Rhode Island Route 116
{{Short description|State highway in Providence County, Rhode Island, US}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=RI
|type=RI
|route=116
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=290|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Rhode Island Route 116}}}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=Route 116 highlighted in red
|length_mi=25.1
|length_round=1
|direction_a=South
|direction_b=North
|terminus_a={{jct|state=RI|RI|33|RI|117}} in Coventry
|junction={{jct|state=RI|US|6}} in Scituate
{{jct|state=RI|US|44}} in Greenville
{{jct|state=RI|RI|146}} in Lincoln
|terminus_b={{jct|state=RI|RI|114}} in Cumberland
|counties=Providence
|previous_type=Route
|previous_route=115
|next_type=Route
|next_route=117
}}
Route 116 is a state highway running {{convert|25.1|mi|km}} in Providence County, and Kent County, Rhode Island. Its southern terminus is at Route 33 and Route 117 in Coventry, and its northern terminus is at Route 114 in Cumberland.
Route description
Route 116 begins at an intersection with RI-33 and RI-117 in Coventry, Rhode Island. It is known as Knotty Oak Road. Route 116 runs north for {{convert|2.7|mi|km}} from Route 117 to the Scituate town line. In Scituate, the route runs {{convert|9.5|mi|km}}. The highway intersects the following routes from south to north: Route 115, Route 12, Route 14, and US 6. In Glocester, the route runs {{convert|0.6|mi|km}}. It reaches US 44 in Smithfield. It runs concurrent with US 44 for half a mile. Then, it turns northeast. It continues as Pleasant View Avenue as it then meets Route 104. It runs concurrently north with Route 104, then turns east as the George Washington Highway. The George Washington Highway is a rural, two-laned expressway with a 50 mph speed limit. The road continues east and ends at Route 114 in Cumberland.
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Major intersections
{{jcttop|state=RI|length_ref=}}
{{RIint
|county=Kent
|location=Coventry
|mile=0.0
|road={{jct|state=RI|RI|33|RI|117|name2=Washington Street}}
|notes=Southern terminus}}
{{RIint
|county=Providence
|cspan=16
|location=Hope
|mile=2.9
|road={{jct|state=RI|RI|115|dir1=east|name1=Main Street}}
|notes=Western terminus of Route 115}}
{{RIint
|location=Scituate
|lspan=2
|mile=4.9
|road={{jct|state=RI|RI|12|name1=Scituate Avenue}}
|notes=}}
{{RIint
|mile=6.9
|road={{jct|state=RI|RI|14|name1=Plainfield Pike}}
|notes=}}
{{RIint
|location=North Scituate
|mile=10.7
|road={{jct|state=RI|US|6|name1=Hartford Pike}}
|notes=}}
{{RIint
|location=Greenville
|lspan=3
|mile=14.0
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=RI|US|44|dir1=west|name1=Putnam Pike}}
|notes=Southern terminus of concurrency with US 44}}
{{RIint
|mile=14.1
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=RI|US|44|dir1=east|name1=Putnam Pike}}
|notes=Northern terminus of concurrency with US 44}}
{{RIint
|mile=15.0
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=RI|RI|5|dir1=south|name1=Cedar Swamp Road}}
|notes=Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 5}}
{{RIint
|location=Smithfield
|lspan=3
|mile=16.8
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=RI|RI|104|dir1=south|name1=Farum Pike}}
|notes=Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 104}}
{{RIint
|mile=17.0
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=RI|RI|5|RI|104|dir1=north|dir2=north|name2=Farum Pike}}
|notes=Northern terminus of concurrency with Routes 5 and 104}}
{{RIint
|mile=18.3
|road={{jct|state=RI|RI|7|name1=Douglas Pike}}
|notes=}}
{{RIint
|location=Lincoln
|lspan=2
|mile=21.4
|road={{jct|state=RI|RI|146|RI|246|to2=yes}}
|notes=Interchange; exit 7 on Route 146}}
{{RIint
|mile=22.2
|road={{jct|state=RI|RI|126|name1=Old River Road}}
|notes=}}
{{jctbridge
|location_special=Blackstone River
|mile=23.1
|bridge=Bridge}}
{{RIint
|location=Cumberland
|lspan=3
|mile=23.3
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=RI|RI|122|dir1=north|I|295|to2=yes|name1=Mendon Road}}
|notes=Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 122}}
{{RIint
|mile=23.4
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=RI|RI|122|dir1=south|name1=Mendon Road}}
|notes=Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 122}}
{{RIint
|mile=25.1
|road={{jct|state=RI|RI|114|name1=Diamond Hill Road}}
|notes=Northern terminus}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}
Notes
{{Portal|Rhode Island}}
Route 116 is a major corridor in Lincoln, Cumberland and parts of Smithfield.
The interchange between Route 116 and Route 146 was the first cloverleaf interchange to be constructed in the state. In the mid-2000s the ramps in the interchange's southeast quadrant were removed, being replaced by rebuilt ramps in the northeast quadrant which join 116 at a new signaled intersection with turn lanes.
Then in 2019, the sharply curved ramps in the southwest and northwest quadrants were removed and the outer ramps in the same quadrants were reconfigured to provide full access to and from Route 116 and Route 246. And again, the signals with turn lanes were added to accommodate the full access.
References
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External links
{{Attached KML|display=inline,title}}
- [http://www.dot.ri.gov/documents/maps/RI_Highway_Map.pdf 2019 Highway Map, Rhode Island]
{{Numbered routes in Rhode Island|state=expanded}}
Category:Transportation in Kent County, Rhode Island
Category:Transportation in Providence County, Rhode Island
Category:Coventry, Rhode Island
Category:Lincoln, Rhode Island
Category:Scituate, Rhode Island
Category:Glocester, Rhode Island