Numbered routes in Rhode Island

Numbered Routes in Rhode Island
Standard Rhode Island route shields
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NotesRoutes are generally state-maintained.
Highway names
InterstatesInterstate X (I-X)
US HighwaysU.S Route X (US X or Route X)
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The U.S. state of Rhode Island has 70 state highways, coordinated and signed by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT). Most of these are partly or fully state highways, roads owned and maintained by RIDOT. Every city and town in Rhode Island, except for New Shoreham (Block Island), has at least one numbered route.

History

Route 117 at U.S. Route 1 in Warwick

State highways in Rhode Island are signed with a standard square shield (for 2-digit routes) or a rectangular shield (for 3-digit routes), with black digits on a white background. The state initials of R.I. are placed above the number, as seen in the adjacent picture. The shields are similar to that of neighboring Massachusetts, though that state's route signs contain only the number. On some older highway signs, state route shields occasionally omit the "R.I." above the number, but most newer signage (particularly along I-95) features the state initials.

Interstate Highways

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
I-82 — — — — 01956-01-011956 01968-01-011968 Original designation for unbuilt I-84
I-84 — — — — 01968-01-011968 01982-01-011982 Never built; cancelled due to environmental concerns with Scituate Reservoir
I-95 43.3 69.7 I-95 in North Stonington, CT I-95 in Attleboro, MA 01968-01-011968 current
I-95E — — — — 01952-01-011952 01952-01-011952 Now I-195
I-195 3.82 6.15 I-95/US 6 in Providence I-195 in Seekonk, MA 01952-01-011952 current
I-295 22.8 36.7 I-95 in Warwick I-295 in North Attleborough, MA 01968-01-011968 current
I-895 35.3 56.8 Route 37 in Cranston I-895 in Attleboro, MA 01968-01-011968 01978-01-011978 Never Built
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U.S. Highways

Main Routes

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
US 1 57.0 91.7 US 1 in Stonington, CT US 1 in Attleboro, MA 01926-01-011926 current Mostly follows the old New England Route 1
US 6 26.5 42.6 US 6 in Killingly, CT US 6 in Seekonk, MA 01926-01-011926 current Mostly follows the old New England Route 3
US 44 26.3 42.3 US 44 in Putnam, CT US 44 in Seekonk, MA 01935-01-011935 current

Auxiliary Routes

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
US 1A 14.4 23.2 US 1 in Warwick Route 1A in Attleboro, MA 01994-01-011994 current
US 6A 3.7 6.0 US 6 in Johnston US 6 in Providence 01991-01-011991 current

