Editing Interstate 69

{{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 
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|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
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|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.

==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&nbsp;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&nbsp;5) and (SIU&nbsp;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&nbsp;300]] (SR&nbsp;300) interchange in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], part of (SIU&nbsp;9) and (SIU&nbsp;10);
* The existing US&nbsp;59 freeway from [[Rosenberg, Texas]], to [[Cleveland, Texas]], (SIU&nbsp;19);
* A {{convert|24.106|mi|km|adj=on}} segment of [[U.S. Route 77|US&nbsp;77]] from [[Farm to Market Road 1356]] (FM&nbsp;1356) in [[Kingsville, Texas]] to I-37 near [[Corpus Christi, Texas]], (SIU&nbsp;22), designated as I-69 in August&nbsp;2011 and redesignated as [[Interstate 69E|I-69E]] on May&nbsp;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&nbsp;281]] from [[Interstate 2|I-2]] in [[Pharr, Texas]], to [[Edinburg, Texas]], designated as [[Interstate 69C|I-69C]] on May&nbsp;30, 2013;<ref name="I6953013" />
* A {{convert|58.9|mi|km|adj=on}} section of US&nbsp;77 (and part of [[U.S. Route 83|US&nbsp;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&nbsp;30, 2013 (SIU&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;59 and [[Texas State Highway Loop 20|State Highway Loop&nbsp;20]] (Loop&nbsp;20) in [[Laredo, Texas]], between the [[World Trade International Bridge]] and [[Interstate 35|I-35]], designated as [[Interstate 69W|I-69W]] on June&nbsp;17, 2014.

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|[[Interstate 69 in Texas|TX]] ||{{convert|172.200|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[Interstate 69 in Louisiana|LA]] || ||
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|[[Interstate 69 in Arkansas|AR]] || ||
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|[[Interstate 69 in Mississippi|MS]] ||{{convert|21.393|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[Interstate 69 in Tennessee|TN]] ||{{convert|21.000|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[Interstate 69 in Kentucky|KY]] ||{{convert|148.090|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[Interstate 69 in Indiana|IN]] ||{{convert|342|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[Interstate 69 in Michigan|MI]] ||{{convert|202.317|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|'''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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;662]], [[Indiana State Road 66|SR&nbsp;66]], and [[Indiana State Road 62|SR&nbsp;62]]. At exit&nbsp;18, [[Indiana State Road 57|SR&nbsp;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&nbsp;68]]. Construction was completed on November&nbsp;19, 2012, on a {{convert|67|mi|km|adj=on}} segment (SIU&nbsp;3, Sections&nbsp;1–3). This extension takes the route north-northeast from there to [[Indiana State Road 64|SR&nbsp;64]] near [[Oakland City, Indiana|Oakland City]], then north-northeast to [[U.S. Route 50|US&nbsp;50]]/[[U.S. Route 150|US&nbsp;150]] at [[Washington, Indiana|Washington]], and finally northeast to [[U.S. Route 231|US&nbsp;231]] near [[Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division]] (NSWC Crane Division). Construction for the final new terrain segment (SIU&nbsp;3, Section&nbsp;4), which takes I-69 from NSWC Crane Division northeast to [[Indiana State Road 37|SR&nbsp;37]] on the southwest side of [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]], was completed in December&nbsp;2015 and was extended north to [[Martinsville, Indiana|Martinsville]] in late 2018 (Section&nbsp;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&nbsp;6 (Martinsville to Indianapolis) of I-69's SIU&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;402]] in the Canadian province of [[Ontario]] to [[London, Ontario]].

==History==

===Original route===
[[File:Interstate 69 map.png|thumb|right|Map of the original I-69 route]]
A route from I-465 in [[Indianapolis]] northeast via [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]] to I-80/I-90 near [[Angola, Indiana|Angola]] was added to the proposed "Interregional Highway System" by the early 1940s. Unlike most of the routes, it was not drawn along an existing [[U.S. Route]] corridor, except north of Fort Wayne (where it used [[U.S. Route 27 in Indiana|US&nbsp;27]]); most of it ran roughly parallel to [[Indiana State Road 9|SR&nbsp;9]] and [[Indiana State Road 37|SR&nbsp;37]].<ref name=PRA-1943>{{cite map |author = Public Roads Administration |url = https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interregional_Highway_plan_ca_1943.jpg |title = Routes of the Recommended Interregional Highway System |date = c. 1943 |scale = Scale not given |location = Washington, DC |publisher = Public Roads Administration |via = [[Wikimedia Commons]] |access-date = February 27, 2016 |archive-date = January 30, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160130235654/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interregional_Highway_plan_ca_1943.jpg |url-status = live }}</ref> The extension beyond Angola to I-94 near [[Marshall, Michigan]], actually started out as part of what evolved into I-94. On early plans, the Chicago–Detroit route would have replaced [[U.S. Route 112|US&nbsp;112]] (now [[U.S. Route 12 in Michigan|US&nbsp;12]]), splitting from I-80/I-90 at [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]].<ref name=PRA-1943/><ref>{{cite map |author = Public Roads Administration |url = https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interregional_Highway_plan_1939.jpg |title = Proposed Interregional Highway System |year = 1939 |scale = Scale not given |location = Washington, DC |publisher = Public Roads Administration |via = Wikimedia Commons |access-date = February 27, 2016 |archive-date = January 2, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160102173240/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interregional_Highway_plan_1939.jpg |url-status = live }}</ref> By 1947, the route had been shifted north to present I-94, along what was then US&nbsp;12, but the connection to South Bend remained, splitting at [[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]].<ref>{{cite map |author = Public Roads Administration |url = http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interstate_Highway_plan_August_2,_1947_big_text.jpg |title = National System of Interstate Highways, August 2, 1947 |scale = Scale not given |location = Washington, DC |publisher = Public Roads Administration |via = Wikimedia Commons |access-date = October 25, 2013 |archive-date = October 29, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202001/http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interstate_Highway_plan_August_2,_1947_big_text.jpg |url-status = live }}</ref>

