U.S. Route 1 in Rhode Island

U.S. Route 1
Route information
Maintained by RIDOT
Length:	57 mi[1] (92 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 1 in Stonington, CT
	Route 138 in South Kingstown Route 4 in North Kingstown Route 403 in East Greenwich Route 37 in Warwick Route 10 in Cranston I-95 in Providence US 6 / US 44 in Providence
North end:	US 1 in Attleboro, MA
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced Rhode Island Routes ← Route 403 US 1A →

In the U.S. state of Rhode Island, U.S. Route 1 is a major north–south state highway through Providence. Staying close to the Atlantic Ocean and Narragansett Bay, it is a longer route than Interstate 95, and many portions are a four-lane divided highway.

Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 References

Route description

US 1 has a business/bypass split in Warwick where US 1 Business runs along Post Road and US 1 Bypass runs along Post Road Bypass. The business route is officially recognized by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation as US 1.

Note: This section uses [] () to indicate a one-way pair. Streets appearing in [] are the northbound or eastbound side. Streets appearing in () are the southbound or westbound side. The reading order inside the brackets and parentheses is the same as outside.

US 1 takes the following route through the state (south to north):

• Westerly: 6.4 miles (10.3 km); Connecticut State line to Charlestown town line
  • Broad Street, [Main Street, Union Street] (Broad Street), Broad Street, Granite Street, Franklin Street, Post Road and Shore Road
• Charlestown: 7.1 miles (11.4 km); Westerly city line to South Kingstown town line
  • Post Road
• South Kingstown: 7.7 miles (12.4 km); Charlestown town line to Narragansett town line
  • Commander Perry Memorial Highway
• Narragansett: 0.8 miles (1.3 km); South Kingstown town line to South Kingstown town line
  • Commander Perry Memorial Highway
• South Kingstown: 4.6 miles (7.4 km); Narragansett town line to North Kingstown town line
  • Commander Perry Memorial Highway and Tower Hill Road

• North Kingstown: 9.8 miles (15.8 km); South Kingstown line to East Greenwich town line
  • Tower Hill Road and Post Road
• East Greenwich: 2.4 miles (3.9 km); North Kingstown town line to Warwick city line
  • Post Road and Main Street
• Warwick: 7.5 miles (12.1 km); East Greenwich town line to Cranston city line
  • Post Road, [Post Road, West Shore Road] (Greenwich Avenue, Veterans Memorial Drive), Post Road and Elmwood Avenue
• Cranston: 1.1 miles (1.8 km); Warwick city line to Providence city line
  • Elmwood Avenue
• Providence: 6.3 miles (10.1 km); Cranston city line to Pawtucket city line
  • Elmwood Avenue, Broad Street, [Broad Street, Franklin Street, Service Road #8] (Service Road #7, Broadway), Broadway, [Fountain Street] (Sabin Street), Francis Street, Gaspee Street, Smith Street and North Main Street
• Pawtucket: 3.1 miles (5.0 km); Providence city line to Massachusetts State line
  • Pawtucket Avenue, George Street, [East Avenue] (Park Place West, Dexter Street, Goff Avenue, Summer Street, High Street), Main Street, [Main Street, Walcott Street, north–south Expressway] (Walcott Street, Broadway) and Broadway

