Route 112 is a numbered
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either Route number, numbered or maintained by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered ...
running in the U.S. state of
Rhode Island
Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...
. It connects
U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in the town center of
Charlestown and
Route 138 in the town of
Richmond
Richmond most often refers to:
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, a city in the United States
* Richmond, London, a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town ...
.
Route description
Route 112 begins as South County Trail at US 1 in the
center of Charlestown. It heads north overlapped with
Route 2 for several miles up to the intersection with Carolina Back Road. The two routes separate here with Route 2 continuing northeast on South County Trail and Route 112 heading northwest on Carolina Back Road. Route 112 soon crosses into the village of
Carolina within the town of Richmond. The road name changes to Main Street as the route passes through the village center. In Carolina, Route 112 has a junction with
Route 91, which leads to the village of
Alton
Alton may refer to:
People
*Alton (given name)
* Alton (surname)
Places Australia
* Alton National Park, Queensland
* Alton, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Balonne
Canada
* Alton, Ontario
* Alton, Nova Scotia
New Zealand
* Alton, New Zeala ...
. After leaving the village, Route 112 becomes Richmond Townhouse Road, continuing north for a few more miles until it ends at Route 138 near the
Meadow Brook Golf Club
The Meadow Brook Club is a private golf club in Jericho, New York, Long Island, New York, United States.
From 1894 to 1954 it was part of a hunting club, which soon evolved into a major polo club.
After the original grounds were expropriated fo ...
.
History
Route 112 was one of the state's original routes designated in 1923. At the time it was first designated, Route 112 extended beyond its current northern terminus to end at
Route 3 (then Route 1A) in the village of
Wyoming
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using modern Route 138. The route was truncated in the mid-1930s when Route 138 was extended west to the
Connecticut
Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...
state line.
Major intersections
References
External links
2019 Highway Map, Rhode Island{{Numbered routes in Rhode Island, state=expanded
112
Transportation in Washington County, Rhode Island