The I-69 designation was assigned to the Indianapolis–Angola route in 1957, while the short South Bend–Kalamazoo route became proposed [[Interstate 67|I-67]].<ref>{{cite map |author = Public Roads Administration |url = http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interstate_Highway_plan_August_14,_1957.jpg |title = Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways |date = August 14, 1957 |scale = Scale not given |location = Washington, DC |publisher = Public Roads Administration |via = Wikimedia Commons |access-date = February 27, 2016 |archive-date = November 10, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121110055957/http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interstate_Highway_plan_August_14,_1957.jpg |url-status = live }}</ref> The I-67 designation was shifted east to the US&nbsp;27 corridor by early 1958, eventually being absorbed into the extension of I-69 to I-94 near Marshall which was built in 1967.<ref>{{cite report |author = [[Michigan State Highway Department]] |publisher = Michigan State Highway Department |url = http://nwindianahwys.homestead.com/michiplan.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20021016104545/http://nwindianahwys.homestead.com/michiplan.html |title = Recommended Numbering: Interstate Highways in Michigan |date = April 25, 1958 |archive-date = October 16, 2002 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite map |author = Public Roads Administration |url = http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interstate_Highway_plan_June_27,_1958.jpg |title = Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways |date = June 27, 1958 |scale = Scale not given |location = Washington, DC |publisher = Public Roads Administration |via = Wikimedia Commons |access-date = October 25, 2013 |archive-date = October 29, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200357/http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interstate_Highway_plan_June_27,_1958.jpg |url-status = live }}</ref> The [[Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968]] authorized an additional {{convert|1500|mi|km}} of Interstates to be chosen by the FHWA; among Michigan's proposals was a {{convert|156|mi|km|adj=on}} extension of I-69 northeast and east via US&nbsp;27 to [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]], [[M-78 (Michigan highway)|M-78]] to [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]], and [[M-21 (Michigan highway)|M-21]] to [[Port Huron, Michigan|Port Huron]].<ref name=argus68>{{cite news |url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tTciAAAAIBAJ&pg=3348,1518663&dq=us+131+freeway&hl=en |title = Highway Additions Requested By State |work = The Owosso Argus-Press |agency = Associated Press |date = November 14, 1968 |page = 7 |access-date = December 5, 2010 |oclc = 9802802 |archive-date = June 7, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210607160522/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tTciAAAAIBAJ&pg=3348%2C1518663&dq=us+131+freeway&hl=en |url-status = live }}</ref> However, the FHWA initially only approved the route to [[Interstate 475 (Michigan)|I-475]] in Flint.<ref>{{cite MDOT map|year=1984|inset=Flint}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |author = Federal Highway Administration |url = http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interstate_Highway_plan_October_1,_1970.jpg |title = The National System of Interstate and Defense Highways |date = October 1, 1970 |scale = Scale not given |location = Washington, DC |publisher = Federal Highway Administration |via = Wikimedia Commons |access-date = October 25, 2013 |archive-date = October 29, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204744/http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interstate_Highway_plan_October_1,_1970.jpg |url-status = live }}</ref> The continuation to Port Huron was eventually approved in February&nbsp;1987.<ref name=IHShistory>{{cite web |first = Richard |last = Weingroff |date = July 16, 2013 |orig-year = 1998 |url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/highwayhistory/data/page01.cfm |title = Part I: History |work = The Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways |publisher = Federal Highway Administration |access-date = August 18, 2013 |archive-date = June 7, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210607160613/https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/highwayhistory/data/page01.cfm |url-status = live }}</ref> Michigan's {{convert|1241|mi|km|adj=on}} portion of the Interstate Highway System was completed in 1992, when the last piece of I-69 opened southwest of Lansing between I-96 and [[Charlotte, Michigan|Charlotte]].<ref name=completion>{{cite news |url = https://newspaperarchive.com/marshall-chronicle/1992-10-17/page-20?tag=interstate+69&rtserp=tags%2Finterstate-69%3Fpci%3D7&psi=52&py=1992 |title = I-69 Now Open South of Lansing |work = [[Marshall Evening Chronicle]] |agency = Associated Press |page = 20 |oclc = 18110507 |access-date = August 17, 2013 |archive-date = June 7, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210607160437/https://newspaperarchive.com/marshall-chronicle-oct-17-1992-p-20/ |url-status = live }}</ref>

===Extended route===
[[File:Interstate 69 sign near Laredo, TX IMG 6059.JPG|thumb|The current US&nbsp;59 will become I-69W; picture taken east of Laredo, Texas]]
[[Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act]] (ISTEA) of 1991 included two [[High Priority Corridor]]s that would later become parts of a proposed crosscountry extension of I-69:<ref>{{cite web |url = http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:HR02950: |title = H.R.2950 |publisher = Thomas.loc.gov |access-date = January 13, 2012 |archive-date = December 15, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121215195446/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:HR02950: |url-status = dead }}</ref>
* (18) Corridor from [[Indianapolis]], to [[Memphis, Tennessee]], via [[Evansville, Indiana]].
* (20) US&nbsp;59 Corridor from the [[Mexico–United States border|Mexican border]] in [[Laredo, Texas]], through [[Houston]], to the vicinity of [[Texarkana, Texas]].
Corridor&nbsp;18 was extended southwest to Houston, where it connected to Corridor&nbsp;20, by the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993; the new definition read "Corridor from Indianapolis, Indiana, through Evansville, Indiana, Memphis, Tennessee, [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]]/[[Bossier City, Louisiana|Bossier, Louisiana]], and to Houston, Texas."<ref>{{cite web |url = http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:HR05518: |title = H.R. 5518 |publisher = Thomas.loc.gov |access-date = January 13, 2012 |archive-date = December 15, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121215202742/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:HR05518: |url-status = dead }}</ref> The [[National Highway System Designation Act of 1995]] made further amendments to the description of Corridor&nbsp;18, specifying that it would serve [[Mississippi]] and [[Arkansas]], extending it south to the Mexican border in the [[Lower Rio Grande Valley]] and adding a short connection at [[Brownsville, Texas]]. This act also specified that Corridors&nbsp;18 and 20 were "future parts of the [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate System]]" to become actual Interstates when built to [[Interstate Highway standards]] and connected to other Interstates. Although the act designated Corridor&nbsp;9 as [[Interstate 99|I-99]], no number was assigned to Corridors&nbsp;18 and 20 yet.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:s.00440: |title = S.440 |publisher = Thomas.loc.gov |date = February 16, 1995 |access-date = January 13, 2012 |archive-date = September 4, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150904093813/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:s.00440: |url-status = dead }}</ref>

The [[Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century]] (TEA-21), enacted in 1998, greatly expanded the definition of Corridor&nbsp;18 to include the existing I-69, as well as I-94 between Port Huron, Michigan, and [[Chicago]]. A connection to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, was added, and the extension to the Lower Rio Grande Valley was detailed as splitting into two routes just south of [[Victoria, Texas|Victoria]], one following US&nbsp;77 and the other following US&nbsp;59 and US&nbsp;281 to the Rio Grande.<!--mention Dickey Split study?--> This act also assigned the I-69 designation to Corridors&nbsp;18 and 20, with the branches on US&nbsp;77, US&nbsp;281, and US&nbsp;59 to the Rio Grande being "Interstate&nbsp;69 East", "Interstate&nbsp;69 Central", and "Interstate&nbsp;69 West", respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:h.r.02400: |title = H.R. 2400 |publisher = Thomas.loc.gov |access-date = January 13, 2012 |archive-date = December 16, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121216061246/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:h.r.02400: |url-status = dead }}</ref> With TEA-21, the I-69 extension took shape and remains today as those segments.<ref>{{cite web |author = Staff |publisher = Federal Highway Administration |url = http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep10/nhs/hipricorridors/hpcor.html |title = NHS High Priority Corridors Description |access-date = August 31, 2007 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070210080756/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep10/nhs/hipricorridors/hpcor.html |archive-date = February 10, 2007 }}</ref>

In 2000, Corridors&nbsp;18 and 20 were split into 32&nbsp;SIUs as part of the I-69 (Corridor&nbsp;18) Special Environmental Study.<ref name=SES>{{cite report |title = I-69 (Corridor 18) Special Environmental Study |date = February 7, 2000 }}</ref> In Texas, it was originally envisioned that private firms will [[Build–operate–transfer|build, operate, then transfer]] portions of the highway to the state after a specified period of time. Lawmakers in Kentucky once considered a bill that would authorize the re-tolling of three parkways slated to become part of I-69.{{Citation needed|date=March 2015}}

