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EspañolINTERSTATE 95 IN RHODE ISLAND
:''Route 84 (Rhode Island) redirects here. For the once-planned Interstate Highway, see Interstate 84 (Rhode Island).''
Interstate 95, the main north-south Interstate Highway on the east coast of the United States, runs generally southwest-northeast through the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It runs from the border with Connecticut near Westerly through Warwick and Providence and to the Massachusetts state line in Pawtucket. It has two auxiliary routes, both of which enter Massachusetts - Interstate 195, a spur from Providence east to Cape Cod, and Interstate 295, a western bypass of the Providence-Pawtucket area.
South of Warwick, I-95 does not follow U.S. Route 1, which it generally replaced in New England. It instead takes a shorter inland route, parallel to Route 3. Route 3 was designated Route 1A, a New England Interstate Route, in 1922, but has never been a U.S. Route.
Prior to any part of Interstate 95 being built, the diagonal corridor of Route 3 was already a well-traveled shortcut to the older U.S. Route 1. In the 1930s, a further cutoff was built in southeastern Connecticut and southwestern Rhode Island, joining Old Mystic, Connecticut to Route 3 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island. The existing Route 84 in Connecticut was rerouted to use the new road (now Route 184), and the short piece in Rhode Island was also numbered 'Route 84'.[1] (This alignment had been the Hopkinton and Richmond Turnpike - better known as the New London Turnpike - but had fallen into disrepair.)
The first section of what is now I-95 was planned as an upgrade and relocation of Route 84 and Route 3 from the state line north of Westerly to existing Route 3 of Wyoming. The short Route 84 was widened to a four-lane divided road with one intersection at Gray Lane. Instead of merging with Route 3, it was modified to continue northeast, passing under Route 3 with a folded diamond interchange. The rest of the new road was designated Route 3 once it was completed on December 12, 1955. It was not built to freeway standards, only having interchanges at Route 3 in Hopkinton and Route 138 in Richmond (a cloverleaf), as well as a bridge over the Wood River and Mechanic Street.[2]RIGIS Digital Aerial Photography
A section of freeway (known as the 'Kent County Freeway') opened in July 1958, running from Route 3 at Kitts Corner northeast across the Big River and east across Route 3 to Route 2 on the West Warwick-Warwick line. Its west end was a simple intersection with old Route 3, in which only northbound traffic could continue on the old road - southbound traffic had to enter the new freeway east of the Big River. The only two interchanges were with Route 3 east of the Big River (a diamond interchange) and with Route 2 at its east end (a four-ramp interchange providing half the ramps of a cloverleaf).[3]
The Interstate 95 designation was approved on June 27, 1958.[4] The section in southern Rhode Island was temporarily designated 'Route 95' until it could be upgraded to a freeway. This route ran from the Connecticut state line along what had been Route 84, continuing along the Relocated Route 3 to north of Wyoming, along normal Route 3 to Kitts Corner, and along the new freeway east to Route 2. As much as possible, Route 3 was moved back to the old road; it only used the new freeway by necessity in the area near Kitts Corner and over the Big River.[5] Connecticut also renumbered their section of Route 84 to Route 95 at that time.
Interstate 95 in Connecticut was finished December 12, 1964 to the Rhode Island state line, where it connected to the older Route 95 divided highway.[6] The old road from the border to Gray Lane was combined with the frontage road built when Route 84 was upgraded to form what is now known as Extension 184. The portion from the Connecticut state line to Route 3 north of Wyoming was upgraded to a freeway with construction ending May 1968. To the north, that freeway was connected with the Kent County Freeway by a new section, opened November 22, 1969 as the last section of I-95 in Rhode Island. The connection to Route 3 at Kitts Corner was removed, and Route 3 was moved back to the old road over the Big River. Route 95 was renumbered Interstate 95, as the whole road was now a freeway.
An interchange with the New London Turnpike was added to the Kent County Freeway by 1972. In 1983, a new interchange with Hopkins Hill Road opened.
★ Welcome Center / Rest Area - MP 6 - Northbound only between Exits 2 and 3 - Tourist Info, Rest Rooms, Phones.
★ Parking Areas - MP 10 - Northbound and Southbound between exits 4 and 5 - Parking area, pay phone. No other facilities.
The MP 10 parking areas also serve as Weigh Stations.
1. kurumi: Connecticut Route 184
2. The Roads of Metro Boston - North-South Expressway
3. Rhode Island Department of Transportation, Interstate Highway Opening Dates
4. , approved June 27, 1958
5. 1961 Gousha Massachusetts-Connecticut-Rhode Island map
6. kurumi: Connecticut Interstate 95
Interstate 95, the main north-south Interstate Highway on the east coast of the United States, runs generally southwest-northeast through the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It runs from the border with Connecticut near Westerly through Warwick and Providence and to the Massachusetts state line in Pawtucket. It has two auxiliary routes, both of which enter Massachusetts - Interstate 195, a spur from Providence east to Cape Cod, and Interstate 295, a western bypass of the Providence-Pawtucket area.
South of Warwick, I-95 does not follow U.S. Route 1, which it generally replaced in New England. It instead takes a shorter inland route, parallel to Route 3. Route 3 was designated Route 1A, a New England Interstate Route, in 1922, but has never been a U.S. Route.
| Contents |
| Route description |
| History |
| Southern Rhode Island: Relocated Route 3, Route 84 and Route 95 |
| Providence area |
| Pawtucket area |
| Exit list |
| Rest Areas |
| References |
Route description
History
Southern Rhode Island: Relocated Route 3, Route 84 and Route 95
Prior to any part of Interstate 95 being built, the diagonal corridor of Route 3 was already a well-traveled shortcut to the older U.S. Route 1. In the 1930s, a further cutoff was built in southeastern Connecticut and southwestern Rhode Island, joining Old Mystic, Connecticut to Route 3 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island. The existing Route 84 in Connecticut was rerouted to use the new road (now Route 184), and the short piece in Rhode Island was also numbered 'Route 84'.[1] (This alignment had been the Hopkinton and Richmond Turnpike - better known as the New London Turnpike - but had fallen into disrepair.)
