Vermont–New Hampshire border

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The Vermont–New Hampshire border is the state line in northern New England that largely follows the Connecticut River, separating Vermont to the west from New Hampshire to the east.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf internationally recognized internal boundary
state border
borderOf New Hampshire
Vermont
country United States of America
crossedBy Interstate 89
Interstate 91
U.S. Route 2 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 302
U.S. Route 4
numerous highway bridges
definedBy low-water mark on the western side of the Connecticut River
easternBoundaryOf Vermont
establishedBy U.S. Supreme Court decisions on Vermont–New Hampshire boundary
follows Connecticut River
governingAuthority State of New Hampshire
linked to: New Hampshire

State of Vermont
linked to: Vermont
hasAdjacentStateCapital Concord
Montpelier
linked to: Montpelier, Vermont
hasDisputedSection Connecticut River riverbed ownership
hasHistoricalEvent boundary disputes between New Hampshire and New York affecting Vermont
hasHistoricalOrigin colonial-era provincial charters
hasHistoricBridge Brattleboro–Hinsdale bridges
Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge
hasLegalJurisdictionBoundary New Hampshire state jurisdiction
Vermont state jurisdiction
hasNaturalFeature Connecticut River
hasNearbyCityPair Bellows Falls, Vermont and Walpole, New Hampshire
Brattleboro, Vermont and Hinsdale, New Hampshire
Hanover–Lebanon, New Hampshire and White River Junction, Vermont
Windsor, Vermont and Cornish, New Hampshire
linked to: Windsor, Vermont
hasSectionType land boundary at river sources
river boundary
lengthApproximate about 275 miles
locatedIn New England
northeastern United States
northTerminusRegion near the Canadian border
orientation generally north–south
partOf borders of New Hampshire
borders of Vermont
riverFormsMostOf Connecticut River forms most of the boundary line
separates New Hampshire
Vermont
southTerminusRegion near the Massachusetts border
usedFor congressional district delimitation
law enforcement jurisdiction delimitation
tax jurisdiction delimitation
westernBoundaryOf New Hampshire

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Interstate 93 northernTerminusNear Vermont–New Hampshire border
Claremont, New Hampshire micropolitan area crossesStateBorder New Hampshire–Vermont border
linked to: Vermont–New Hampshire border
Great Falls on the Connecticut River isAlong Vermont–New Hampshire border