|New Salem]] toward [[Athol, Massachusetts|Athol]]. This section of US&nbsp;202 has been dubbed the [[Daniel Shays]] Highway, named for a Revolutionary War veteran who [[Shays' Rebellion|led an insurrection]] against the state government of Massachusetts. US&nbsp;202 meets [[Massachusetts Route 2]] at [[Orange, Massachusetts|Orange]], and runs along the [[two-lane freeway]] to [[Phillipston, Massachusetts|Phillipston]]. There, it diverges to the north again as a two-lane road.

In [[Massachusetts]], US&nbsp;202 passes through the municipalities of [[Southwick, MA|Southwick]], [[Westfield, MA|Westfield]], [[Holyoke, MA|Holyoke]], [[South Hadley, MA|South Hadley]], [[Granby, MA|Granby]], [[Belchertown, MA|Belchertown]], [[Pelham, MA|Pelham]], [[Shutesbury, MA|Shutesbury]], [[New Salem, MA|New Salem]], [[Orange, MA|Orange]], [[Athol, MA|Athol]], [[Phillipston, MA|Phillipston]], [[Templeton, MA|Templeton]], and [[Winchendon, MA|Winchendon]].

The stretch of highway through Belchertown, Pelham, Shutesbury, and New Salem opened in 1935 to coincide with the completion and opening of the Quabbin Reservoir. The roadway reaches its closest point to the reservoir itself at the crossing of the Swift River, at the Shutesbury/New Salem town line. Access to the west side of the Quabbin Reservation is made through multiple gates in the three towns. There is no public access, however, to the Prescott Peninsula.

===New Hampshire===
[[File:Centerline Rumble Strip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Section of US 202 in Henniker, New Hampshire]]

US&nbsp;202 is posted as an east–west highway in New Hampshire. It remains a two-lane highway for most of its length in the Granite State.

It heads north, through [[Rindge, New Hampshire|Rindge]], [[Jaffrey, New Hampshire|Jaffrey]], and [[Peterborough, New Hampshire|Peterborough]], to [[Hillsborough, New Hampshire|Hillsborough]], where it turns eastward along a concurrency with [[New Hampshire Route 9]]. The span of the road between Hillsborough and [[Hopkinton, New Hampshire|Hopkinton]], which passes through [[Henniker, New Hampshire|Henniker]], is among the most deadly sections of roadway in the state.<ref>[http://www.cmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050605/REPOSITORY/506050432/1031 "Crash takes two lives"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927214230/http://www.cmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20050605%2FREPOSITORY%2F506050432%2F1031 |date=September 27, 2007 }}. ''[[Concord Monitor]]''. June 2005. Accessed July 10, 2008.</ref> At [[Concord, New Hampshire]], the state capital, US&nbsp;202 heads north and picks up a concurrency with [[U.S. Route 3|US&nbsp;3]] for a short time, and then turns eastward again along [[Interstate 393]], a freeway spur that also carries [[U.S. Route 4|US&nbsp;4]]. The freeway ends short of [[Chichester, New Hampshire|Chichester]], and NH 9 rejoins the two-lane concurrency along with US&nbsp;4 and 202.

At [[Northwood, New Hampshire|Northwood]], US&nbsp;202 and NH 9 leave US&nbsp;4. NH 9 splits off a few miles later, leaving US&nbsp;202 to continue alone toward [[Rochester, New Hampshire|Rochester]], where the road jumps up onto the [[Spaulding Turnpike]] ([[New Hampshire Route 16|NH 16]]) for a short, non-tolled distance. US&nbsp;202 leaves the turnpike two miles (3&nbsp;km) before the state line at [[East Rochester, New Hampshire|East Rochester]].

===Maine===
[[Image:NewEnglandConnectingFarm.png|thumb|upright=1.1|A [[Connected farm]] in [[Windham, Maine]], typical of older residences adjacent to US 202 in rural [[New England]].]]

US&nbsp;202 is posted as an east–west highway in Maine.

