Route 15 (Rhode Island–Massachusetts)

Route 15
Route 15
	Route 15 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained byRIDOTandMassDOT
Length	8.3 mi(13.4 km)
Major junctions
West end	US 44inNorth Providence, RI
	Route 146in North Providence, RI; Route 114inPawtucket, RI; I-95/US 1in Pawtucket, RI
East end	Route 152inSeekonk, MA
Location
Country	United States
State	Rhode Island
Counties	Providence (RI),Bristol (MA)
Highway system
	Rhode Island Routes;

Route 15is astate highwayin the U.S. states ofRhode IslandandMassachusetts.The highway runs 8.3 miles (13.4 km) fromU.S. Route 44(US 44) inNorth Providence, Rhode Islandeast throughPawtucketto the Massachusetts state line, where the highway continues for 0.23 miles (0.37 km) toRoute 152inSeekonk.^[2]

Route description

North Providence, Rhode Island

Route 15 begins in the commercial center ofCenterdaleon the western edge of the town ofNorth Providence.The state highway begins as a one-lane eastbound street at eastbound US 44 (Smith Avenue). Route 15 becomes two-way at its intersection with westbound US 44 (Centerdale Bypass), which leads toRoute 104(Waterman Avenue). The highway heads east as Mineral Spring Avenue, a two-lane road with frequent center turn lanes, through a densely populated suburban area. Route 15 intersects Smithfield Road andRoute 7(Douglas Avenue) while crossing the town from west to east. On the east side of North Providence, the highway has a three-quarterdiamond interchangewithRoute 146(Louisquisset Pike); there is no ramp from Route 15 to northbound Route 146. The missing movement is provided viaRoute 246(Charles Avenue), which the highway meets east of the interchange and where the center turn lane ceases.

Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Route 15 leaves North Providence and enters the city of Pawtucket between Route 246 andRoute 126(Smithfield Avenue). The highway crosses theMoshassuck River,has a grade crossing of aProvidence and Worcester Railroadrail spur, and intersectsRoute 122(Lonsdale Avenue) just before crossing overAmtrak'sNortheast Corridor.^[1]

At the western edge of downtown Pawtucket, Mineral Spring Avenue ends at its oblique intersection with Main Street between Mineral Spring Cemetery and Mineral Spring Park, which contains theCollyer Monument.Route 15 splits into a one-way pair; the eastbound highway heads east one block on Church Street and north one block on Pine Street to Main Street, and westbound Route 15 follows Main Street. Route 15 continues north on two-way Pine Street, then turns east onto Goff Avenue, which briefly expands to a four-lane divided boulevard around its intersection withRoute 114(Broad Street) next to thePawtucket Elks Lodge Building.The highway continues east on two-lane Exchange Street across theBlackstone Riverand by thePawtucket Armoryto Broadway. Broadway runs one-way southbound parallel toInterstate 95(I-95) andUS 1.Broadway's northbound complement immediately to the east of I-95 is Underwood Street. Broadway, Cottage Street, Exchange Street, and a crossing of I-95 one block to the south form a traffic circle that includes ramps to both directions of I-95.^[1]

Eastbound Route 15 leaves Cottage Street via a ramp to one-way southbound Grove Street, then follows Grove Street to one-way eastbound Armistice Boulevard, which the route follows for three blocks to the end of the one-way pair. Westbound Route 15 splits from Armistice Boulevard at one-way northbound Denver Street, turns west onto one-way westbound Spring Street, then turns onto one-way Exchange Street to Cottage Street. From the eastern end of the one-way pair, Route 15 follows Armistice Street, which is two lanes undivided to a commercial area at its intersection with George Bennett Highway. There, the highway becomes a two-lane divided boulevard. Route 15 intersectsUS 1A(Newport Avenue) and becomes an undivided highway as it passesSlater Parkand crosses theTen Mile River.The Rhode Island version of Route 15 ends at the Rhode Island–Massachusetts state line at its intersection with Anawan Road.^[1]

Seekonk, Massachusetts

Massachusetts Route 15 continues east along Brook Street a short distance to its eastern terminus at Massachusetts Route 152 (Newman Avenue) in the town of Seekonk.^[2]

Major intersections

State	County	Location	mi ^[1]^[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Rhode Island	Providence	North Providence	0.0	0.0	US 44east (Smith Street)	Western end of eastbound direction
			0.1	0.16	US 44west (Centerdale Bypass) toRoute 104–Smithfield,Glocester, RI	Western end of westbound direction
			1.7	2.7	Route 7(Douglas Avenue)
			2.9	4.7	Route 146south (Louisquisset Pike) –Providence	Diamond interchange;exit 2 on Route 146
			3.2	5.1	Route 246(Charles Street) toRoute 146north –Woonsocket
		Pawtucket	3.8	6.1	Route 126(Smithfield Avenue)
			4.6	7.4	Route 122(Lonsdale Avenue)
			5.5	8.9	Route 114(Broad Street) –Central Falls,East Providence
			6.0	9.7	I-95/US 1–Providence,Boston, MA	No direct entrances from I-95
			7.4	11.9	US 1A(Newport Avenue) –East Providence,South Attleboro, MA
RI–MAstate line			8.3 0.00	13.4 0.00	Rhode Island–Massachusettsstate line
Massachusetts	Bristol	Seekonk	0.23	0.37	Route 152(Newman Avenue) –Attleboro,East Providence, RI	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access