====Opposition and controversy====
The construction of the I-69 extension beyond Indianapolis has angered environmentalists. In particular, the southern portion of the route in Indiana would run through wetlands, existing farmland, and forested areas, and cut through geologically sensitive [[karst]] topography, which environmentalists argue threatens to pollute underground water systems and harm the [[rare species]] that live there.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.elpc.org/transportation/interstate69/index.php |title = Indiana I-69 |publisher = ELPC |access-date = January 13, 2012 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080626034249/http://www.elpc.org/transportation/interstate69/index.php |archive-date = June 26, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = The World This Week: Nafty Business: 'Super Corridor' will pave over the heart of America |last = Bisbort |first = Alan |work = The Valley Advocate |url = http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=4476 |access-date = December 3, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071201150110/http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=4476 |archive-date = December 1, 2007 |url-status = dead }}</ref> [[Fiscal conservative]]s also oppose completion of I-69, arguing that federal legislation establishing the I-69 corridor amounts to an [[unfunded mandate]] imposed by the federal government upon the states through which the highway will travel, as the legislation requires states to pursue construction of their portions of I-69 but provides no funding mechanism to cover its estimated $25-billion cost, thereby leaving cash-strapped states to figure out how to finance its construction. Three states (Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee) have publicly stated they will not build their sections of I-69 until Congress appropriates funds to complete environmental studies, design, and construction in each state.{{Citation needed|date=July 2018}}

==Planned and delayed extensions==

===Past progress===
[[Image:I-69 (Future).svg|right|80px]]
On June&nbsp;6, 2008, President [[George W. Bush]] signed HR&nbsp;1195, designating the [[Purchase Parkway]] as Future I-69. Kentucky officials planned to place I-69 signs on the [[Pennyrile Parkway]], [[Western Kentucky Parkway]], and Purchase Parkway in 2008, but the [[Federal Highway Administration]] (FHWA) had not yet given Kentucky approval to do so for the entire route.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:h1195eas.txt.pdf |title = HR-1195 Text |access-date = January 13, 2012 |archive-date = December 27, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101227225030/http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:h1195eas.txt.pdf |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url = http://whitfield.house.gov/news/press.aspx?id=228 |title = KY I-69 Designation Cruises Through Congress |publisher = Representative Whitfield |date = May 4, 2008 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091104010006/http://whitfield.house.gov/news/press.aspx?id=228 |archive-date = November 4, 2009 }}</ref><ref>[http://tristatehomepage.com/content/fulltext/?cid=6440 Interstate 69 Legislation], Tristate Homepage.com {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514043513/http://tristatehomepage.com/content/fulltext/?cid=6440 |date=May 14, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url = https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2008/06/20080606-4.html |title = President Bush Signs HR-1195 |publisher = The White House |date = June 6, 2008 |access-date = September 1, 2017 |archive-date = October 25, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171025113216/https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2008/06/20080606-4.html |url-status = live }}</ref> Kentucky was making spot improvements to its parkways to bring them up to [[Interstate Highway standards]] in anticipation of the I-69 designation.

Meanwhile, Indiana examined building most of SIU&nbsp;3 as a [[Southern Indiana Toll Road|toll road]] but quickly reverted to making it toll-free in 2006 with an announcement to that effect by Indiana Governor [[Mitch Daniels]] after widespread opposition from I-69 opponents and supporters alike. Indiana had been using funds from the $3.8-billion [[Indiana Toll Road Concession Company|Indiana Toll Road lease]] deal along with [[public–private partnership]]s to construct SIU&nbsp;3 between Indianapolis and Evansville. The segment from Indianapolis to [[Evansville, Indiana]], opened as of August 10, 2024.<ref name=AdamsAug2024 />

===Progress delays===
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While federal legislation established a mandate to extend I-69 from Indiana to Texas, it did not provide funding for its construction. I-69 construction must compete against other projects for traditional funding. Despite the approval of several segments, work has been completed on only a few scattered segments due in part to increasing costs for construction materials and machinery. As a result, several states have indicated that construction of I-69 may not be possible without the use of [[toll road|tolls]] as the primary means to finance building the highway. Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi passed legislation authorizing toll roads within each state but have not applied tolling to their sections of I-69 due to the widespread unpopularity of toll roads in these states. A bridge over the [[Ohio River]], which was to have been built along I-69 to connect Indiana with Kentucky, stalled in 2004 because each state did not have enough funding for it. In 2016, both states reached an agreement to restart environmental studies and develop a funding strategy for the Ohio River crossing; more funding has allowed for design and construction work to begin since that time. Tennessee has suspended work on I-69 indefinitely due to a lack of funding to build the highway outside of the Memphis metropolitan area. Arkansas has halted work on its mainline portion of I-69, aside from the Monticello Bypass, although it has applied for a federal grant to complete design and construction for the {{convert|25|mi|km|adj=on}} section between [[Monticello, Arkansas|Monticello]] and [[McGehee, Arkansas|McGehee]]. Phase 1 started construction in December 2022. {{As of|2023}}, no portion of [[Interstate 69 in Louisiana|I-69 in Louisiana]] has been built nor has any construction started.

===Current progress and plans===
Texas, Kentucky, and Indiana have been slowly advancing construction of I-69 within each state through traditional funding sources when available and innovative financing methods, such as [[public–private partnership]]s. In December&nbsp;2018, the I-69 River Crossing project team for Kentucky and Indiana announced a preferred plan to build a new toll bridge across the Ohio River as part of I-69.<ref>{{cite news |title = I-69 ORX project team announces preferred route for new Evansville-Henderson bridge |date = December 14, 2018 |last = Martin |first = John |work = Evansville Courier & Press |url = https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/2018/12/14/preferred-route-named-69-bridge-connecting-evansville-henderson/2310681002/ |access-date = January 11, 2019 |archive-date = December 14, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181214201612/https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/2018/12/14/preferred-route-named-69-bridge-connecting-evansville-henderson/2310681002/ |url-status = live }}</ref> In January 2023, contracts were awarded for work on the Kentucky approach to the new bridge (section 1).<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.roadsbridges.com/highway-construction/news/10654531/contract-awarded-for-i-69-ohio-river-crossing-section-1-in-kentucky |title = Contract awarded for I-69 Ohio River Crossing Section 1 in Kentucky |date = January 4, 2022 |website = Roads & Bridges |access-date = April 4, 2023 |archive-date = April 4, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230404061734/https://www.roadsbridges.com/highway-construction/news/10654531/contract-awarded-for-i-69-ohio-river-crossing-section-1-in-kentucky |url-status = live }}</ref> In March 2023, Kentucky and Indiana signed an initial memorandum of agreement to allow preliminary development and financial planning to move forward.<ref>{{Cite news |url = http://www.wxbc1043.com/2023/03/29/kentucky-indiana-officials-sign-agreement-for-i-69-bridge/ |title = Kentucky, Indiana Officials Sign Agreement For I-69 Bridge |website = 104.3 The River |publisher = WXBC-FM |date = March 28, 2023 |access-date = April 4, 2023 |archive-date = April 4, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230404061734/http://www.wxbc1043.com/2023/03/29/kentucky-indiana-officials-sign-agreement-for-i-69-bridge/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The Indiana approach (section 3) began construction in summer of 2024 with the widening and increasing of support for the inside shoulders to serve as temporary travel lanes on the final 1.5 mile stretch of I-69 eastward from its temporary end at the US 41 interchange.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Craig |first=Berry |date=2024-06-26 |title=Lane Restriction Needed on I-69 for ORX Section 3 Work |url=https://i69ohiorivercrossing.com/news/section-3-lane-restriction/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=I-69 Ohio River Crossing |language=en-US}}</ref> Construction of the bridge (section 2) is currently scheduled to begin in 2027 and be completed in 2031, although efforts to speed up the timeframe are being explored.<ref>{{Cite news |first = Kathy |last = Bottorff |url = https://www.am1050.com/2023/03/31/bi-state-agreement-paves-the-way-for-new-ohio-river-bridge/ |title = Bi-State Agreement Paves the Way for New Ohio River Bridge |publisher = WTCA-AM |date = April 1, 2023 |access-date = April 4, 2023 |archive-date = April 3, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230403124223/https://www.am1050.com/2023/03/31/bi-state-agreement-paves-the-way-for-new-ohio-river-bridge/ |url-status = live }}</ref>