The highway enters the state by crossing the [[Salmon Falls River]] at [[Lebanon, Maine|South Lebanon]] and bridges the [[Mousam River]] in [[Sanford, Maine|Sanford]]. The highway then passes through [[Alfred, Maine|Alfred]], [[Waterboro, Maine|Waterboro]] and [[Hollis, Maine|Hollis]] before crossing the [[Saco River]] at [[Buxton, Maine|Salmon Falls]]. The highway passes through [[Gorham, Maine|Gorham]] and crosses the [[Presumpscot River]] into [[South Windham, Maine|South Windham]]. There is a rotary with [[U.S. Route 302]] (US 202's only connection to US 2) at [[Windham, Maine|Foster's Corner]] and an interchange with [[Interstate 95 in Maine|I-95]] at [[Gray, Maine|Gray]]. The highway parallels I-95 through [[New Gloucester, Maine|New Gloucester]] to [[Auburn, Maine|Auburn]] and crosses the [[Androscoggin River]] into [[Lewiston, Maine|Lewiston]], passing near the campus of [[Bates College]].<ref name="maine">{{cite book| title=The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer |author=DeLorme Mapping Company |publisher=DeLorme Mapping Company |year=1988 |isbn=0-89933-035-5 }}</ref> A very short stretch through the latter two cities is four-lane highway, but most of its length in the Pine Tree State consists of two-lane road. Its final miles west of [[Hampden, Maine|Hampden]] also include a four-laned segment.

The highway passes through [[Greene, Maine|Greene]], [[Monmouth, Maine|Monmouth]], and [[Winthrop, Maine|Winthrop]] concurrently with [[State Route 11 (Maine)|Maine Route 11]] and [[State Route 100 (Maine)|Maine Route 100]] and becomes concurrent with [[State Route 17 (Maine)|State Route 17]] at [[Manchester, Maine|Manchester]]. US&nbsp;202 runs concurrently with [[U.S. Route 201]] as it crosses the [[Kennebec River]] at [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]], and shortly thereafter it picks up [[State Route 3 (Maine)|State Route 3]] and [[Maine State Route 9|State Route 9]]. US 202 ends at [[Interstate 395 (Maine)|I-395]]’s exit 2 near [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]].

==History==
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US&nbsp;122 was created in 1926, connecting [[U.S. Route 22|US&nbsp;22]] at [[Whitehouse Station, New Jersey]], with [[U.S. Route 13|US&nbsp;13]] in [[Wilmington, Delaware]]. It was extended to [[Haverstraw, New York]] in 1931 and became part of US 202 in 1934.

US 202 was approved by the AASHO (now [[AASHTO]]) in June 1934; the route approved was {{convert|671|mi}}, from Bangor, Maine, to [[State Road, Delaware]], south of Wilmington. In 1964, the AASHO approved a request by Delaware to eliminate the portion of US 202 between its intersection with I-295 in [[Farnhurst, Delaware|Farnhurst]] and State Road; that stretch was carrying US 13/40/301. US 202 was later shortened so that it ended at I-95 just north of Wilmington.  Then in 1984, the route numbering committee approved extending US 202 from there to its intersection with US 13/US 40 in Basin Corner, near [[New Castle, Delaware|New Castle]]. This intersection is US 202's current terminus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/us202.cfm|title=U.S. 202 - Maine to Delaware - General Highway History - Highway History - Federal Highway Administration|website=[[Federal Highway Administration|Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)]]|access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref>

US 202's path passes near the sites of various important [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] battles in Delaware and Pennsylvania, such as [[Cooch's Bridge]], near Newark, Delaware; [[Brandywine Battlefield|Brandywine]], near Philadelphia; and [[Valley Forge]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.revolutionaryday.com/usroute202/tour.htm|title=Introduction, US Route 202, Revolutionary War, History-based Travel, Road Trip Driving Tour of the American Revolution|website=www.revolutionaryday.com|access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref> In New Hampshire, US 202 passes by a historical marker in [[Antrim, New Hampshire|Antrim]] commemorating the last surviving soldier of the Revolutionary War.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Markers By Number |url=https://www.nh.gov/nhdhr/markers/documents/markers_bynumber.pdf |website=www.nh.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unionleader.com/nh/travel/historical_markers/roadside-history-joel-mcgregor-last-surviving-soldier-of-the-revolution/article_bcb31e51-da51-5eed-9de6-d14b725acc46.html|title=Roadside History: Joel McGregor, Last Surviving Soldier of the Revolution|date=March 31, 2017|website=UnionLeader.com|language=en|access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref>

