Interstate 190 (Massachusetts)

Interstate 190 (I-190) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, maintained by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). Spanning approximately 19 miles (31 km) along a south–north axis, it is a spur route of I-90 (the Massachusetts Turnpike) in Central Massachusetts. However, its southern terminus exists at its split from I-290 in Worcester, which itself splits from the turnpike in Auburn. Its northern terminus lays at an interchange with Route 2 in Leominster.

Interstate 190
I-190 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I‑90
Maintained by MassDOT
Length	19.26 mi[1] (31.00 km)
Existed	1983–present
Major junctions
South end	I‑290 in Worcester
	Route 12 in Worcester Route 140 in Sterling Route 117 in Lancaster
North end	Route 2 in Leominster
Location
Counties	Worcester
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Massachusetts State Highway System Interstate U.S. State ← Route 189 → Route 192

Route description

I-190 interchange with Route 2 in Leominster, MA

I-190 begins at a southern terminus with I-290 in Worcester. Near the Greendale Mall, there is an interchange with Route 12 before the highway passes along the eastern shore of Indian Lake and continues through the city of Worcester. In West Boylston, I-190 has another interchange with Route 12 before turning northwest into Holden and then to the north and crossing the Quinapoxet River. The freeway curves to the northeast reentering West Boylston and enters a more rural area. I-190 intersects Route 140 and Route 12 another time in Sterling. In Lancaster, I-190 has an exit for Route 117. North of Johnny Appleseed State Park and Lancaster State Forest, I-190 merges and terminates at Route 2 and Mechanic Street in the city of Leominster.[2]

A portion of the highway was built with extra-wide shoulders, which are painted green, to prevent runoff from contaminating the nearby Wachusett Reservoir.[3]

Exit list

All interchanges were to be renumbered to mileage-based numbers under a project scheduled to start in 2016.[4] However, this project was postponed until November 18, 2019 the MassDot confirmed that beginning in late summer 2020 the exit renumbering project will begin.[5] The entire route is in Worcester County. [6]

Location[6]	mi[6]	km	Old exit	New exit[7]	Destinations[7]	Notes
Worcester	0.000	0.000	-	–	I‑290 – Auburn, Marlborough	Exit 22 on I-290, southern terminus
	1.111	1.788	-	1	Route 12 (Gold Star Boulevard / West Boylston Street)
	2.346	3.776	-	2	(Frontage Road)  Ararat Street – Holden, Greendale
	3.542	5.700	-	3	West Mountain Street – Holden, Boylston	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
West Boylston	3.980	6.405	-	4	Route 12 – West Boylston	Exit connector enters Worcester before reaching Route 12
Sterling	9.272	14.922	5	9	Route 140 – West Boylston, Princeton	Southern portion of the exit is in W. Boylston
	14.123	22.729	6	14	Route 12 – Sterling, Clinton
Lancaster	16.894	27.188	7	17	Route 117 – Leominster, Lancaster	Exit is partially in Leominster
Leominster	19.122	30.774	8B	19B	Route 2 east / Mechanic Street – Leominster, Boston	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	19.950	32.106	8A	19A	Route 2 west – Fitchburg	Northbound exit and southbound entrance (northern terminus)
	19.37	31.17	8	-	Mechanic Street (Nashua Street) – Leominster	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

References

1. Staff (October 31, 2002). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration.
2. Google (December 21, 2013). "I-190 Massachusetts" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
3. "Ask the Globe". The Boston Globe. June 21, 1997. Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013. Massachusetts Highway spokeswoman Julie Vitek says those paved shoulders and similar ones in West Boylston near the Wachusett Reservoir were built in the 1970s to direct collected melted snow and salt into a Massachusetts highway closed well system, independent from drinking water supplies.
4. Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2015). "COMMBUYS - Bid Solicitation FAP# HSIP-002S(874) Exit Signage Conversion to Milepost-Based Numbering System along Various Interstates, Routes and the Lowell Connector". Retrieved January 5, 2016.
5. Robert H. Malme (2017). "Massachusetts Interstate Highways Exit Lists". Retrieved January 18, 2017.
6. MassDOT Planning Division. "Massachusetts Route Log Application". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
7. "Exit Numbers and Names: Route I-190 (Worcester to Leominster)". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 21, 2014.

External links

• History of I-190 MA at Boston Roads