Rhode Island Route 146

Route 146
Louisquisset Pike
Route information
Maintained by RIDOT
Length:	16.2 mi (26.1 km)
Major junctions
South end:	I-95 in Providence
	Route 15 in North Providence Route 116 in Lincoln I-295 in Lincoln Route 99 in Lincoln Route 146A in North Smithfield
North end:	Route 146 in Millville, MA
Location
Counties:	Providence
Highway system
Rhode Island Routes ← Route 142 Route 146A →

Route 146, also known as the Louisquisset Pike, the Eddie Dowling Highway and the North Smithfield Expressway, is a 16.24-mile (26.14 km) long numbered state highway located in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The route is a major north–south freeway in the northern Providence metropolitan area, directly linking Providence with the cities of Woonsocket, Rhode Island and Worcester, Massachusetts. For most of its length, Route 146 is a limited-access freeway, although there is one traffic signal in the North Smithfield business district. The southern terminus of the freeway is at Interstate 95 in downtown Providence, and the route's northern terminus is at the Rhode Island-Massachusetts state line in Millville, where it continues northward towards the Massachusetts Turnpike and the city of Worcester as Massachusetts Route 146.

Route

Route 146 takes the following route through the State:

• Providence: 2.4 miles (3.9 km); Interstate 95 to North Providence town line.
  • Louisquisset Pike
• North Providence: 1.1 miles (1.8 km); Providence city line to Lincoln town line.
  • Louisquisset Pike
• Lincoln: 7.5 miles (12.1 km); North Providence town line to North Smithfield town line.
  • Eddie Dowling Highway
• North Smithfield: 6.3 miles (10.1 km); Lincoln town line to Massachusetts state line at Route 146.
  • North Smithfield Expressway

History

Prior to the construction of the freeway, Route 146 used present-day Route 246 and Route 146A. Part of the original alignment, between Interstate 295 and Route 99, was upgraded on the spot.

There is a section of original alignment north of Route 116 on the west side of Route 146 running parallel to the freeway.

Exit list

The entire route is in Providence County. All exits are unnumbered.

Town	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Providence	0.0	I-95 south	Exit 23 off I-95 north; southbound exit and northbound entrance. No access to I-95 north; access from I-95 south is via Route 246 (Charles Street)
	0.4	Route 7 (Douglas Avenue)	Southbound entrance only; northbound exit is via I-95 north Exit 23
	0.8	Route 246 (Charles Street) / Admiral Street, State Offices	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	1.5	Branch Avenue
North Providence	2.5	Route 15 (Mineral Spring Avenue) – North Providence, Pawtucket	No northbound entrance
	3.0	Route 246 (Charles Street)	Northbound and southbound entrance; no exit
Lincoln	4.2	Route 246 (Old Louisquisset Pike)	Southbound exit only; no entrance
	4.8	Twin River Road
	5.2	Route 123 (Breakneck Hill Road)
	6.6	Route 246 (Old Louisquisset Pike)	Southbound exit and entrance
	6.6	Sherman Avenue	Northbound exit and entrance
	6.9	Wilbur Road	Northbound entrance only; no exit
	7.7	Route 116 – Lincoln, Smithfield	Split into 116 North & South (southbound)
	8.2	I-295 – Warwick, Boston
	8.8	Route 99 north to Route 122 – Woonsocket, Cumberland	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; southbound access via Sayles Hill Road
	North end of freeway section at
	10.0	To Route 99 (via Sayles Hill Road)	At-grade intersection with traffic signal
North Smithfield	10.8	Route 146A – Woonsocket North, Park Square	Northbound exit and southbound entrance. Includes u-turn ramp southbound 146 for 146A North and for traffic coming from 146A south to 146 North
	South end of freeway section at
	12.1	Route 104 – Woonsocket
	13.4	Pound Hill Road
	14.3	Route 5 / Route 102 – Forestdale, Slatersville
		Route 146	Freeway continues into Massachusetts
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes

Route 146 is a freeway for its entire length except for one traffic light in the North Smithfield business district.

See also

• Route 146A
• Route 246
• Route 146 (Massachusetts)