The first section of what is now I-95 was planned as an upgrade and relocation of Route 84 and Route 3 from the state line north of Westerly to existing Route 3 of Wyoming. The short Route 84 was widened to a four-lane divided road with one intersection at Gray Lane. Instead of merging with Route 3, it was modified to continue northeast, passing under Route 3 with a folded diamond interchange. The rest of the new road was designated Route 3 once it was completed on December 12, 1955. It was not built to freeway standards, only having interchanges at Route 3 in Hopkinton and Route 138 in Richmond (a cloverleaf), as well as a bridge over the Wood River and Mechanic Street.[2]RIGIS Digital Aerial Photography
A section of freeway (known as the 'Kent County Freeway') opened in July 1958, running from Route 3 at Kitts Corner northeast across the Big River and east across Route 3 to Route 2 on the West Warwick-Warwick line. Its west end was a simple intersection with old Route 3, in which only northbound traffic could continue on the old road - southbound traffic had to enter the new freeway east of the Big River. The only two interchanges were with Route 3 east of the Big River (a diamond interchange) and with Route 2 at its east end (a four-ramp interchange providing half the ramps of a cloverleaf).[3]
The Interstate 95 designation was approved on June 27, 1958.[4] The section in southern Rhode Island was temporarily designated 'Route 95' until it could be upgraded to a freeway. This route ran from the Connecticut state line along what had been Route 84, continuing along the Relocated Route 3 to north of Wyoming, along normal Route 3 to Kitts Corner, and along the new freeway east to Route 2. As much as possible, Route 3 was moved back to the old road; it only used the new freeway by necessity in the area near Kitts Corner and over the Big River.[5] Connecticut also renumbered their section of Route 84 to Route 95 at that time.
Interstate 95 in Connecticut was finished December 12, 1964 to the Rhode Island state line, where it connected to the older Route 95 divided highway.[6] The old road from the border to Gray Lane was combined with the frontage road built when Route 84 was upgraded to form what is now known as Extension 184. The portion from the Connecticut state line to Route 3 north of Wyoming was upgraded to a freeway with construction ending May 1968. To the north, that freeway was connected with the Kent County Freeway by a new section, opened November 22, 1969 as the last section of I-95 in Rhode Island. The connection to Route 3 at Kitts Corner was removed, and Route 3 was moved back to the old road over the Big River. Route 95 was renumbered Interstate 95, as the whole road was now a freeway.
An interchange with the New London Turnpike was added to the Kent County Freeway by 1972. In 1983, a new interchange with Hopkins Hill Road opened.
Providence area
Pawtucket area
Exit list
| MileRIGIS data - "Roads - Primary" and "Roads - State" | Municipality | # | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.7 | Hopkinton | 1 |  | |
| 4.5 | 2 | to Route 3 - Hope Valley; Alton | ||
| 7.3 | Richmond | 3 |  | split into 3A and 3B |
| 9.2 | 4 | | northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
| 13.9 | West Greenwich | 5 |  | split into 5A and 5B |
| 18.2 | 6 | | ||
| 19.8 | 6A | Hopkins Hill Road | ||
| 21.4 | 7 | Coventry; West Warwick (New London Turnpike) | ||
| 24.0 | West Warwick | 8 |  | split into 8A and 8B northbound |
| Warwick | ||||
| 24.5 | 9 |  | southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| 27.0 | 10 |  | split into 10A and 10B southbound | |
| 27.7 | 11 |  | northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
| 28.3 | 12A |  | exit 12 northbound | |
| 28.3 | 12B | | southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| 29.3 | 13 |  | ||
| 31.0 | 14 |  | ||
| 31.5 | 15 | Jefferson Boulevard | ||
| 33.5 | Cranston | 16 |  | |
| 34.0 | Providence | 17 | | southbound exit only |
| 35.3 | 18 |  | ||
| 36.2 | 19 | | southbound exit only | |
| 36.6 | 20 |   | US 6 joins northbound and leaves southbound | |
| 37.2 | 21 | | ||
| 37.5 | 22 | | split into 22A (Memorial Boulevard), 22B (US 6/Route 10) and 22C (Providence Place); US 6 joins southbound and leaves northbound | |
| 38.2 | 23 |  | northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
| 38.3 | 23 |  | southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| 39.0 | 24 | Branch Avenue | ||
| 39.7 | 25 |  | split into 25A and 25B northbound | |
| 40.9 | Pawtucket | 26 |  | northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| 41.4 | 27 | | ||
| 41.8 | 28 |  | no southbound exit | |
| 42.2 | 29 |  | US 1 joins and splits northbound between the entrance and exit | |
| 43.0 | 30 | East Street; Roosevelt Avenue - Central Falls |
Rest Areas
★ Welcome Center / Rest Area - MP 6 - Northbound only between Exits 2 and 3 - Tourist Info, Rest Rooms, Phones.
★ Parking Areas - MP 10 - Northbound and Southbound between exits 4 and 5 - Parking area, pay phone. No other facilities.
The MP 10 parking areas also serve as Weigh Stations.
References
1. kurumi: Connecticut Route 184
2. The Roads of Metro Boston - North-South Expressway
3. Rhode Island Department of Transportation, Interstate Highway Opening Dates
4. , approved June 27, 1958
5. 1961 Gousha Massachusetts-Connecticut-Rhode Island map
6. kurumi: Connecticut Interstate 95
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