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  <hd><hwy_name>I-190</hwy_name><state>Massachusetts</state></hd>
  <desc>
    <sum>
      <start><loc linkto="#MA-8">Leominster, MA</loc><hwy_name>MA-2</hwy_name></start>
      <finish><loc linkto="#MA-0">Worcester, MA</loc><hwy_name>I-290</hwy_name></finish>
      <states>
        <loc linkto="#MA-8">Massachussets</loc>
        </states>
      <cities>
        <loc linkto="#MA-8">Leominster, MA</loc>
        <loc linkto="#MA-4">Worcester, MA</loc>
        </cities>
      <hwy_len>19</hwy_len>
      <hwy_term />
      <hwy_spurs />
      <hwy_mtgs />
      </sum>
    <brief>
      <notes>FULL HIGHWAY LENGTH:</notes>
      <notes>I-190 connects the western-most outer suburbs of Boston, MA.</notes>
      <notes>On the northern end, I-190 ends in Leominster, MA at MA-2.
        On the southern end, I-190 ends in Worcester, MA at I-290.</notes>
      <notes>IN MASSACHUSETTS STATE:</notes>
      <notes>I-190 acts as Boston's outer-outer-belt which continues down MA-146 and RI-146 to Providence, RI and I-195 through Fall River and New Bedford.</notes>
      <access>
        <access_hdg>I-190 provides access to:</access_hdg>
        <access_pt>central Massachussets</access_pt>
        <access_pt> (Leominster, Worcester)</access_pt>
        </access>
      </brief>
    <sign sh_pdng="11" sh_spc="51" sh_img="shield3"><dig image="Dig1" /><dig image="Dig9" /><dig image="Dig0" /></sign>
    </desc>
  <charts><map image="MA/I190" /></charts>
  <strip_chart>
    <jct_hdg linkdest="MA-8"><down_dir>Southbound</down_dir><up_dir>Northbound</up_dir></jct_hdg>
    <first_jct>
      <jct_id />
      <down_desc><jct_desc /></down_desc>
      <down_ids />
      <jct_pic alignment="bottom"><end_dir>NORTH</end_dir></jct_pic>
      <up_ids />
      <up_desc><jct_desc /></up_desc>
      </first_jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><lanes>0</lanes><spd>65 (MA)</spd><photo>1995</photo></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectnone" />
      <up><lanes>0</lanes><spd>65 (MA-2)</spd></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num>8</jct_num><mp>19</mp></jct_id>
      <down_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><street dark="">Nashua St</street><street>Mechanic St</street><town>Leominster</town></jct_desc></down_desc>
      <down_ids><road cls="freeway">MA-2</road><spc>1</spc><road cls="secondary">Nashua St</road><spc>2</spc><road cls="primary">Mechanic</road><road cls="primary">St</road><spc>16</spc></down_ids>
      <jct_pic alignment="top" pic="unique/MA/190/MA-008" height="150" photo="t=1&amp;s=11&amp;x=690&amp;y=11778&amp;z=19&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><road cls="freeway">MA-2</road><spc>12</spc></up_ids>
      <up_desc>
        <parallel_exits>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropLeft/drop2from2"><hwy_name>MA-2 West</hwy_name><town>Leominster</town><town>Fitchburg</town><town>Greenfield</town></jct_desc>
          <serial_exits>
            <jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><hwy_name>MA-2 East</hwy_name><street dark="">Mechanic St</street><street>Nashua St</street><town>Leominster</town><town>Concord</town><town>Cambridge</town><town>Boston</town></jct_desc>
            <parallel_exits>
              <jct_desc lane_pic="splitLeft/drop0from1"><street dark="">Mechanic St</street><street>Nashua St</street><town>Leominster</town></jct_desc>
              <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from1"><hwy_name>MA-2 East</hwy_name><town>Concord</town><town>Cambridge</town><town>Boston</town></jct_desc>
              </parallel_exits>
            </serial_exits>
          </parallel_exits>
        </up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><miles>2</miles><total>2</total><lanes>2</lanes><river>North Nashua River</river></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectriver" />
      <up><miles>2</miles><total>19</total><lanes>2</lanes><river>North Nashua River</river></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num>7</jct_num><mp>17</mp></jct_id>
      <down_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><hwy_name>MA-117</hwy_name><town>Leominster</town><town>Lancaster</town><town>Clinton</town></jct_desc></down_desc>
      <down_ids><road cls="secondary">MA-117</road></down_ids>
      <jct_pic pic="diamond/singleGreenOver" height="100" photo="t=1&amp;s=11&amp;x=690&amp;y=11769&amp;z=19&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><road cls="secondary">MA-117</road></up_ids>
      <up_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><hwy_name>MA-117</hwy_name><town>Leominster</town><town>Lancaster</town><town>Clinton</town></jct_desc></up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><miles>3</miles><total>5</total><lanes>2</lanes><photo>2001</photo></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectmain" />