In Pennsylvania in the early 1960s, a four-lane [[Limited-access road|expressway]], the Piedmont Expressway, was proposed that would follow the US&nbsp;202 corridor. The expressway was to be {{convert|59|mi}} long, and would cost approximately $146 million. It was to serve as an outer [[beltway]] around the Philadelphia area. The project was ultimately cancelled.{{Cn|date=October 2022}} In its place, the Route 202 Parkway Trail was built. The trail is {{convert|9|mi|0}} in length.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 202 |url=https://circuittrails.org/sites/default/files/08_Route202.pdf |website=circuittrails.org}}</ref> The trail is ultimately expected to connect to the [[East Coast Greenway]] via the Neshaminy Creek Trail.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://circuittrails.org/find-trails/neshaminy-creek-greenway-extension|title=Neshaminy Creek Greenway Extension|date=June 8, 2016|newspaper=Circuit Trails|language=en|access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref>

Construction began in November 2008 on a parkway project between [[Pennsylvania Route 63]] in Lower Gwynedd and the existing cloverleaf interchange at the US&nbsp;202 bypass and PA 611 near Doylestown. This parkway was planned to consist of a four-lane stretch between Route 63 and [[Pennsylvania Route 463]] and a two-lane parkway the rest of the way that bypasses the [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]]s of [[Chalfont, Pennsylvania|Chalfont]] and [[New Britain, Pennsylvania|New Britain]]. The parkway opened on December 3, 2012.<ref name="intell12312"/>

US 202 originally ended at its junction with US 2/US 1A in Bangor, Maine. In the late 1980s, however, the section of US 202 between I-395 and US 2 was removed from US 202's official routing. Officially, US 202 ends at I-395's exit 2. However, until at least 2025 signs designating US 202's termination at US 2 in downtown Bangor, at the corner of Main Street and Hammond Street, still stood.

==Major intersections==
; Delaware
: {{jct|country=USA|US|13|US|40}} in [[Wilmington Manor, Delaware|Wilmington Manor]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|295|dab1=Delaware–New Jersey}} in [[Newport, Delaware|Newport]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|95}} with a concurrency from [[Newport, Delaware|Newport]] to [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|495|dab1=Delaware}} in [[Newport, Delaware|Newport]]

; Pennsylvania
: {{jct|country=USA|US|1|US|322}} in [[Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania|Chadds Ford Township]], with a concurrency with US 322 from Chadds Ford Township to [[West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania|West Goshen Township]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|30}} in [[East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania|East Whiteland Township]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|422}} in [[Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania|Tredyffrin Township]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|76|I|276|dab1=Ohio–New Jersey}} in [[Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Merion Township]]

; New Jersey
: {{jct|country=USA|US|206}} with a concurrency from the [[Raritan, New Jersey|Raritan]]–[[Bridgewater Township, New Jersey|Bridgewater Township]] line to [[Bedminster Township, New Jersey|Bedminster Township]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|22}} in [[Bridgewater Township, New Jersey|Bridgewater Township]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|287}} in [[Bridgewater Township, New Jersey|Bridgewater Township]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|287}} in [[Bedminster Township, New Jersey|Bedminster Township]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|80}} in [[Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey|Parsippany-Troy Hills]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|46}} in [[Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey|Parsippany-Troy Hills]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|287}} in [[Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey|Parsippany-Troy Hills]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|287}} in [[Boonton, New Jersey|Boonton]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|287}} in [[Montville, New Jersey|Montville]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|287}} in [[Oakland, New Jersey|Oakland]]

; New York
: {{jct|state=NY|US|9W}} with a concurrency from the [[Haverstraw (village), New York|Village of Haverstraw]] to [[Highlands, New York|Highlands]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|6}} with a concurrency from [[Highlands, New York|Highlands]] to [[Peekskill, New York|Peekskill]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|9}} with a concurrency from [[Cortlandt, New York|Cortlandt]] to [[Peekskill, New York|Peekskill]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|6}} with a concurrency from [[Brewster, New York|Brewster]] to the [[Connecticut]] state line in [[Southeast, New York|Southeast]]

