Rhode Island Route 77

Route 77

Route 77 highlighted in red

Route information

Maintained by RIDOT

Length

14.3 mi^[1] (23.0 km)

Major junctions

South end

Rhode Island Road in Little Compton

Route 179 in Tiverton

Route 177 in Tiverton

North end

Route 24 / Route 138 in Tiverton

Location

Country

United States

State

Rhode Island

Counties

Newport

Highway system

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Route 78

Route 77 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It runs approximately 14 miles (23 km) from Rhode Island Road in Little Compton to Route 24 in Tiverton.

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Route description

Route 77 starts at Rhode Island Road in southern Little Compton. It runs in a northerly direction and intersects Route 179. Continuing north past Route 177, Route 77 passes through downtown Tiverton. It continues north, directly paralleling the Sakonnet River, until it reaches its northern terminus at Route 24.

History

The section of Route 77 between Route 179 and Route 177 was part of Route 126 until May 1962, which now runs through the Blackstone Valley.^[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Newport County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Little Compton	0.0	0.0	Rhode Island Road	Southern terminus
Tiverton	8.6	13.8	Route 179 east (East Road) – Adamsville	Western end of Route 179
	11.8	19.0	Route 177 east (Bulgarmarsh Road) – New Bedford, MA	Western end of Route 177
	14.2	22.9	Route 24 / Route 138 south – Newport, Boston, MA, Cape Cod	Exit 4 on Routes 24 / 138 (formerly exit 5); diamond interchange
	14.3	23.0	Route 138 north (Main Road) – North Tiverton	Continuation north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ ^a ^b Google (December 25, 2013). "Route 77" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
^ "County Route Numbers Changed". The Newport Daily News. May 25, 1962. p. 2. Retrieved June 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.