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DIRECTIONS FROM POINTS SOUTH
Follow Route 95 North to exit 3A in Rhode Island. At the end of the
exit ramp bear right onto Route 138 East. (This is a rural country
road). Follow this road to the intersection with Route 1 North/South.
At this traffic light take a left onto Route 1 North and follow for
couple of miles. Take the Jamestown/Newport Bridges exit on the right.
The Jamestown Bridge leads to the Newport Bridge ($2.00 toll). Take
the first exit off the Newport Bridge (Scenic Newport). At the bottom
of the ramp, go right onto Farewell Street. At the second light, take
a right onto America's Cup Avenue. This leads to the harbor and downtown
Newport.
FROM POINTS NORTH AND BOSTON
Take Interstate 93 South out of Boston to Route 24 South. Follow
Route 24 South (Fall River/Newport signs) and this will turn into
Route 114 South. This road, now called West Main Road, goes through
the towns of Portsmouth and Middletown and once in Newport becomes
the two-lane road Broadway. Once on Broadway, the Newport Hospital
is on the left, followed by the Police Station on the right. Broadway
ends at Washington Square, downtown Newport.
DIRECTIONS FROM NORTHERN RI AND NEW ENGLAND
Take Route 95 South. At the split of 95 South, about 10 miles south
of Providence, Rhode Island, the two left lanes lead toward Route
4 South (North Kingstown, East Greenwich) at exit 9. Route 4 South
merges into Route 1 South after the second traffic light. From Route
1 South take the exit for the Jamestown/Newport Bridges which leads
to Route 138 East. The Jamestown Bridge leads to the Newport Bridge
($2.00 toll). Take the first exit off the Newport Bridge (Scenic Newport).
At the bottom of the ramp, go right onto Farewell Street. At the second
light, take a right onto America's Cup Avenue. This leads to the harbor
and downtown Newport.
ALTERNATE ROUTE FROM POINTS NORTH, WEST & PROVIDENCE
Route 195 East may be accessed from Route 95 South in the Providence
area. Follow 195 East to Route 24 South around Fall River, MA (Fall
River/Newport signs) to Route 114 South. Route 24 ends and becomes
West Main Road and goes through the towns of Portsmouth and Middletown
and once in Newport becomes Broadway. Once on Broadway, the Newport
Hospital is on the left, followed by the Police Station on the right.
Broadway ends at Washington Square, downtown Newport.
Distances:
* Washington, DC - 400 miles
* Philadelphia, PA - 275 miles
* New York, NY - 180 miles
* Hartford, CT - 88 miles
* Boston, MA- 75 miles
* Providence, RI - 35 miles
* T.F. Green Airport (PVD) - 25 miles
* Amtrak / Kingston, RI - 25 miles