; Connecticut
: {{jct|country=USA|US|6}} with a concurrency from the [[New York (state)|New York]] state line in [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury]] through the city
: {{jct|country=USA|I|84|dab1=Pennsylvania–Massachusetts}} with a concurrency through [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|7}} with a concurrency from [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury]] to [[New Milford, Connecticut|New Milford]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|44}} with a concurrency from [[Canton, Connecticut|Canton]] to [[Avon, Connecticut|Avon]] 
<ref name=randmcnally>{{cite book |author = Rand McNally |year = 2014 |title = The Road Atlas |edition = Walmart |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |pages = 23-24, 66, 69, 89|isbn = 978-0-528-00771-2}}</ref>

; Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine
:
{{jcttop|exit|state_col=state|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|publisher=[[New Hampshire Department of Transportation]]|place=Concord, New Hampshire|access-date=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|access-date=April 7, 2015}}
* [ftp://dot%2Ecity:streetmap@nhftp.admin.state.nh.us/2015_FULL_SIZE_PDFS/RINDGE_Wallmap.pdf Town of Rindge, Cheshire County]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
* [ftp://dot%2Ecity:streetmap@nhftp.admin.state.nh.us/2015_FULL_SIZE_PDFS/JAFFREY_Wallmap.pdf Town of Jaffrey, Cheshire County]
* [ftp://dot%2Ecity:streetmap@nhftp.admin.state.nh.us/2015_FULL_SIZE_PDFS/PETERBOROUGH_Wallmap.pdf Town of Peterborough, Hillsborough County]
* [ftp://dot%2Ecity:streetmap@nhftp.admin.state.nh.us/2015_FULL_SIZE_PDFS/HANCOCK_Wallmap.pdf Town of Hancock, Hillsborough County]
* [ftp://dot%2Ecity:streetmap@nhftp.admin.state.nh.us/2015_FULL_SIZE_PDFS/BENNINGTON_Wallmap.pdf Town of Bennington, Hillsborough County]
* [ftp://dot%2Ecity:streetmap@nhftp.admin.state.nh.us/2015_FULL_SIZE_PDFS/ANTRIM_Wallmap.pdf Town of Antrim, Hillsborough County]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [ftp://dot%2Ecity:streetmap@nhftp.admin.state.nh.us/2015_FULL_SIZE_PDFS/HILLSBOROUGH_Wallmap.pdf Town of Hillsborough, Hillsborough County]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [ftp://dot%2Ecity:streetmap@nhftp.admin.state.nh.us/2015_FULL_SIZE_PDFS/HENNIKER_Wallmap.pdf Town of Henniker, Merrimack County]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [ftp://dot%2Ecity:streetmap@nhftp.admin.state.nh.us/2015_FULL_SIZE_PDFS/HOPKINTON_Wallmap.pdf Town of Hopkinton, Merrimack County]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [ftp://dot%2Ecity:streetmap@nhftp.admin.state.nh.us/2015_FULL_SIZE_PDFS/CONCORD_Wallmap.pdf City of Concord, Merrimack County]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [ftp://dot%2Ecity:streetmap@nhftp.admin.state.nh.us/2015_FULL_SIZE_PDFS/PEMBROKE_Wallmap.pdf Town of Pembroke, Merrimack County]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [ftp://dot%2Ecity:streetmap@nhftp.admin.state.nh.us/2015_FULL_SIZE_PDFS/EPSOM_Wallmap.pdf Town of Epsom, Merrimack County]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [ftp://dot%2Ecity:streetmap@nhftp.admin.state.nh.us/2015_FULL_SIZE_PDFS/NORTHWOOD_Wallmap.pdf Town of Northwood, Rockingham County]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [ftp://dot%2Ecity:streetmap@nhftp.admin.state.nh.us/2015_FULL_SIZE_PDFS/BARRINGTON_Wallmap.pdf Town of Barrington, Strafford County]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [ftp://dot%2Ecity:streetmap@nhftp.admin.state.nh.us/2015_FULL_SIZE_PDFS/ROCHESTER_Wallmap.pdf City of Rochester, Strafford County]</ref><ref name="MaineDOT Map">{{cite web|url=http://www.maine.gov/mdot/mapviewer/|title=MaineDOT Public Map Viewer|publisher=[[Maine Department of Transportation]]|access-date=April 9, 2017}}</ref>|location_ref=<ref name="NHDOT Roads" /><ref name="NH Town Maps" /><ref name="MaineDOT Map" />}}
{{MAint|exit
|sspan=33
|county=Hampden
|cspan=16
|location=Southwick
|lspan=4
|mile=0.0
