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==Route description== I-69 currently exists as a number of distinct segments, mostly corresponding to defined sections of independent utility (SIUs): * The original (with later additions), fully completed route from [[Evansville, Indiana]], through [[Indianapolis]] along [[Interstate 465]] to the [[Blue Water Bridge]] at [[Port Huron, Michigan]] (SIU 1-3); * The upgraded portions of the [[Kentucky Parkway System]]: [[Purchase Parkway|Purchase]], [[Western Kentucky Parkway|Western Kentucky]], and [[Pennyrile Parkway|Pennyrile]] parkways; in addition to a portion of [[Interstate 24|I-24]] (SIU 5) and (SIU 6); * A {{convert|42|mi|km|adj=on}} section from [[Tunica Resorts, Mississippi]], to the [[Interstate 40|I-40]]/I-69/[[Tennessee State Route 300|State Route 300]] (SR 300) interchange in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], part of (SIU 9) and (SIU 10); * The existing US 59 freeway from [[Rosenberg, Texas]], to [[Cleveland, Texas]], (SIU 19); * A {{convert|24.106|mi|km|adj=on}} segment of [[U.S. Route 77|US 77]] from [[Farm to Market Road 1356]] (FM 1356) in [[Kingsville, Texas]] to I-37 near [[Corpus Christi, Texas]], (SIU 22), designated as I-69 in August 2011 and redesignated as [[Interstate 69E|I-69E]] on May 30, 2013;<ref name="I6953013">{{cite press release |author = Staff |url = http://www.i69texasalliance.com/NewsUpdates/update5.30.13RGV1.html |publisher = Alliance for I-69 Texas |title = Interstate 69 Comes to Texarkana and the Valley |date = May 30, 2013 |access-date = May 31, 2013 |archive-date = October 19, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131019193855/http://www.i69texasalliance.com/NewsUpdates/update5.30.13RGV1.html |url-status = live }}</ref> * An {{convert|18|mi|km|adj=on}} section of [[U.S. Route 281|US 281]] from [[Interstate 2|I-2]] in [[Pharr, Texas]], to [[Edinburg, Texas]], designated as [[Interstate 69C|I-69C]] on May 30, 2013;<ref name="I6953013" /> * A {{convert|58.9|mi|km|adj=on}} section of US 77 (and part of [[U.S. Route 83|US 83]]) from the [[Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates|Veterans International Bridge]] at [[Brownsville, Texas]], to north of [[Raymondville, Texas]], designated as [[Interstate 69E|I-69E]] on May 30, 2013 (SIU 23);<ref name="I6953013" /><ref>{{cite news |first = Steve |last = Clark |date = May 29, 2013 |url = http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_3baf5bf6-c8d4-11e2-bafc-0019bb30f31a.html |title = SH 550 ribbon-cutting crowd gets big I-69 news |work = The Brownsville Herald |access-date = May 31, 2013 |archive-date = July 1, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170701120455/http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_3baf5bf6-c8d4-11e2-bafc-0019bb30f31a.html |url-status = dead }}</ref> and *A {{convert|1.4|mi|km|adj=on}} section of both US 59 and [[Texas State Highway Loop 20|State Highway Loop 20]] (Loop 20) in [[Laredo, Texas]], between the [[World Trade International Bridge]] and [[Interstate 35|I-35]], designated as [[Interstate 69W|I-69W]] on June 17, 2014. {{lengths table|length_ref=}} |- |[[Interstate 69 in Texas|TX]] ||{{convert|172.200|mi|km|disp=table}} |- |[[Interstate 69 in Louisiana|LA]] || || |- |[[Interstate 69 in Arkansas|AR]] || || |- |[[Interstate 69 in Mississippi|MS]] ||{{convert|21.393|mi|km|disp=table}} |- |[[Interstate 69 in Tennessee|TN]] ||{{convert|21.000|mi|km|disp=table}} |- |[[Interstate 69 in Kentucky|KY]] ||{{convert|148.090|mi|km|disp=table}} |- |[[Interstate 69 in Indiana|IN]] ||{{convert|342|mi|km|disp=table}} |- |[[Interstate 69 in Michigan|MI]] ||{{convert|202.317|mi|km|disp=table}} |- |'''Total''' ||{{convert|907|mi|km|disp=table}} |} [[File:Interstate 69 near Fortville, Indiana.jpg|thumb|right|Looking on I-69 just outside Indianapolis near Pendleton; the exit in the picture has since been renumbered to 214]] [[File:Blue Water Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|I-69/I-94's northern terminus at the Blue Water Bridge at the Canadian border in Port Huron, Michigan, connecting it to Highway 402 in Point Edward, Ontario]] === Texas === {{Main|Interstate 69 in Texas}} In Texas, I-69 currently begins in [[Rosenberg, Texas|Rosenberg]] then passing through [[Greater Houston]] before currently ending in [[Cleveland, Texas]]. I-69, when completed, will be concurrent with [[U.S. Route 59 in Texas|US 59]] from [[Victoria, Texas|Victoria]] to [[Tenaha, Texas|Tenaha]]. Various portions of US 59 are being upgraded to prepare for the future alignment. === Mississippi === {{Main|Interstate 69 in Mississippi}} Another section of I-69 starts at an at-grade intersection with the route of [[Mississippi Highway 304]] (MS 304) in [[Banks, Mississippi|Banks]], Tunica County, Mississippi. It continues roughly north-northeast, crossing into [[DeSoto County, Mississippi|DeSoto County]] to a partial interchange with the current route of MS 304, then runs easterly to an interchange with [[Interstate 55|I-55]] in northern [[Hernando, Mississippi|Hernando]]. It then continues north, overlapping I-55 to the Tennessee state line, and continues northward concurrently with I-55 to the south side of Memphis. It then follows [[Interstate 240 (Tennessee)|I-240]] northward through downtown before joining I-40. Presently, the northern end of this section of I-69 is at the I-40/I-69/SR 300 interchange on the north side of Memphis. This portion of the route was the first SIU of the proposed extension to be