Rhode Island Route 114
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Route 114 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained byRIDOT | ||||
Length | 45.7 mi[1](73.5 km) | |||
Existed | 1923–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Rhode Island | |||
Counties | Newport,Bristol,Providence | |||
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Route 114is a 45.7-mile-long (73.5 km) numberedstate highwayin theU.S. stateofRhode Island.[1]It connects the city ofNewportto the city ofWoonsocket.Route 114 was a major north–south artery for its entire length until the arrival of theInterstate Highway System.It is still a major commercial corridor onAquidneck Islandand in northernRhode Island(mainlyCentral Falls,Cumberland,and Woonsocket).
Route description
[edit]Route 114 begins at the Newport city line in the town ofMiddletown,at an intersection withRoute 138and Broadway. The resultant route 138 continues west into Newport as Admiral Kalbfus Way. Route 114 heads north on West Main Road in Middletown andPortsmouth.In Portsmouth the right lane becomesRoute 24as the left lane curves maintaining Route 114 in Portsmouth, Route 114 turns onto Bristol Ferry Road then crossesMount Hope Bayinto the town ofBristolalong theMount Hope Bridge.In Bristol, it continues north along Ferry Road then shifts to Hope Street. The route then enters the town ofWarren,along Main Street through the town center, where it meets and conjoinsRoute 103.The concurrent route crosses thePalmerandBarringtonrivers into the town ofBarrington.Routes 114 and 103 continue together along County Road, with Route 114 soon splitting to the north using the Wampanoag Trail. Route 114 eventually reaches the city ofEast Providence,where the road curves west to meet Route 103 again at Pawtucket Avenue. Along the way, theEast Shore Expresswaybegins at the Wampanoag Trail to connect toI-195.Pawtucket Avenue continues north through downtown East Providence, crossing overI-195,where it is joined byUS 1A.
Routes 1A and 114 continue through the northern part of East Providence towards the city ofPawtucket,with US 1A later splitting off to the north as Route 114 heads northwest into the city ofPawtucket.In Pawtucket, Route 114 splits into aone-way coupletwith the northbound direction using Prospect Street and the southbound direction using School Street. After running through several Pawtucket city streets, including an interchange withI-95,Route 114 crosses theBlackstone Riverand continues north along Broad Street into the city ofCentral Falls.[a]After crossing theBlackstone Riverinto the town ofCumberland,Route 114 shifts one block east to High Street as it heads towards the village ofValley Falls.[b]The road continues north as Diamond Hill Road towards the rural areas of Cumberland, intersectingI-295along the way. At the intersection withRoute 121,Route 114 turns west along Pine Swamp Road towards the city ofWoonsocket.In Woonsocket, Route 114 continues west as Diamond Hill Road, Privilege Street, and Winter Street, ending atRoute 122.[c]
History
[edit]Two sections of modern Route 114 were previously laid out asturnpikesin the early 19th century. In 1805, a charter was granted to the Rhode Island Turnpike corporation, which constructed a road from Portsmouth center to theBristol Ferryat the north end ofAquidneck Island.The road is now Bristol Ferry Road (Route 114) and Turnpike Avenue. In 1813, the road from northern Pawtucket to the village of Valley Falls in Cumberland was also laid out as a turnpike, known as the Valley Falls Turnpike. The old road is what is now Broad Street in Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Cumberland.
Route 114 was an original Rhode Island route designated in 1923, running from Newport to Grants Mills in Cumberland. Until the 1960s, Route 114 ended at the intersection of Pine Swamp Road and Diamond Hill Road inCumberland.Present-day Route 114 from that point west toRoute 122inWoonsocket, Rhode Islandwas given theRoute 142and later theRoute 11designation. WhenRoute 11becameRoute 121in the 1960s,Route 121's terminus was cut back to the same intersection where Route 114 originally ended, and the route west toWoonsocketbecame Route 114.
In 2000, part of Route 114 northbound south of downtownPawtucketwas re-routed. The old alignment left Prospect Street at Pond Street, went east along Pond Street to Summit Street, north on Summit Street (this turn onto Summit is still signed as of July 2005) and re-joined Route 114 southbound at the corner of Summit Street and Division Street.
