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Interstate 95 northbound at the Exits 14-15 c/d roadway departure for Rhode Island 37 and Jefferson boulevard. Rhode Island 37 provides connections to Pontiac Avenue and Rhode Island 2 (New London Avenue) at Cranston to the west. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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Looking at the Exit 14A departure onto Rhode Island 37 east to junction U.S. 1 (Post Road). A trumpet interchange joins the two highways midway between Lincoln Park and Norwood. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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Exit 14B leaves the c/d roadway for Rhode Island 37 north to Cranston. The freeway ends just west of the full-cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 295 at Natick Avenue. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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A partial-cloverleaf interchange joins the Exit 14-15 c/d roadway with the north end of Jefferson Boulevard at Norwood near the Pawtuxet River. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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Interstate 95 crosses the Pawtuxet River into Providence County and the town of Cranston. The freeway transitions into a urban landscape in this scene at the Woodbine Street overpass. Next in line is the Rhode Island 10 freeway interchange at Exit 16. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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Rhode Island 10 constitutes the inner belt freeway of Providence between Park Avenue near U.S. 1 (Elmwood Avenue) and Interstate 95 & U.S. 6 near downtown. One of the oldest freeways in the state, Rhode Island 10 was once touted as a possible Interstate 184 had Interstate 84 been completed between Providence and Hartford.1 The roadway otherwise serves the Cranston town center and Auburn nearby. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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An auxiliary sign describes the Rhode Island 10 southbound connection to junction U.S. 1 north for the Rogers Williams Park and Zoo. The park lies along U.S. 1 (Elmwood Avenue) between Rhode Island 10 (Huntington Expressway) and Interstate 95. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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Traffic interests to Rhode Island 10 (Huntington Expressway) depart Interstate 95 in unison. Rhode Island 10 northbound merges with U.S. 6 three miles to the north near Plainfield Street in west Providence. U.S. 6 & Rhode Island 10 turn east from there to meet Interstate 95 at downtown Providence. A directional-cloverleaf interchange facilitates the movements at Exit 16. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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Peering at the Exit 16 ramp partition onto Rhode Island 10 north and south. The southbound ramp to Rhode Island 10 never actually accesses the freeway spur, instead opting to end at U.S. 1 (Elmwood Avenue) in the shadow of the Huntington Expressway. The northbound ramp sign includes a Rhode Island 2 (Reservoir Avenue) trailblazer for the Cranston interchange. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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Interstate 95 northbound skips to Exit 18 (Exit 17 serves U.S. 1 from southbound) for Thurbers Avenue and junction U.S. 1A (Allens Avenue). Featured in this photograph is the one-mile overhead for Exit 18 and the first sign for junction Interstate 195 & U.S. 6 east to East Providence and Cape Cod. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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Rhode Island 117 (Broad Street) passes over Interstate 95 one half mile ahead of the Exit 18 directional interchange with Thurbers Avenue at U.S. 1A (Allens Avenue). Thurbers Avenue travels west from Allens Avenue and Interstate 95 to Broad Street near Lenox Avenue. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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Interstate 95 curves northward to travel along the Seekonk River and U.S. 1A (Allens Avenue) at the Eddy Avenue over crossing. U.S. 1A enters the scene from the Lakewood and Pawtuxet area of northeast Warwick. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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Exit 18 leaves Interstate 95 northbound for Thurbers Avenue west to Rhode Island 117 (Broad Avenue) and U.S. 1A (Allens Avenue) north and south. U.s. 1A parallels Interstate 95 north through to Eddy Street and the Point Street Bridge across the Seekonk River. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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The city of Providence skyline comes into view north of the Thurbers Avenue interchange along Interstate 95 northbound. Interstate 95 travels between Eddy Street and Allens Avenue toward the central business district. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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One mile south of the present Interstate 195 & U.S. 6 east interchange with Interstate 95 (Exit 20). At present Interstate 195 & U.S. 6 follow a curved path east from Interstate 95 across the Seekonk River to India Point Park. A major project is underway to build a new alignment and signature bridge span across the Providence River for Interstate 195 & U.S. 6 to the south of the present alignment. Upon completion, a new straighter freeway will travel east from a new high-speed interchange near the Eddy Street over crossing south of downtown to the Washington Bridge over the Seekonk River. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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Interstate 195 & U.S. 6 serve East Providence and Seekonk, Massachusetts on their eastward trek from downtown Providence. Interstate 195 & U.S. 6 parallel one another through the Fall River and New Bedford areas to Wareham in southeastern Massachusetts. U.S. 6 crosses onto Cape Cod at Buzzards Bay on route to its eastern terminus at Provincetown. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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A temporary construction sign guides motorists onto Interstate 195 & U.S. 6 east at Exit 20. The directional interchange between the two freeways lie along the south edge of the Providence central business district. A connector ramp provides access to the eastbound freeway from Friendship Street and U.S. 1 (Broad Street) nearby. U.S. 6 westbound meanwhile joins Interstate 95 north for a brief overlap to Rhode Island 10 (Exit 22A). Photo taken 06/26/05. |
Page Updated June 17, 2006.
