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U.S. Route 1 (US 1) is a major north–south U.S. Route through the U.S. state of Rhode Island, specifically within the Providence metropolitan area. Staying close to the Atlantic Ocean and Narragansett Bay , it is a longer route than Interstate 95 (I-95), and many portions are a four-lane divided highway .
Route 78, also known as the Westerly Bypass, is a two-lane divided freeway between Stonington, Connecticut, to Westerly, Rhode Island. The route is about 4.6 miles (7.4 km) long and begins at Connecticut Route 2 in Stonington, crossing into Rhode Island at the Pawcatuck River, where it continues to U.S. Route 1 in Westerly. The route was ...
Route 1A, largely signed as Scenic 1A, is a 33.3-mile (53.6 km) long numbered state highway located in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States.The route, which parallels U.S. Route 1 (US 1) for its entire length, has four distinct sections connected by US 1, two of which require median u-turn ramps to cross US 1.
The Town of Westerly has U.S. Route 1, and the state routes of: Route 1A, Route 3, Route 91, and Route 78, which Route 78 forms a bypass around Downtown Westerly, nicknamed the Westerly Bypass, and ending near the Westerly State Airport, with three interchanges in Rhode Island; the other endpoint is in Stonington, Connecticut.
The Norwich and Westerly Railway was an interurban trolley system that operated in Southeastern Connecticut during the early part of the 20th century. It operated a 21-mile line through rural territory in Norwich, Preston, Ledyard, North Stonington, and Pawcatuck, Connecticut to Westerly, Rhode Island between 1906 and 1922.
The Pawcatuck River, looking north, with Westerly, Rhode Island buildings in view, and Pawcatuck, Connecticut, just off to left. The Pawcatuck River is a river in the US states of Rhode Island and Connecticut flowing approximately 34 miles (55 km). [2] There are eight dams along the river's length. [3] USS Pawcatuck was named after the river.
Pawcatuck (/ ˈ p ɔː k ə t ʌ k / PAW-kə-tuk) is a village [2] and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Stonington which is located in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,624 at the 2010 census. [3] It is located across the Pawcatuck River from Downtown Westerly, Rhode Island.
The William Clark Company Thread Mill is located south of the village center of Pawcatuck, overlooking the Pawcatuck River between Pawcatuck Avenue and River Road south of Clark Street. The mill is a complex of brick buildings, the largest of which is four stories in height, measuring 270 by 100 feet (82 m × 30 m).