Rhode Island Route 138
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Route 138 is a numbered State Highway running 48.3 miles (77.7 km) in Rhode Island. It is the longest state numbered route in Rhode Island, and the second longest highway after US 1. Route 138 begins in Exeter at the Connecticut state line in the west and runs to the Massachusetts state line in Tiverton in the east, and is the only state-numbered route to completely cross Rhode Island. Route 138 also keeps the same route number on the other side of both state lines.
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Maintained by RIDOT and RITBA | ||||
Length | 48.3 mi[1] (77.7 km) | |||
Existed | 1922 (east of Newport) 1932 (west of Newport)–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Route 138 in Voluntown, CT | |||
Major intersections | I-95 in Richmond US 1 in North Kingstown Route 24 in Portsmouth | |||
North end | Route 138 in Fall River, MA | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Rhode Island | |||
Counties | Washington, Newport | |||
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Route 138 is a major thoroughfare in southern Rhode Island. The route ultimately connects Interstate 95 and the University of Rhode Island campus with the island town of Jamestown, the city of Newport, as well as the Tiverton-Little Compton coastal region. At the Massachusetts border in Fall River, the route continues as Massachusetts Route 138, which extends north into the Greater Boston area.