History

Except north of downtown Providence, where US 1 was built as the Providence and Pawtucket Turnpike (now Main Street), the highway was never a turnpike road. Portions are the old Boston Post Road, while other parts were built as bypasses, leaving the old road as Route 1A. The turnpike south of Providence — the Providence and Pawcatuck Turnpike and Hopkinton and Richmond Turnpike - followed the diagonal route that I-95 now takes.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
U.S. Route 1 continues southbound into Stonington, Connecticut
Washington	Westerly		Route 1A north (Elm Street)	Southern terminus of Rhode Island Route 1A
			Route 3 north (Grove Avenue)	Southern terminus of Route 3
			Route 78 north (Westerly Bypass)	Southern terminus of Route 78, a two-lane freeway
		Divided highway begins
			Route 1A south (Shore Road)	Southern terminus of (unsigned) US 1/Route 1A concurrency
	Charlestown		Route 216 north (Ross Hill Road)	Southern terminus of Route 216
			Route 1A north (Old Post Road)	Northern terminus of (unsigned) US 1/Route 1A concurrency
			Route 1A south (Old Post Road)	Southern terminus of (unsigned) US 1/Route 1A concurrency
			Route 1A north (Old Post Road)	Northern terminus of (unsigned) US 1/Route 1A concurrency
			Route 2 north (South County Trail) / Route 112	Southern terminus of Route 2 and Route 112
	South Kingstown		Route 1A south (Post Road)	Southern terminus of (unsigned) US 1/Route 1A concurrency
			Route 1A north (Post Road)	Northern terminus of (unsigned) US 1/Route 1A concurrency
			Route 110 north (Ministerial Road)	Southern terminus of Route 110
			Route 1A south (Post Road)	Southern terminus of (unsigned) US 1/Route 1A concurrency
			Route 1A north (Post Road)	Northern terminus of (unsigned) US 1/Route 1A concurrency
		Freeway begins
			Pond Street	Grade-separated interchange
			Salt Pond Road, Kenyon Avenue, South County Hospital	Grade-separated interchange
	Narragansett		Woodruff Avenue, South Pier Road – Point Judith, Scarborough Beach	Grade-separated interchange
			Route 108 (Point Judith Road, Kingstown Road) / Route 1A (Kingstown Road) – Narragansett	Grade-separated interchange; no northbound exit
	South Kingstown		Old Tower Hill Road – Wakefield	Grade-separated interchange
		Freeway ends
			Route 138 west (Mooresfield Road)	Western terminus of US 1/Route 138 concurrency
	North Kingstown		Route 138 east – Jamestown, Newport	Grade-separated interchange with limited-access freeway; eastern terminus of US 1/Route 138 concurrency
			Route 4 north – Warwick, Providence	Southern terminus of Route 4 (divided highway)
		Divided highway ends
			Route 102 (Ten Rod Road, Phillips Street)	To Route 4 (Exit 5)
			Route 1A south (West Main Road)	Northern terminus of Rhode Island Route 1A
			Route 403 – Quonset, Providence (via Route 4)	Grade-separated interchange with limited-access freeway; westbound entrance via Gate Road; to Route 4 (Exit 7)
			Route 402 (Frenchtown Road)	Eastern terminus of Route 402
Hunt River crossing
Kent	East Greenwich		Route 401 (First Avenue)	Eastern terminus of Route 401; to Route 4 (Exit 8)
	Warwick		Route 117 (Centerville Road, West Shore Road)	to I-95 (Exit 10)
			Route 5 north (Greenwich Avenue)	Southern terminus of Route 5
			Route 113 (Main Avenue)	To I-95 (Exit 12)
			To I-95 (via T. F. Green Airport Connector Road)	Grade-separated interchange with limited-access freeway; to I-95 Exit 13
			Route 37 west – Providence, New York City	Grade-separated interchange with limited-access freeway; to I-95 (Exit 14) and I-295 (Exit 3)
			US 1A north (Post Road)	Southern terminus of U.S. Route 1A in Rhode Island
Providence	Cranston		Route 12 (Park Avenue)
	Providence		Route 10 north to I-95 (Exit 16)	Grade-separated interchange with limited-access freeway; no entrance to Route 10 southbound
			I-95 south (Exit 17)	Grade-separated interchange with limited-access freeway; No entrance to I-95
			Route 2 south (Reservoir Avenue)	Northern terminus of Route 2
			Route 117 south (Broad Street)	Northern terminus of Route 117
			I-95 (Exit 21)	Grade-separated interchange with limited-access freeway
			US 44 (Memorial Boulevard)	Western terminus of US 1/US 44 east concurrency
		Francis Street Bridge (Woonasquatucket River crossing)
			US 44 (Smith Street)	Eastern terminus of US 1/US 44 east concurrency; western terminus of US 1/US 44 west concurrency
			US 44 (North Main Street)	Eastern terminus of US 1/US 44 west concurrency
			Route 246 (Mill Street) north to Route 7 / Route 146	Southern terminus of Route 246
			Route 126 north	Southern terminus of Route 126; to I-95 (Exit 25)
	Pawtucket		Route 122 north	Southern terminus of Route 126
			I-95 (Exit 27)	Southern terminus of US 1/I-95 concurrency
		Freeway (Concurrency with I-95) begins
			Route 114 (School Street)	Grade-separated interchange; I-95 Exit 28
		Pawtucket River Bridge (Pawtucket River crossing)
			Route 15 (Exchange Street)	Grade-separated interchange; I-95 Exit 29
		Freeway (Concurrency with I-95) ends
			I-95 (Exit 29)	Northern terminus of US 1/I-95 concurrency
U.S. Route 1 continues northbound into Attleboro, Massachusetts

References

U.S. Route 1
Previous state: Connecticut	Rhode Island	Next state: Massachusetts

Freeways in the Providence metropolitan area Interstate highways I-95 (RI)(MA) I-195 I-295 Other freeways US 1 RI 4 US 6 RI 10 MA 18 RI 24–MA 24 RI 37 RI 78 MA 79 MA 88 RI 99 RI 138 MA 140 RI 146–MA 146 RI 403 T. F. Green Airport Connector Road Unbuilt freeways I-84 I-895 See also Transportation in the Providence metropolitan area