Editing Interstate 69 (section)

{{Short description|Interstate Highway from Texas to Michigan}}
{{redirect|I-69|the Japanese submarine I-69|Japanese submarine I-169|the airport in Ohio|Clermont County Airport}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox road
|country = USA
|type = I
|route = 69
|alternate_name = NAFTA Superhighway 
|map={{maplink-road|from=Interstate 69 in Michigan.map|from2=Interstate 69 in Indiana.map|from3=Interstate 69 in Kentucky.map|from4=Interstate 69 in Mississippi.map|from5=Interstate 69 in Texas.map|from6=Interstate 69E.map|from7=Interstate 69C.map|from8=Interstate 69W.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes = {{legend-line|red solid 2px|Segments open, planned, or under construction}}{{legend-line|pink solid 2px|Proposed segments}}{{legend-line|blue solid 2px|Other segments of National Highway System Corridor 18}}<!-- This isn't right, but how do you do two lines with the same label? -->
|length_mi = 910.1
|length_ref = 
|length_notes = Original length {{convert|355.8|mi}}<ref>{{cite web |first = Tony |last = DeSimone |publisher = [[Federal Highway Administration]] |url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table01.cfm?redirect |title = Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002 |work = Route Log and Finder List |date = October 31, 2002 |access-date = August 20, 2007 |archive-date = April 22, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120422220808/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table1.cfm |url-status = live }}</ref>
|established = 1957
|history = {{plainlist|
*First completed in 1992
}}
|direction_a = South
|terminus_a = {{Jct|country=USA|US|59}} in [[Rosenberg, Texas| Rosenberg, TX]]
|junction = <!-- Major junctions only; Only 10 most major intersections and cities belong here; please read [[WP:USRD/STDS]] for more info -->
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|45}} in [[Houston, Texas|Houston, TX]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|10}} in Houston, TX
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|55}} in [[Hernando, Mississippi|Hernando, MS]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|40}} in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|64}} near [[Evansville, Indiana|Evansville, IN]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|65}} in Indianapolis, IN
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|74}} in Indianapolis, IN
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|70}} in Indianapolis, IN
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|80|I|90}} near [[Angola, Indiana|Angola, IN]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|94}} in [[Marshall, Michigan|Marshall, MI]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|75}} near [[Flint, Michigan|Flint, MI]]
|direction_b = East
|terminus_b ={{jct|province=ON|Hwy|402}} at [[Canada–United States border|Canada–US border]] on [[Blue Water Bridge]] in [[Port Huron, Michigan|Port Huron, MI]]
|states = [[Texas]], <!--[[Louisiana]], [[Arkansas]],--> [[Mississippi]], [[Tennessee]], [[Kentucky]], [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]]
}}
'''Interstate&nbsp;69''' ('''I-69''') is an [[Interstate Highway]] in the United States currently consisting of eight unconnected segments. The longest segment runs from [[Evansville, Indiana]], northeast to the [[Canada–United States border|Canadian border]] in [[Port Huron, Michigan]], and includes the original continuous segment from [[Indianapolis]], Indiana, to Port Huron of {{convert|355.8|mi|km}}. The remaining separated segments are variously completed and posted or not posted sections of an extension southwest to the [[Mexico–United States border|Mexican border]] in [[Texas]]. Of this extension—nicknamed the [[NAFTA superhighway|NAFTA Superhighway]] because it would help trade with Canada and Mexico spurred by the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA)—seven pieces in [[Laredo, Texas]]; [[Pharr, Texas]]; [[Brownsville, Texas]]; [[Corpus Christi, Texas]]; [[Houston, Texas]]; northwestern [[Mississippi]]; and [[Memphis, Tennessee]], have been built or upgraded and signposted as I-69. Indiana completed the fifth segment that extends I-69 through that state in August 2024.<ref name=AdamsAug2024>{{cite news |url=https://fox59.com/indiana-news/i-69-interchange-to-open-in-indianapolis-bringing-end-to-lengthy-interstate-extension-project/amp/ |title=I-69 interchange opens in Indianapolis, bringing end to lengthy interstate extension project |first=Matt |last=Adams |work=Fox 58 |location=Indianapolis |date=August 7, 2024 |access-date=August 8, 2024 }}</ref>

A sixth segment of I-69 through [[Kentucky]] utilizing that state's existing parkway system and a section of [[Interstate 24|I-24]] was established by federal legislation in 2008 with several more parkway segments being upgraded since then. This brings the total length to approximately {{convert|880|mi|km|abbr=}}.

The proposed extension evolved from the combination of Corridors&nbsp;18 and 20 of the [[National Highway System (United States)|National Highway System]] as designated in the [[Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act]] of 1991 (ISTEA), but the federally recognized corridor also includes connecting and existing infrastructure, including [[Interstate 94|I-94]] between [[Chicago]], Illinois, and Port Huron, Michigan, and several spurs from I-69. Among these proposed spurs are an extension of [[Interstate 530|I-530]] from [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas]]; an upgrade of [[U.S. Route 59 in Texas|U.S. Route&nbsp;59]] (US&nbsp;59) from [[Texarkana, Texas]] being designated as [[Interstate 369 (Texas)|Interstate 369]]; and a split in southern Texas ([[Interstate 69E|I-69E]], [[Interstate 69C|I-69C]], [[Interstate 69W|I-69W]]) to serve three border crossings at Brownsville, Pharr, and Laredo.

In August&nbsp;2007, I-69 was selected by the [[United States Department of Transportation]] (USDOT) as one of six Corridors of the Future, making it eligible for additional federal funding and streamlined planning and review.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.truckertotrucker.com/trucker/1/2007/09/DOT-Selects-Six-National-Corridors-of-the-Future.cfm |access-date = August 10, 2012 |title = DOT Selects Six National "Corridors of the Future" |archive-date = November 9, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121109051657/http://www.truckertotrucker.com/trucker/1/2007/09/DOT-Selects-Six-National-Corridors-of-the-Future.cfm |url-status = live }}</ref> This funding has since been withheld, causing some states to suspend completion of the entire route until federal funding is restored. There is no estimated timeline for completion of the entire I-69 route.