      <up><miles>3</miles><total>17</total><lanes>2</lanes><photo>1995</photo></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num>6</jct_num><mp>14</mp></jct_id>
      <down_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><hwy_name>MA-12</hwy_name><town>Sterling</town><town>Leominster</town><town>Clinton</town></jct_desc></down_desc>
      <down_ids><road cls="primary">MA-12</road></down_ids>
      <jct_pic pic="diamond/singleRedOver" height="100" photo="t=4&amp;s=11&amp;x=1919&amp;y=11764&amp;z=18&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><road cls="primary">MA-12</road></up_ids>
      <up_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><hwy_name>MA-12</hwy_name><town>Sterling</town><town>Leominster</town><town>Clinton</town></jct_desc></up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><miles>5</miles><total>10</total><lanes>2</lanes><river>Stillwater River</river></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectriver" />
      <up><miles>5</miles><total>14</total><lanes>2</lanes><river>Stillwater River</river></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num>5</jct_num><mp>9</mp></jct_id>
      <down_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><hwy_name>MA-140</hwy_name><town>Sterling</town><town>West Boylston</town><town>Princeton</town><pt_of_int symbol="water">Wachusett Reservoir</pt_of_int><pt_of_int symbol="park">Wachusett Mt State Reservation</pt_of_int><pt_of_int symbol="ski">Wachusett Ski Area</pt_of_int></jct_desc></down_desc>
      <down_ids><road cls="primary">MA-140</road></down_ids>
      <jct_pic pic="diamond/singleRedOver" height="100" photo="t=4&amp;s=11&amp;x=1909&amp;y=11748&amp;z=18&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><road cls="primary">MA-140</road></up_ids>
      <up_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><hwy_name>MA-140</hwy_name><town>Sterling</town><town>West Boylston</town><town>Princeton</town><pt_of_int symbol="water">Wachusett Reservoir</pt_of_int><pt_of_int symbol="park">Wachusett Mt State Reservation</pt_of_int><pt_of_int symbol="ski">Wachusett Ski Area</pt_of_int></jct_desc></up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><miles>5</miles><total>15</total><lanes>2</lanes><river>Quinapoxet River</river></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectriver" />
      <up><miles>5</miles><total>9</total><lanes>2</lanes><river>Quinapoxet River</river></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num linkdest="MA-4">4</jct_num><mp>4</mp></jct_id>
      <down_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from3"><hwy_name>MA-12</hwy_name><street dark="">W. Boylston St</street><town>Worcester</town><town>West Boylston</town><town>Holden</town><pt_of_int symbol="water">Wachusett Reservoir</pt_of_int></jct_desc></down_desc>
      <down_ids />
      <jct_pic pic="unique/MA/190/MA-004" height="100" photo="t=4&amp;s=11&amp;x=1910&amp;y=11730&amp;z=18&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><road cls="secondary">MA-12</road><spc>4</spc><road cls="secondary">MA-12</road></up_ids>
      <up_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from3"><hwy_name>MA-12</hwy_name><street dark="">W. Boylston St</street><town>Worcester</town><town>West Boylston</town><town>Holden</town><pt_of_int symbol="water">Wachusett Reservoir</pt_of_int></jct_desc></up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><miles>1</miles><total>16</total><lanes>3</lanes></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectmain" />
      <up><miles>1</miles><total>4</total><lanes>3</lanes></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num>3</jct_num><jct_num>2</jct_num><mp>3</mp></jct_id>
      <down_desc>
        <parallel_exits>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from3"><street dark="">Boyle Rd</street><street dark="">Mountain St</street><town>Worcester</town><town>Holden</town></jct_desc>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from3"><street dark="">S. Frontage Rd</street><street dark="">Ararat St</street><town>Worcester</town><pt_of_int symbol="water">Indian Lake</pt_of_int></jct_desc>
          </parallel_exits>
        </down_desc>
      <down_ids><spc>3</spc><road cls="secondary">Boyle Rd</road><spc>5</spc><road cls="secondary">Ararat St</road><spc>1</spc><road cls="other">South</road><road cls="other">Frontage</road><road cls="other">Rd</road></down_ids>
