Rhode Island Route 12

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 12
Route 12 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by RIDOT
Length	17.0 mi[1] (27.4 km)
Major junctions
West end	Route 14 / Route 102 in Scituate
Major intersections	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 11 → Route 14

Route 12 sign

Route description

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

Major intersections

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
	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; future at-grade intersection
	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