Interstate 290 (Massachusetts)
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| Interstate 290 Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System |
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| Length: | 20.16 mi[1] (32.44 km) | ||||||||
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| West end: |    I-90/Mass Pike/I-395/Route 12 in Auburn |
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| Major junctions: |
 Route 146 in Worcester I-190 in Worcester |
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| East end: |       I-495/Route 85 Connector in Marlborough |
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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, I-190 splits off, and I-290 runs across Lake Quinsigamond and east to I-495 in Marlborough. 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. However, this route would have run through the town centers of Shrewsbury and Northborough. Additionally, I-290 was intended to be extended past I-495 to I-95/Route 128 in Waltham, but this was canceled under pressure from towns along the planned route. A brief two-lane connector heads to Route 85 as a result of this aborted plan. The interchange with I-495 was originally supposed to be a cloverleaf, but after the plan was canceled, it was modified with a flyover ramp onto 495-northbound.
[edit] Exit list
| Town | Exit # | Mile | Destinations | Notes |
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| I-290 ends at the I-90/I-395 interchange Route and exit numbering continues on I-395 |
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| Auburn | 7 | 0 | Mass Pike (I-90), Route 12 north |
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| 8 | 0 | Route 12 south to Mass Pike (I-90) – Auburn, Webster |
Westbound exit only | |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
Eastbound exit is combined with exit 20 | |
| 20 | 8.6 | Route 70 (Lincoln Street), Burncoat Street |
Eastbound exit is combined with exit 19 | |
| 21 | 9.6 | Plantation Street – Worcester | Eastbound exit / Westbound entrance only. | |
| Shrewsbury | 22 | 10.4 | Main Street – Shrewsbury, Worcester | |
| 23A-B | 13.0 |  Route 140 – Shrewsbury, Boylston |
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| Northborough | 24 | 15 | Church Street – Northborough, Boylston | |
| 25A-B | 18 | Hudson Street/Solomon Pond Mall Road – Northborough, Berlin | ||
| Marlborough | 26A-B | 20 | I-495 – Cape Cod, Lowell Route 85 Connector – To Route 85 – Hudson |
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