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The Backdoor to Newport RI |
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State:
Rhode Island
Submitted
By: KerriOber
Date Submitted: Jul 07
Motorcycle Type: 99 Kaw Vulcan 500
Motorcycle Road Length: 56 Miles
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Road Scenery: 
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The
main goal of this route is to skip traffic, and the terror
of trying to ride through Providence on RT 95. The bonus
is that you really go through some lovely rural areas,
and from Wickford on, you go through some gorgeous coastal
towns. Newport is the destination, but there's tons of
fun rides you can take from there, as well. You could
have quite a happy weekend, riding around the shore areas,
and visiting swanky mansions. You'll also pass over a
HUGE suspension bridge - The
Claiborne Pell/Newport Bridge.
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Road Quality: 
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Nice
empty roads, until you get to the coast. Note the massive
bridge for the fear-of-height-stricken phobics. Pretty flat
and straight riding over-all but not conjested.
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Roadside Amenities:
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Newport
is a major tourism draw, so expect tons of shops, eateries,
mansions to tour. Beaches, lighthouses, and other attractions
lie right outside of town. To mention a few: Green Animals
is a topiary park to the north of town, right off of Rt
114. If you continue north on 114 you can visit the Haffenreffer
Museum of Anthropology in Bristol. There's the International
Tennis Hall of Fame museum in Newport itself.
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Written
directions:
Start
near the Mass state line near Woonsocket, RI at the
junction of Rt 146 and Rt 102. Take 102 South for
around 35 miles, cross I-95, continue another 17 miles
into Wickford, RI where you turn South on Rt 1A for
about 4 miles, when you take a left, and get onto
RT 138, in Plum Point, RI. You cross the bridge, cross
Conanicut Island, and then go over a HUGE suspension
toll bridge. Honestly: if heights, or bridges flip
you out - DON'T take this route. Rt 138 brings you
right into Downtown Newport. Voila!
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