In 2021, Tennessee announced it was reviving construction of segment&nbsp;7 of I-69 in northwestern Tennessee to link it to I-55 on the west side of the Mississippi River. This will provide an interim direct freeway link to Memphis that will bypass the suspended segment&nbsp;8 pending its eventual completion to take I-69 even more directly into Memphis. The [[Tennessee Department of Transportation]] (TDOT) halted the Interstate work about four years earlier because they lacked federal funding for the project. The revived portion of I-69 will run from the Kentucky state line to [[Dyersburg, Tennessee|Dyersburg]] where it will connect with [[Interstate 155 (Missouri–Tennessee)|I-155]], a spur that crosses the Mississippi River and extends to I-55 in southeastern Missouri. From there, I-55 extends south running parallel to the [[Mississippi River]] on the Missouri–Arkansas side then crosses the river into Memphis.<ref name="I-69">{{cite web |publisher = Obion County |title = I-69 Project Revived |year = 2021 |author = Obion County News |url = https://www.obioncounty.org/index.php/discover-obion-county/obion-county-news/339-i-69-project-revived.html |access-date = March 4, 2021 |archive-date = July 29, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210729090505/https://www.obioncounty.org/index.php/discover-obion-county/obion-county-news/339-i-69-project-revived.html |url-status = live }}</ref> A bypass around [[Union City, Tennessee]] has been completed to open to traffic on February 21, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=David |title=Section of SR 690—Future Interstate 69—Opens in Obion County, Wednesday |url=https://wnws.com/section-of-interstate-69-opens-in-obion-county-wednesday/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |publisher=WNWS |location = Jackson, Tennessee |date=February 20, 2024}}</ref>

===Texas===
{{Main|Interstate 69 in Texas}}
[[File:I-69 Southern Terminus In Houston,Texas.jpg|thumb|Upcoming connection from [[Interstate 610 (Texas)|I-610]], the North Loop to I-69 in Houston]]
[[File:TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON SOUTHWEST FREEWAY. (FROM THE DOCUMERICA-1 EXHIBITION. FOR OTHER IMAGES IN THIS ASSIGNMENT, SEE... - NARA - 553019.jpg|thumb|The Southwest Freeway, now I-69, in Houston in 1972]]
In [[Texas]], I-69 planning has become part of the [[Trans-Texas Corridor]] (TTC) studies. This part of the TTC, called I-69/TTC, includes I-69 and all of its spurs authorized by Congress. It will extend from three border crossings, at [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]], [[Pharr, Texas|Pharr]], and [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]], along [[U.S. Route 59|US&nbsp;59]], [[U.S. Route 281|US&nbsp;281]], and [[U.S. Route 77|US&nbsp;77]] toward [[Victoria, Texas|Victoria]]. After the three branches join, I-69 will continue along the general US&nbsp;59 corridor through [[Houston]] to [[Tenaha, Texas|Tenaha]], where it will turn easterly to Louisiana along [[U.S. Route 84|US&nbsp;84]]. In [[Greater Houston]], I-69 will follow the US&nbsp;59 freeway corridor through town. A branch ([[Interstate 369 (Texas)|I-369]]) continues north on US&nbsp;59 from Tenaha to [[Texarkana, Texas|Texarkana]], where it will eventually connect to [[Interstate 30|I-30]] and [[Interstate 49|I-49]]. Most of the proposed I-69 route in Texas already exists as four-lane highways, with a lengthy freeway section stretching north and south of Houston along US&nbsp;59 and shorter freeway sections of US&nbsp;77, US&nbsp;83, and US&nbsp;281 in the [[Lower Rio Grande Valley]].

The I-69/TTC project has been split into 15&nbsp;SIUs, which match the original ones but do not share numbers. SIUs&nbsp;1 to 8 (original 16 to 23) cover the mainline along the "Interstate&nbsp;69 East" branch to the Mexican border at Brownsville. The "Interstate&nbsp;69 Central" branch to Pharr is SIUs&nbsp;9, 11, and 12 (original 24 to 26). The "Interstate&nbsp;369" and "Interstate&nbsp;69 West" branches to Texarkana and the Mexican border at Laredo, respectively, are SIUs&nbsp;13 and 14 (original 29 and 30), and two connections to Brownsville and Pharr are SIUs&nbsp;10 and 15 (original 31 and 32). The I-69/TTC study also includes SIU L-CC, a connection between [[Freer, Texas|Freer]] and [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]] that was not in the 2000 study.<ref>{{cite web |publisher = [[Texas Department of Transportation]] |url = http://ttc.keeptexasmoving.org/projects/i69/ |title = I-69/TTC (Northeast Texas to Mexico) |access-date = August 31, 2007 |author = Staff |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071214011558/http://ttc.keeptexasmoving.org/projects/i69/ |archive-date = December 14, 2007 }}</ref> The [[Texas Department of Transportation]] (TxDOT) originally considered building the I-69/TTC over new terrain paralleling US&nbsp;59, US&nbsp;77, and US&nbsp;281.

Responding to widespread opposition from environmental groups and property rights activists, TxDOT announced in June&nbsp;2008 that it will complete I-69 by upgrading the existing US&nbsp;59, US&nbsp;77, and US&nbsp;281 roadways to Interstate standards through rural areas, with bypasses around urban centers along the route. Instead of building the Trans-Texas Corridor as originally planned, TxDOT now plans to finance upgrading the existing highways to I-69 through private sector investment. Under the proposed arrangement, I-69 would remain toll-free where it overlaps preexisting highways, while bypasses of cities may be tolled. The private firms awarded contracts for I-69 would also build and operate toll roads throughout the state; some of those revenues would then be applied to I-69 construction.

