Cranston, once referred to as Pawtuxet, could be a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, us. With a population of eighty,387 at the 2010 census, it’s the third largest town within the state. The middle of population of Rhode Island is found in Cranston. Cranston could be a a part of the Providence metropolitan space. Cranston was named one in every of the “100 Best Places to Live” within the us by cash magazine in 2006. It’s among the highest twenty five safest cities within the country, in keeping with CQ Press’s analysis. The city of Cranston was created in 1754 from a little of Providence north of the Pawtuxet watercourse. Once losing a lot of of its territory to neighboring cities and therefore the town of Providence, Cranston itself became a town on ten March 1910.
Four freeways travel through Cranston: I-95, I-295, Ocean State ten (the Huntington Expressway) and Ocean State thirty seven. Different state-numbered roads in Cranston square measure U.S. 1, US 1A, RI 2, RI 5, RI 12, RI 33, RI 51, Ocean State one hundred fifteen and Ocean State 117. Cranston is served by Rhode Island transportation Authority (RIPTA) buses. Amtrak’s Northeast passageway passes through however has no station within the town. The MBTA’s Providence/Stoughton Line additionally passes through however doesn’t embrace a station in Cranston. However, a station stop has been planned. Currently, the closest MBTA stations square measure in Providence and Richard Neville at T.F. Inexperienced Airport- each stations additionally being Associate in Nursing Amtrak stop.
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