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The Blackstone River Visitor Center and Service Plaza is located between exits 9 and 10 at MP 20 on I-295 northbound. An abandoned rest area is located on the southbound side, opposite the new Rest Area/Visitor Center at Mile Marker 20. The state |
The Blackstone River Visitor Center and Service Plaza is located between exits 9 and 10 at MP 20 on I-295 northbound. An abandoned rest area is located on the southbound side, opposite the new Rest Area/Visitor Center at Mile Marker 20. The state is renovating and will re-open it in the near future to have facilities similar to that on the NB side. |
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Weigh stations are located both northbound and southbound at Mile Marker 19 between exits 9 and 10, although they are barely used. |
Weigh stations are located both northbound and southbound at Mile Marker 19 between exits 9 and 10, although they are barely used. |
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| Route information | |
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| Length | 26.58 mi (42.78 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |   I-95/Route 113 in Warwick, RI |
 US 6 in Johnston Route 146 in Lincoln | |
| North end | I-95 in Attleboro, MA |
Interstate 295 (abbreviated I-295) is an Interstate route Template:Mi to km in length within the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. It serves as a western bypass around Providence, Rhode Island. The southern terminus is a junction with I-95 in Warwick, Rhode Island. The northern terminus is a junction with I-95 in Attleboro, Massachusetts.
Interstate 295 was also planned to be supplemented with an eastern bypass around Providence, to create a beltway. For more information, see Interstate 895 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts).
Route description
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The Blackstone River Visitor Center and Service Plaza is located between exits 9 and 10 at MP 20 on I-295 northbound. An abandoned rest area is located on the southbound side, opposite the new Rest Area/Visitor Center at Mile Marker 20. The state is renovating and will re-open it in the near future to have facilities similar to that on the NB side.
Weigh stations are located both northbound and southbound at Mile Marker 19 between exits 9 and 10, although they are barely used.
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Exit list
| County | Town | Mile | # | Destination(s) | Notes |
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| Kent | Warwick | 0 |   I-95 south - New York
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Southbound exit and northbound entrance; also includes a ramp from I-95 south to I-295 north | |
| 1 | 1 |   Route 113 west – West Warwick
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No northbound entrance | ||
| 1 | 2 |   Route 2 north – Oaklawn
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Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| 1 | 2 |  Route 2 south – Warwick
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Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| Providence | Cranston | 3 | 3 |    Route 37 to Route 2 / Route 51 (Phenix Avenue) – Cranston, T. F. Green Airport, Coventry
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Signed as exits 3A (east) and 3B (west) |
| Johnston | 7 | 4 |  Route 14 (Plainfield Pike)
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| 8 | 5 | Rhode Island Resource Recovery Industrial Park | Opened in 2005 | ||
| 10 | 6 |  US 6 (US 6A east) – Providence, Hartford
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Signed as exits 6A (US 6 east), 6B (U-turn to I-295 south - Warwick), and 6C (US 6 west/US 6A east) northbound, and exits 6A (US 6 east) and 6B (US 6 west/US 6A east) southbound | ||
| Smithfield | 13 | 7 |  US 44 – North Providence, Smithfield
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Signed as exits 7A (east) and 7B (west) | |
| 16 | 8 |  Route 7 – North Smithfield, North Providence
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Signed as exits 8A (south) and 8B (north) | ||
| Lincoln | 19 | 9 |  Route 146 – Woonsocket, Lincoln
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Signed as exits 9A (south) and 9B (north) | |
| Cumberland | 21 | 10 |  Route 122 – Cumberland
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| 23 | 11 |  Route 114 – Cumberland
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| Bristol | North Attleborough | 2 | 1 |  US 1 - Pawtucket, North Attleboro
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Signed as exits 1A (south) and 1B (north) |
| Attleboro | 4 | 2 | I-95 - Providence, Boston
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Northbound exit and southbound entrance; signed as exits 2A (south) and 2B (north) | |
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