A stated goal of TxDOT's I-69 initiative is that "existing suitable freeway sections of the proposed system be designated as I-69 as soon as possible".<ref>{{cite web |publisher = Texas Department of Transportation |url = http://www.txdot.gov/drivenbytexans/whats_next.htm |title = What's Next for I-69 Texas? |access-date = August 31, 2011 |author = Staff |archive-date = August 21, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110821071400/https://www.txdot.gov/drivenbytexans/whats_next.htm |url-status = live }}</ref> In response to TxDOT's request, a {{convert|6|mi|km|adj=on|spell=in}} segment of US&nbsp;77 between [[Interstate 37|I-37]] and [[Texas State Highway 44|SH&nbsp;44]] near Corpus Christi was approved for the "I-69" designation by the FHWA in August&nbsp;2011 and was approved by the [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]] (AASHTO) in October&nbsp;2011;<ref>{{cite press release |publisher = Texas Department of Transportation |url = http://www.txdot.gov/news/028-2011.htm |title = Portion of US&nbsp;77 Approved as Part of US Interstate System |access-date = August 31, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111102204738/http://txdot.gov/drivenbytexans/whats_next.htm |archive-date = November 2, 2011 |url-status = dead }}</ref> signage was posted at an official ceremony on December&nbsp;5, 2011;<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/articles/december-133075-first-going.html |title = First I-69 signs going up on US&nbsp;77 in December |access-date = November 4, 2011 |archive-date = April 5, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120405131922/http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/articles/december-133075-first-going.html |url-status = dead }}</ref> it was resigned as I-69E on May&nbsp;29, 2013.

At the May&nbsp;18, 2012, meeting of AASHTO, {{convert|35|mi|km}} of US&nbsp;59 from I-610 in Houston to Fostoria Road in [[Liberty County, Texas|Liberty County]] were also approved as ready for I-69 signage.<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year= 2012S}}</ref>

On May&nbsp;29, 2013, the Texas Transportation Commission gave approval to naming completed Interstate-standard segments of US&nbsp;77 and US&nbsp;281 as I-69. US&nbsp;77 through [[Cameron County, Texas|Cameron]] and [[Willacy County, Texas|Willacy]] counties will be signed as I-69E, including {{convert|52|mi|km}} of existing freeway starting at the [[Rio Grande]] in Brownsville and running north past [[Raymondville, Texas|Raymondville]]. The {{convert|13|mi|km}} of US&nbsp;281 freeway in Pharr and Edinburg will be signed as I-69C.<ref>{{cite news |first = Allen |last = Essex |date = May 30, 2013 |title = I-69 Comes to the Valley: 111&nbsp;Miles Added to Interstate System |url = http://www.valleymorningstar.com/news/local_news/article_f14ba588-c99b-11e2-807b-001a4bcf6878.html |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130615091205/http://www.valleymorningstar.com/news/local_news/article_f14ba588-c99b-11e2-807b-001a4bcf6878.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = June 15, 2013 |work = [[Valley Morning Star]] |location = Harlingen, Texas |access-date = June 3, 2013 }}</ref>

The section of US&nbsp;59 inside the I-610 loop that runs through [[Downtown Houston]] was approved by the FHWA for designation as I-69 on March&nbsp;9, 2015, and approved for signage as such by the Texas Transportation Commission on March&nbsp;24, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title = Minute Order 113100 |url = http://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot/commission/2015/0326/5.pdf |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122350/http://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot/commission/2015/0326/5.pdf |archive-date = April 2, 2015 |url-status = live |access-date = March 26, 2022 |publisher = [[Texas Transportation Commission]] |publication-date = March 25, 2015 }}</ref>

===Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi===
{{Main|Interstate 69 in Louisiana|Interstate 69 in Arkansas|Interstate 69 in Mississippi}}
[[Image:Interstate 69 and MS 304 reassurance markers.jpg|thumb|A stretch of I-69 cosigned with MS&nbsp;304 in Mississippi]]
[[File:US 49, US 61 and US 278 in Mississippi.jpg|thumbnail|Future I-69 along with US&nbsp;49, US&nbsp;61, and US&nbsp;278 near Clarksdale, Mississippi]]
The nearly {{convert|350|mi|km|adj=on}} portion of the I-69 extension from south of [[Clarksdale, Mississippi]], to the Louisiana–Texas state line is planned to be built as a new-terrain route that parallels existing U.S. Routes and state highways in some locations. As well as covering the part in Texas northeast of [[Nacogdoches, Texas|Nacogdoches]], SIU&nbsp;16 also extends into [[Louisiana]], ending at [[U.S. Route 171|US&nbsp;171]] near [[Stonewall, Louisiana|Stonewall]]. SIU&nbsp;15 continues around the south and east sides of the [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]] area, crossing [[Interstate 49|I-49]] and ending at [[Interstate 20|I-20]] near [[Haughton, Louisiana|Haughton]].<ref name=SIU-15>{{cite web |author = Staff |publisher = [[Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development]] |url = http://www.i69dotd.com/ |title = I-69, SIU 15 Project Site |access-date = August 31, 2007 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070830121844/http://www.i69dotd.com/ |archive-date = August 30, 2007 }}</ref> SIU&nbsp;14 extends northeast from I-20 to [[U.S. Route 82 in Arkansas|US&nbsp;82]] near [[El Dorado, Arkansas]],<ref name=SIU-14>{{cite web |author = Staff |publisher = Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department and Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development |url = http://www.i69arkla.com/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030320065331/http://www.i69arkla.com/ |url-status = dead |archive-date = March 20, 2003 |title = Interstate 69 Shreveport to El Dorado |access-date = August 31, 2007 }}</ref> and SIU&nbsp;13 continues northeast to [[U.S. Route 65|US&nbsp;65]] near [[McGehee, Arkansas|McGehee]], mainly paralleling [[U.S. Route 278|US&nbsp;278]].<ref name=SIU-13>{{cite web |author = Staff |publisher = Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department |url = http://i-69.dina.org/ |title = Interstate 69 El Dorado to McGehee |access-date = August 31, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070824091043/http://i-69.dina.org/ |archive-date = August 24, 2007 |url-status = dead }}</ref> Also included in Corridor&nbsp;18, as SIU&nbsp;28, is an extension of [[Interstate 530|I-530]] from Pine Bluff south along the [[U.S. Route 425|US&nbsp;425]] corridor to I-69 west of [[Monticello, Arkansas|Monticello]]; a short piece at the south end opened in mid-2006 as [[Arkansas Highway 530|Highway&nbsp;530]] (AR&nbsp;530).<ref>{{cite news |first = Amy |last = Riggin |work = [[Pine Bluff Commercial]] |url = http://www.pbcommercial.com/articles/2006/05/26/news/news2.txt |title = Interstate Plan is Moving Forward |date = May 26, 2006 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100220152408/http://www.pbcommercial.com/articles/2006/05/26/news/news2.txt |archive-date = February 20, 2010 }}</ref> Another segment of AR 530 opened in 2013 and another in 2015. The only section of Future I-69 that is currently open to traffic is the {{convert|8.5|mi|km|adj=on}} eastern leg of the [[Monticello, Arkansas|Monticello]] Bypass. This section of the Monticello Bypass is currently two lanes and signed as [[U.S. Route 278 Bypass (Monitcello, Arkansas)|US Highway&nbsp;278 Bypass]] (US&nbsp;278 Byp.). Another two-lane segment to [[McGehee, Arkansas|McGehee]] started construction in late 2022. The [[Charles W. Dean Bridge]], SIU&nbsp;12, is planned to cross the [[Mississippi River]] between McGehee, Arkansas, and [[Benoit, Mississippi]], while SIU&nbsp;11 will parallel [[U.S. Route 61|US&nbsp;61]] to [[Tunica Resorts, Mississippi|Tunica Resorts]].<ref name=SIU-11>{{cite web |publisher = [[Mississippi Department of Transportation]] |url = http://www.msdoti69.net/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050208000252/http://msdoti69.net/ |url-status = dead |archive-date = February 8, 2005 |title = I-69 Robinsonville to Benoit |access-date = August 31, 2007 }}</ref> SIU&nbsp;10, the first completed portion of the I-69 extension, runs east from Tunica Resorts to [[Interstate 55|I-55]] near [[Hernando, Mississippi|Hernando]] and opened in late 2006.<ref>{{cite news |first = Wayne |last = Risher |work = [[The Commercial Appeal]] |url = http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/580882/new_leg_of_i69_to_open_on_oct_3_/index.html |title = New Leg of I-69 to Open on Oct. 3 |date = July 20, 2006 |access-date = August 20, 2007 |archive-date = September 30, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930011140/http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/580882/new_leg_of_i69_to_open_on_oct_3_/index.html |url-status = live }}</ref> With the record of decision signed in 2007, the FHWA authorized the [[Mississippi Department of Transportation]] (MDOT) to add I-69 signs on I-55 from the I-55/I-69 interchange in Hernando to the Tennessee state line.

