Route 14 (Rhode Island)
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Route 14 is a numbered State Highway running 23.1 miles (37.2 km) in the U.S. State
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

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Route

Route 14 takes the following route through the State:
  • Coventry
    Coventry, Rhode Island
    Coventry is a town in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 35,014 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of . of it is land and of it is water...

    : 4.2 miles (6.8 km); Connecticut
    Connecticut
    Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

     State line at CT 14
    Route 14 (Connecticut)
    Route 14A is an alternate route of Route 14 in the Plainfield and Sterling areas. Prior to 1963, Route 14A was the original road used by Route 14 between Canterbury and Plainfield. In Sterling, modern Route 14A was known as Route 211 between 1932 and 1950. From 1950 to...

    /CT 14A to Foster
    Foster, Rhode Island
    Foster is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, in the United States. The population was 4,606 at the 2010 census.- History :Foster was originally settled in the 17th century by British colonists as a farming community...

     town line
    • Plainfield Pike
  • Foster
    Foster, Rhode Island
    Foster is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, in the United States. The population was 4,606 at the 2010 census.- History :Foster was originally settled in the 17th century by British colonists as a farming community...

    : 5.2 miles (8.4 km); Coventry
    Coventry, Rhode Island
    Coventry is a town in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 35,014 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of . of it is land and of it is water...

     town line to Scituate
    Scituate, Rhode Island
    Scituate is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 10,329 at the 2010 census.-History:Scituate was first settled in 1710 by emigrants from Scituate, Massachusetts...

     town line
    • Plainfield Pike
  • Scituate
    Scituate, Rhode Island
    Scituate is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 10,329 at the 2010 census.-History:Scituate was first settled in 1710 by emigrants from Scituate, Massachusetts...

    : 7 miles (11.3 km); Foster
    Foster, Rhode Island
    Foster is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, in the United States. The population was 4,606 at the 2010 census.- History :Foster was originally settled in the 17th century by British colonists as a farming community...

     town line to Johnston
    Johnston, Rhode Island
    Johnston is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 28,769 at the 2010 census. Johnston is the site of the Clemence Irons House a stone-ender museum and the only landfill in Rhode Island...

     town line
    • Plainfield Pike
  • Johnston
    Johnston, Rhode Island
    Johnston is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 28,769 at the 2010 census. Johnston is the site of the Clemence Irons House a stone-ender museum and the only landfill in Rhode Island...

    : 5.4 miles (8.7 km); Scituate
    Scituate, Rhode Island
    Scituate is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 10,329 at the 2010 census.-History:Scituate was first settled in 1710 by emigrants from Scituate, Massachusetts...

     town line to Providence
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...

     city line

    • Plainfield Pike and Plainfield Street
  • Providence
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...

    : 1.3 miles (2.1 km); Johnston
    Johnston, Rhode Island
    Johnston is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 28,769 at the 2010 census. Johnston is the site of the Clemence Irons House a stone-ender museum and the only landfill in Rhode Island...

     town line to US 6
    • Plainfield Street

History

Route 14 roughly runs along the historic Providence and Norwich Turnpike, later renamed to "Plainfield Pike". The only section of Route 14 that does not roughly follow the original road is in Scituate
Scituate, Rhode Island
Scituate is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 10,329 at the 2010 census.-History:Scituate was first settled in 1710 by emigrants from Scituate, Massachusetts...

, where approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of original road have been bypassed. Half of the bypassed road is currently submerged under the Scituate Reservoir
Scituate Reservoir
The Scituate Reservoir is the largest inland body of water in the state of Rhode Island. It has an aggregate capacity of and a surface area of 5.3 square miles...

. The bypassed section, a road called "Old Plainfield Pike" can be driven by car from its beginning at Route 102
Route 102 (Rhode Island)
Route 102 is a numbered State Highway running 44.5 miles in Rhode Island. Route 102 serves as a non-freeway beltway around the Providence metro area. It begins in the village of Wickford and travels through less developed areas of western Rhode Island...

 to Route 12
Route 12 (Rhode Island)
-Route:Route 12 takes the following route through the State:*Scituate: ; Route 14/Route 102 to Cranston city line**Tunk Hill Road and Scituate Avenue*Cranston: ; Scituate town line to Broad Street**Scituate Avenue, Phenix Avenue and Park Avenue-Notes:...

. The original road continues past Route 12
Route 12 (Rhode Island)
-Route:Route 12 takes the following route through the State:*Scituate: ; Route 14/Route 102 to Cranston city line**Tunk Hill Road and Scituate Avenue*Cranston: ; Scituate town line to Broad Street**Scituate Avenue, Phenix Avenue and Park Avenue-Notes:...

 as a paved path. This paved path continues for approximately .25 miles up to the Scituate Reservoir, at which point the path is underwater for approximately a mile. It resurfaces out of the Reservoir on the northeast side and continues for another .25 miles and then rejoins with Route 14. The pavement between Route 12
Route 12 (Rhode Island)
-Route:Route 12 takes the following route through the State:*Scituate: ; Route 14/Route 102 to Cranston city line**Tunk Hill Road and Scituate Avenue*Cranston: ; Scituate town line to Broad Street**Scituate Avenue, Phenix Avenue and Park Avenue-Notes:...

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.
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