Rhode Island Route 5

Route 5
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Route information
Maintained by RIDOT
Length:	25.7 mi (41.4 km)
Existed:	by 1934 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 1 in Warwick
	Route 2 in Cranston US 6 in Johnston US 44 in Smithfield Route 102 / Route 146A in North Smithfield
North end:	Central Street in Millville, MA
Location
Counties:	Kent, Providence
Highway system
Rhode Island Routes ← Route 4 US 6 → ← Route 1B Route 2 →

Route 5 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It runs approximately 26 miles (42 km) from US 1 in Warwick to the Massachusetts state line in North Smithfield.

Route description

Route 5 starts at US 1 in Warwick near Gorton Pond. It runs north over I-95 without an interchange before intersecting Route 2 in Cranston. It continues north, generally paralleling I-295. After passing 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 3.0 miles (4.8 km) between its south end at U.S. Route 1 (New England Interstate Route 1 before 1926) and Route 2 (originally Route 1A). It was renumbered Route 5 and extended north by 1934.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Kent	Warwick	0.0	0.0	US 1 / Route 117 (Post Road)	Southern terminus
		1.2	1.9	Route 113 (East Avenue) to I‑95
Providence	Cranston	3.0	4.8	Route 2 (New London Avenue) to Route 33	Interchange
		5.7	9.2	Cranston Street	Roundabout
		6.1	9.8	Route 12 (Phenix Avenue)
		7.4	11.9	Route 14 (Plainfield Street)
	Johnston	9.1	14.6	US 6	Interchange
		9.6	15.4	US 6A (Hartford Avenue)
	Greenville	13.8	22.2	US 44 (Putnam Pike)
	Smithfield	14.8	23.8	Route 116 south (Pleasant View Avenue)	South end of concurrency with Route 116
		16.6	26.7	Route 104 south (Farnum Pike)	South end of concurrency with Route 104
		16.8	27.0	Route 116 north (Washington Highway)	North end of concurrency with Route 116
	North Smithfield	19.4	31.2	Route 7 south (Douglas Pike)	South end of concurrency with Route 7
		19.6	31.5	Route 7 north (Douglas Pike)	North end of concurrency with Route 7
		20.9	33.6	Route 104 north (Greenville Road)	North end of concurrency with Route 104
		25.1	40.4	Route 102 west / Route 146A east (Victory Highway)	South end of concurrency with Route 146A
		25.3	40.7	Route 146A north (Quaker Highway)	North end of concurrency with Route 146A
		25.7	41.4	Central Street north to Route 122	Massachusetts border
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus