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  <hd><hwy_name>I-291</hwy_name><state>Massachusetts</state></hd>
  <desc>
    <sum>
      <start><loc linkto="#MA-7">Chicopee, MA</loc><hwy_name>I-90</hwy_name></start>
      <finish><loc linkto="#MA-1">Springfield, MA</loc><hwy_name>I-91</hwy_name></finish>
      <states>
        <loc linkto="#MA-7">Massachussets</loc>
        </states>
      <cities>
        <loc linkto="#MA-7">Chicopee, MA</loc>
        <loc linkto="#MA-4">Springfield, MA</loc>
        </cities>
      <hwy_len>5</hwy_len>
      <hwy_term />
      <hwy_spurs />
      <hwy_mtgs>
        <hwy_name linkto="#MA-7">I-90</hwy_name>
        <hwy_name linkto="#MA-1">I-91</hwy_name>
        </hwy_mtgs>
      </sum>
    <brief>
      <notes>FULL HIGHWAY LENGTH:</notes>
      <notes>I-291 connects downtown Springfield with it's northern and eastern suburbs.</notes>
      <notes>On the eastern end, I-291 ends in Chicopee, MA at the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90).
        On the western end, I-291 ends in Springfield, MA at I-91.</notes>
      <notes>IN MASSACHUSETTS STATE:</notes>
      <notes>I-291 acts as the northeast feeder into Springfield from I-90.</notes>
      <access>
        <access_hdg>I-290 provides access to:</access_hdg>
        <access_pt>Springfield, MA and</access_pt>
        <access_pt>Chicopee, MA.</access_pt>
        </access>
      </brief>
    <sign sh_pdng="11" sh_spc="51" sh_img="shield3"><dig image="Dig2" /><dig image="Dig9" /><dig image="Dig1" /></sign>
    </desc>
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  <strip_chart>
    <jct_hdg linkdest="MA-7"><down_dir>Westbound</down_dir><up_dir>Eastbound</up_dir></jct_hdg>
    <first_jct>
      <jct_id />
      <down_desc><jct_desc /></down_desc>
      <down_ids />
      <jct_pic alignment="bottom"><end_dir>EAST</end_dir><road cls="secondary">Burnett Rd</road></jct_pic>
      <up_ids />
      <up_desc><jct_desc><street dark="">Burnett Rd</street><town>Ludlow</town><pt_of_int symbol="park">Chicopee Memorial State Park</pt_of_int><pt_of_int symbol="golf">Chicopee Country Club</pt_of_int></jct_desc></up_desc>
      </first_jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><lanes>2</lanes><spd>55 (65 MA)</spd><photo>2001</photo></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectnone" />
      <up><lanes>2</lanes><spd>65 (I-90)</spd><spd>35 (Burnett Rd)</spd></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num>7</jct_num><jct_num>6</jct_num><mp>5</mp></jct_id>
      <down_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><hwy_name>(MA-141)</hwy_name><street dark="">Fuller Rd</street><street>Main St</street><town>Chicopee</town></jct_desc></down_desc>
      <down_ids><road cls="freeway">I-90</road><spc>5</spc><road cls="secondary">Fuller Rd</road><spc>1</spc><road cls="secondary">(MA-141 /</road><road cls="secondary">Main St)</road><spc>20</spc></down_ids>
      <jct_pic alignment="top" pic="unique/MA/291/MA-007" height="150" photo="t=4&amp;s=11&amp;x=1757&amp;y=11676&amp;z=18&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><road cls="freeway">I-90</road><spc>5</spc><road cls="secondary">Fuller Rd</road><spc>23</spc></up_ids>
      <up_desc>
        <parallel_exits>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropLeft/drop2from2"><street dark="">Burnett Rd</street></jct_desc>
          <serial_exits>
            <jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><hwy_name>I-90</hwy_name><street dark="">Mass. Turnpike</street><town>Westfield</town><town>Albany, NY</town><town>Syracuse, NY</town><town>Worcester</town><town>Framingham</town><town>Boston</town></jct_desc>
            <parallel_exits>
              <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from1" goto_hwy_link="MA/I090-MA.xml#MA-6"><hwy_name>East</hwy_name><town>Worcester</town><town>Framingham</town><town>Boston</town></jct_desc>
              <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from2" goto_hwy_link="MA/I090-MA.xml#MA-6"><hwy_name>West</hwy_name><town>Westfield</town><town>Albany, NY</town><town>Syracuse, NY</town></jct_desc>
              <jct_desc><pt_of_int dark="">Toll Plaza</pt_of_int><pt_of_int>Get ticket or ETC</pt_of_int><pt_of_int>entry scan</pt_of_int></jct_desc>
              </parallel_exits>
            </serial_exits>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><hwy_name>(MA-141)</hwy_name><street dark="">Fuller Rd</street><street>Main St</street><town>Chicopee</town></jct_desc>
          </parallel_exits>
        </up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><miles>1</miles><total>1</total><lanes>2</lanes><river>Chicopee River</river></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectriver" />
      <up><miles>1</miles><total>5</total><lanes>2</lanes><river>Chicopee River</river></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num>5</jct_num><mp>4</mp></jct_id>
      <down_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><hwy_name>US-20 East</hwy_name><hwy_name>MA-20A</hwy_name><street dark="">Page Blvd</street><town>Springfield</town><town>Ludlow</town><pt_of_int symbol="school">Western New England College</pt_of_int></jct_desc></down_desc>
      <down_ids><road cls="primary">MA-20A</road></down_ids>
      <jct_pic pic="unique/MA/291/MA-005" height="100" photo="t=4&amp;s=11&amp;x=1756&amp;y=11672&amp;z=18&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><road cls="primary">US-20</road></up_ids>
      <up_desc>
        <parallel_exits>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from3"><hwy_name>MA-20A</hwy_name><street dark="">Page Blvd West</street><town>Springfield</town><pt_of_int symbol="school">Western New England College</pt_of_int></jct_desc>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><hwy_name>US-20 East</hwy_name><street dark="">Page Blvd East</street><town>Springfield</town><town>Ludlow</town></jct_desc>
          </parallel_exits>
        </up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><miles>2</miles><total>3</total><lanes>2</lanes><co_hwy>US-20</co_hwy></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectmain" />
      <up><miles>2</miles><total>4</total><lanes>2</lanes><co_hwy>US-20</co_hwy></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num linkdest="MA-4">4</jct_num><mp>2</mp></jct_id>
      <down_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from3"><street dark="">Page Blvd</street><street dark="">St James Ave</street><town>Springfield</town><town>Chicopee</town><pt_of_int symbol="school">American International College</pt_of_int><pt_of_int symbol="school">Springfield College</pt_of_int><pt_of_int>Indian Motorcycle Museum</pt_of_int></jct_desc></down_desc>
      <down_ids><road cls="other">Page Blvd</road><spc>2</spc><road cls="secondary">St James</road><road cls="secondary">Ave</road><spc>3</spc></down_ids>
      <jct_pic pic="unique/MA/291/MA-004" height="100" photo="t=4&amp;s=11&amp;x=1753&amp;y=11666&amp;z=18&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><road cls="secondary">St James</road><road cls="secondary">Ave</road></up_ids>
      <up_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from3"><street dark="">Page Blvd</street><street dark="">St James Ave</street><town>Springfield</town><town>Chicopee</town><pt_of_int symbol="school">American International College</pt_of_int><pt_of_int symbol="school">Springfield College</pt_of_int><pt_of_int>Indian Motorcycle Museum</pt_of_int></jct_desc></up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><miles>1</miles><total>4</total><lanes>3</lanes><co_hwy>US-20</co_hwy></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectmain" />
      <up><miles>1</miles><total>2</total><lanes>3</lanes><co_hwy>US-20</co_hwy></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num>3</jct_num><mp>1</mp></jct_id>
      <down_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from3"><street dark="">Liberty St</street><street dark="">Armory St</street><street>Stafford St</street><town>Springfield</town><pt_of_int symbol="hospital">Shriners Hospital For Children</pt_of_int><pt_of_int symbol="hospital">Mercy Med Ctr</pt_of_int><pt_of_int symbol="hospital">Baystate Med Ctr</pt_of_int></jct_desc></down_desc>
      <down_ids><spc>2</spc><road cls="secondary">Liberty St</road><spc>2</spc><road cls="secondary">Armory St</road><spc>1</spc><road cls="other">Stafford St</road></down_ids>
      <jct_pic pic="unique/MA/291/MA-003" height="100" photo="t=4&amp;s=11&amp;x=1749&amp;y=11664&amp;z=18&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><road cls="secondary">Armory St</road><spc>2</spc><road cls="secondary">Liberty St</road></up_ids>
      <up_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from4"><street dark="">Armory St</street><street dark="">Liberty St</street><street>Stafford St</street><town>Springfield</town><pt_of_int symbol="hospital">Shriners Hospital For Children</pt_of_int><pt_of_int symbol="hospital">Mercy Med Ctr</pt_of_int><pt_of_int symbol="hospital">Baystate Med Ctr</pt_of_int></jct_desc></up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><miles>1</miles><total>5</total><lanes>4</lanes><co_hwy>US-20</co_hwy></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectmain" />
      <up><miles>1</miles><total>1</total><lanes>4</lanes><co_hwy>US-20</co_hwy></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num linkdest="MA-1">2</jct_num><jct_num>1</jct_num><mp>0</mp></jct_id>
