U.S. Route 1
US 1 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained byRIDOT
Length	57 mi[1] (92 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
South end	US 1 inStonington, CT
Major intersections	Route 138 inSouth Kingstown Route 4 inNorth Kingstown Route 403 inEast Greenwich Route 37 inWarwick Route 10 inCranston I-95 inProvidence US 6 /US 44 in Providence
North end	US 1 inAttleboro, MA
Location
Country	United States
State	Rhode Island
Counties	Washington,Kent,Providence
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Rhode Island Routes
←Route 403 →US 1A

U.S. Route 1 (US 1) is a major north–southU.S. Route through theU.S. state ofRhode Island, specifically within theProvidence metropolitan area. Staying close to theAtlantic Ocean andNarragansett Bay, it is a longer route thanInterstate 95 (I-95), and many portions are a four-lanedivided highway.

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US 1 enters Rhode Island via a small bridge fromPawcatuck, Connecticut, to downtownWesterly. US 1 winds through downtown Westerly, passing two shopping plazas (the Granite Street Shopping Center and the Franklin Shopping Plaza) prior to a junction withRoute 78, the two-lane highway designed to bypass downtown. A right onto Airport Road at this intersection provides access toWesterly State Airport,Watch Hill, andMisquamicut. US 1 continues to Dunn's Corners, with Langworthy Road providing more beach access.

The road then becomes a divided highway shortly after, withRoute 1A merging into the highway from the Misquamicut area. US 1 then crosses intoCharlestown near Shelter Harbor. After stoplight intersections with Ross Hill Road (Route 216), West Beach Road (providing access toQuonochontaug), East Beach Road (providing access to Blue Shutters Town Beach and East Beach), and Wildflower Road, there are no more stoplights until the end of the freeway after theWakefield-Peacedale exits. Access to exits on the opposite side of the road are provided through U-turn ramps. The southbound side has junction with Prosser Trail, a road leading toBurlingame State Park. Burlingame access is also located prior to the East Beach Road exit. An exit for Route 1A on the northbound side leads to Ningret Park and the police station. US 1 bends to the right. On the southbound side is Kings Factory Road. Another junction with Route 1A occurs on US 1 north. Route 1A merges onto US 1 from the south, briefly, before exiting and continuing north to Cross Mills. US 1 north then features a ramp, providing access to Cross Mills and Route 1A—leading toCharlestown Breachway State and Charlestown Town beaches—for those just merging in on a U-turn from US 1 south via a junction withRoute 2/Route 112 (South County Trail).

Another set of U-turn ramps is located for access to Route 2 and Route 112. After northbound junctions with more beach access roads (Falcone Lane, Narrow Lane, which is split in half by the highway, the other half continuing on the southbound side that leads to South County Trail), US 1 continues intoSouth Kingstown, where Green Hill Beach Road (Route 1A) meets US 1 on the northbound side and Post Road (also Route 1A) meets US 1 south. After a junction with Moonstone Beach Road (northbound side leads to theTrustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, southbound side leads to Perryville),Route 110 meets US 1 south. Prior to this on the southbound side, Route 1A meets US 1. Back to the northbound side, where Matunuck Beach Road is found, leading to the beachside community ofMatunuck.

Following this is Succotash Road, which leads toJerusalem, Snug Harbor, andEast Matunuck State Beach. Then comes Post Road, leading to the signed destination, Jerry Brown Farm Road. Another Post Road/Route 1A junction comes on US 1 north, before it meets the highway again after a brief exitless stint. US 1 south's junction with Post Road/Route 1A north leads toWakefield andPeace Dale. The road becomes a freeway and has two exits for the Salt Pond/South County Hospital area.

A third exit leads toRoute 108 andNarragansett's town beach,Galilee, andPoint Judith. A Wakefield exit marks the end of the freeway. Access to South County Commons comes soon.Route 138 meets from the west and stays on in the concurrency until the exits for access to theJamestown Verrazzano Bridge andJamestown and theClaiborne Pell Newport Bridge andNewport. US 1 then meetsRoute 4, a thruway leading toI-95.

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Except north ofDowntown, where US 1 was built as theProvidence and Pawtucket Turnpike (now Main Street), the highway was never aturnpike road. Portions are the oldBoston Post Road, while other parts were built as bypasses, leaving the old road asUS 1A. The turnpike south of Providence—the Providence and Pawcatuck andHopkinton and Richmond turnpikes—followed the diagonal route that I-95 now takes.

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Pawcatuck River		0.0	0.0	US 1 south	Bridge; continuation intoConnecticut
Washington	Westerly	0.1	0.16	Route 1A north	Southern terminus of Route 1A
		0.3	0.48	Route 3 north (Grove Avenue) toI-95	Southern terminus of Route 3
		2.2	3.5	Route 78 north toI-95	Southern terminus of Route 78
		5.7	9.2	Route 1A south –Misquamicut State Beach,Watch Hill
	Charlestown	7.1	11.4	Route 216 north (Ross Hill Road)	Southern terminus of Route 216
		9.8	15.8	Route 1A north / Prosser Trail –Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge,Burlingame State Park	Right-in/right-out with u-turns; former routing of US 1
		11.2	18.0	Route 1A south (Old Post Road)	Northbound right-in/right-out with u-turns; former routing of US 1
		11.4	18.3	Route 1A north (Old Post Road)	Northbound right-in/right-out with u-turns; former routing of US 1
		11.9	19.2	Route 2 north /Route 112 north / Cross Mills Road –Kenyon,Carolina,Charlestown Beach	Right-in/right-out with u-turns; southern termini of Routes 2 and 112
	South Kingstown	14.3– 14.8	23.0– 23.8	Route 1A (Post Road) / Green Hill Beach Road –Perryville	Right-in/right-out with u-turns; former routing of US 1
		16.4	26.4	Route 110 north –Kingston,University of Rhode Island	Southbound right-in/right-out with u-turns; southern terminus of Route 110
		16.6	26.7	Post Road (Route 1A south) –Perryville	Southbound right-in/right-out with u-turns; former routing of US 1
				Post Road (Route 1A north) to Camp Fuller Road	Northbound right-in/right-out with u-turns; former routing of US 1
		18.5	29.8	Post Road (Route 1A) –Wakefield	Right-in/right-out with u-turns; former routing of US 1
				Southern terminus of freeway section
		20.6	33.2	Pond Street
		21.0	33.8	Salt Pond Road –South County Hospital
	Narragansett	21.4	34.4	Route 108 south –Narragansett,Point Judith,Scarborough	No southbound entrance
		21.9	35.2	Route 1A –Narragansett	No northbound exit; former routing of US 1
	South Kingstown	22.4	36.0	Old Tower Hill Road –Wakefield
				Northern terminus of freeway section
		26.3	42.3	Route 138 west toI-95 south –University of R.I.	Southern terminus of Route 138 concurrency
	North Kingstown	28.6	46.0	Route 138 east –Jamestown,Newport	Interchange; northern terminus of Route 138 concurrency
		29.5	47.5	Route 4 north toRoute 403 –Quonset,T.F. Green Airport	Southern terminus of Route 4; no northbound access from Route 4
		31.5	50.7	Route 102 (Ten Rod Road / Phillips Street)
		32.0	51.5	Route 1A south (West Main Street) –Wickford	Northern terminus of Route 1A
		34.4	55.4	Route 403	Interchange; exit 3A on Route 403; westbound entrance via Gate Road
		36.3	58.4	Route 402 west (Frenchtown Road) toRoute 4 /I-95	Eastern terminus of Route 402
Hunt River				Bridge
Kent	East Greenwich	38.1	61.3	Route 401 (First Avenue) toRoute 4	Eastern terminus of Route 401
	Warwick	41.4	66.6	Route 117 (Centerville Road / West Shore Road) toI-95
		41.5	66.8	Route 5 north (Greenwich Avenue)	Southern terminus of Route 5
		42.8	68.9	Route 113 (Main Avenue) toI-95	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		43.6	70.2	T. F. Green Airport Connector Road toI-95 –T.F. Green Airport	Interchange
		44.8	72.1	Route 37 west toI-95 /I-295 –Providence,New York	Interchange, eastern terminus of Route 37, exit 3 on Route 37, Interchange to be reconstructed as part of the Rte 37 Improvements project
		45.7	73.5	US 1A north (Post Road)	Southern terminus of US 1A
Providence	Cranston	47.6	76.6	Route 12 (Park Avenue)
	Providence	48.0	77.2	Route 10 north toI-95	Interchange, no access to Route 10 south
		48.5	78.1	I-95 south	Entrance from I-95 south only
		49.2	79.2	Route 2 south (Reservoir Avenue)	Northern terminus of Route 2
		50.4	81.1	Route 117 south (Broad Street)	Northern terminus of Route 117
		51.1	82.2	I-95 /US 6 toI-195 east	Exit 36B on I-95 / US 6
		51.6	83.0	US 44 west (Smith Street)	Southern terminus of concurrency with US 44
				Francis Street Bridge over theWoonasquatucket River
		52.0	83.7	US 44 east (Canal Street / North Main Street)	Northern terminus of concurrency with US 44
		52.2	84.0	Route 246 north (Mill Street) toRoute 7 /Route 146	Southern terminus of Route 246
		53.7	86.4	Route 126 north (Smithfield Avenue) toI-95
	Pawtucket	54.1	87.1	Route 122 north (Main Street)	Southern terminus of Route 126
		55.3	89.0	I-95 south	Southern terminus of concurrency with I-95
		55.5	89.3	Route 114 (School Street)	Exit 41B
				Pawtucket River Bridge over thePawtucket River
		56.1	90.3	I-95 north	Northern terminus of concurrency with I-95
		57.2	92.1	US 1 north –Attleboro	Continuation intoMassachusetts
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

U.S. Route 1
Previous state: Connecticut	Rhode Island	Next state: Massachusetts

• U.S. Highways in Rhode Island
• U.S. Route 1
• Transportation in Washington County, Rhode Island
• Transportation in Kent County, Rhode Island
• Transportation in Providence County, Rhode Island

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