Interstate 290 (New York)

Interstate 290
Interstate 290
Youngmann Memorial Highway
	I-290 highlighted in red
Route information
	Auxiliary route of I-90
	Maintained by NYSDOT
Length	9.8 mi (15.8 km)
Existed	1958–present
History	Completed mid-1960s
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
West end	I-190 in Tonawanda
	NY 265 / NY 384 / CR 119 in Tonawanda; US 62 near Amherst; I-990 in Amherst; NY 263 in Amherst; NY 5 near Williamsville;
East end	I-90 / New York Thruway in Williamsville
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Counties	Erie
Highway system
	Interstate Highway System; Main; Auxiliary; Suffixed; Business; Future; New York Highways; Interstate; US; State; Reference; Parkways;

Interstate 290 (I-290) is a 9.8-mile-long (15.8 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. It connects I-190 in Tonawanda with I-90 in Williamsville, via Amherst. It provides a route to Niagara Falls and Canada from the east that bypasses the city of Buffalo. I-290 also connects to I-990 and, through this connection, provides access to the Amherst campus of the University at Buffalo. Its official name is the Youngmann Memorial Highway, but, locally, it is colloquially referred to as "the 290" and "the Youngmann". The highway provides the fastest road link between Toronto (Canada's largest city) and the heavily populated Northeastern US via I-90.

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