signed as part of the national I-69 route, and the first portion designed as part of the extension. === Kentucky === {{Main|Interstate 69 in Kentucky}} In Kentucky, I-69 begins at the Tennessee border in [[Fulton, Kentucky|Fulton]] on [[U.S. Route 51|US 51]] then follows the existing route of [[Purchase Parkway]], [[Interstate 24|I-24]] (from exit 52 to 42), [[Western Kentucky Parkway]], and [[Pennyrile Parkway]] before ending at [[U.S. Route 41 in Kentucky|US 41]] just south of [[Henderson, Kentucky|Henderson]]. === Indiana === {{Main|Interstate 69 in Indiana}} The new section of I-69 in southern Indiana presently begins at the [[U.S. Route 41|US 41]] interchange south of [[Evansville, Indiana|Evansville]] at the former southern terminus of [[Interstate 164|I-164]]. From there, it runs first east, then north, meeting [[Indiana State Road 662|SR 662]], [[Indiana State Road 66|SR 66]], and [[Indiana State Road 62|SR 62]]. At exit 18, [[Indiana State Road 57|SR 57]] joins I-69 on a [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]]. Shortly thereafter, it meets [[Interstate 64|I-64]] at a [[cloverleaf interchange]]. From there, it runs north to [[Indiana State Road 68|SR 68]]. Construction was completed on November 19, 2012, on a {{convert|67|mi|km|adj=on}} segment (SIU 3, Sections 1–3). This extension takes the route north-northeast from there to [[Indiana State Road 64|SR 64]] near [[Oakland City, Indiana|Oakland City]], then north-northeast to [[U.S. Route 50|US 50]]/[[U.S. Route 150|US 150]] at [[Washington, Indiana|Washington]], and finally northeast to [[U.S. Route 231|US 231]] near [[Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division]] (NSWC Crane Division). Construction for the final new terrain segment (SIU 3, Section 4), which takes I-69 from NSWC Crane Division northeast to [[Indiana State Road 37|SR 37]] on the southwest side of [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]], was completed in December 2015 and was extended north to [[Martinsville, Indiana|Martinsville]] in late 2018 (Section 5).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=August 10, 2018 |title=Section 5 of I-69 project will be completed near mid-September, according to INDOT |url=https://fox59.com/2018/08/10/indot-section-5-of-i-69-project-will-be-completed-near-mid-september/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811195814/https://fox59.com/2018/08/10/indot-section-5-of-i-69-project-will-be-completed-near-mid-september/ |archive-date=August 11, 2018 |access-date=February 18, 2019 |website=FOX59 |language=en}}</ref> Section 6 (Martinsville to Indianapolis) of I-69's SIU 3 is currently being upgraded to full [[Interstate Highway standards]] all the way north-northeast to I-465 on the southwest side of Indianapolis. The project is referred to as I-69 Finish Line Project. I-69 became a continuous segment in Indiana with the opening of the I-69/I-465 interchange on the south side of Indianapolis in August 2024.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-24 |title=Businesses looking forward to I-69 completion on Indy's south side |url=https://www.wthr.com/article/traffic/traffic-news/businesses-looking-forward-to-interstate-69-completion-on-indianapolis-south-side/531-7dd2609d-62b7-4c2c-9687-d31f0a234504 |access-date=2024-07-30 |publisher=WTHR-TV |language=en-US}}</ref> The original portion of I-69 in Indiana (SIU 1 of the overall national plan) starts at an interchange with [[Interstate 465|I-465]], the [[beltway]] around [[Indianapolis]] on the northeast side of that city. I-69 heads northeast to near [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]], where it turns more easterly to provide indirect access to [[Muncie, Indiana|Muncie]] before turning more northerly toward [[Marion, Indiana|Marion]] and [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]]. In Fort Wayne, I-69 runs along the western edge of the city while I-69's first (and for many years only) signed auxiliary route, [[Interstate 469|I-469]], loops east of the city. After crossing the [[Indiana East–West Toll Road]] ([[Interstate 80|I-80]]/[[Interstate 90|I-90]]) near [[Angola, Indiana|Angola]] and [[Fremont, Indiana|Fremont]], I-69 enters Michigan just south of [[Kinderhook, Michigan|Kinderhook]]. === Michigan === {{Main|Interstate 69 in Michigan}} I-69 in Michigan runs north passing through [[Coldwater, Michigan|Coldwater]] and [[Marshall, Michigan|Marshall]]. There, it crosses [[Interstate 94|I-94]] east of [[Battle Creek, Michigan|Battle Creek]]. Near [[Olivet, Michigan|Olivet]], I-69 begins to turn in a northeasterly direction, passing through the [[Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area]]. Here, I-69 is cosigned with [[Interstate 96|I-96]] as an [[overlap (road)|overlap]] west of [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]], the only such [[palindrome|palindromic]] pairing in the [[Interstate Highway System]]. Where it splits from I-96, I-69 turns east, both in compass direction and in signed direction, and heads north of Lansing and through [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]] (where it crosses [[Interstate 75|I-75]]) to a junction with [[Interstate 94|I-94]] just outside Port Huron. At its eastern terminus, I-69 joins I-94 to the [[Blue Water Bridge]] across the [[St. Clair River]], where traffic continues on [[Ontario Highway 402|Highway 402]] in the Canadian province of [[Ontario]] to [[London, Ontario]].
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