Route 14 is a numbered state highway in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It runs approximately 23 miles (37 km) from Connecticut routes 14 and 14A at the border with Sterling, Connecticut, to Route 6 in Providence.

Route 14 marker
Route 14
Plainfield Pike
Map
Route 14 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by RIDOT
Length23.1 mi[1] (37.2 km)
Major junctions
West end Route 14 / Route 14A in Sterling, CT
Major intersections I-295 in Cranston
East end US 6 in Providence
Location
CountryUnited States
StateRhode Island
CountiesKent, Providence
Highway system
Route 12 Route 15

Route description

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Route 14 starts at the Connecticut border at an intersection with Connecticut routes 14 and 14A. It runs northeast past the northern terminus of Route 117, and then turns north at an intersection with Rhode Island Route 102. It runs concurrent with Route 102 for a while, and crosses two arms of the Scituate Reservoir on causeways. Route 14 continues east and intersects I-295 at exit 4, then continues towards downtown Providence before ending at the US 6 expressway near the Huntington Expressway.

History

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Junction Route 102 along Route 14

Route 14 roughly follows the historic Providence and Norwich Turnpike, later renamed to "Plainfield Pike." The only deviation from the original road occurs in Scituate, where approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of original route have been bypassed. Half of this bypassed road is currently submerged under the Scituate Reservoir. Known as "Old Plainfield Pike," the bypassed section can still driven by car from its starting point at Route 102 to Route 12. Beyond Route 12, the original road continues as a paved path. This path extends for approximately .25 miles until reaching the Scituate Reservoir, where it remains underwater for approximately a mile. Emerging on the northeast side of the Reservoir, the path continues for 0.25 miles before rejoining Route 14. The pavement between Route 12 and the Reservoir, and between the Reservoir and Route 14 on the northeast side, is believed to be original from before the Reservoir was created.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
KentCoventry0.00.0 
 
 
 
Route 14 west / Route 14A west
Continuation into Connecticut
1.82.9 
 
Route 117 east (Flat River Road)
Western end of Route 117
ProvidenceFoster5.48.7 
 
Route 102 south (Victory Highway)
Western end of Route 102 concurrency
8.413.5 
 
Route 94 north (Foster Center Road)
Southern end of Route 94
Scituate10.016.1 
 
Route 12 east (Tunk Hill Road)
Western end of Route 12
10.617.1 
 
Route 102 north (Chopmist Hill Road)
Eastern end of Route 102 concurrency
15.124.3  Route 116 (East Road)
JohnstonCranston line19.030.6  I-295Exit 6 on I-295; partial cloverleaf interchange
20.332.7  Route 5 (Atwood Avenue)
Providence22.936.9  
 
 
 
US 6 to Route 10 / I-95
Eastern terminus; partial diamond interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Route 14" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
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