Rhode Island Routes

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
Route 1A 40.1 64.5 US 1 in Westerly US 1 in Providence 01927-01-011927 01934-01-011934 Mostly follows the old New England Route 1A, renumbered to Route 3 and Route 2 in 1934
Route 1A 38.3 61.6 US 1 in Westerly US 1 in North Kingstown 01934-01-011934 current Scenic route
Route 1B 19.0 30.6 US 1 in Wakefield US 1 in Wickford 01923-01-011923 01934-01-011934 Was the 19-mile part of today's Route 1A, which ran from Wakefield to Wickford
Route 1C 3.0 4.8 US 1 in Apponaug Route 2 in Cranston 01919-01-011919 01934-01-011934 The 3-mile portion of today's Route 5, which ran from its current terminus in Warwick to Route 2 in Cranston
Route 2 33.6 54.1 US 1/Route 112 in Charlestown US 1 in Providence 01934-01-011934 current
Route 3 30.1 48.4 US 1 in Westerly Route 2 in Warwick 01935-01-011935 current
Route 4 10.4 16.7 US 1 in North Kingstown I-95 in Warwick 01965-01-011965 current
Route 5 25.7 41.4 US 1/Route 117 in Warwick Central Street in Millville, MA 01934-01-011934 current
Route 7 15.7 25.3 Route 246 in Providence Joslin Road in Burrillville 01934-01-011934 current
Route 10 5.0 8.0 Route 12 in Providence I-95/US 6 in Providence 01966-01-011966 current
Route 11 — — — — 01933-01-011933 01963-01-011963 Was Route 142 from early 1920s-1933. Renumbered to Route 11 in 1933, renumbered to Route 121 in mid 1960s.
Route 12 17.0 27.4 Route 14/Route 102 in Scituate Broad Street in Cranston 01932-01-01c. 1932 current
Route 14 23.1 37.2 Route 14/Route 14A in Sterling, CT US 6 in Providence 01932-01-01c. 1932 current
Route 15 8.3 13.4 US 44 in North Providence Route 15 in Seekonk, MA 01964-01-011964 current
Route 24 7.7 12.4 Route 114 in Portsmouth Route 24 in Fall River, MA 01966-01-011966 current
Route 33 6.8 10.9 Route 3 in Coventry Route 2 in Cranston 01957-01-011957 current
Route 37 3.5 5.6 Natick Avenue in Cranston US 1 in Warwick 01963-01-011963 current
Route 51 5.4 8.7 Route 115 in West Warwick Route 12 in Cranston 01979-01-011979 current
Route 77 14.3 23.0 Rhode Island Road in Little Compton Route 138 in Tiverton 01964-01-011964 current
Route 78 4.2 6.8 Route 78 in Stonington US 1 in Westerly 01979-01-011979 current
Route 81 8.0 12.9 Route 179 in Little Compton Route 81 in Fall River, MA 01981-01-011981 current
Route 84 — — — — 01955-01-011955 01958-01-011958 Replaced by Route 95, which was replaced by I-95
Route 91 12.0 19.3 Route 3 in Westerly Route 112 in Carolina 01962-01-011962 current
Route 94 12.7 20.4 Route 14/Route 102 in Foster US 44 in Chepachet 01952-01-011952 current
Route 95 — — — — 01958-01-011958 01968-01-011968 Placemarker for I-95 prior to completion as a freeway
Route 96 3.8 6.1 Route 98 in Burrillville Route 96 in Douglas, MA 01938-01-011938 current
Route 98 6.1 9.8 Route 100 in Chepachet Route 98 in Uxbridge, MA 01938-01-011938 current
Route 99 2.9 4.7 Route 146 in Lincoln Route 122 in Woonsocket 01993-01-011993 current
Route 100 9.3 15.0 Route 102 in Glocester Wallum Lake Road in Douglas, MA 01939-01-011939 current
Route 101 — — — — 01922-01-011922 01934-01-011934 Became part of US 44
Route 101 9.7 15.6 Route 101 in Killingly, CT US 6 in Scituate 01935-01-011935 current
Route 102 44.4 71.5 Route 1A in North Kingstown Route 5/Route 146A in Slatersville 01923-01-011923 current
Route 103 11.8 19.0 I-195 in East Providence Route 103 in Swansea, MA 01923-01-011923 current
Route 103A 2.0 3.2 Route 103 in Riverside Route 103 in Barrington 01982-01-011982 current
Route 104 13.4 21.6 US 44 in North Providence Worrall Street in Woonsocket 01923-01-011923 current
Route 107 — — — — 01919-01-011919 01932-01-011932 Was on the opposite side of the state
