Melville, RI

united states

Melville is a small Newport County community on Aquidneck Island, accessible via Route 114 from Newport or Portsmouth. Long-distance visitors take I-95 to Route 4 south, then Route 1 to Route 138 east across the Newport Bridge. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center, a major submarine research facility since WWII, anchors this quiet residential area of 1,600 people.