Interstate 290 (Saskatchewan)

Interstate 290 (I-290) is an Interstate highway which forms a partial beltway around the city of Saskatoon in Saskatchewan. The 14.4 mile-long (23.1 kilomtre-long) provides an alternate route to travelling through downtown Saskatoon on Interstate 15/Interstate 90, and serves the University of Saskatchewan and Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport along with various suburbs. I-290 begins at an interchange with I-15/I-90 to the west of the Avalon neighborhood. The freeway crosses the South Saskatchewan before making a northerly turn and having an interchange with US 202 just east of the Confederation Mall. I-290 then turns to the northeast before meeting I-15/I-90 once again near the airport. It crosses the South Saskatchewan River once again, before making a southern turn toward the University of Saskatchewan. I-290 continues to head south to its eastern terminus at an interchange with I-90 and I-15.