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Rhode Island Route 1A
State highway in Washington County, Rhode Island, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Route 1A, largely signed as Scenic 1A, is a 33.3-mile (53.6 km) long numbered state highway located in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The route, which parallels U.S. Route 1 (US 1) for its entire length, has four distinct sections connected by US 1, two of which require median u-turn ramps to cross US 1. It travels through five towns in Washington County: Westerly, Charlestown, South Kingstown, Narragansett, and North Kingstown.
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Length | 33.3 mi[1] (53.6 km) Four distinct sections, two of which are bisected by right-in/right-out interchanges | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Rhode Island | |||
Counties | Washington | |||
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Route 1A should not be confused with U.S. Route 1A, which exists north of Route 1A in Providence County, beginning in Warwick and crossing into Massachusetts in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Not helping matters is the presence of Route 1A shields on US 1A.