Interstate 195 (Rhode Island–Massachusetts)

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Interstate 195 marker

Interstate 195

East Providence Expressway
Map
I-195 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by RIDOT and MassDOT
Length44.23 mi[1][2] (71.18 km)
4.3 mi (6.92 km) in RI[1]
39.93 mi (64.26 km) in MA[2]
Existed1958–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end I-95 / US 6 in Providence, RI
Major intersections
East end I-495 / Route 25 in Wareham, MA
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesRhode Island, Massachusetts
CountiesRI: Providence
MA: Bristol, Plymouth
Highway system
*Rhode Island Routes


← I-184RI→ Route 195
← Route 193MA→ Route 197
← I-95I-95E, RI→ Route 96
← I-95I-95E, MA→ Route 96

Interstate 195 (I-195) is an Interstate Highway running a combined 44.23 miles (71.18 km) in the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. It travels from a junction with I-95 in Providence, Rhode Island, east to a junction with I-495 and Route 25 in Wareham, Massachusetts. It runs east–west and passes through the cities of Fall River, Massachusetts, and New Bedford, Massachusetts. I-195 is occasionally referred to as the East Providence Expressway, but the name is not commonly used outside the Providence area.

I-195 provides a major direct highway route from New York to Cape Cod via I-95 through Providence as well as for travelers coming from Connecticut, western Massachusetts and other Rhode Island points. Its major junction with I-95 in Downtown Providence provides a direct connection, since improved with the section in downtown Providence being replaced and moved to the south to lie just south of the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier.

Route description

I-195 begins at I-95 at a semi-directional T interchange, known as the Iway Project. The road begins concurrent with US Route 6 (US 6). From there it continues across the Providence River via the Providence River Bridge where it picks up US 44 and US 1A. The road continues into East Providence and all three roads respectively leave the freeway. From there it enters Seekonk, Massachusetts and continues east to Fall River where it has a brief concurrency with Route 24. It then continues through southeastern Massachusetts passing through New Bedford where it has an interchange with Route 140. From there it turns northeast and ends at I-495 and Route 25 with a trumpet interchange.

History

I-195 in Fall River, photo from 1968
MA-79 split at I-195 near the Braga Bridge

Predating I-195 were two sections of road—Fox Point Boulevard and the Washington Bridge. The Washington Bridge, crossing the Seekonk River between Providence and East Providence, was opened on September 25, 1930, replacing an 1885 swing bridge with a higher bascule bridge. A new eastbound bridge opened in November 1968.[3]

Fox Point Boulevard, later George M. Cohan Boulevard, was a surface boulevard connecting the Washington Bridge west to the Point Street Bridge and downtown Providence. It was built with no cross traffic by using U-turn ramps in the median to reverse direction. This was the last part in Providence to be built as a freeway, opened in December 1968.

The first freeway section came off the west end of Cohan Boulevard and over the Providence River, ending at the one-way pair of Pine Street and Friendship Street, which opened in November 1958. The ramp to Pine Street has been closed, but the entrance from Friendship Street still exists. The I-95 interchange at this end opened in fall 1964; the Pine Street ramp was kept for a while.

The next section to be constructed was the part in East Providence. It opened to the last exit before the state line on December 15, 1959, and was extended into Massachusetts by August 1960.

Before the Interstate Highway System numbering was decided upon, I-195 was planned as a relocation of US 6; in fact, all but the last section was signed as US 6 when built (the first section only eastbound though). In 1957, the number Interstate 95E was assigned, as all intercity routes were numbered before the three-digit Interstate numbering was chosen, and the Providence-New Bedford route was too long to be considered intracity. The I-195 designation was assigned in 1959 with the final numbering. At some time after 1976, the definition of I-195 was extended east to I-495 (which was itself extended).

I-195 still carries US 6, now in both directions, from I-95 to the last interchange before Massachusetts. It also carries US 1A and US 44 over the Washington Bridge and its approaches, though the former has almost no signs.

The Providence River Bridge, prior to being demolished due to realignment of Interstate 195, carried traffic to its western terminus with Interstate 95.

Iway

Main article: Iway

I-195's stretch through Providence was reconstructed because of sharp curves and the way the road cuts through part of the city. The relocation made the segment safer for traffic, reunified the Jewellery District with Downcity Providence, and freed up more space. In the process, some 35 buildings, housing over 80 businesses and six residences were demolished.[4] The new stretch of highway is called the Iway by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation and includes a signature bridge over the Providence River[5] as well as a landscaped pedestrian walkway over the highway. It connects India Point Park to the Fox Point neighborhood. The IWay was opened in 2009 and estimated to have cost $446 million. The demolition of the old road was completed in 2012.[6][needs update]

Exit list

All interchanges in Massachusetts were to be renumbered to mileage-based numbers under a project scheduled to start in 2016, however that project now has been indefinitely postponed by MassDOT.[7][8] All interchanges in Rhode Island will be renumbered to mileage-based numbers by 2020 under a plan announced by RIDOT in September 2017.[9][10]

StateCountyLocation[2]mi[1][2]kmOld exitNew exit[11]Destinations[11]Notes
Rhode IslandProvidenceProvidence0.000.00––

