Interstate 291 (Massachusetts)

Interstate 291
Interstate 291
Springfield Expressway
	I-291 highlighted in red
Route information
	Auxiliary route of I-91
	Maintained by MassDOT
Length	5.44 mi (8.75 km)
Existed	1971–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
West end	I-91 in Springfield
	US 20 / Route 20A in Springfield; ; I-90 Toll / Mass Pike in Chicopee;
East end	Burnett Road in Chicopee
Location
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
Counties	Hampden
Highway system
	Interstate Highway System; Main; Auxiliary; Suffixed; Business; Future; Massachusetts State Highway System; Interstate; US; State;

Interstate 291 (I-291), also known as the Springfield Expressway,^[3] is a 5.44-mile (8.75 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway in Massachusetts that links I-91 in downtown Springfield with I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) in Chicopee. I-291 is roughly a northeast–southwest highway. It merges with I-91 at its southwestern terminus, via a flyover. The road meets the turnpike at its northeastern terminus. Getting onto the turnpike from I-291 is straightforward, but getting from the turnpike to I-291 requires a left turn at an at-grade traffic signal. I-291 travels directly through highly populated areas of Springfield and passes under several overpasses. From its southwestern terminus to exit 5A, I-291 is concurrent with US Route 20 (US 20).

I-291 is only 22.4 miles (36.0 km) from Interstate 291 in Connecticut, and there are no intervening Interstate Highway interchanges between them.

^ Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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"Interstate-Guide: Interstate 291 Massachusetts". AA Roads Interstate Guide. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- Briere, Glen A. (September 12, 1971). "Junkyards, old factories line 291". Springfield Union. Springfield, Mass. p. 24.
^ "Springfield Expressway (I-291)". Boston Roads. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

[fhwa-1] Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved December 11, 2022.

[completion-2] "Interstate-Guide: Interstate 291 Massachusetts". AA Roads Interstate Guide. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
Briere, Glen A. (September 12, 1971). "Junkyards, old factories line 291". Springfield Union. Springfield, Mass. p. 24.

[3] Briere, Glen A. (September 12, 1971). "Junkyards, old factories line 291". Springfield Union. Springfield, Mass. p. 24.

[bostonroads-3] "Springfield Expressway (I-291)". Boston Roads. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

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