Route 5 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It runs approximately 26 miles (42 km) from US 1 in Warwick to the Massachusetts state line in North Smithfield.

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Route 5
Route 5 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by RIDOT
Length	25.7 mi[1] (41.4 km)
Existed	by 1934–present
Major junctions
South end	US 1 in Warwick
Major intersections	Route 2 in Cranston US 6 in Johnston US 44 in Smithfield Route 102 / Route 146A in North Smithfield
North end	Central Street in Millville, MA
Location
Country	United States
State	Rhode Island
Counties	Kent, Providence
Highway system
Rhode Island Routes
← Route 4 → US 6
← Route 1B → Route 2

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Route 5 starts at US 1 in Warwick near Gorton Pond. It runs north over I-95 without an interchange before intersecting Route 2 in Cranston. It continues north, generally paralleling I-295. After passing US 44 near Greenville, Route 5 crosses the Stillwater Reservoir on a short causeway. Continuing north, Route 5 has a short concurrency with Route 7, and it continues to North Smithfield. Route 5 crosses the Route 146 expressway without an interchange and terminates at the Massachusetts state line, though the northernmost Route 5 shields are around Route 102 at the south end of the Route 146A concurrency.

Route 5 was once numbered Route 1C along the 3.0 miles (4.8 km) between its south end at U.S. Route 1 (New England Interstate Route 1 before 1926) and Route 2 (originally Route 1A). It was renumbered Route 5 and extended north by 1934.