U.S. Route 1 in Rhode Island

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U.S. Route 1

Length:

57 mi^[1] (92 km)

Formed:

1926

South end:

US 1 in Stonington, CT

North end:

US 1 in Attleboro, MA

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.

[edit] 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

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[edit] 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.