Route 114A (Rhode Island–Massachusetts)

Route 114A is an alternate state route to Rhode Island Route 114, located along the Massachusetts – Rhode Island border in East Providence, RI and Seekonk, MA. The road begins and ends within East Providence in Rhode Island at Route 114. Most of the road, however, is located within Seekonk and designated as Massachusetts Route 114A.

Route 114A
Route 114A highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by RIDOT
Length3.4 mi (5.5 km)
RI: 0.4 mi (0.6 km)
MA: 3.0 mi (4.8 km)
Existedc. 1960s–present
Major junctions
South end Route 114 in East Providence, RI
  I‑195 in Seekonk, MA
North end US 1A / Route 114 in East Providence, RI
Location
CountiesRI: Providence, MA: Bristol
Highway system
Rhode Island Routes
← Route 114RIRoute 115 →
← Route 114MARoute 115 →

Route description
Southbound in Seekonk, Massachusetts

Route 114A begins as Mink Road at an intersection with Route 114 in East Providence. It crosses into the Massachusetts town of Seekonk after 0.1 miles (0.16 km) and continues north as Mink Street then Fall River Avenue through Seekonk center. Route 114A continues north back into Rhode Island, where it ends back at Route 114, which is overlapped with U.S. Route 1A (US 1A) at this point in East Providence.

This is the only instance in Massachusetts of an "A" or "alternate" route carrying the numerics for a highway signed in another state, as Rhode Island's Route 114 does not enter Massachusetts. Massachusetts Route 114 is an unrelated route located over 50 miles (80 km) away, running between Lawrence and Marblehead. Only three other such instances of this exist in New England.

History

Route 114A was not commissioned until some time in the 1960s.

Major intersections
StateCountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Rhode IslandProvidenceEast Providence0.00.0 Route 114 – Warren, ProvidenceSouthern terminus of Route 114A
RI–MA border0.1
0.0		0.16
0.0		Rhode Island–Massachusetts state line
MassachusettsBristolSeekonk0.4–
0.5		0.64–
0.80		 US 6 – Swansea, Providence, RIBrief concurrency between the two routes
0.91.4 I‑195 – Cape Cod, Providence, RIExit 1 on I-195
2.74.3 US 44 – Taunton, East Providence, RI
MA–RI border3.0
0.1		4.8
0.16		Massachusetts–Rhode Island state line
Rhode IslandProvidenceEast Providence0.40.64 US 1A / Route 114 (Pawtucket Avenue)Northern terminus of Route 114A
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Google (December 30, 2013). "Route 114A (Rhode Island–Massachusetts)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 30, 2013.

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