===Tennessee, Kentucky, and Southern Indiana===
{{Main|Interstate 69 in Tennessee|Interstate 69 in Kentucky|Interstate 69 in Indiana}}
[[File:I-69 (WK Parkway).JPG|thumb|I-69 cosigned with Western Kentucky Parkway near [[Dawson Springs, Kentucky]]]]
From a point south of Clarksdale, Mississippi, to [[Henderson, Kentucky]], most of the I-69 alignment is planned to consist of upgrades to existing U.S. Highways, Interstates and substandard freeways, although some sections are expected be built as bypasses around cities and towns along the route.

I-69 SIU&nbsp;9 [[overlap (road)|overlaps]] [[Interstate 55|I-55]] into [[Memphis, Tennessee]], switching there to [[Interstate 240 (Tennessee)|I-240]] and then [[Interstate 40|I-40]] before leaving onto the short [[Tennessee State Route 300|SR&nbsp;300]] connection and then paralleling [[U.S. Route 51|US&nbsp;51]] to near [[Millington, Tennessee|Millington]]. On January&nbsp;18, 2008, the FHWA authorized [[Tennessee Department of Transportation|TDOT]] to erect I-69 signs on I-55, I-240, and I-40 from the Mississippi state line to the I-40/SR&nbsp;300 interchange. The recently completed [[Interstate 269|I-269]] will bypass this part of I-69, beginning where I-69 joins I-55 in Mississippi and ending near Millington, and will include the northern part of [[Tennessee State Route 385|SR&nbsp;385]] near Millington. SIU&nbsp;8 is planned to continue beyond Millington, near US&nbsp;51, to [[Interstate 155 (Missouri–Tennessee)|I-155]] near [[Dyersburg, Tennessee|Dyersburg]]. Despite these plans, it is unclear if the entire I-69 project in Tennessee will ever be completed. The state has suspended work indefinitely on the {{convert|65|mi|km|adj=on}} SIU&nbsp;8 and the remaining {{convert|9|mi|km|adj=on|spell=in}} unbuilt portion of SIU&nbsp;9 between SR&nbsp;300 and the northern end of I-269 near Millington due to a lack of federal funding. Work on SIU&nbsp;7 was also suspended for a few years, but this project has now been revived by the state which has decided there's value in having a continuous chain of freeways running partly on other completed Interstates between Memphis and the Kentucky state line. SIU&nbsp;7 follows the existing US&nbsp;51 freeway with new bypasses to the state line at [[Fulton, Kentucky]]. Completion of this stretch of I-69 where it bypasses Union City opens to traffic temporarily signed as '''State Route 690''' on February 21, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=TDOT: Mainline of SR 690, Future I-69 to Open Wednesday in Obion County |url=https://www.wbbjtv.com/2024/02/20/tdot-mainline-of-sr-690-future-i-69-to-open-wednesday-in-obion-county/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |publisher=WBBJ-TV |date=February 20, 2024}}</ref> A bypass for Troy is proposed as well. After that, Tennessee–Missouri–Arkansas I-55 link to I-155 which crosses back across the Mississippi River to the newly completed I-69 will serve as the main freeway routes between Memphis and northwestern Tennessee, at least on an interim basis.<ref name="I-69"/>

In Kentucky, I-69 mostly follows existing freeways originally built as [[toll road]]s. SIU&nbsp;6 follows the [[Julian M. Carroll Purchase Parkway]] and [[Interstate 24|I-24]] from Fulton to [[Eddyville, Kentucky|Eddyville]], while SIU&nbsp;5 continues along the [[Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway]] and the [[Edward T. Breathitt Pennyrile Parkway]] from Eddyville to Henderson. While these parkways received the I-69 designation by federal legislation signed in 2008, upgrades have been necessary to bring the freeways to [[Interstate standards]]—but required less work compared to other states where entirely new highway must be built. A number of construction contracts have been let by the state of Kentucky to reconfigure several interchanges along the parkways. Many of these interchanges were originally designed with opposing loop ramps to accommodate toll barriers at the interchanges; these "tollbooth" style interchanges were (or will be) reconfigured to standard [[diamond interchange]]s as part of the parkways' conversion to I-69.<ref>{{cite press release |publisher = [[Kentucky|Commonwealth of Kentucky]] |url = http://www.kentucky.gov/Newsroom/governor/20060515i69.htm |title = Governor Fletcher Unveils I-69 Corridor Designation |date = May 15, 2006 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071126110431/http://www.kentucky.gov/Newsroom/governor/20060515i69.htm |archive-date = November 26, 2007 }}</ref>

