Route 5 is a
state highway
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Rhode Island
Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...
. It runs approximately from
US 1
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in
Warwick
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to the
state line in
North Smithfield
North Smithfield is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, settled as a farming community in 1666 and incorporated into its present form in 1871. North Smithfield includes the historic villages of Forestdale, Primrose, Waterfo ...
.
Route description
Route 5 starts at
US 1
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in
Warwick
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near
Gorton Pond
Gorton is an area of Manchester in North West England, southeast of the city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 36,055. Neighbouring areas include Levenshulme and Openshaw.
A major landmark is Gorton Monastery, a 19th-century Hi ...
. It runs north over
I-95
Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the Canadia ...
without an interchange before intersecting
Route 2
The following highways are numbered 2. For roads numbered A2, see list of A2 roads. For roads numbered B2, see list of B2 roads. For roads numbered M2, see list of M2 roads. For roads numbered N2, see list of N2 roads.
International
* AH2, As ...
in
Cranston. It continues north, generally paralleling
I-295 Interstate 295 is the designation for several Interstate Highways in the United States:
*Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania), a bypass of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Interstate 295 (Florida), a beltway around central Jacksonville
*Interstate 29 ...
. After passing
US 44
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near
Greenville, Route 5 crosses the
Stillwater Reservoir
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on a short causeway. Continuing north, Route 5 has a short concurrency with
Route 7, and it continues to
North Smithfield
North Smithfield is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, settled as a farming community in 1666 and incorporated into its present form in 1871. North Smithfield includes the historic villages of Forestdale, Primrose, Waterfo ...
. Route 5 crosses the
Route 146 expressway without an interchange and terminates at the
state line, though the northernmost Route 5 shields are around
Route 102 at the south end of the
Route 146A concurrency.
History
Route 5 was once numbered Route 1C along the between its south end at
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making i ...
(New England Interstate Route 1 before 1926) and
Route 2
The following highways are numbered 2. For roads numbered A2, see list of A2 roads. For roads numbered B2, see list of B2 roads. For roads numbered M2, see list of M2 roads. For roads numbered N2, see list of N2 roads.
International
* AH2, As ...
(originally
Route 1A). It was renumbered Route 5 and extended north by 1934.
Major intersections
References
External links
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2019 Highway Map, Rhode Island
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Transportation in Kent County, Rhode Island
Transportation in Providence County, Rhode Island