|road={{jct|state=CT|US|202|dir1=south|CT|10|dir2=south|city1=Granby}}<br>{{jct|state=MA|MA|10|dir1=begins}}
|type=concur
|notes=Continuation into [[Connecticut]]
}}
{{MAint|exit
|mile=1.9
|espan=23
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|168|dir1=east|location1=[[Suffield, Connecticut|Suffield CT]]|location2=[[Thompsonville, Connecticut|Thompsonville CT]]}}
|notes=Western terminus of Route 168
}}
{{MAint
|type=concur
|mile=4.3
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|57|dir1=west|city1=Granville}}
|notes=Western terminus of Route 57 concurrency
}}
{{MAint
|type=concur
|mile=4.9
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|57|dir1=east|city1=Feeding Hills|city2=Springfield}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of Route 57 concurrency
}}
{{MAint
|type=concur
|location=Westfield
|lspan=4
|mile=9.8
|road={{jct|state=MA|US|20|dir1=east|city1=West Springfield|city2=Springfield}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of US 20 concurrency
}}
{{MAint
|type=concur
|mile=10.0
|road={{jct|state=MA|US|20|dir1=west|city1=Russell|areadab1=CDP|city2=Pittsfield}}
|notes=Western terminus of US 20 concurrency
}}
{{MAint
|type=etc
|mile=11.5
|road={{jct|state=MA|I|90|MATP|city1=Boston|location2=[[Albany, New York|Albany NY]]}}
|notes=Exit 41 on I-90 / Mass Pike}}
{{MAint
|type=concur
|mile=14.5
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|10|dir1=north|city1=Northampton|city2=Southampton}}
|notes=Northern terminus of Route 10 concurrency
}}
{{MAint
|location=Holyoke
|lspan=8
|mile=20.0
|road={{jct|state=MA|I|91|city1=Springfield|location2=[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]]|city3=Greenfield|location4=[[Brattleboro, Vermont|Brattleboro VT]]}}
|notes=Exit 14 on I-91
}}
{{MAint
|type=concur
|mile=20.4
|road={{jct|state=MA|US|5|city1=West Springfield|city2=Springfield|city3=Northampton}}
|notes=Southern terminus of concurrency with US 5 southbound only
}}
{{MAint
|mile=21.0
|road=Resnic Boulevard
|notes=To [[Interstate 391|I-391]]
}}
{{MAint
|mile=21.2
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|141|dir1=east|city1=Holyoke Center|city2=Chicopee Falls}}
|notes=Southbound only
}}
{{MAint
|mile=21.4
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|141|dir1=west|city1=Easthampton}}
|notes=Southbound only; to [[I-91 (MA)|I-91]]
}}
{{MAint
|mile=21.5
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|141|city1=Chicopee Falls}}
|notes=Northbound only
}}
{{MAint
|type=concur
|mile=21.6
|road={{jct|state=MA|US|5|dir1=north|city1=Northampton}}
|notes=Northern terminus of concurrency with US 5 southbound only
}}
{{jctbridge
|mile=22.0
|bridge=US 202 southbound and northbound come back together
}}
{{jctbridge
|mile=22.1
|bridge=[[Joseph E. Muller Bridge]]
|river=[[Connecticut River]]
}}
{{MAint
|county=Hampshire
|cspan=5
|location=South Hadley
|lspan=2
|mile=23.3
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|116|location1=[[South Hadley, Massachusetts|South Hadley Falls]]|city2=Holyoke|city3=South Hadley|city4=Amherst}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{MAint
|mile=24.3
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|33|MA|116|to2=yes|location1=[[Westover Air Reserve Base|Westover ARB]]|city2=Chicopee|location3=[[South Hadley, Massachusetts|South Hadley Center]]}}
}}
{{MAint
|type=concur
|location=Belchertown
|lspan=3
|mile=33.4
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|21|dir1=south|city1=Ludlow|city2=Springfield}}
|notes=Southern terminus of Route 21 concurrency
}}
{{MAint
|mile=34.4
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|21|dir1=north|city1=Ware|areadab1=CDP|city2=Worcester|MA|181|dir2=south|city3=Bondsville|city4=Palmer}}
|notes=Northern terminus of Route 21 concurrency; northern terminus of Route 181
}}
{{MAint
|mile=35.3
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|9|city1=Amherst|city2=Northampton|city3=Ware|areadab3=CDP|city4=Worcester}}
}}
{{MAint
|county=Franklin
|cspan=3
|type=concur
|location=New Salem
|mile=55.1
