Rhode Island Route 7

Route 7
Route 7
Douglas Pike
	Route 7 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by RIDOT
Length	15.7 mi (25.3 km)
Existed	by 1934–present
Major junctions
South end	Route 246 in Providence
	I-95 in Providence; I-295 in Smithfield
North end	Douglas Pike in Burrillville
Location
Country	United States
State	Rhode Island
Counties	Providence
Highway system
	Rhode Island Routes;

Route 7 is a numbered state highway in Rhode Island, United States. It runs approximately 16 miles (26 km) from Route 246 in Providence north to Burrillville.

Route description

Route 7 begins in Providence at an intersection with Route 246, carrying Orms Street in a western direction. As it passes over I-95, the route meets Douglas Avenue and turns onto it, flanking a residential area. It then enters North Providence and continues for another 1.5 miles (2.4 km), exiting the residential area at Wenscott Reservoir and entering Smithfield. On the reservoir, Route 7 crosses a causeway, becoming the Douglas Pike and retaining that name through the township. The road passes through a heavily wooded area, serving several homes in the area. It expands to four lanes for a short while as it features an interchange with I-295, passing by a shopping center and also intersecting Route 116. North of there, after thinning to two lanes once more, it intersects both Routes 5 and 104, forming a short concurrency with them as they cross each other in North Smithfield. The road continues north to Burrillville, passing through Nasonville, where it makes a right turn and momentarily changes name to Victory Highway; however, that road leaves at the very next intersection. As Douglas Turnpike again, the route crosses Route 102 and continues north to Joslin Road.

The northern terminus of Route 7 is at Joslin Road because that is where state maintenance on the road ends. The paved road continues to the Massachusetts state line. The numbered route does not cross the stateline, but does continue as "Douglas Pike" through the SW corner of Uxbridge, crossing Massachusetts Route 98 and continuing to the center of Douglas.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Providence County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Providence	0.0	0.0	Route 246 (Charles Street) to I-95 south	Southern terminus
Providence	0.3	0.48	I-95 south	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; exit 23 on I-95
North Providence	3.1	5.0	Route 15 (Mineral Spring Avenue) – Centredale, Pawtucket
Smithfield	7.4	11.9	I-295 – Lincoln, Boston, Warwick, New York	Exits 15A-B on I-295
Smithfield	8.2	13.2	Route 116 (Washington Highway)
North Smithfield	10.6	17.1	Route 5 south / Route 104 south (Farum Pike)	Southern end of Route 5/Route 104 concurrency
North Smithfield	10.8	17.4	Route 5 north (Greenville Road) / Route 104 north	Northern end of Route 5/Route 104 concurrency
Burrillville	14.9	24.0	Route 102 (Broncos Highway) – Chepachet, Woonsocket
Burrillville	15.7	25.3	Douglas Pike – Douglas, MA	Continuation north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access