 I-95 north / US 6 west – Boston, MA		Western terminus of concurrency with US 6; exit 36A on I-95
0.400.641A1APoint StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
0.801.29
 I-95 south – New York City		Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; exit 36C on I-95
1B1BEddy StreetTo Rhode Island Hospital; westbound exit only
Providence River0.80–
1.00		1.29–
1.61		Providence River Bridge (Iway)
Providence1.101.7721CGano Street / India StreetEastbound exit only
1.302.0921D

 US 44 west / US 1A south (South Main Street)		Western terminus of concurrency with US 1A / US 44;
westbound exit and eastbound entrance
1.502.4131EGano Street – India PointWestbound exit and entrance
Seekonk River1.60–
1.80		2.57–
2.90		Washington Bridge
East Providence1.802.9041F
 US 44 east (Taunton Avenue) – Riverside		Eastern terminus of concurrency with US 44;
eastbound exit and westbound entrance
1.903.0651G
 Route 103 east (Warren Avenue)		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance;
west end of Route 103
2.40–
3.10		3.86–
4.99		62Warren Avenue / Broadway / Pawtucket Avenue – East ProvidenceWestbound access to US 44 and Route 103
3.305.3173A
 Route 114 south – East Providence, Barrington		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance via flyover ramps
3.505.6383B



 US 6 east / US 1A north to Route 114 north (Pawtucket Avenue) – Seekonk, MA		Eastern terminus of concurrency with US 6 / US 1A;
eastbound exit and westbound entrance
 4.30
0.000		6.92
0.000		Rhode Island–Massachusetts state line
MassachusettsBristolSeekonk0.5810.9351 Route 114A – Seekonk, Barrington, RI
Swansea4.6217.4372
 Route 136 south – Warren, RI, Newport, RI		Northern terminus of Route 136
7.47012.0223
 US 6 to Route 118 – Swansea
Somerset9.84915.8504 Route 103 – Somerset, Ocean GroveModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecatedSigned as Exits 4A (west) and 4B (east) westbound
Taunton RiverCharles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge
Fall River11.98419.2865 Route 79 / Route 138 – Taunton, North Tiverton, RI
12.43920.0196Pleasant Street (westbound) / Hartwell Street (eastbound) – Downtown Fall RiverShared ramp with Exit 7
12.71120.4567
 Route 81 south (Plymouth Avenue)		Northern terminus of Route 81; shared ramp with Exit 6
13.76922.1598A
 Route 24 south – Tiverton, RI, Newport, RI		Western end of concurrency with Route 24
14.60923.5118B
 Route 24 north – Taunton, Boston		Eastern end of concurrency with Route 24
Westport15.35424.7109Sanford Road – North WestportEastbound exit only
16.34326.30210

 Route 88 south to US 6 – Horseneck Beach		Northern terminus of Route 88
Dartmouth19.43331.27411Reed Road – Hixville, DartmouthSigned as Exits 11A (south) and 11B (north) westbound
21.97935.37212Faunce Corner Road / Faunce Corner Mall Road – North DartmouthSigned as Exits 12A (south) and 12B (north) westbound
New Bedford23.77338.25913
 Route 140 to US 6 – New Bedford, Dartmouth, Taunton		Signed as exits 13A (south) and 13B (north); exits 2A-B on Route 140
24.62739.63314Penniman StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
25.08740.37415
 Route 18 south – Downtown New Bedford		Southbound exit to Route 18 south; northbound entrance from Route 18 north
25.36740.82416Washburn StreetEastbound exit and entrance
25.63241.25117Coggeshall StreetWestbound exit and entrance
Fairhaven27.25143.85618
 Route 240 south – Fairhaven		Northern terminus of Route 240
PlymouthMattapoisett30.91649.75419North Street – Mattapoisett, North RochesterAccess via North Street; signed as exits 19A (south) and 19B (north)
Marion35.13356.54120 Route 105 – Marion, Rochester
Wareham39.23363.13921 Route 28 – Wareham, South Middleboro
39.91164.23122A
 Route 25 east – Cape Cod		Western terminus of Route 25; Exit 1 on Route 25
39.9364.2622B
 I-495 north – Marlborough		Southern terminus of I-495; Exit 1 on I-495
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Google (January 19, 2016). "East Providence Expressway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d MassDOT Planning Division. "Massachusetts Route Log Application". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  3. ^ [1] Archived November 5, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Sabar, Ariel (October 3, 1999). "Highway Blues". The Providence Journal. Archived from the original on August 22, 2002. Retrieved May 12, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Staff (2006). "Moving and setting the Iway I-195 Providence River Bridge". Rhode Island Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 26, 2006.
  6. ^ "195 Relocation Background". Providence College. Retrieved May 26, 2007.
  7. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2015). "COMMBUYS - Bid Solicitation FAP# HSIP-002S(874) Exit Signage Conversion to Milepost-Based Numbering System along Various Interstates, Routes and the Lowell Connector". Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  8. ^ Robert H. Malme (2016). "Massachusetts Interstate Current and Future Exit Lists". Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  9. ^ WPRI Eyewitness News (2016). "RI Set to Renumber All Its Highway Exit Signs". Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  10. ^ RIDOT (2017). "Rhode Island Highway Exit Renumbering Program". Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  11. ^ a b Massachusetts Department of Transportation. "Exit Numbers and Names: Route I-195 (Seekonk to Wareham)". Retrieved August 21, 2014.

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