Rhode Island Route 107
State highway in Rhode Island, US
Route 107 is a numbered State Highway running 3.9 miles (6.3 km) in Rhode Island, United States. The route serves the town of Burrillville and connects Route 100 with Route 102.
Route description
Route 107 begins in the village of Pascoag as Pascoag Main Street heading northeast. It soon reaches the village of Harrisville, entering along Chapel Street. Route 107 intersects Route 98 in the center of the village then leaves east along East Avenue. Route 107 soon intersects Route 102 (Broncos Highway) and continues for another block to end at Victory Highway, which is an old alignment of Route 102 that is still state-maintained.
History
Before 1934, Route 107 was on the opposite side of the State. Originally, Route 107 started at the junction of present-day Route 3 and Route 138 in Richmond. From there, it went east along Route 138 then south along Route 108 to end at U.S. Route 1 (US 1). At the time, modern Route 107 was unnumbered.
The public source identifies “Rhode Island Route 107” as state highway in Rhode Island, US. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Rhode, Island and Route.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q823619. Authority coordinates are 41.601, -71.144. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1934.
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This entry incorporates text from “Rhode Island Route 107” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.