Route 116 is a state highway running 25.1 miles (40.4 km) in Providence County, and Kent County, Rhode Island. Its southern terminus is at Route 33 and Route 117 in Coventry, and its northern terminus is at Route 114 in Cumberland.

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Route 116
Route 116 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by RIDOT
Length	25.1 mi[1] (40.4 km)
Major junctions
South end	Route 33 / Route 117 in Coventry
Major intersections	US 6 in Scituate US 44 in Greenville Route 146 in Lincoln
North end	Route 114 in Cumberland
Location
Country	United States
State	Rhode Island
Counties	Providence
Highway system
Rhode Island Routes
← Route 115 → Route 117

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Route 116 begins at an intersection with RI-33 and RI-117 in Coventry, Rhode Island. It is known as Knotty Oak Road. Route 116 runs north for 2.7 miles (4.3 km) from Route 117 to the Scituate town line. In Scituate, the route runs 9.5 miles (15.3 km). The highway intersects the following routes from south to north: Route 115, Route 12, Route 14, and US 6. In Glocester, the route runs 0.6 miles (0.97 km). It reaches US 44 in Smithfield. It runs concurrent with US 44 for half a mile. Then, it turns northeast. It continues as Pleasant View Avenue as it then meets Route 104. It runs concurrently north with Route 104, then turns east as the George Washington Highway. The George Washington Highway is a rural, two-laned expressway with a 50 mph speed limit. The road continues east and ends at Route 114 in Cumberland.

Route 116 is a major corridor in Lincoln, Cumberland and parts of Smithfield.

The interchange between Route 116 and Route 146 was the first cloverleaf interchange to be constructed in the state. In the mid-2000s the ramps in the interchange's southeast quadrant were removed, being replaced by rebuilt ramps in the northeast quadrant which join 116 at a new signaled intersection with turn lanes. Then in 2019, the sharply curved ramps in the southwest and northwest quadrants were removed and the outer ramps in the same quadrants were reconfigured to provide full access to and from Route 116 and Route 246. And again, the signals with turn lanes were added to accommodate the full access.