Major intersections
[edit]County | Location[4][5][6][7] | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Newport | Middletown | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of concurrency with Route 138; southern terminus; road continues intoNewportas Broadway; Route 138 (Adm. Kalbfus Rd.) provides access toT.F. Green Airport |
0.8 | 1.3 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of concurrency with Route 138 | ||
1.3 | 2.1 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of Route 214 | ||
Portsmouth | 7.0 | 11.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange; southern terminus of Route 24; northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Exit 1 on Route 24 | ||||
![]() ![]() Bristol Ferry Road north | Partial interchange for Bristol Ferry Rd., at-grade intersection for Boyds Ln. | ||||
Mount Hope Bay | 9.6– 10.1 | 15.4– 16.3 | Mount Hope Bridge | ||
Bristol | Bristol | 10.8 | 17.4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of Route 136 |
Warren | 16.6 | 26.7 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of concurrency with Route 103 | |
Palmer River | 32.2 | 51.8 | Warren Bridge | ||
Barrington | 20.0 | 32.2 | ![]() ![]() | Right in/right outinterchange; northern end of concurrency with Route 103 east; southern end of concurrency with Route 103 west; southbound exit and entrance only | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | U-turn interchange; northern end of concurrency with Route 103; northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||||
Providence | East Providence | 22.4 | 36.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of Route 114A |
23.2 | 37.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northbound left exit and southbound left entrance, exit 2B on I-195 | ||
24.2 | 38.9 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of concurrency with Route 103 | ||
25.1– 25.2 | 40.4– 40.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of concurrency with Route 103; southern end of concurrency with US 1A north; exit 2C on I-195 | ||
25.9 | 41.7 | ![]() | |||
26.8 | 43.1 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of Route 114A | ||
27.3 | 43.9 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of Route 152 | ||
27.9 | 44.9 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of concurrency with US 1A | ||
Pawtucket | 30.2 | 48.6 | ![]() ![]() | Exit 41B on northbound I-95; no access from southbound I-95 | |
30.3 | 48.8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of concurrency with Route 15 | ||
30.6 | 49.2 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of concurrency with Route 15 | ||
Blackstone River | 32.2 | 51.8 | Broad Street Bridge | ||
Cumberland | 32.8 | 52.8 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of concurrency with Route 123 | |
33.1 | 53.3 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of concurrency with Route 123 | ||
35.6 | 57.3 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of Route 116 | ||
35.9 | 57.8 | ![]() | Exit 22 on I-295 | ||
38.3 | 61.6 | ![]() | |||
40.0 | 64.4 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of Route 121 | ||
Woonsocket | 44.3 | 71.3 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of concurrency with Route 126 | |
44.4 | 71.5 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of concurrency with Route 126 | ||
45.7 | 73.5 | ![]() | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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East Shore Expressway
[edit]TheEast Shore Expresswayis a 1.8-mile (2.9 km) spur of Route 114 in East Providence. It provides quick access between Route 114 south and I-195 west. The expressway, as it exists today, was completed on December 15, 1959, after two years of construction. Originally, the expressway was to have extended further south towards theMount Hope BridgeoverMount Hope Bay,but those plans were cancelled sometime after 1959.[8]
Exit list
[edit]The entire route is inEast Providence,Providence County.All exits are unnumbered.
