Rhode Island Route 2

Route 2
Route information
	Maintained by RIDOT
Length:	33.6 mi (54.1 km)
Existed:	ca 1939 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 1 in Charlestown
	Route 4 in North Kingstown; I‑95 in Warwick; I‑295 in Warwick; Route 37 in Cranston; Route 10 in Providence
North end:	US 1 in Providence
Location
Counties:	Washington, Kent, Providence
Highway system

Route 2 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It runs approximately 36 miles (58 km) from US 1 in Charlestown to US 1 in Providence.

Route description

Route 2 starts at US 1 in Charlestown, which is also the southern terminus of Route 112. Route 2 and Route 112 continue north, and Route 2 splits off to the northeast before intersecting with Route 138. Continuing in a northeast direction, Route 2 has a short concurrency with Route 102 in North Kingstown. It then turns to the north and parallels Route 4 until reaching I-95. Route 2 passes the eastern terminus of Route 3 before reaching an interchange with I-295. It continues through downtown Cranston and has interchanges with Route 37 and Route 10 before reaching its northern terminus at US 1 slightly inside the city line of Providence. Route 2 is a heavily traveled highway in Cranston and Warwick as it is a major commercial corridor.

History

By 1939, Route 2 was paved with concrete between the split from Route 112 and Route 12. It had short overlaps with Route 117 and Route 5, both of which have been eliminated with interchanges.

For a brief time during the construction of the Route 10 freeway, Route 2 left Reservoir Avenue in Cranston and turned north onto the current Route 10 freeway, ending at the Olneyville exit.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Washington	Charlestown	0.0	0.0	US 1 (Commodore Perry Highway) / Route 112	South end of concurrency with Route 112
	Charlestown	3.0	4.8	Route 112 north (Carolina Back Road)	North end of concurrency with Route 112
	South Kingstown	9.6	15.4	Route 138 (Kingstown Road) to I‑95
	North Kingstown	16.4	26.4	Route 102 north (Ten Rod Road)	South end of concurrency with Route 102
		17.1	27.5	Route 4 to I‑95 – Providence, Narragansett	Exit 5 on Route 4
		17.4	28.0	Route 102 south (Ten Rod Road)	North end of concurrency with Route 102
Kent	East Greenwich	19.7	31.7	Route 4 to I‑95 – Providence, Narragansett	Exit 6 on Route 4
		20.6	33.2	Route 402 east (Frenchtown Road) – Davisville, Quonset Point	West end of Route 402
		23.1	37.2	Route 401 east (Division Road) to I‑95 north / Route 4 south	West end of Route 401
	Warwick	23.3	37.5	I‑95 south – Westerly, New York	Exit 8 on I-95
		24.6	39.6	Route 3 south (Cowesett Avenue)	North end of Route 3
		25.4	40.9	Route 117 – Apponaug, Arctic	Interchange
		26.4	42.5	Route 115 (Toll Gate Road)
		27.1	43.6	Route 113 east (East Avenue) to I‑95	West end of Route 113
		27.5	44.3	I‑295	Same directional access only (e.g. north-to-north), exit 2 on I-295
		27.8	44.7	Natick Road – Warwick Mall
Providence	Cranston	28.4	45.7	Route 33 south – West Warwick, Arctic	Interchange, no northbound exit, north end of Route 33
		28.6	46.0	Route 5 (Oaklawn Avenue)	Interchange
		29.2	47.0	Brayton Avenue	Interchange, southbound exit and entrance
		29.9	48.1	Route 37 to I‑95 / I‑295 / US 1 – T.F. Green Airport	Exit 2 on Route 37
		30.3	48.8	Sockanosset Cross Road / Dean Parkway
		30.8	49.6	Garden City Center	Interchange, southbound exit and northbound entrance
		32.2	51.8	Route 12 (Park Avenue)
	Providence	32.7	52.6	Route 10 to I‑95	Interchange
	Providence	33.6	54.1	US 1 (Elmwood Avenue)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access