 Route 123 | ||||
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 Route 123 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byRIDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.8 mi[1] (12.6 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Route 116 inLincoln | |||
| Major intersections |  Route 146 in Lincoln Route 114 inCumberland | |||
| East end |  Route 123 inAttleboro, MA | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Rhode Island | |||
| Counties | Providence | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route 123 is astate highway running 7.8 miles (12.6 km) in theU.S. state ofRhode Island. Its western terminus is atRoute 116 inLincoln, and its eastern terminus is at theMassachusetts border where it continues asMassachusetts Route 123.
Route 123 begins at an intersection withRoute 116, the George Washington Highway, northeast ofNorth Central State Airport inLincoln. Signed as heading eastbound, the route initially travels in a southwesterly direction, carrying the name Albion Road. Route 123 skirts the east side of the airport on a two-lane road, briefly crossing intoSmithfield. Here, Route 123 meets an intersection with Jenckes Hill Road, which the route begins to follow eastward from the airport and back into Lincoln. The road passes through a heavily wooded suburban area, intersectingRoute 246 and interchanging withRoute 146 at Exit 5 directly after.
Route 123 then takes on the name of Breakneck Hill Road and winds around its namesake hill on a curvy alignment. After an intersection with East Butterfly Way, its name changes again to Great Road. This stretch of Route 123 is designated as theGreat Road Historic District; while mostly residential, the road passes by an entrance toLincoln Woods State Park before changing to Front Street and continuing into theLonsdale section of Lincoln where it intersects withRoute 126. At the far east side of town, the route intersectsRoute 122 on Lonsdale Avenue, and its name changes to John Street before it bridges theBlackstone River alongside theBlackstone River Greenway and crosses into the town ofCumberland.
Just across the Blackstone River, Route 123 splits into a one-way pair of Chambers Street westbound and John Street eastbound, entering the village ofValley Falls and intersecting Broad Street, onto which the route turns north. The road bridges a railroad alignment within town before intersecting Dexter Street, where the road turns eastward once more and then intersectsRoute 114's High Street the next block over. Route 123 and Dexter Street continue east over a creek and exit the state, becomingMassachusetts Route 123, which continues eastward through easternMassachusetts.
The entire route is inProvidence County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Lincoln | 0.0 | 0.0 |   Route 116 (George Washington Highway) toI-295 | Western terminus | |
| Smithfield | 1.1 | 1.8 |  North Central State Airport | ||
| Lincoln | 3.4 | 5.5 |  Route 246 (Old Louisquisset Pike) –Lincoln Greyhound Park | ||
| 3.6 | 5.8 | Route 146 –Providence,Worcester, MA | Exit 5 on Route 146;partial cloverleaf interchange | ||
| 5.5 | 8.9 |  Route 126 (River Road) | |||
| 6.1 | 9.8 |  Route 122 (Lonsdale Avenue) | |||
| Blackstone River | 6.3 | 10.1 | Bridge | ||
| Cumberland | 7.2 | 11.6 | Route 114 (High Street) | ||
| 7.8 | 12.6 |  Route 123 east –Attleboro | Continuation intoMassachusetts | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
