Interstate 195 (Rhode Island–Massachusetts)

Interstate 195 (I-195) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway running a combined 44.55 miles (71.70 km) in the US states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. It travels from a junction with I-95 in Providence, Rhode Island, east to a junction with I-495 and Massachusetts Route 25 in Wareham, Massachusetts. It runs east–west and passes through the cities of Fall River, Massachusetts, and New Bedford, Massachusetts. The portion of I-195 in East Providence is also known as the East Providence Expressway.

Interstate 195

I-195 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-95
Maintained by RIDOT and MassDOT
Length44.5 mi (71.6 km)
Existed1959–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end I-95 / US 6 in Providence, RI
Major intersections
  • US 44 from Providence, RI to East Providence, RI
  • US 6 in East Providence, RI
  • US 6 in Swansea, MA
  • Route 79 / Route 138 in Fall River, MA
  • Route 24 in Fall River, MA
  • Route 140 in New Bedford, MA
East end I-495 / Route 25 in Wareham, MA
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesRhode Island, Massachusetts
CountiesRI: Providence
MA: Bristol, Plymouth
Highway system
  • Main
  • Auxiliary
  • Suffixed
  • Business
  • Future
  • Rhode Island Routes
  • Massachusetts State Highway System
  • Interstate
  • US
  • State
← I-184RI→ Route 195
← Route 193MA→ Route 197
← I-95I-95E, RI→ Route 96
← I-95I-95E, MA→ Route 96

I-195 provides a direct highway route to Cape Cod from Rhode Island and, via I-95, from New York and Connecticut as well.

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