Rhode Island Route 24

Route 24 is a limited-access state highway in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It runs approximately 8 miles (13 km) from Route 114 in Portsmouth to Massachusetts Route 24 in Fall River, Massachusetts. Route 24 is the primary freeway access for the two towns in the southeastern corner of the state, Tiverton and Little Compton. Though on the mainland, they are isolated from the rest of the state by an arm of the Narragansett Bay. Because of this, the main freeway connection to Providence involves using Rhode Island Route 24, Massachusetts Route 24, and Interstate 195.

Route 24
Fall River Expressway
Route 24 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by RIDOT
Length7.7 mi[1] (12.4 km)
Existed1966–present
Major junctions
South end Route 114 in Portsmouth
  Route 138 in Portsmouth
Route 77 in Tiverton
North end Route 24 in Fall River
Location
CountiesNewport
Highway system
Rhode Island Routes
← Route 15Route 33 →

Route description

Route 24 starts at Route 114 in Portsmouth. It heads northeast and has a short concurrency with Route 138 over the Sakonnet River Bridge to Tiverton. It continues northeast until the border with Fall River, Massachusetts, where it continues as Massachusetts Route 24.

Exit list

Exits were formerly numbered only on gore signs until 2014, when a project put numbers on all signs except for at Fish Road.[2] All interchanges in Rhode Island, including Route 24, will be renumbered to mileage-based numbers by 2020 under a plan announced by RIDOT in the fall of 2017. In November 2019, RIDOT announced that Route 24 will be renumbering the exits in Spring 2020.[3] The entire route is in Newport County.

Locationmi[1]kmOld exitNew exitDestinationsNotes
Portsmouth0.00.0– Route 114 south (West Main Road)Southern terminus
0.81.31 To Route 138 south (via Turnpike Avenue) – Middletown, Newport BeachesSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
2.03.22 Route 138 south (Boyds Lane) – Island Park, PortsmouthSouthern terminus of Route 138 concurrency; no southbound entrance
3.3–
3.6		5.3–
5.8		3Hummocks Avenue / Anthony Road – Common Fence Point, Island ParkSigned for Hummocks Avenue northbound, Anthony Road southbound
Sakonnet River3.96.3Sakonnet River Bridge
Tiverton4.26.84– To Route 77 / Route 177 – Tiverton, Little ComptonFormer northbound exit and southbound entrance
4.47.154 Route 138 north / Route 77 south to Route 177 – North Tiverton, Little ComptonNorthern terminus of Route 138 concurrency
5.38.565Fish Road
7.712.4– Route 24 north – Fall River, BostonContinuation into Massachusetts
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also

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References
  1. Google (2009-12-07). "Route 24" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  2. David Golub (2016). "RI 24-Fall River Expressway". Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  3. Patrick Anderson (2017). "Rhode Island Set to Renumber All Highway Exits". Retrieved October 25, 2017.
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