Interstate 295 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts)

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Interstate 295
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

26.58 mi (43 km)

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

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).

[edit] Route description

Major cities Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs
Warwick, Rhode Island Boston, Massachusetts (via Interstate 95 and Interstate 93)

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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[edit] Exit list

County	Town	Mile	#	Destination(s)	Notes
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)
	Smithfield	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
	Cumberland	23	11	Route 114 – Cumberland
State line
Bristol	North Attleborough	2	1	US 1 - Pawtucket, North Attleboro	Signed as exits 1A (south) and 1B (north)
Bristol	Attleboro	4	2	I-95 - Providence, Boston	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; signed as exits 2A (south) and 2B (north)

[edit] External links

I-295 on Kurumi.com

v • d • e Auxiliary routes of Interstate 95

Florida: 195 • 295 • 395 • 595 • 795 (future) — North Carolina: 295 (future) • 795 — Virginia: 195 • 295 • 395 • 495 • 595 (former) — District of Columbia: 295 • 395 • 495 • 695 (unsigned) — Maryland: 195 • 295 • 395 • 495 • 595 (unsigned) • 695 • 795 • 895 — Delaware: 295 • 495 • 895 (former) — Pennsylvania: 695 (unbuilt) • 895 (unbuilt) — New Jersey: 195 • 295 • 495 (former) • 695 (unbuilt) • 895 (unbuilt) — New York: 295 • 495 • 695 • 895 — Connecticut - Rhode Island - Massachusetts: 195 • 295 • 395 • 495 • 695 (unbuilt) • 895 (unbuilt) — Maine: 195 • 295 • 395 • 495 (unsigned)