      <down_desc>
        <parallel_exits>
          <serial_exits>
            <jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop2from4"><hwy_name>I-91 South</hwy_name><street dark="">Chestnut St South</street></jct_desc>
            <parallel_exits>
              <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from3"><street dark="">Chestnut St</street><town>Springfield</town><pt_of_int symbol="train">Amtrak</pt_of_int></jct_desc>
              <jct_desc lane_pic="dropLeft/drop2from2" goto_hwy_link="MA/I091.xml#MA-8"><hwy_name>I-91</hwy_name><town>Hartford, CT</town><town>New Haven, CT</town><town>(New York, NY)</town></jct_desc>
              </parallel_exits>
            </serial_exits>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><street dark="">Dwight St</street><town>Springfield</town><pt_of_int symbol="hospital">Mercy Med Ctr</pt_of_int><pt_of_int symbol="hospital">Shriners Hospital For Children</pt_of_int><pt_of_int symbol="hospital">Baystate Med Ctr</pt_of_int></jct_desc>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="splitLeft/drop1from2" goto_hwy_link="MA/I091.xml#MA-8"><hwy_name>I-91 North</hwy_name><town>Brattleboro, VT</town><town>Holyoke</town><town>Chicopee</town></jct_desc>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropLeft/drop1from2" goto_hwy_link="MA/I091.xml#MA-8"><hwy_name>I-91 North</hwy_name></jct_desc>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from1"><hwy_name>US-20 West</hwy_name><street>Park St</street><town>West Springfield</town><town>Westfield</town></jct_desc>
          </parallel_exits>
        </down_desc>
      <down_ids><spc>35</spc><road cls="secondary">Chestnut St</road><spc>1</spc><road cls="secondary">Dwight St</road><spc>7</spc><road cls="primary">MA-20A</road><spc>5</spc><road cls="freeway">I-91</road><road cls="secondary">Birnie Ave</road></down_ids>
      <jct_pic alignment="bottom" pic="unique/MA/291/MA-001" height="250" photo="t=4&amp;s=11&amp;x=1746&amp;y=11661&amp;z=18&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><spc>35</spc><road cls="secondary">Chestnut St</road><spc>1</spc><road cls="secondary">Dwight St</road><spc>1</spc><road cls="secondary">Columbus</road><road cls="secondary">Ave</road><road cls="freeway">I-91</road><spc>3</spc><road cls="primary">US-20</road><spc>7</spc></up_ids>
      <up_desc>
        <parallel_exits>
          <road_use>From US-20</road_use>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><street dark="">Chestnut St South</street><town>Springfield</town><pt_of_int symbol="train">Amtrak Station</pt_of_int></jct_desc>
          <serial_exits>
            <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop2from3"><hwy_name>I-91 South</hwy_name><street dark="">Columbus Ave</street></jct_desc>
            <parallel_exits>
              <jct_desc lane_pic="dropLeft/drop1from1" goto_hwy_link="MA/I091.xml#MA-8"><hwy_name>I-91</hwy_name><town>Hartford, CT</town><town>New Haven, CT</town><town>(New York, NY)</town></jct_desc>
              <jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop1from2"><street dark="">Columbus Ave</street><town>Springfield</town></jct_desc>
              </parallel_exits>
            </serial_exits>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="splitLeft/drop1from2" goto_hwy_link="MA/I091.xml#MA-8"><hwy_name>(I-91 North)</hwy_name><hwy_name>MA-20A</hwy_name><street dark="">Carew St</street><town>Springfield</town><town>Chicopee</town><town>(Holyoke)</town><town>(Brattleboro, VT)</town><pt_of_int symbol="hospital">Mercy Med Ctr</pt_of_int><pt_of_int symbol="hospital">Shriners Hospital For Children</pt_of_int><pt_of_int symbol="hospital">Baystate Med Ctr</pt_of_int></jct_desc>
          <road_use>From I-91 NB</road_use>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><street dark="">Dwight St</street><town>Springfield</town><pt_of_int symbol="hospital">Mercy Med Ctr</pt_of_int><pt_of_int symbol="hospital">Shriners Hospital For Children</pt_of_int><pt_of_int symbol="hospital">Baystate Med Ctr</pt_of_int></jct_desc>
          </parallel_exits>
        </up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><lanes>2</lanes><spd>55 (I-91)</spd></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectnone" />
      <up><lanes>2</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>WEST</end_dir></jct_pic>
      <up_ids />
      <up_desc><jct_desc /></up_desc>
      </last_jct>
    <jct_hdg><down_dir>Westbound</down_dir><up_dir>Eastbound</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/I291-MA.xml</pg_link><last_rev init_rev="2006">12 JAN 2006</last_rev></ft>
  </hwy>