On August&nbsp;31, 2011, Kentucky Governor [[Steve Beshear]] announced an agreement between the state and the FHWA which allowed the [[Kentucky Transportation Cabinet]] (KYTC) to erect I-69 signage along the new Interstate's {{convert|17|mi|km|adj=on}} overlap with I-24 and the {{convert|38|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch of the Western Kentucky Parkway between I-24 and the Pennyrile Parkway. Signage was placed in late 2011, with construction on necessary upgrades of the portion of the Western Kentucky Parkway expected to be bid in September.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=[[Governor of Kentucky]] |url=http://governor.ky.gov/pressrelease.htm?PostingGUID={AC96E6DB-B9F4-4698-8017-A05FF61347BA} |title=Governor Beshear announces approval of historic I-69 agreement |date=August 31, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202080817/http://www.governor.ky.gov/pressrelease.htm?PostingGUID=%7BAC96E6DB-B9F4-4698-8017-A05FF61347BA%7D |archive-date=December 2, 2011 }}</ref> On October&nbsp;25, 2011, I-69 was officially designated by Beshear along a {{convert|55|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch of I-24 and the Western Kentucky Parkway between [[Calvert City, Kentucky|Calvert City]] and [[Nortonville, Kentucky|Nortonville]].<ref>{{cite news |publisher = [[WPSD-TV]] |url = http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/ky-state-news/Beshear-Puts-I-69-On-The-Map-132568533.html |title = Governor puts I-69 on the map |date = October 25, 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130728231459/http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/ky-state-news/Beshear-Puts-I-69-On-The-Map-132568533.html |archive-date = July 28, 2013 }}</ref> Signage and milemarkers were replaced on the {{convert|38|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch of the Western Kentucky Parkway in mid-December&nbsp;2012.<ref>{{cite news |first = Keith |last = Todd |date = December 15, 2012 |url = http://surfky.com/index.php/communities/webster/55-local-hopkins-top-news/23999-i-69-is-official-with-new-signs-and-mile-points-in-lyon-hopkins-a-trigg-counties |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150904093812/http://surfky.com/index.php/communities/webster/55-local-hopkins-top-news/23999-i-69-is-official-with-new-signs-and-mile-points-in-lyon-hopkins-a-trigg-counties |url-status = dead |archive-date = September 4, 2015 |title = I-69 is Official with New Signs and Mile Points in Lyon, Hopkins & Trigg Counties |work = SurfKY News |access-date = December 30, 2012 }}</ref> An additional {{convert|43.6|mi|km}} along the Pennyrile Parkway from the Western Kentucky Parkway to [[Kentucky Route 425]] (KY&nbsp;425), south of Henderson, was designated and resigned on November&nbsp;16, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.wtvq.com/2015/11/16/new-red-white-and-blue-highway-signs-for-42-miles-of-i-69/ |title = New red, white, and blue highway signs for 42 Miles of I-69 |date = November 16, 2015 |access-date = February 27, 2016 |archive-date = February 21, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160221202438/http://www.wtvq.com/2015/11/16/new-red-white-and-blue-highway-signs-for-42-miles-of-i-69/ |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.wsmv.com/story/15878028/new-interstate-69-designated-in-ky |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130209201717/http://www.wsmv.com/story/15878028/new-interstate-69-designated-in-ky |url-status = dead |archive-date = February 9, 2013 |title = New Interstate 69 designated in Ky. |publisher = [[WSMV-TV]] |location = Nashville, Tennessee |date = October 26, 2011 |access-date = October 26, 2011 }}</ref> The Purchase Parkway between [[Mayfield, Kentucky|Mayfield]] and Calvert City was signed in July&nbsp;2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.wkms.org/post/completion-interchange-projects-adds-30-miles-interstate-69-kentucky |title = Completion Of Interchange Projects Adds 30 Miles Of Interstate 69 In Kentucky |last = Inman |first = Taylor |website = www.wkms.org |date = July 3, 2018 |language = en |access-date = February 18, 2019 |archive-date = February 19, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190219072901/http://www.wkms.org/post/completion-interchange-projects-adds-30-miles-interstate-69-kentucky |url-status = live }}</ref> The next phase of upgrading Purchase Parkway from Mayfield to the Tennessee state line began in December 2022 and was completed and opened on December 15, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 20, 2023 |title=Work for I-69 upgrades ramping up along Purchase Parkway |url=https://www.murrayledger.com/news/local/work-for-i-69-upgrades-ramping-up-along-purchase-parkway/article_060f940e-c6ba-11ed-9fda-eb049931fa9b.html |access-date=August 11, 2023 |website=Murray Ledger and Times |language=en}}</ref>

A bridge known as [[Interstate 69 Ohio River Crossing|Ohio River Crossing]] (ORX) spanning the [[Ohio River]] is the last remaining piece to connect the two states.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 30, 2016 |title=Pence, Bevin sign agreement for I-69 bridge |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2016/06/30/pence-bevin-states-work-together--69-bridge/86572570/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026141114/https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2016/06/30/pence-bevin-states-work-together--69-bridge/86572570/ |archive-date=October 26, 2020 |access-date=July 1, 2016 |work=Evansville Courier-Press}}</ref> The Indiana and Kentucky governors agreed on June&nbsp;30, 2016, to spend a combined $17&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|17000000|2016}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}) for an environmental and design study to determine how the two states will pay for it. The first study was commissioned in 2001, and a preliminary report in 2004 put the cost of a bridge at $1.4&nbsp;billion (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|1400000000|2004}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}). In August 2023, officials in Kentucky and Indiana submitted a grant proposal to the U.S. Department of Transportation requesting $630 million to build.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bittenbender |first1=Steve |title=Kentucky, Indiana want more than $630M in federal funding for I-69 project |url=https://www.thecentersquare.com/indiana/article_3e16a424-40f8-11ee-a6f3-7f43dbeb9607.html |access-date=13 April 2024 |work=The Center Square |date=22 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Construction began on I-69 ORX Section 1 in Kentucky in 2023. It includes numerous roadway and bridge improvements. Nine new bridges are being built and seven bridges are being rehabilitated as part of the new I-69 in Henderson.[https://i69ohiorivercrossing.com/section-1-kentucky/] This section is scheduled for completion in 2025. Construction began on I-69 ORX Section 3 in Indiana in summer 2024 with the widening and strengthening of shoulders along I-69 east of its current end at US 41 to hold traffic during construction.[https://i69ohiorivercrossing.com/section-3-indiana/] ORX Section 2 is the actual construction of the bridge and it will be supported by toll revenue supplemented by traditional federal and state dollars. A financial plan was developed in 2021. The bridge is expected to begin construction in 2027 and will be completed in 2031. Both states are looking for opportunities to accelerate the timeline. When the Ohio River Crossing is complete, roughly 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of US 41, the remainder of the former spur may become an extension of Veterans Memorial Parkway. [https://i69ohiorivercrossing.com/section-2-i-69-bridge/]

At the October&nbsp;18, 2013, AASHTO meeting, an [[Indiana Department of Transportation]] (INDOT) request to redesignate I-164 as part of I-69 was approved, pending concurrence from the FHWA.<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year= 2013A |access-date= October 25, 2013}}</ref> I-69 was officially designated on this corridor in late 2014.<ref name="request">{{cite letter |first = Daniel A. |last = Dozier |date = September 5, 2013 |title = Request for I-69 Designation for I-164 from I-64 to US&nbsp;41 |url = http://route.transportation.org/Documents/Indiana%20AM2013.pdf |recipient = Richard J. Marquis |location = Indianapolis |publisher = [[Indiana Department of Transportation]] |via = American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |format = PDF |access-date = January 9, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080440/http://route.transportation.org/Documents/Indiana%20AM2013.pdf |archive-date = March 4, 2016 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

