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'''Interstate 290''' (abbreviated '''I-290''') runs for 20 miles from [[Auburn, Massachusetts]] to [[Marlborough, Massachusetts]]. It is a continuation of [[Interstate 395 (Massachusetts)|I-395]] North of [[Interstate 90|I-90]] (the [[Mass Pike]]) and runs through downtown [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] (where it is perpetually under construction), [[I-190 (MA)|I-190]] splits off, and I-290 runs across [[Lake Quinsigamond]] and east to [[Interstate 495 (Massachusetts)|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 (Massachusetts)|Route 146]]) from I-290 in Worcester to the Mass Pike and then south to [[Providence, Rhode Island]].
'''Interstate 290''' (abbreviated '''I-290''') runs for 20.16 miles from [[Auburn, Massachusetts]] to [[Marlborough, Massachusetts]]. It is a continuation of [[Interstate 395 (Massachusetts)|I-395]] North of [[Interstate 90|I-90]] (the [[Mass Pike]]) and runs through downtown [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] (where it is perpetually under construction), [[I-190 (MA)|I-190]] splits off, and I-290 runs across [[Lake Quinsigamond]] and east to [[Interstate 495 (Massachusetts)|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 (Massachusetts)|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, Massachusetts|Westborough]], roughly where I-495 sits now. But this route would have run through the town centers of [[Shrewsbury, Massachusetts|Shrewsbury]] and [[Northborough, Massachusetts|Northborough]]. The current alignment misses both towns, and was to be extended all the way to [[Interstate 95|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 (Massachusetts)|Route 85]], as a result of this aborted plan. The interchange was originally supposed to be a [[cloverleaf interchange|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.
Originally, I-290 was to rejoin I-90 in [[Westborough, Massachusetts|Westborough]], roughly where I-495 sits now. But this route would have run through the town centers of [[Shrewsbury, Massachusetts|Shrewsbury]] and [[Northborough, Massachusetts|Northborough]]. The current alignment misses both towns, and was to be extended all the way to [[Interstate 95|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 (Massachusetts)|Route 85]], as a result of this aborted plan. The interchange was originally supposed to be a [[cloverleaf interchange|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.
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[[Category:Three-digit Interstate Highways|90-2 Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Three-digit Interstate Highways|90-2 Massachusetts]]

Revision as of 21:49, 3 February 2007

Template:Infobox Interstate/Intrastate 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.

List of interchanges

Interchange Location Road(s) Crossed Distance from Last Exit (mi) Notes
I-290 ends at the I-90/I-395 interchange
Route and exit numbering continues on I-395
7 Auburn (I-90/Route 12 northbound) 0
8 (Route 12 southbound) 0 Westbound exit only
9 Swanson Road (EB), Auburn Street (WB) 1.2
10 Worcester (Route 12) 2.3 Westbound exit / Eastbound entrance only
11 College & Southbridge Streets 0.3 To College Square, Federal Square
12 (Route 146) 0.7 To Brosnihan Square, Millbury. Westbound exit / Eastbound entrance only.
13 (Route 122A) 0.8 To Vernon Street, Kelley Square
14 (Route 122) 0.4 To Barre, Uxbridge. No westbound entrance.
15 Shrewsbury Street 0.2 Eastbound exit / Westbound entrance only.
16 Central Street 0.2 To Downtown Worcester, Amtrak/Commuter Rail station
17 (Route 9) 0.5 To Ware, Framingham/Worcester Regional Airport. Eastbound exit / Westbound entrance only.
18 (Route 70) 0.2 To Route 9 (Ware, Framingham)/Worcester Regional Airport. Westbound exit / Eastbound entrance only.
19 (I-190) 0.7 To Holden, Fitchburg
20 (Route 70) 1.1
21 Plantation Street 1.0 Eastbound exit / Westbound entrance only.
22 Shrewsbury Main Street 0.8
23AB (Route 140) 2.5 To Shrewsbury, Boylston
24 Northborough Church Street 2.1 To Northborough, Boylston
25AB Hudson Street/Solomon Pond Mall Road 3.0 To Northborough, Berlin
26AB Marlborough (I-495)/Route 85 - I-290 Connector 2.0 To Cape Cod, Lowell, (Route 85)

External links

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