Interstate 290 (Massachusetts)

Interstate 290
I-290 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-90
Maintained by MassDOT
Length	20.16 mi[1] (32.44 km)
Existed	1970–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
West end	I-90 / Mass Pike / I-395 / US 20 / Route 12 in Auburn
Major intersections	Route 146 in Worcester Route 9 in Worcester I-190 in Worcester Route 140 in Shrewsbury
East end	I-495 / Route 85 Connector in Marlborough
Location
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
Counties	Worcester, Middlesex
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Massachusetts State Highway System Interstate US State
← Route 286 → I-291

Interstate 290 (I-290) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in the US state of Massachusetts, maintained by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). Spanning approximately 20 miles (32 km), it is signed as an east–west spur route of I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) in Central Massachusetts. The route begins in Auburn at I-90 as a northward continuation of I-395. It follows an L-shaped route, the nominally western half of which runs north into the city of Worcester, and, upon leaving the city, turns to the east to its eastern terminus at I-495 in Marlborough. Past I-495, the road continues as the Route 85 Connector to the town of Hudson. The route serves as the main freeway route through Worcester, as well as being part of a longer distance travel corridor through New England, connecting Connecticut and Western Massachusetts with much of New Hampshire and Maine.