1 3 8 / Inter state ▁ 9 5 ▁inter change ▁in ▁Richmond ▁where ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁head ed ▁to ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 1 ▁via ▁a ▁never - built ▁fre ew ay . ▁ ▁At ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 1 , ▁that ▁fre ew ay ▁would ▁have ▁connected ▁to , ▁and ▁tra ve led ▁along , ▁the ▁present - day ▁Route ▁ 1 3 8 ▁fre ew ay ▁over ▁the ▁Jam est own - Ver raz ano ▁Bridge ▁and ▁the ▁New port ▁P ell ▁Bridge ▁to ▁New port . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁New port ▁P ell ▁Bridge , ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁tra ve led ▁north ▁through ▁Aqu id ne ck ▁Island ▁using ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁possible ▁align ments . ▁ ▁One ▁alignment ▁was ▁directly ▁along ▁the ▁west ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁alignment ▁was ▁between ▁Route ▁ 1 1 4 ▁and ▁Route ▁ 1 3 8 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁northern ▁end ▁of ▁Aqu id ne ck ▁Island , ▁the ▁highway ▁would ▁have ▁proceeded ▁over ▁the ▁Mount ▁Hope ▁Bridge ▁( a ▁new ▁span ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁existing ▁span ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁south bound ▁traffic ), ▁then ▁along ▁Route ▁ 1 3 6 ▁through ▁Br istol ▁and ▁Warren , ▁and ▁into ▁Massachusetts ▁along ▁Route ▁ 1 3 6 ▁to ▁inter change ▁with ▁Inter state ▁ 1 9 5 ▁near ▁Exit ▁ 2 ▁in ▁Sw anse a , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁From ▁there ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁proceeded ▁north ▁and ▁west , ▁roughly ▁along ▁Route