Interstate 290 West at Exit 26B: Interstate 495 North - Lowell (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at Exit 26A: Interstate 495 South - Cape Cod (Photo taken 8/6/17).

The speed limit on Interstate 290 West starts out at 65 mph. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Mileage sign on Interstate 290 West. It's 8 miles to Shrewsbury and 13 miles to Worcester. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at Exit 25B: Solomon Pond Mall Rd / Berlin (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West enters Worcester County here just before Exit 25A. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at Exit 25A: Hudson St / Northboro (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West reassurance shield. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at mile marker 16. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at Exit 24: Church St / Boylston / Northboro (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Another Interstate 290 West reassurance shield. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Take Exit 23B to West Boylston. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at Exit 23B: MA 140 North - Boylston (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at Exit 23A: MA 140 South - Shrewsbury (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Mileage sign at mile marker 12.2. It's 5 miles to the junction of Interstate 190, 7 miles to Worcester, and 13 miles to Auburn. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at Exit 22: Main St / Shrewsbury / Worcester (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Take Exits 18-16 to Worcester Cultural District. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Take Exit 20 to Quinsigamond Community College. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Overhead mileage sign listing the distances to the three upcoming interchanges. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Take Exit 18 to Worcester Airport. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at Exit 20: MA 70 - Lincoln St / Burncoat St (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West traverses a steep downgrade ahead into downtown Worcester. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West approaching Exit 19 - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Starting down the grade to downtown, the speed limit decreases to 50 mph. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at Exit 19: Interstate 190 North / To MA 12 - Fitchburg (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at mile marker 8, as it makes a sharp curve to the south to serve downtown Worcester. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Overhead mileage sign listing the distances to the three upcoming Worcester exits. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Again, take Exit 18 to Worcester Airport. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

The speed limit remains 50 mph for the next 5 miles through downtown. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at Exit 18: To MA 9 - Ware / Framingham (Photo taken 8/6/17).

There is no Exit 17 on Interstate 290 West, making the next one Exit 16. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at Exit 16: MLK Jr Blvd / Downtown Worcester (Photo taken 8/6/17).

View on Interstate 290 West in downtown Worcester. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at Exit 14: MA 122 - Barre / Uxbridge (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at Exit 13: MA 122A - Vernon St / Kelley Square (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at Exit 12: MA 146 South / To Interstate 90 (Mass Pike) - Millbury / Providence, RI (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at mile marker 4.6. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at Exit 11: College Square / Southbridge St (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West approaching Exit 10 - 1/4 mile. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at Exit 10: MA 12 North - Hope Ave (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West reassurance shield. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at mile marker 3. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Sign listing the distances to the three upcoming exits to Auburn on Interstate 290 West and Interstate 395 South. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Near mile marker 2.5, the speed limit increases to 65 mph. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at mile marker 2. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at Exit 9: Auburn St / Auburn (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West approaching Exit 7 - 1 1/4 miles. This interchange, as you will see, also marks the western terminus of I-290. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at mile marker 1. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Take Exit 6B to Charlton. This exit is for US 20 West and is actually just beyond the western terminus of Interstate 290 on Interstate 395 South. I-290 and I-395 use the same set of sequential exit numbers. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at Exit 8: MA 12 South - Webster (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Interstate 290 West at Exit 7: Interstate 90 / MA 12 North - Mass Pike / Auburn (Photo taken 8/6/17).

Just beyond Exit 7, we see the western terminus of Interstate 290 officially marked by mile marker 0. Continue straight ahead onto Interstate 395 South. (Photo taken 8/6/17).

At the western terminus of Interstate 290 / northern beginning of Interstate 395, the speed limit decreases to 55 mph once again. (Photo taken 8/6/17).