Interstate 290 (Massachusetts)
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Interstate 290 (abbreviated I-290) runs for 20 miles from Auburn, Massachusetts to Marlboro, 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 Marlboro. 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 Westboro, roughly where I-495 sits now. But this route would have run through the town centers of Shrewsbury and Northboro. The current alignment misses both towns, and was to be extended all the way to I-95. This also met with stiff local resistance, and the plan was cancelled.
External links
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