Rhode Island Route 2

Infobox RI Route
type=
route=2
length_mi=33.6
length_km=54.1
formed=ca 1939
dir1=South
dir2=North
from=
junction= in Warwick
to=
previous_type=
previous_route=1A
next_type=
next_route=3

Route 2 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.

Route

Route 2 takes the following route through the State:
*Charlestown: 5.0 miles; U.S. Route 1 to Richmond town line
**South County Trail
*Richmond: 2.6 miles; Charlestown town line to South Kingstown town line
**South County Trail
*South Kingstown: 3.6 miles; Richmond town line to Exeter town line
**South County Trail
*Exeter: 3.9 miles; South Kingstown town line to North Kingstown town line
**South County Trail
*North Kingstown: 3.8 miles; Exeter town line to East Greenwich town line
**South County Trail, Ten Rod Road and Quaker Lane
*East Greenwich: 4.2 miles; North Kingstown town line to Warwick city line
**South County Trail
*Warwick: 5.0 miles; East Greenwich town line to Cranston city line
**Quaker Lane and Bald Hill Road
*Cranston: 4.6 miles; Warwick city line to Providence city line
**Bald Hill Road, New London Avenue and Reservoir Avenue
*Providence: 0.9 miles; Cranston city line to U.S. Route 1
**Reservoir Avenue

History

By 1939, Route 2 was paved with concrete between the split from Route 112 and Route 12. It had short overlaps with Route 117 and Route 5, both of which have been eliminated with interchanges.

For a brief time during the construction of the Route 10 freeway, Route 2 left Reservoir Avenue in Cranston and turned north onto the current RI-10 freeway, ending at the Olneyville Exit.

Notes

Route 2 is a heavily traveled route between in Cranston and Warwick as it is a major commercial corridor with shopping, restaurants and more.Route 2, from Route 401 to Bald Hill Road, runs right on the Warwick/West Warwick town line. Route 2 Northbound runs in Warwick and Route 2 Southbound runs in West Warwick.

Route 2 crosses Route 5 at the Meshanticut Interchange, which is also the northern terminus of Route 33.