title: Rhode Island Route 77
text: # Rhode Island Route 77
  
  Route 77 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It runs approximately 14 miles (23 km) from Rhode Island Road in Little Compton to Route 24 in Tiverton.
  
  ## Route description
  
  Route 77 starts at Rhode Island Road in southern Little Compton. It runs in a northerly direction and intersects Route 179. Continuing north past Route 177, Route 77 passes through downtown Tiverton. It continues north, directly paralleling the Sakonnet River, until it reaches its northern terminus at Route 24.
  
  ## History
  
  The section of Route 77 between Route 179 and Route 177 was part of Route 126 until May 1962, which now runs through the Blackstone Valley.
  
  ## Major intersections
  
  The entire route is in Newport County.
  
  | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Little Compton | 0.0 | 0.0 | Rhode Island Road | Southern terminus |
  | Tiverton | 8.6 | 13.8 | Route 179 east (East Road) | Western end of Route 179 |
  | Tiverton | 11.8 | 19.0 | Route 177 east (Bulgarmarsh Road) | Western end of Route 177 |
  | Tiverton | 14.2 | 22.9 | Route 24 / Route 138 south – Newport, Boston, MA | Exit 4 on Routes 24 / 138 (formerly exit 5); diamond interchange |
  | Tiverton | 14.3 | 23.0 | Route 138 north (Main Road) | Continuation north |
  | 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||
  