Rhode Island Route 12

Route 12
Route 12
	Route 12 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by RIDOT
Length	17.0 mi (27.4 km)
Major junctions
West end	Route 14 / Route 102 in Scituate
	US 1 in Cranston; Route 10 in Cranston; US 1A / Route 117 in Cranston
East end	Broad Street in Cranston
Location
Country	United States
State	Rhode Island
Counties	Providence
Highway system
	Rhode Island Routes;

Route 12 is a numbered state highway in Rhode Island, United States. It runs approximately 17 miles (27 km) from Route 14 in Foster to Broad Street in Cranston.

Route description[edit]

Route 12 starts at Route 14 and Route 102 in Foster. It roughly follows the shore of the Scituate Reservoir before passing over its dam. It passes over I-295 without an interchange and heads towards downtown Cranston. After passing the city center as a main east–west corridor, Route 2 passes Route 10's southern terminus. It passes US 1A and ends at Broad Street, an old alignment of US 1A, 0.3 miles (0.48 km) later.

History[edit]

Major intersections[edit]

The entire route is in Providence County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Scituate	0.0	0.0	Route 14 / Route 102 (Plainfield Pike)	Western terminus
Scituate	7.2	11.6	Route 116 (East Road)
Cranston	12.5	20.1	Route 51 south (Phenix Avenue)	Northern terminus of Route 51
	12.9	20.8	Route 5 (Atwood Avenue)
	14.6	23.5	Route 2 (Reservoir Avenue)
	15.6	25.1	US 1 (Elmwood Avenue)
	15.8	25.4	Route 10 north to I-95	Interchange, southern terminus of Route 10
	16.6	26.7	US 1A / Route 117 (Warwick Avenue)
	17.0	27.4	Broad Street	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi