U.S. Route 6 in Rhode Island

U.S. Route 6 marker
U.S. Route 6
Grand Army of the Republic Highway
Map
US 6 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by RIDOT
Length26.5 mi[1] (42.6 km)
Existed1926–present
Major junctions
West end US 6 / Conn. Turnpike in Killingly, CT
Major intersections
East end US 6 in Seekonk, MA
Location
CountryUnited States
StateRhode Island
CountiesProvidence
Highway system

Route 5 US 6A
I-195 Route 214

U.S. Route 6 (US 6) is a major east–west road in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Nationally, the route continues west to Bishop, California, and east to Provincetown, Massachusetts. In western Rhode Island, it forms part of one of several routes between Hartford, Connecticut, and Providence and was planned to be replaced by Interstate 84 (I-84). The part of I-84 that was built, from I-295 to Olneyville, is now part of US 6. At Olneyville, US 6 joins Route 10 and heads east toward Downtown, Providence, where it turns south on I-95 and east on I-195. US 6 splits from I-195 in East Providence, crossing into Massachusetts on Warren Avenue. The whole route of US 6 is a state highway maintained by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT).[2]

  1. ^ "Mapquest driving directions". Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "Projects". Rhode Island Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on October 11, 2006. Retrieved February 26, 2023.