Route 3 served as the main route between metro Providence and points south since it was much shorter than
US 1. These days it basically serves as a local alternative route to I-95 since Route 3 basically parallels I-95 for its whole length. Route 3 runs 30.5 miles in Rhode Island.
Westerly - 2.7 miles: US 1 to Hopkinton Line
Grove Avenue, High Street and Ashaway Road
Hopkinton - 10.1 miles: Westerly Line to Richmond Line
Main Street
Richmond - 3.7 miles: Hopkinton Line to Exeter Line
Nooseneck Hill Road
Exeter - 2.9 miles: Richmond Line to West Greenwich Line
Nooseneck Hill Road
West Greenwich - 4.7 miles: Exeter Line to Conventry Line
Nooseneck Hill Road
Coventry - 4.6 miles: West Greenwich Line to West Warwick Line
Nooseneck Hill Road and Tiogue Avenue
West Warwick - 1.8 miles: Coventry Line to RI-2
Tiogue Avenue, Main Street and Cowesett Avenue
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