Interstate 95 in Rhode Island

Interstate 95 marker
Interstate 95
Map
I-95 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by RIDOT
Length42.36 mi[1] (68.17 km)
Existed1957–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
South end I-95 in North Stonington, CT
Major intersections
North end I-95 in Attleboro, MA
Location
CountryUnited States
StateRhode Island
CountiesWashington, Kent, Providence
Highway system
Route 94 I-95E

Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running generally southwest–northeast through the US state of Rhode Island. It runs from the border with Connecticut near Westerly, through Warwick and Providence, and to the Massachusetts state line in Pawtucket. It has two auxiliary routes, both of which enter Massachusetts—I-195, a spur from Providence east to Cape Cod, and I-295, a western bypass of the Providence metropolitan area.

South of Warwick, I-95 does not follow US Route 1 (US 1), which it generally replaced in New England. It instead takes a shorter inland route, parallel to Route 3. Route 3 was designated New England Route 1A in 1922, a New England Interstate Route, but it has never been a US Route.

  1. ^ Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved December 30, 2022.