      <jct_pic pic="unique/MA/190/MA-003" height="150" photo="t=4&amp;s=12&amp;x=954&amp;y=5862&amp;z=18&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><spc>3</spc><road cls="secondary">Mountain</road><road cls="secondary">St</road><spc>4</spc><road cls="secondary">Ararat St</road><spc>1</spc><road cls="other">North</road><road cls="other">Frontage</road><road cls="other">Rd</road></up_ids>
      <up_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from3"><street dark="">N. Frontage Rd</street><street dark="">Ararat St</street><street>Boyle Rd</street><street>Mountain St</street><town>Worcester</town><town>Holden</town></jct_desc></up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><miles>2</miles><total>18</total><lanes>3</lanes><spd>55</spd></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectmain" />
      <up><miles>2</miles><total>3</total><lanes>3</lanes><spd>65</spd></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num>1</jct_num><mp>1</mp></jct_id>
      <down_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from3"><hwy_name>MA-12</hwy_name><street dark="">Gold Star Blvd</street><street dark="">W. Boylston St</street><street>Norton Dr</street><town>Worcester</town><pt_of_int symbol="mall">Greendale Mall</pt_of_int></jct_desc></down_desc>
      <down_ids><road cls="secondary">Norton Dr</road><spc>6</spc><road cls="secondary">MA-12</road></down_ids>
      <jct_pic pic="unique/MA/190/MA-001" height="100" photo="t=4&amp;s=11&amp;x=1909&amp;y=11719&amp;z=18&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><road cls="secondary">MA-12</road><spc>4</spc><road cls="place">Greendale</road><road cls="place">Mall</road><spc>1</spc></up_ids>
      <up_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from4"><hwy_name>MA-12</hwy_name><street dark="">Gold Star Blvd</street><street dark="">W. Boylston St</street><street>Norton Dr</street><town>Worcester</town><pt_of_int symbol="mall">Greendale Mall</pt_of_int></jct_desc></up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><miles>1</miles><total>19</total><lanes>3</lanes></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectmain" />
      <up><miles>1</miles><total>1</total><lanes>4</lanes></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num linkdest="MA-0">0</jct_num><mp>0</mp></jct_id>
      <down_desc>
        <parallel_exits>
          <serial_exits>
            <jct_desc lane_pic="splitLeft/drop1from3"><hwy_name>I-290 East</hwy_name><hwy_name>(I-495)</hwy_name><street dark="">Burncoat St</street><town>Worcester</town><town>Marlborough</town><town>(Boston)</town><town>(Lowell)</town></jct_desc>
            <parallel_exits>
              <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from2"><street dark="">Burncoat St</street><town>Worcester</town></jct_desc>
              <jct_desc lane_pic="dropLeft/drop1from1" goto_hwy_link="MA/I290-MA.xml#MA-19"><hwy_name>I-290 East</hwy_name><hwy_name>(I-495)</hwy_name><town>Marlborough</town><town>(Boston)</town><town>(Lowell)</town></jct_desc>
              </parallel_exits>
            </serial_exits>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop2from2" goto_hwy_link="MA/I290-MA.xml#MA-19"><hwy_name>I-290 West</hwy_name><hwy_name>(I-90)</hwy_name><hwy_name>(I-395)</hwy_name><town>Auburn</town><town>(Springfield)</town><town>(Norwich, CT)</town></jct_desc>
          </parallel_exits>
        </down_desc>
      <down_ids><spc>26</spc><road cls="freeway">I-290</road></down_ids>
      <jct_pic alignment="bottom" pic="unique/MA/190/MA-000" height="100" photo="t=4&amp;s=11&amp;x=1910&amp;y=11716&amp;z=18&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><spc>20</spc><road cls="secondary">Burncoat</road><road cls="secondary">St</road><spc>4</spc><road cls="freeway">I-290</road></up_ids>
      <up_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><street dark="">Burncoat St</street><town>Worcester</town></jct_desc></up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><lanes>3</lanes><spd>55 (I-290)</spd></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectnone" />
      <up><lanes>3</lanes><spd>55 (65 MA)</spd><photo>2001</photo></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <last_jct>
      <jct_id />
      <down_desc><jct_desc /></down_desc>
      <down_ids />
      <jct_pic alignment="top"><end_dir>SOUTH</end_dir></jct_pic>
      <up_ids />
      <up_desc><jct_desc /></up_desc>
      </last_jct>
    <jct_hdg><down_dir>Southbound</down_dir><up_dir>Northbound</up_dir></jct_hdg>
    </strip_chart>
  <construction>
    <contract>
      <number>---</number>
      <county>---</county>
      <lo_mp>--.-</lo_mp>
      <hi_mp>--.-</hi_mp>
      <approved>-- --- --</approved>
      <work_desc>Massachusetts doesn't appear to publish detailed highway project plans on-line.</work_desc>
      </contract>
    </construction>
  <ft><pg_link>MA/I190-MA.xml</pg_link><last_rev init_rev="2005">15 DEC 2005</last_rev></ft>
  </hwy>
