Route 216 is a numbered
state highway
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running in
Rhode Island
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. It runs from
U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in
Charlestown north to the
Connecticut
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state line, where it continues as
Connecticut Route 216.
Route description
Route 216 starts at an intersection with
U.S. Route 1 (US 1) on the northern side of Quonochontaug Pond near
Charlestown. From this intersection, Route 216 runs northward along Ross Hill Road through wooded terrain past the Shelter Harbor Golf Club. The highway crosses the Perry Healy Brook before Route 216 enters
Westerly and follows Church Street northerly and northwesterly. In
Bradford
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, Route 216 meets
Route 91 (Bradford Road) and turns northward to
run concurrently with Route 91 along and over the
Pawcatuck River
The Pawcatuck River is a river in the US states of Rhode Island and Connecticut flowing approximately .U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 There are eight da ...
. On the north side of the river, the highway follows Alton–Bradford Road to the intersection with Ashaway Road. There, Route 216 turns westward and separates from Route 91 in
Hopkinton. The highway runs through residential neighborhoods adjacent to the river until the intersection with Chase Hill Road where Route 216 turns northwesterly again.
In the community of
Ashaway, Route 216 jogs southwesterly along Main Street for a block before turning back northwesterly along High Street. The highway meanders through the community and crosses the
Ashaway River on High Street. At the
Connecticut
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state line, the highway ends and becomes
Connecticut Route 216.
Major intersections
References
External links
2019 Highway Map, Rhode Island{{Numbered routes in Rhode Island, state=expanded
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Transportation in Washington County, Rhode Island