mi[9] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() ![]() | Continuation beyond southern terminus of E. Shore Expwy.; southern terminus of RI 114/E. Shore Expwy. overlap | ||
0.4 | 0.64 | ![]() ![]() | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; northern terminus of RI 114/E. Shore Expwy. overlap | ||
1.5– 1.8 | 2.4– 2.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of E. Shore Expwy.; I-195 exit 2B | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^To follow Route 114 northbound through Pawtucket, one must follow Prospect Street, continuing on School Street, then turning right onto Main Street, which merges into Wolcott Street. One then turns left onto Underwood Street, which becomes Cottage Street, then left onto Exchange Street, and left again onto Broadway. Follow Broadway south until it merges onto Main Street and crosses the Seekonk River. From there, turn right onto High Street and left onto Summer Street to merge onto Broad Street.[2]To follow Route 114 southbound, one must turn left from Broad Street onto Exchange Street (Route 15) and cross the river using Exchange Street. From there, turn right onto Broadway, left onto Underwood Street, which curves right. At the end of the street, turn right onto Wolcott Street, left onto Summit Street, and right onto Division Street. Finally, turn left onto School Street.[3]Note that the portion of the one-way Broadway between Exchange Street and Underwood Street carries both northbound and southbound directions of the route—awrong way concurrencywith itself. Though the routing seems odd by conventional thinking, it is well-defined in the 2001 edition of the Pavement Log kept by theRhode Island Department of Transportation.As of July 2005 the signage in the vicinity is very spotty and offers no evidence to dispute the pavement log and, in some cases, the little signage that does exist actually seems to support it. On the other hand, Pawtucket's Department of Public Works has Route 114 northbound using Exchange Street, which is shorter and matches the southbound direction. (Pawtucket's log also shows the old northbound alignment—seeabove.)
- ^In the 1990s or early 2000s, Route 114 was re-aligned inCumberland, Rhode Islandso that it now uses Blackstone Street to get between Broad Avenue and High Street. Before the re-alignment, Route 114 used to use Dexter Street (Route 123) for that purpose.[citation needed]Signage still exists as of July 2005 at the intersection of Dexter and High streets as evidence of this old alignment. However, a reassurance marker was installed northbound on the old alignment just past Route 123 in 2005. Drivers in either direction on Route 114 will go as described above, but the old alignment is still having signs installed.
- ^For many years, Route 114 used Social Street (Route 126) inWoonsocketto get between Diamond Hill Road and Privilege Street.[citation needed]New signage installed in 2003 byRIDOTnow takes Route 114 one block further west so that it now uses Rathbun Street to make that jog rather than Social Street. However, no sign was installed on Route 114 southbound to turn left at Rathbun, and the old sign at Social (Route 126) has not been removed. Thus southbound traffic is still directed to turn left onto Social without atraffic signal,and the new sign for southbound traffic pointing right onto Diamond Hill from Social is not seen by Route 114 traffic.
References
[edit]- ^abc"Overview Map of Route 114"(Map).Google Maps.Google. 2011-12-20.Retrieved2011-12-20.
- ^"Overview Map of Route 114 Northbound in Pawtucket"(Map).Google Maps.Google. September 3, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 3,2012.
- ^"Overview Map of Route 114 Southbound in Pawtucket"(Map).Google Maps.Google. September 3, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 3,2012.
- ^General Highway Map: Portsmouth/Middletown/Newport(PDF)(Map).Rhode Island Department of Transportation.RetrievedDecember 20,2011.
- ^General Highway Map: Barrington/Warren/Bristol(PDF)(Map). Rhode Island Department of Transportation.RetrievedDecember 20,2011.
- ^General Highway Map: Providence/North Providence/Pawtucket/Central Falls/East Providence(PDF)(Map). Rhode Island Department of Transportation.RetrievedDecember 20,2011.
- ^General Highway Map: Woonsocket/Lincoln/Cumberland(PDF)(Map). Rhode Island Department of Transportation.RetrievedDecember 20,2011.
- ^"East Shore Expressway (RI 114)".Boston Area Roads, Crossings and Exits.Eastern Roads.RetrievedFebruary 17,2021.
- ^"Overview of East Shore Expressway".Google Maps.Google, Inc.RetrievedFebruary 17,2021.
External links
[edit]- Numbered routes in Rhode Island
- Transportation in Providence County, Rhode Island
- Transportation in Bristol County, Rhode Island
- Transportation in Newport County, Rhode Island
- Cumberland, Rhode Island
- Woonsocket, Rhode Island
- Newport, Rhode Island
- East Providence, Rhode Island
- Barrington, Rhode Island
- Portsmouth, Rhode Island
- Central Falls, Rhode Island
- Middletown, Rhode Island
- Warren, Rhode Island
- Bristol, Rhode Island
- Pawtucket, Rhode Island