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|122|dir1=south|city1=Petersham|areadab1=CDP|city2=Barre|areadab2=CDP|location3=[[Athol, Massachusetts|South Athol]]}}
|notes=Southern terminus of Route 122 concurrency
}}
{{MAint
|type=concur
|location=Orange
|lspan=2
|mile=56.0
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|122|dir1=north|location1=[[Orange (CDP), Massachusetts|Orange Center]]|city2=Greenfield}}
|notes=Northern terminus of Route 122 concurrency
}}
{{MAint|exit
|type=concur
|exit=71
|mile=57.0
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|2|dir1=west|city1=Greenfield|city2=North Adams}}
|notes=Western terminus of Route 2 concurrency
}}
{{MAint|exit
|county=Worcester
|cspan=8
|location=Athol
|exit=75
|mile=61.5
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|32|city1=Athol|areadab1=CDP|city2=Petersham|areadab2=CDP}}
}}
{{MAint|exit
|location=Phillipston
|lspan=2
|mile=63.1
|exit=77
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|2A|city1=Athol|areadab1=CDP|city2=Phillipston}}
}}
{{MAint|exit
|type=concur
|mile=65.3
|exit=79
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|2|dir1=east|city1=Fitchburg|city2=Boston|MA|2A|dir2=west|city3=Phillipston}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of Route 2 concurrency; western terminus of Route 2A concurrency
}}
{{MAint|exit
|location=Templeton
|lspan=3
|type=concur
|mile=66.6
|espan=5
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|2A|dir1=east|city1=Gardner}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of Route 2A concurrency
}}
{{MAint
|type=concur
|mile=68.3
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|68|dir1=north|location1=[[Royalston, Massachusetts|S. Royalston]]|city2=Royalston}}
|notes=Western terminus of [[wrong-way concurrency]] with Route 68
}}
{{MAint
|type=concur
|mile=69.7
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|68|dir1=south|city1=Gardner|city2=Worcester}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of [[wrong-way concurrency]] with Route 68
}}
{{MAint
|location=Winchendon
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=75.7
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|12|dir1=north|location1=[[Fitzwilliam, NH]]|location2=[[Keene, NH]]}}
|notes=Western terminus of wrong-way concurrency with Route 12
}}
{{MAint
|type=concur
|mile=75.9
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|12|dir1=south|city1=Ashburnham|city2=Fitchburg}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of wrong-way concurrency with Route 12
}}
{{jctplace|exit
|river=&nbsp;
|river_wide=yes
|mile=79.6
|mile2=0.000
|line=yes
|place=[[Massachusetts]]-[[New Hampshire]] state line
}}
{{NHint|exit
|sspan=42
|county=Cheshire
|cspan=3
|location=Rindge
|mile=3.638
|espan=23
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|119|city1=Fitzwilliam|city2=Rindge}}
}}
{{NHint
|type=concur
|location=Jaffrey
|lspan=2
|mile=7.491
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|124|dir1=west|city1=Marlborough|areadab1=CDP}}<br />{{jct|state=NH|NH|137|dir1=north|city1=Dublin}}
|notes=Western terminus of NH 124 concurrency; southern terminus of NH&nbsp;137
}}
{{NHint
|type=concur
|mile=7.561
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|124|dir1=east|city1=New Ipswich}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of NH 124 concurrency
}}
{{NHint
|type=concur
|county=Hillsborough
|cspan=10
|location=Peterborough
|lspan=3
|mile=13.721
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|101|dir1=west|city1=Keene}}
|notes=Western end of NH 101 concurrency
}}
{{NHint
|type=concur
|mile=13.918
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|101|dir1=east|NH|123|dir2=south|city1=Manchester}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of NH 101 concurrency; western terminus of NH 123 concurrency
}}
{{NHint
|mile=16.213
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|136|dir1=east|city1=Greenfield}}
|notes=Western terminus of NH&nbsp;136
}}
{{NHint
|type=concur
|location=Hancock
|lspan=2
|mile=19.637
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|123|dir1=north|city1=Hancock|areadab1=CDP|city2=Stoddard}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of NH 123 concurrency
}}
{{NHint
|mile=23.221
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|137|dir1=south|city1=Hancock|areadab1=CDP}}
|notes=Northern terminus of NH&nbsp;137
}}
{{NHint
|type=concur
|location=Bennington
|mile=24.325
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|31|dir1=south|NH|47|dir2=south|city1=Bennington|areadab1=CDP|city2=Francestown|areadab2=CDP}}
|notes=Western terminus of NH 31 concurrency; northern terminus of NH&nbsp;47
}}
{{NHint
|type=concur
|location=Antrim
|mile=26.614
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|31|dir1=north|city1=Washington|city2=Stoddard}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of NH 31 concurrency
}}
{{NHint
|location=Hillsborough
|lspan=3
|mile=32.679
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|149|dir1=east|city1=Hillsborough|areadab1=CDP|city2=Deering}}
|notes=Western terminus of NH&nbsp;149
}}
{{NHint
|type=concur
|mile=33.403
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|9|dir1=west|name1=[[Franklin Pierce]] Highway|city1=Keene}}
|notes=Western terminus of NH 9 concurrency
}}
{{NHint
|mile=35.356
|road=Henniker Street to West Main Street&nbsp;– [[Hillsborough (CDP), New Hampshire|Hillsborough]]
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NHint
|county=Merrimack
|cspan=18
|location=Henniker
|mile=39.651
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|114|city1=Henniker|areadab1=CDP|city2=Bradford|areadab2=CDP}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NHint
|location=Hopkinton
|lspan=5
|mile=43.802
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|127|location1=West Hopkinton|city2=Contoocook}}
|notes=Southern terminus of NH&nbsp;127
}}
{{NHint
|mile=44.251
|road=Hatfield Road&nbsp;/ Country Club Road
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NHint
|mile=47.040
|mile2=47.711
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=NH|I|89|I|93|US|4|to2=to|city1=Concord|location2=[[Seacoast Region (New Hampshire)|Seacoast]]|city3=Contoocook|city4=Warner|city5=Lebanon}}
|notes=Exit 5 on I-89; no westbound access to I-89 south
}}
{{NHint
|mile=48.621
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|103|city1=Contoocook|city2=Warner|areadab2=CDP}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of NH&nbsp;103
}}
{{NHint
|mile=49.417
|road={{jct|state=NH|I|89|dir1=south|city1=Bow}}
|notes=Exit 4 on I-89
}}
{{NHint
|location=Concord
|lspan=9
|mile=55.936
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|13|dir1=south|name1=South St.}}
|notes=Northern terminus of NH&nbsp;13
}}
{{NHint
|type=concur
|mile=56.097
|road={{jct|state=NH|US|3|dir1=south|name1=Main St.}}
|notes=Western terminus of US 3 concurrency
}}
{{NHint
|type=concur
|mile=56.392
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|9|dir1=east|name1=Loudon Rd.}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of NH 9 concurrency
}}
{{NHint
|type=concur
|mile=56.848
|road={{jct|state=NH|US|3|dir1=north|city1=Penacook}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of US 3 concurrency
}}
{{NHint|exit
|mile=57.246
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NH|I|93|to3=to|city1=Manchester|city2=Lebanon|US|4|dir2=west|I|89|dir3=north|city3=Plymouth}}<br>{{jct|state=NH|I|393|dir1=begins}}
|notes=Western terminus of I-393; western end of concurrency with US&nbsp;4
}}
{{NHint|exit
|mile=57.503
|exit=1
|road=Fort Eddy Road&nbsp;– [[NHTI, Concord's Community College|NHTI Community College]]
}}
{{jctbridge|exit
|mile=57.798
|bridge=Veterans Memorial Bridge over the [[Merrimack River]]
}}
{{NHint|exit
|mile=58.563
|exit=2
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|132|name1=East Side Drive|location1=Concord&nbsp;Heights Business District}}
}}
{{NHint|exit
|mile=60.390
|exit=3
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|106|city1=Laconia|city2=Pembroke}}
}}
{{NHint|exit
|location=Pembroke
|mile=61.840
