Wikipedia:
Rhode Island Route 99 |
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| Route 99 |
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| Length: | 2.9 mi (4.7 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 19__ | ||||||||||||
| South end: |  Route 146 in Lincoln |
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| North end: |  Route 122 in Woonsocket |
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Route 99 is a numbered State Highway running 2.9 miles in Rhode Island.
Route
Route 99 takes the following route through the State:
- Lincoln: 2.4 miles; Route 146
to Cumberland town line
- Woonsocket Industrial Highway
- Cumberland: 0.4 miles; Lincoln town line to Woonsocket city line
- Woonsocket Industrial Highway
- Woonsocket: 0.1 miles: Cumberland town line to Route 122
- Woonsocket Industrial Highway
History
Originally, Route 99 was planned to continue north into Bellingham,
Massachusetts paralleling Route 126, ending at Interstate 495; the interchange at I-495 would have been shared with a relocation of
Route 109 (called Route 209 in some plans)
continuing towards
Notes
The main purpose of Route 99 is to provide freeway access to Woonsocket via Route 146 and Interstate 295. Plans to extend Route 99 north to Route 114 have been added to RIDOT's long-range planning study. [1]
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