Route 107 3.9 6.3 Route 100 in Pascoag Route 102 in Burrillville 01934-01-011934 current
Route 108 — — — — 01919-01-011919 01934-01-011934
Route 108 8.6 13.8 Ocean Road in Point Judith Route 138 in Kingston 01934-01-011934 current
Route 110 6.1 9.8 US 1 in South Kingstown Route 138 in West Kingston 01969-01-011969 current
Route 112 8.5 13.7 US 1 in Charlestown Route 138 in Richmond 01923-01-011923 current
Route 113 3.4 5.5 Route 2 in Warwick Route 117 in Warwick 01969-01-011969 current
Route 114 45.7 73.5 Route 138 in Middletown Route 122 in Woonsocket 01923-01-011923 current
Route 114A 0.4 0.64 Route 114 in East Providence US 1A/Route 114 in East Providence 01960-12-19c. 1960 current Most of the road is located within Seekonk, MA and designated as Massachusetts Route 114A.
Route 115 6.4 10.3 Route 116 in Hope Route 117 in Warwick 01956-01-011956 current
Route 116 25.1 40.4 Route 33/Route 117 in Coventry Route 114 in Cumberland 01923-01-011923 current
Route 117 28.4 45.7 Route 14 in Coventry US 1A in Cranston 01922-01-011922 current
Route 117A 2.3 3.7 Route 117 in Warwick Route 117 in Warwick 01980-01-011980 current
Route 118 5.5 8.9 Route 102 in Coventry Route 3 in Coventry 02000-01-012000 current
Route 120 4.3 6.9 Route 122 in Cumberland Route 120 in North Attleborough, MA 01968-01-011968 current
Route 121 1.0 1.6 Route 114 in Cumberland Route 121 in Wrentham 01963-01-011963 current
Route 122 14.2 22.9 US 1 in Pawtucket Route 122 in Blackstone, MA 01934-01-011934 current
Route 123 7.8 12.6 Route 116 in Lincoln Route 123 in Attleboro, MA 01923-01-011923 current
Route 126 — — Route 179/Route 81 in Tiverton Route 138 in Little Compton 01912-01-011912 01962-01-011962 Was in Little Compton to Tiverton Now moved north
Route 126 14.3 23.0 US 1 in Providence Route 126 in Blackstone, MA 01962-01-011962 current
Route 128 3.1 5.0 US 6A in Providence US 44 in Johnston 01923-01-011923 current
Route 136 7.4 11.9 Route 114 in Bristol Route 136 in Swansea, MA 01956-01-011956 current
Route 138 48.3 77.7 Route 138 in Voluntown, CT Route 138 in Fall River, MA 01920-01-011920 current
Route 138A 4.1 6.6 Route 238 in Newport Route 138 in Middletown 01967-01-011967 current
Route 142 1.0 1.6 Route 122 in Woonsocket Route 142 in Wrentham, MA 01919-01-011919 01933-01-011933 Renumbered Route 11
Route 146 16.2 26.1 I-95 in Providence Route 146 in Millville, MA 01920-01-01c. 1920 current Truncated and relocated in 1984,Used Old Louisquisset Pike(North smithfield), 146A, and 246 prior to 1984
Route 146A 5.9 9.5 Route 146 in North Smithfield Route 146A in Uxbridge, MA 01985-01-011985 current
Route 152 0.5 0.80 US 1A/Route 114 in East Providence Route 152 in Seekonk, MA 01956-01-011956 current
Route 165 7.1 11.4 Route 165 in Voluntown, CT Route 3 in Exeter 01932-01-011932 current
Route 177 3.5 5.6 Route 77 in Tiverton Route 177 in Westport, MA 01923-01-011923 current
Route 179 3.5 5.6 Route 77 in Tiverton Route 81 in Little Compton 01962-01-011962 current
Route 195 4.5 7.2 — — — — Was to be part of I-195
Route 214 2.2 3.5 Route 138A in Middletown Route 114 in Middletown 01967-01-011967 current
Route 216 8.1 13.0 US 1 in Charlestown Route 216 in North Stonington, CT 01934-01-011934 current
Route 238 1.4 2.3 Route 138A in Newport Route 138 in Newport 01956-01-011956 current
Route 246 8.0 12.9 US 1 in Providence Route 116 in Lincoln 01984-01-011984 current
Route 401 2.5 4.0 Route 2 in East Greenwich US 1 in East Greenwich 01956-01-011956 current
Route 402 1.2 1.9 Route 2 in East Greenwich US 1 in North Kingstown 01998-01-011998 current
Route 403 4.5 7.2 Route 4 in East Greenwich Commerce Park Way in North Kingstown 02009-01-012009 current
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