title: Rhode Island Route 81
text: # Rhode Island Route 81
  
  Route 81 is a numbered state highway running 8.0 miles (12.9 km) in Rhode Island. Route 81's southern terminus is at Rhode Island Route 179 in Little Compton and the northern terminus is a continuation as Massachusetts Route 81 near Fall River, Massachusetts.
  
  ## Major intersections
  
  The entire route is in Newport County.
  
  | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Little Compton | 0.0 | 0.0 | Route 179 west (Main Street) | Southern terminus; eastern end of Route 179 |
  | Tiverton | 5.2 | 8.4 | Route 177 (Bulgarmarsh Road) | |
  | Tiverton | 8.0 | 12.9 | Route 81 north – Fall River | Continuation into Massachusetts |
  | 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||
  