Rhode Island Route 5


Route 5 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It runs approximately from U.S. [Route 1 in Rhode Island|US 1] in Warwick to the Massachusetts state line in North [Smithfield, Rhode Island|North Smithfield].

Route description

Route 5 starts at US 1 in Warwick near Gorton Pond. It runs north over Interstate [95 in Rhode Island|I-95] without an interchange before intersecting Route 2 in Cranston. It continues north, generally paralleling I-295. After passing U.S. [Route 44 in Rhode Island|US 44] near Greenville, Route 5 crosses the Stillwater Reservoir on a short causeway. Continuing north, Route 5 has a short concurrency with Route 7, and it continues to North Smithfield. Route 5 crosses the Route 146 expressway without an interchange and terminates at the Massachusetts state line, though the northernmost Route 5 shields are around Route 102 at the south end of the Route 146A concurrency.

History

Route 5 was once numbered Route 1C along the between its south end at U.S. Route 1 and Route 2. It was renumbered Route 5 and extended north by 1934.

Major intersections