| Route 24 | ||||
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| Fall River Expressway | ||||
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| Maintained by RIDOT | ||||
| Length: | 7.7 mi[1] (12.4 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1966 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: | Route 114 in Portsmouth | |||
| Route 138 in Portsmouth Route 77 in Tiverton |
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| North end: | Route 24 in Fall River | |||
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| Counties: | Newport | |||
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Route 24 is a numbered State Highway running 8.1 miles (13.0 km) in Rhode Island.
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Route 24 takes the following route through the State:
The layout of Rhode Island's highways effectively make Tiverton and Little Compton isolated from the rest of the State. Because of this, people travelling to this part of the State from the Providence area will often cut through Massachusetts using Interstate 195 and Route 24. This route is often far faster than other routes which stay inside Rhode Island.
Route 24 passes over the Sakonnet River Bridge.
Exits along the length of Route 24 are numbered only on gore signs. The entire route is located in Newport County.
| Location | Mile[1] | # | Destinations | Notes |
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| Portsmouth | ||||
| 0.0 | Route 114 south (West Main Road) | Southbound exit and northbound entrance only | ||
| 0.8 | 1 | To Route 138 south (via Turnpike Avenue) – Middletown, Newport Beaches | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| 2.0 | 2 | Route 138 south (Boyds Lane) – NB: Island Park; SB: Portsmouth, Bristol | South end of Route 138 overlap; no southbound entrance | |
| 3.3 | 3 | Hummocks Avenue, Common Fence Point | Southbound exit and entrance | |
| 3.6 | 3 | Anthony Road, Common Fence Point, Island Park | Northbound exit and entrance | |
| Sakonnet River crossing via Sakonnet River Bridge | ||||
| Tiverton | ||||
| 4.2 | 4 | To Route 77 / Route 177 – Tiverton, Little Compton | Northbound exit and southbound entrance only | |
| 4.4 | 5 | Route 138 north / Route 77 south to Route 177 – NB: North Tiverton; SB: Tiverton, Little Compton | North end of Route 138 overlap | |
| 5.3 | 6 | Fish Road | ||
| 7.7 | Route 24 continues into Massachusetts | |||
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