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|9|dir1=west|location1=Concord&nbsp;Heights Business District}}<br>{{jct|state=NH|I|393|dir1=ends}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of I-393; western terminus of NH 9 concurrency
}}
{{NHint|exit
|location=Epsom
|lspan=2
|mile=66.920
|espan=8
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|28|city1=Pittsfield|areadab1=CDP|city2=Allenstown}}
|notes=Roundabout
}}
{{NHint
|type=concur
|mile=70.580
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|107|dir1=south|city1=Deerfield|city2=Raymond|areadab2=CDP}}
|notes=Western terminus of NH 107 concurrency
}}
{{NHint
|county=Rockingham
|cspan=3
|location=Northwood
|lspan=3
|type=concur
|mile=72.489
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|107|dir1=north|city1=Pittsfield|areadab1=CDP}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of NH 107 concurrency
}}
{{NHint
|type=concur
|mile=78.333
|road={{jct|state=NH|US|4|dir1=east|city1=Lee|city2=Durham|areadab2=CDP|city3=Portsmouth|NH|43|dir2=south|city4=Deerfield|city5=Candia}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of US 4 concurrency; northern terminus of NH&nbsp;43
}}
{{NHint
|mile=78.682
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|202A|dir1=east|location1=[[Bow Lake Village, New Hampshire|Bow Lake]]|city2=Strafford}}
|notes=Western terminus of NH&nbsp;202A
}}
{{NHint
|county=Strafford
|cspan=8
|location=Barrington
|lspan=3
|type=concur
|mile=83.289
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|9|dir1=east|city1=Barrington|city2=Dover}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of NH 9 concurrency
}}
{{NHint
|type=concur
|mile=84.001
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|126|dir1=north|city1=Center Strafford|city2=Barnstead}}
|notes=Western terminus of NH 126 concurrency
}}
{{NHint
|type=concur
|mile=84.193
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|126|dir1=south|city1=Barrington|city2=Dover}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of NH 126 concurrency
}}
{{NHint|exit
|type=concur
|location=Rochester
|lspan=5
|mile=90.161
|exit=13
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|16|Turnpike|Spaulding|dir1=south|dir2=south|city1=Dover|city2=Portsmouth|location3=[[Boston MA]]}}
|notes=Western terminus of NH 16 concurrency
}}
{{NHint|exit
|type=incomplete
|mile=90.809
|exit=14
|road=Ten Rod Road&nbsp;– [[Rochester, New Hampshire|Rochester]]
|notes=Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
}}
{{NHint|exit
|type=concur
|mile=92.020
|exit=15
|road={{jct|state=NH|NH|11|dir1=west|city1=Farmington|areadab1=CDP|city2=Alton|location3=[[Lake Winnipesaukee]]}}
|notes=Western terminus of NH 11 concurrency
}}
{{NHint|exit
|type=concur
|mile=92.236
|exit=16
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{{MEint
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==See also==
===Related routes===
* [[Special routes of U.S. Route 202]]
* [[U.S. Route 2]]
* [[U.S. Route 302]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18462546/interesting_trip_to_maine/ |title=Interesting Trip to Maine |newspaper=The Wellsboro Gazette |location=[[Wellsboro, Pennsylvania]] |page=3 |date=July 3, 1935 |access-date=March 20, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|U.S. Route 202}}
{{Attached KML}}
* [http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000202__-.pdf New Jersey section of U.S. Route 202] [[Straight Line Diagram]] from the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]
* [http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/enlarged_view_10.pdf An enlarged view of road jurisdiction of US&nbsp;202, NJ&nbsp;124 and CR&nbsp;510 in Morristown]
* [http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/traffic_orders/speed/rt202.shtm Speed Limits for New Jersey State Roads: U.S. Route 202 in New Jersey]
* [http://www.moma.org/collection//browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A3138%7CA%3AAR%3AE%3A1&page_number=5&template_id=1&sort_order=1 Route 202 at New Milford, CT. Photograph]

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