is a numbered State Highway running 11.3 miles in
Rhode Island .
Route 103 takes the following route through the State:
Route 103 used to be much longer, extending through Providence and along present-day
Route 14 to
Connecticut .
At one time, the main road east from Providence (at first
NE 3 , now
US 6 ) used Route 103 rather than the current US 6 alignment.
Maps disagree on when the change to the current alignment took place. However, rather than using Warren Avenue to the
Washington Bridge , the main road continued north on Pawtucket Avenue to Waterman Avenue, and used Waterman Avenue over the old
Red Bridge to
Providence . When the main road was moved to current US 6, it at first continued to use Waterman Avenue via
MA 114A and County Street to the state line.
The current alignment of Route 103 along Warren Avenue in
East Providence was also
US 6 before
Interstate 195 was built. Some signs still mark it as US 6, including some signs placed since
2000 .
Route 103 is a major commercial corridor in
East Providence .
Westbound traffic at the first split from
Route 114 northbound in
Barrington must make a
U-turn onto Route 114 south and then turn right.
Route 103A is an alternate route through
Riverside in southern
East Providence ; it was naver Route 103.
Many maps have shown Route 103 using
Veterans Memorial Parkway from a bit east of the second Route 114
Concurrency to its west end.
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