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| Route 5 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by RIDOT | ||||
| Length | 25.7 mi (41.4 km) | |||
| Existed | by 1934–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 1 in Warwick | |||
| Major intersections |  Route 2 in Cranston
  Route 102 / Route 146A in North Smithfield | |||
| North end | Central Street in Millville, MA | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Rhode Island | |||
| Counties | Kent, Providence | |||
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Route 5 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It runs approximately 26 miles (42 km) from US 1 in Warwick to the Massachusetts state line in North Smithfield.
Route description
Route 5 starts at US 1 in Warwick near Gorton Pond. It runs north over I-95 without an interchange before intersecting Route 2 in Cranston. It continues north, generally paralleling I-295. After passing US 44 near Greenville, Route 5 crosses the Stillwater Reservoir on a short causeway. Continuing north, Route 5 has a short concurrency with Route 7, and it continues to North Smithfield. Route 5 crosses the Route 146 expressway without an interchange and terminates at the Massachusetts 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 3.0 miles (4.8 km) between its south end at U.S. Route 1 (New England Interstate Route 1 before 1926) and Route 2 (originally Route 1A). It was renumbered Route 5 and extended north by 1934.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Kent | Warwick | 0.0 | 0.0 |  US 1 / Route 117 (Post Road) | Southern terminus |
| 1.2 | 1.9 |    Route 113 (East Avenue) to I-95 | |||
| Providence | Cranston | 3.0 | 4.8 |   Route 2 (New London Avenue) to Route 33 | Interchange |
| 5.7 | 9.2 | Cranston Street | Roundabout | ||
| 6.1 | 9.8 |  Route 12 (Phenix Avenue) | |||
| 7.4 | 11.9 |  Route 14 (Plainfield Street) | |||
| Johnston | 9.1 | 14.6 |  US 6 | Interchange | |
| 9.6 | 15.4 |  US 6A (Hartford Avenue) | |||
| Greenville | 13.8 | 22.2 |  US 44 (Putnam Pike) | ||
| Smithfield | 14.8 | 23.8 |   Route 116 south (Pleasant View Avenue) | South end of concurrency with Route 116 | |
| 16.6 | 26.7 |  Route 104 south (Farnum Pike) | South end of concurrency with Route 104 | ||
| 16.8 | 27.0 |  Route 116 north (Washington Highway) | North end of concurrency with Route 116 | ||
| North Smithfield | 19.4 | 31.2 |  Route 7 south (Douglas Pike) | South end of concurrency with Route 7 | |
| 19.6 | 31.5 | Route 7 north (Douglas Pike) | North end of concurrency with Route 7 | ||
| 20.9 | 33.6 | Route 104 north (Greenville Road) | North end of concurrency with Route 104 | ||
| 25.1 | 40.4 | Route 102 south / Route 146A south (Victory Highway) | South end of concurrency with Route 146A, Northern terminus of Route 102 | ||
| 25.3 | 40.7 | Route 146A north (Quaker Highway) | North end of concurrency with Route 146A | ||
| 25.7 | 41.4 |  Central Street north to Route 122 | Massachusetts border | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ "Route 5" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 23, 2013.