Destinations · Rhode Island

Johnston

RI · 41.8167, -71.4833

Revolutionary Heritage Byway, Veteran's Memorial Parkway and Great and Breakneck Hill Roads are 3 of 10 signed byways within 30 miles of Johnston, Rhode Island.

Understand

Incorporated on March 6, 1759, Johnston was named for the colonial attorney general, August Johnston. The city is approximately 24 square miles with less than one square mile of water. Home to the only operational landfill in Rhode Island, the town is not the top of mind for visitors, whether they come from a distance or are Rhode Islanders. There is much more to Johnston than meets the eye. The town has a population that is 47% of Italian ancestry, the highest percentage of any town in the US.

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The same roads run past Providence, where they are ranked and described in full.

Day-trip loops

Ready-made loops for Johnston are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Revolutionary Heritage Byway · 2 mi · national
Veteran's Memorial Parkway · 5 mi
Great and Breakneck Hill Roads · 6 mi
Route 114 and High Street · 12 mi
Route 102 (Ten Rod Road) · 17 mi
State Routes 49 & 14A · 21 mi

Lookouts

Named places

The summit · 1 mi
Neutaconkanut Hill · 1 mi
Neutaconkanut Hill Park · 1 mi
Suckatunkanuc Hill · 1 mi
Johnston Memorial Park · 1 mi
Paul Grande Park · 1 mi
Columbus · 1 mi
Cerbo Square · 1 mi

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