Interstate 290 (Massachusetts)

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Interstate 290
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

20.16 mi^[1] (32.44 km)

West end:

I-90 in Auburn
(Continues as

I-395)

Major
junctions:

Route 146 in Worcester

I-190 in Worcester

East end:

I-495 in Marlborough

Massachusetts State Highway Routes
< Route 286		I-291 >

Interstate 290 (abbreviated I-290) runs for 20.16 miles from Auburn, Massachusetts to Marlborough, Massachusetts. It is a continuation of I-395 North of I-90 (the Mass Pike) and runs through downtown Worcester, Massachusetts (where it is perpetually under construction), I-190 splits off, and I-290 runs across Lake Quinsigamond and east to I-495 in Marlborough. The portion in Worcester is elevated and much despised - it split the city in two. There are buildings very close to the highway, including a grand church which faces the road (referred to locally as "Our Lady of the Highway"). Massachusetts is currently building a freeway connector (Route 146) from I-290 in Worcester to the Mass Pike and then south to Providence, Rhode Island.

Originally, I-290 was to rejoin I-90 in Westborough, roughly where I-495 sits now. But this route would have run through the town centers of Shrewsbury and Northborough. The current alignment misses both towns, and was to be extended all the way to I-95. This also was met with stiff local resistance, especially by Marlborough residents, and the plan was cancelled. A brief two-lane connector heads to Route 85, as a result of this aborted plan. The interchange was originally supposed to be a cloverleaf, but after the plan was cancelled, it was modifed with a flyover ramp onto 495-northbound. Due to its alleged design flaws, and nigh-constant construction, I-290 remains unpopular with motorists in the area.

[edit] Exit list

Town	Exit #	Mile	Destinations	Notes
I-290 ends at the I-90/I-395 interchange Route and exit numbering continues on I-395
Auburn	7	0	Mass Pike (I-90), Route 12 north	Westbound exit only
	8	0	Route 12 south to Mass Pike (I-90) – Auburn, Webster
	9	1.2	Swanson Road (EB), Auburn Street (WB) – Auburn
Worcester	10	3.5	Route 12 North (Hope Avenue)	Westbound exit / Eastbound entrance only
	11	3.8	College Square, Federal Square, Southbridge Street
	12	4.5	Route 146 South – Brosnihan Square, Millbury	Westbound exit / Eastbound entrance only.
	13	5.3	Route 122A (Vernon Street) – Kelley Square
	14	5.7	Route 122 – Barre, Uxbridge	No westbound entrance.
	15	5.9	Shrewsbury Street	Eastbound exit / Westbound entrance only.
	16	6.1	Central Street – Downtown Worcester	Amtrak/Commuter Rail station
	17	6.6	Route 9 – Ware, Framingham	Worcester Regional Airport. Eastbound exit / Westbound entrance only.
	18	6.8	Route 70 To Route 9 – Ware, Framingham	Worcester Regional Airport. Westbound exit / Eastbound entrance only.
	19	7.5	I-190 – Holden, Fitchburg
	20	8.6	Route 70 (Lincoln Street), Burncoat Street
	21	9.6	Plantation Street – Worcester	Eastbound exit / Westbound entrance only.
Shrewsbury	22	10.4	Main Street – Shrewsbury, Worcester
Shrewsbury	23AB	13.0	Route 140 – Shrewsbury, Boylston
Northborough	24	15	Church Street – Northborough, Boylston
Northborough	25AB	18	Hudson Street/Solomon Pond Mall Road – Northborough, Berlin
Marlborough	26AB	20	I-495 – Cape Cod, Lowell Route 85 Connector – To Route 85 – Hudson

[edit] External links

History of I-290 MA - BostonRoads.com

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