in
North Kingstown, July 2009 Route 2 starts at US 1 in
Charlestown, which is also the southern terminus of
Route 112. Route 2 and Route 112 continue north, and Route 2 splits off to the northeast before intersecting with
Route 138. Continuing in a northeast direction, Route 2 has a short concurrency with
Route 102 in
North Kingstown. It then turns to the north and parallels
Route 4 until reaching
Interstate 95. Route 2 passes the eastern terminus of
Route 3 before reaching an interchange with
Interstate 295. It continues through downtown
Cranston and has interchanges with
Route 37 and
Route 10 before reaching its northern terminus at US 1 slightly inside the city line of
Providence. Route 2 is a heavily traveled highway in
Cranston and
Warwick as it is a major commercial corridor. ==History==