Rhode Island Route 126

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Route 126
Length:	14.3 mi (23.0 km)
South end:	Route 122/US 1 in Providence
Major junctions:	I-95 in Providence Route 116 in Lincoln Route 114 in Woonsocket
North end:	Route 126 in Bellingham, MA
Rhode Island Routes < Route 123 Route 128 >

Route 126 is a numbered State Highway running 14.3 miles in Rhode Island.

[edit] Route

Note: This section uses [] () to indicate a one-way pair. Streets appearing in [] are the northbound or eastbound side. Streets appearing in () are the southbound or westbound side. The reading order inside the brackets and parentheses is the same as outside.

Route 126 takes the following route through the State:

• Providence: 0.7 miles; U.S. Route 1 to Pawtucket city line
  • [Smithfield Avenue] (Frost Street, Nashua Street) and Smithfield Avenue
• Pawtucket: 1.4 miles; Providence city line to Lincoln town line
  • Smithfield Avenue
• Lincoln: 8.6 miles; Pawtucket city line to North Smithfield town line
  • Smithfield Avenue, Front Street, River Road and Old River Road
• North Smithfield: 0.1 miles; Lincoln town line to Woonsocket city line
  • Manville Road
• Woonsocket: 3.5 miles; North Smithfield town line to Massachusetts State line at Route 126
  • Manville Road, Hamlet Avenue, Cumberland Street, [Clinton Street] (Cumberland Street, Social Street) and Social Street

[edit] History

Prior to the early 1960s, Route 126 was in the Tiverton and Little Compton area. It started at the intersection of present-day Route 179 and Route 81. It went north along Route 179 to present-day Route 77. It then went north on Route 77 to end at Route 138 near the eastern end of the now demolished Stone Bridge.

[edit] Notes

Route 126 is a heavily traveled route in Pawtucket.