Route Description
Route 108 begins at an intersection with Ocean Road in the village of Narragansett Pier, several blocks north of Point Judith Light. Route 108 proceeds eastward as Point Judith Road, before turning northward at White Swan Road. The route is residential in nature for several blocks, soon intersecting with the Galilee Escape Route, which connects Route 108 to the village of Galilee and the Point Judith Block Island Ferry, which connects to Block Island. Route 108 continues north through Naragansett Pier, passing west of the park that once served as Fort Nathaniel Greene. After the junction with Knowlesway Extension, Route 108 becomes residential once again, winding northward through the northern end of the village. After Burnside Avenue, the route winds northward, passing west of the Port Judith Country Club as a two-lane residential and wooded road.
At Sunnybrook Farm Road, Route 108 bends north into a short commercial stretch of Narragansett Pier and bending northwest into a junction with Route 1A (South Pier Road) and a connector to US 1 southbound (Woodruff Avenue). A short distance after, an on-ramp to US 1 northbound forks to the right, as Route 108 and Route 1A continue north into the Dillon Rotary, where Route 1A heads off towards the Atlantic Ocean and Route 108 continues north as Kingstown Road and under US 1. After US 1, Route 108 proceeds northwest as a four-lane commercial street, now in the town of South Kingstown. At the junction with MacArthur Boulevard (now in the village of Wakefield), RI 108 condenses down to two-lanes as it winds northwest past several strip malls.
A short distance later, Route 108 intersects with the four-lane Old Tower Hill Road and Main Street before continuing north as a four-lane boulevard. The route soon condenses to two-lanes and bends northward past a large baseball field, park and several residences. At Broad Rock Road, Route 108 turns northwest again, passing the South Kingstown Public Library in the community of Peace Dale. In Peace Dale, Route 108 darts north, northwest and southwest around several buildings, soon passing along the Saugatucket River. The route winds westward into a junction with High Street before turning northwest again at Sweet Fern Lane. Route 108 and Kingstown Road continue west soon after, leaving Peace Dale near the Rocky Brook Reservoir and its pump house.
After the reservoir, Route 108 bends northward, becoming a two-lane residential street as it winds northward through the town of South Kingstown. The route crosses Curtis Corner Road and becomes a commercial street once again, which quickly switches back to residences. The route soon bends northward entering the village of Kingston. In Kingston, Route 108 retains its Kingstown Road name, becoming a two-lane residential street before intersecting with Route 138 (Mooresfield Road) in the center of the village. This intersection serves as the northern terminus of Route 108, while the Kingstown Road name continues west on Route 138.
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