Rhode Island Route 117
Route 117 | ||||
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Route 117 highlighted in red, Route 117A highlighted in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by RIDOT | ||||
| Length | 28.4 mi[1] (45.7 km) | |||
| Existed | 1922–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Route 14 in Coventry | |||
 Route 102 in Coventry Route 116 in Coventry Route 2 in Warwick I-95 in Warwick US 1 in Warwick | ||||
| East end |  US 1A in Cranston | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Rhode Island | |||
| Counties | Kent, Providence | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route 117 is a 28.4-mile-long (45.7 km) state route in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Its western terminus is at Route 14 in Coventry, and its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 1A (US 1A) in Cranston.
Route description
- Coventry: 14.0 miles (22.5 km); Route 14 to West Warwick town line
- Flat River Road, Main Street and Washington Street
- West Warwick: 1.8 miles (2.9 km); Coventry town line to Warwick city line
- West Warwick Avenue, Main Street and Legris Avenue
- Warwick: 8.4 miles (13.5 km); West Warwick town line to Cranston city line
- Legris Avenue, Centerville Road, [Post Road] (Greenwich Avenue, Veterans Memorial Drive, Post Road), West Shore Road, Shore Road and Warwick Avenue
- Cranston: 0.6 miles (1.0 km); Warwick city line to US 1A (Intersection of Warwick Avenue, Norwood Avenue and Broad Street)
- Warwick Avenue
History
Route 117 was one of the original Rhode Island State highways, instated in 1922. Its alignment has changed little since that time; the most major change happened in the late 1990s, when Route 117's eastern terminus was cut back. Originally, Route 117 stayed with Broad Street through Cranston and into Providence, ending at U.S. 1. The reason the eastern terminus was trimmed back is unclear.
Between 1947 and 1951, US 1 bypassed downtown Apponaug on the road now known as Veterans' Memorial Drive. In the 1970's, this and Post Road were incorporated into a one-way system with Greenwich Road, causing westbound traffic of Route 117 to bypass the town.[2] A project called the Apponaug Circulator was completed in 2017 to eliminate this system and fully bypass the downtown. Through this project, Veterans' Memorial Drive was converted into a two-lane road, and was extended east to the intersection of Routes 115 and 117. From here east to the intersection of Post Road and Shore Road, four roundabouts were installed, and a fifth was installed downtown at Post Road and Greenwich Road. As a result, Route 117 was realigned completely along Veterans' Memorial Drive, and Post Road through town was downgraded to a residential street.[3]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Kent | Coventry | 0.0 | 0.0 | Route 14 (Plainfield Pike) | Western terminus |
| Greene | 4.5 | 7.2 | Route 102 (Victory Highway) | ||
| Coventry | 12.5 | 20.1 |   Route 33 south (Sandy Bottom Road) | Western terminus of concurrency with Route 33 | |
| 12.7 | 20.4 |  Route 116 north (Knotty Oak Road) | Southern terminus of Route 116 | ||
| 14.0 | 22.5 | Route 33 north (Main Street) | Eastern terminus of concurrency with Route 33 | ||
| Warwick | 16.0 | 25.7 | Route 2 – Kent County Courthouse | Interchange | |
| 17.1 | 27.5 | I-95 – Providence, Westerly | Exit 27 on I-95 | ||
| 17.7 | 28.5 |   Route 115 west (Toll Gate Road) | Eastern terminus of Route 115 | ||
| 17.9 | 28.8 |  US 1 (Post Road) / Route 5 north (Greenwich Avenue) | Southern terminus of Route 5 | ||
| 19.8 | 31.9 |  Route 113 west (Main Avenue) | Eastern terminus of Route 113 | ||
| 21.2 | 34.1 |  Route 117A north (Oakland Beach Avenue) | Southern terminus of Route 117A | ||
| 25.2 | 40.6 | Route 117A south (Warwick Avenue) | Northern terminus of Route 117A | ||
| 27.1 | 43.6 | US 1A south (Post Road) | Western terminus of concurrency with US 1A | ||
| Pawtuxet River | 27.6 | 44.4 | Bridge | ||
| Providence | Cranston | 28.0 | 45.1 |  Route 12 west (Park Avenue) | Eastern terminus of Route 12 |
| 28.4 | 45.7 | US 1A north (Norwood Avenue) / Broad Street | Northern terminus; northern terminus of concurrency with US 1A | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Notes
Route 117 ends abruptly while concurrent with US 1A at the intersection of Broad Street, Warwick Avenue and Norwood Avenue. At this intersection, US 1A makes a turn off Broad Street onto Norwood Avenue while Route 117 ends.
Route 117A
Route 117A | |
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| Location | Warwick |
| Length | 2.3 mi[4] (3.7 km) |
Route 117A is a numbered State Highway running 2.3 miles (3.7 km) in Rhode Island.
Route description
Route 117A takes the following route through the State:
- Warwick: 2.3 miles (3.7 km); Route 117 to Route 117
- Oakland Beach Avenue
- Warwick Avenue
Route 117A is a shorter route than the part of Route 117 that it bypasses.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Warwick, Kent County.
| mi[4] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.0 | 0.0 |  Route 117 (West Shore Road) | Southern terminus | ||
| 0.6 | 0.97 | Warwick Avenue | |||
| 0.8 | 1.3 | Sandy Lane | |||
| 1.3 | 2.1 | Church Avenue | |||
| 2.3 | 3.7 | Route 117 (Warwick Avenue / West Shore Road) | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b Google (December 30, 2013). "Route 117" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ^ Borkowski, Rob (2015-09-30). "Apponaug Circulator Project Ahead of Schedule". WarwickPost.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Rep. Shanley Wants Fix For Apponaug Roundabout Traffic Backups". EGNews. August 17, 2023.
- ^ a b Google (December 30, 2013). "Route 117A" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 30, 2013.