Route 402 is a numbered

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running in the

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. Route 402 is a major corridor through both

East Greenwich East Greenwich is a town and the county seat of Kent County, Rhode Island. The population was 14,312 at the 2020 census. East Greenwich is the wealthiest municipality within the state of Rhode Island. It is part of the Providence metropolitan st ...

and

North Kingstown North Kingstown is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States, and is part of the Providence metropolitan area. The population was 27,732 in the 2020 census. North Kingstown is home to the birthplace of American portraitist Gilbe ...

, and often locally referred to as Frenchtown Road.

Route description

Route 402 begins in

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(County Trail) and heads east as a four-lane road through a suburban area. It meets

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(Col. Rodman Highway) just east of here at that highway's exit 7A, then passes under Route 403 without access. The road continues east as it exits Kent County and enters the northern portion of

, Washington County, where it meets its eastern terminus at an intersection with US 1 (Post Road).

Major intersections

References

External links

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2019 Highway Map, Rhode Island

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Transportation in Kent County, Rhode Island North Kingstown, Rhode Island East Greenwich, Rhode Island