Interstate 295 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts)
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Interstate 295 Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System |
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Length: | 26.58 mi (43 km) |
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South end: | I-95/Route 113 in Warwick, RI |
Major junctions: |
US 6 in Johnston Route 146 in Lincoln |
North end: | I-95 in Attleboro, MA |
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Interstate 295 (abbreviated I-295) is an Interstate route 26.58 miles (43 km) in length within the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. It serves as a western beltway around Providence, Rhode Island. The southern terminus is a junction with I-95 in Warwick, Rhode Island. The northern terminus is a junction with I-95 in Attleboro, Massachusetts.
Interstate 295 was also planned to be supplemented with an eastern beltway around Providence. For more information, see Interstate 895 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts).
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The Blackstone River Visitor Center and Service Plaza is located between exits 9 and 10 at MP 20 on I-295 northbound. An abandoned rest area is located on the southbound side, opposite the new Rest Area/Visitor Center at Mile Marker 20. The state plans to renovate and re-open it in the near future to have facilities similar to that on the NB side.
Weigh stations are located both northbound and southbound at Mile Marker 19 between exits 9 and 10.
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County | Town | Mile | # | Destination(s) | Notes |
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Kent | Warwick | 0 | I-95 south - New York | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; also includes a ramp from I-95 south to I-295 north | |
1 | 1 | Route 113 west – West Warwick | No northbound entrance | ||
1 | 2 | Route 2 north – Oaklawn | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
1 | 2 | Route 2 south – Warwick | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
Providence | Cranston | 3 | 3 | Route 37 to Route 2 / Route 51 (Phenix Avenue) – Cranston, T. F. Green Airport, Coventry | Signed as exits 3A (east) and 3B (west) |
Johnston | 7 | 4 | Route 14 (Plainfield Pike) | ||
8 | 5 | Rhode Island Resource Recovery Industrial Park | Opened in 2005 | ||
10 | 6 | US 6 (US 6A east) – Providence, Hartford | Signed as exits 6A (US 6 east), 6B (U-turn to I-295 south - Warwick), and 6C (US 6 west/US 6A east) northbound, and exits 6A (US 6 east) and 6B (US 6 west/US 6A east) southbound | ||
Smithfield | 13 | 7 | US 44 – Centerdale, Greenville | Signed as exits 7A (east) and 7B (west) | |
16 | 8 | Route 7 – North Smithfield, North Providence | Signed as exits 8A (south) and 8B (north) | ||
Lincoln | 19 | 9 | Route 146 – Woonsocket, Lincoln | Signed as exits 9A (south) and 9B (north) | |
Cumberland | 21 | 10 | Route 122 – Cumberland | ||
23 | 11 | Route 114 – Cumberland | |||
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Bristol | North Attleborough | 2 | 1 | US 1 - Pawtucket, North Attleboro | Signed as exits 1A (south) and 1B (north) |
Attleboro | 4 | 2 | I-95 - Providence, Boston | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; signed as exits 2A (south) and 2B (north) |
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Browse numbered routes | ||||
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< I-291 | MA | Route 295 > | ||
< Route 246 | RI | Route 401 > |