Destinations · Rhode Island
RI · 41.8700, -71.5800
Revolutionary Heritage Byway and Great and Breakneck Hill Roads are 2 of 10 signed byways within 30 miles of Providence County, Rhode Island.
Understand
Blackstone Valley Canal District has a long story that you will be curious to know when you travel along the valley canal. You will see old mills along the Blackstone River, a standing witness to history. The yellow building with the white-topped cupola along the Blackstone River is one of the most historical structures in the United States.It is Slater Mill, America's first factories and the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Providence County. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
National Scenic Byway · 7 mi out
National Scenic Byway · 19 mi out
State scenic byway · 7 mi out
State scenic byway · 11 mi out
State scenic byway · 18 mi out
State scenic byway · 19 mi out
State scenic byway · 19 mi out
State scenic byway · 27 mi out
State scenic byway · 29 mi out
State scenic byway · 29 mi out
Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.
Loop 1 · 4 h window · 104 mi
3 h 58 loop · 3 stops · back by 3:57 PM. Incorporates Connecticut State Route 169.
Touches Connecticut State Route 169, Revolutionary Heritage Byway, State Routes 49 & 14A
Loop 2 · 8 h window · 213 mi
7 h loop · 6 stops · back by 7 PM. Rides the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads and the Revolutionary Heritage Byway (+48 min).
Touches Revolutionary Heritage Byway, Battle Road Scenic Byway, Old King's Highway (Route 6A)
Byway's engine bakes two loops from Providence County: 4 h, 104 miles, 3 stops; and 8 h, 213 miles, 6 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.
The 8 h loop stops at Bare Rock, Herring Run, Greenway Carousel, Langone Park, Signal Hill and Foolish Hill. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.