# Rhode Island Route 2

Route 2 is a 33.6-mile (54.1 km) state highway in Rhode Island, that runs from U.S. Route 1 in Charlestown to US 1 in Providence.

## Route description

Route 2 starts at US 1 in Charlestown, which is also the southern terminus of Route 112. Route 2 and Route 112 continue north, and Route 2 splits off to the northeast before intersecting with Route 138. Continuing in a northeast direction, Route 2 has a short concurrency with Route 102 in North Kingstown. It then turns to the north and parallels Route 4 until reaching Interstate 95. Route 2 passes the eastern terminus of Route 3 before reaching an interchange with Interstate 295. It continues through downtown Cranston and has interchanges with Route 37 and Route 10 before reaching its northern terminus at US 1 slightly inside the city line of Providence. Route 2 is a heavily traveled highway in Cranston and Warwick as it is a major commercial corridor.

## History

By 1939, Route 2 was paved with concrete between the split from Route 112 and Route 12. It had short overlaps with Route 117 and Route 5, both of which have been eliminated with interchanges.
For a brief time during the construction of the Route 10 freeway, Route 2 left Reservoir Avenue in Cranston and turned north onto the current Route 10 freeway, ending at the Olneyville exit.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Washington | Charlestown | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 1 (Commodore Perry Highway) / Route 112 | Southern terminus; southern terminus of Route 112; south end of concurrency with Route 112 |
| Washington | Charlestown | 3.0 | 4.8 | Route 112 north (Carolina Back Road) | North end of concurrency with Route 112 |
| Washington | South Kingstown | 9.6 | 15.4 | Route 138 (Kingstown Road) to I-95 | |
| Washington | North Kingstown | 16.4 | 26.4 | Route 102 north (Ten Rod Road) | South end of concurrency with Route 102 |
| Washington | North Kingstown | 17.1 | 27.5 | Route 4 to I-95 – Providence, Narragansett | Exit 3 on Route 4 |
| Washington | North Kingstown | 17.4 | 28.0 | Route 102 south (Ten Rod Road) | North end of concurrency with Route 102 |
| Kent | East Greenwich | 19.7 | 31.7 | Route 4 to I-95 – Providence, Narragansett | Exit 5 on Route 4 |
| Kent | East Greenwich | 20.6 | 33.2 | Route 402 east (Frenchtown Road) – Davisville, Quonset Point | West end of Route 402 |
| Kent | East Greenwich | 23.1 | 37.2 | Route 401 east (Division Road) to I-95 north / Route 4 south | West end of Route 401 |
| Kent | Warwick | 23.3 | 37.5 | I-95 south – Westerly, New York | Exit 24 on I-95 |
| Kent | Warwick | 24.6 | 39.6 | Route 3 south (Cowesett Avenue) | North end of Route 3 |
| Kent | Warwick | 25.4 | 40.9 | Route 117 – Apponaug, Arctic | Interchange |
| Kent | Warwick | 26.4 | 42.5 | Route 115 (Toll Gate Road) | |
| Kent | Warwick | 27.1 | 43.6 | Route 113 east (East Avenue) to I-95 | West end of Route 113 |
| Kent | Warwick | 27.5 | 44.3 | I-295 | Same directional access only (e.g. north-to-north), exit 1B on I-295 |
| Kent | Warwick | 27.8 | 44.7 | Natick Road – Warwick Mall | |
| Providence | Cranston | 28.4 | 45.7 | Route 33 south – West Warwick, Arctic | Interchange, no northbound exit, north end of Route 33 |
| Providence | Cranston | 28.6 | 46.0 | Route 5 (Oaklawn Avenue) | Interchange |
| Providence | Cranston | 29.2 | 47.0 | Brayton Avenue | Interchange, southbound exit and entrance |
| Providence | Cranston | 29.9 | 48.1 | Route 37 to I-95 / I-295 / US 1 – T.F. Green Airport | Exit 1 on Route 37 |
| Providence | Cranston | 30.3 | 48.8 | Sockanosset Cross Road / Dean Parkway | |
| Providence | Cranston | 30.8 | 49.6 | Garden City Center | Interchange, southbound exit and northbound entrance |
| Providence | Cranston | 32.2 | 51.8 | Route 12 (Park Avenue) | |
| Providence | Providence | 32.7 | 52.6 | Route 10 to I-95 | Exit 2A on Route 10 |
| Providence | Providence | 33.6 | 54.1 | US 1 (Elmwood Avenue) | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access ||||||