Interstate 195 (Rhode Island–Massachusetts)

Interstate 195
Interstate 195
	I-195 highlighted in red
Route information
	Auxiliary route of I-95
	Maintained by RIDOT and MassDOT
Length	44.5 mi (71.6 km)
Existed	1958–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
West end	I-95 / US 6 in Providence, RI
	US 44 from Providence, RI to East Providence, RI; US 6 in East Providence, RI; US 6 in Swansea, MA; Route 79 / Route 138 in Fall River, MA; Route 24 in Fall River, MA; Route 140 in New Bedford, MA;
East end	I-495 / Route 25 in Wareham, MA
Location
Country	United States
States	Rhode Island, Massachusetts
Counties	RI: Providence; MA: Bristol, Plymouth
Highway system
	Interstate Highway System; Main; Auxiliary; Suffixed; Business; Future;
	Rhode Island Routes;
	Massachusetts State Highway System; Interstate; US; State;

Interstate 195 (I-195) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway running a combined 44.55 miles (71.70 km) in the US states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. It travels from a junction with I-95 in Providence, Rhode Island, east to a junction with I-495 and Massachusetts Route 25 in Wareham, Massachusetts. It runs east–west and passes through the cities of Fall River, Massachusetts, and New Bedford, Massachusetts. The portion of I-195 in East Providence is also known as the East Providence Expressway.

I-195 provides a direct highway route to Cape Cod from Rhode Island and, via I-95, from New York and Connecticut as well.

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