Interstate 195 (Rhode Island – Massachusetts)

Interstate 195
East Providence Expressway
Map of southern New England with I-195 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by RIDOT and MassDOT
Length:	44.23 mi (71.18 km) 4.3 mi (6.92 km) in RI 39.93 mi (64.26 km) in MA
Existed:	1958 – present
Major junctions
West end:	I‑95 / US 6 in Providence, RI
	US 44 in Providence, RI Route 24 in Fall River, MA Route 140 in New Bedford, MA
East end:	I‑495 / Route 25 in Wareham, MA
Location
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 ← I‑184 RI Route 195 → ← Route 193 MA Route 197 → ← I‑95 I-95E, RI Route 96 → ← I‑95 I-95E, MA Route 96 →

Interstate 195 (I-195) is an Interstate Highway running a combined 44.23 miles (71.18 km) in the U.S. 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 Route 25 in Wareham, Massachusetts. It runs east–west and passes through the cities of Fall River, Massachusetts, and New Bedford, Massachusetts. I-195 is occasionally referred to as the East Providence Expressway, but the name is not commonly used outside of the Providence area.

I-195 provides a major direct highway route from New York to Cape Cod via I-95 through Providence as well as for travelers coming from Connecticut, western Massachusetts and other Rhode Island points. Its major junction with I-95 in Downtown Providence provides a direct connection, since improved with the section in downtown Providence being replaced and moved to the south to lie just south of the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier.

I-195 begins at I-95 at a semi-directional T interchange, known as the Iway Project. The road begins concurrent with US Route 6 (US 6). From there it continues across the Providence River via the Providence River Bridge where it picks up US 44 and US 1A. The road continues into East Providence and all three roads respectively leave the freeway. From there it enters Seekonk, Massachusetts and continues east to Fall River where it has a brief concurrency with Route 24. It then continues through southeastern Massachusetts passing through New Bedford where it has an interchange with Route 140. From there it turns northeast and ends at I-495 and Route 25 with a trumpet interchange.