SIU&nbsp;3, connecting I-69 to [[Interstate 465|I-465]] in southern [[Indianapolis]], will roughly parallel [[Indiana State Road 57|SR&nbsp;57]] and [[Indiana State Road 45|SR&nbsp;45]] and will use an upgraded version of the existing [[Indiana State Road 37|SR&nbsp;37]] from just south of [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]] to a point just south of Indianapolis. A {{convert|67|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch from Evansville to [[NSWC Crane Division]] was completed on November&nbsp;19, 2012,<ref>{{cite news |date = November 2, 2012 |title = Indiana I69 extension's 1st stretch opens Nov 19 |url = http://www.courier-journal.com/viewart/20121102/NEWS01/311020120/Indiana-69-extension-s-1st-stretch-open-Nov-19?odyssey=nav%7Chead |access-date = January 29, 2013 }}{{dead link|date=January 2013}}</ref> and the remaining {{convert|27|mi|km|adj=on}} portion to Bloomington opened to traffic on December&nbsp;9, 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.courierpress.com/news/local/mayors-next-section-of-i-69-to-open-next-week-25edb1ed-c189-708c-e053-0100007f01a3-360060761.html |title = Mayors: Next section of I-69 to open next week |work = Evansville Courier & Press |date = December 2, 2015 |access-date = December 2, 2013 |archive-date = December 4, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151204023512/http://www.courierpress.com/news/local/mayors-next-section-of-i-69-to-open-next-week-25edb1ed-c189-708c-e053-0100007f01a3-360060761.html |url-status = live }}</ref> Construction on upgrading a {{convert|21|mi|km|adj=on}} section of SR&nbsp;37 from Bloomington to just south of [[Martinsville, Indiana|Martinsville]] to Interstate standards was completed in late 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=70518 |title = Officials Mark Start of Next I-69 Section |work = insideindianabusiness.com |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003116/https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=70518 |archive-date = May 5, 2015 }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Construction began in 2019 on the final segment from Martinsville to Indianapolis, a project known as I-69 Finish Line, with completion anticipated by the end of 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.in.gov/indot/projects/i69/2344.htm |title = INDOT: Project Updates and News |website = www.in.gov |date = October 6, 2021 |access-date = February 27, 2016 |archive-date = March 4, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081255/http://www.in.gov/indot/projects/i69/2344.htm |url-status = live }}</ref> SIU&nbsp;2 will follow the southeastern quarter of I-465 around the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title = Frequently Asked Questions |url = https://i69finishline.com/frequently-asked-questions/ |access-date = July 19, 2021 |website = I-69 Finish Line |language = en-US |archive-date = July 19, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210719023718/https://i69finishline.com/frequently-asked-questions/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The interchange between I-69 and I-465 on the southwest side of Indianapolis opened on August&nbsp;6 and 9, 2024, making I-69 through Indiana continuous.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="465south">{{cite web |title=I-69/I-465 System Interchange |url=https://i69finishline.com/i69interchangeopening/ |website=I-69 Finish Line |publisher=[[Indiana Department of Transportation]] |access-date=August 8, 2024}}</ref>

==Junction list==
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;Texas
: Gap in route 
: {{jct|country=USA|US|59}} in [[Rosenberg, Texas|Rosenberg]]. The highways travel concurrently to north-northeast of [[Splendora, Texas|Splendora]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|610|dab1=Texas}} in [[Houston]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|45}} in Houston
: {{jct|country=USA|I|10|US|90}} in Houston
: {{jct|country=USA|I|610|dab1=Texas}} in Houston
: Gap in route
;Louisiana
: Unbuilt
;Arkansas
: Unbuilt; two lanes of Monticello Bypass completed and signed as US-278 Bypass.
;Mississippi
: {{jct|state=MS|MS|713}} east-northeast of [[Tunica Resorts, Mississippi|Robinsonville]]. The highways travel concurrently for approximately {{convert|3.73|mi|km}}.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|55}} in [[Hernando, Mississippi|Hernando]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Memphis, Tennessee]].
;Tennessee
: {{jct|country=USA|US|51}} in Memphis
: {{jct|country=USA|I|55|I|240|dab2=Tennessee}} in Memphis. I-69/I-240 travels concurrently through Memphis.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|78}} in Memphis
: {{jct|country=USA|US|51|US|64|US|70|US|79}} in Memphis
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40|I|240|dab2=Tennessee}} in Memphis. I-40/I-69 travels concurrently through Memphis.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|51}} in Memphis
: Gap in route
;Kentucky
: {{jct|country=USA|US|51}} in [[Fulton, Kentucky|Fulton]]. I-69/US&nbsp;51 travel concurrently through Fulton.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|45}} in [[Mayfield, Kentucky|Mayfield]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|24}} south of [[Calvert City, Kentucky|Calvert City]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Eddyville, Kentucky|Eddyville]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|62}} in Calvert City
: {{jct|country=USA|US|62|US|641}} in [[Kuttawa, Kentucky|Kuttawa]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|62}} in Eddyville
: {{jct|state=KY|I|169|Future|569}} north-northeast of [[Nortonville, Kentucky|Nortonville]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|41}} in [[Madisonville, Kentucky|Madisonville]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|41}} near [[Henderson, Kentucky|Henderson]]
: Gap in route; planned to be filled in by the [[Interstate 69 Ohio River Crossing|I-69 Ohio River Crossing]].
;Indiana
: {{jct|country=USA|US|41}} in [[Evansville, Indiana|Evansville]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|64}} west-northwest of [[Elberfeld, Indiana|Elberfeld]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|50|US|150}} east of [[Washington, Indiana|Washington]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|231}} west-northwest of [[Scotland, Indiana|Scotland]]
: {{jct|state=IN|I|465|I|74|US|31|US|36|US|40}} in [[Indianapolis]]. I-69/I-465/I-74 travel concurrently around the east and south sides of Indianapolis.
: {{jct|state=IN|I|65}} in Indianapolis
: {{jct|state=IN|I|74|US|421}} in Indianapolis
: {{jct|state=IN|I|70}} in Indianapolis
: {{jct|state=IN|I|465|US|421|US|52}} in Indianapolis
: {{jct|country=USA|US|35}} east-northeast of [[Alexandria, Indiana|Alexandria]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Gas City, Indiana|Gas City]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|224}} in [[Markle, Indiana|Markle]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|469|US|33}} east of [[Roanoke, Indiana|Roanoke]]. I-69/US&nbsp;33 travels concurrently to [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|24}} in Fort Wayne. The highways travel concurrently through Fort Wayne.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|30|US|33}} in Fort Wayne. I-69/US&nbsp;30 travels concurrently through Fort Wayne.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|27}} in Fort Wayne
: {{jct|country=USA|I|469|US|24|US|30}} in Fort Wayne
: {{jct|country=USA|US|6}} west-northwest of [[Waterloo, Indiana|Waterloo]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|20}} west of [[Angola, Indiana|Angola]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|80|I|90}} west-northwest of [[Fremont, Indiana|Fremont]]
;Michigan
: {{jct|country=USA|US|12}} in [[Coldwater, Michigan|Coldwater]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|94}} northwest of [[Marshall, Michigan|Marshall]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|96}} in [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]]. The highways travel concurrently to northwest of [[Waverly, Michigan|Waverly]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|496}} west of Lansing
: {{jct|country=USA|US|127}} north-northwest of [[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|75|US|23}} southwest of [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|475|dab1=Michigan}} in Flint
: {{jct|country=USA|I|94}} north of [[Marysville, Michigan|Marysville]]. The highways travel concurrently to the [[Canada–United States border]] in [[Port Huron, Michigan|Port Huron]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|94}}/{{jct|province=ON|ON|402}} at the Canada–United States border in Port Huron
<ref name=randmcnally>{{cite book |author = Rand McNally |year = 2014 |title = The Road Atlas |edition = Walmart |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |pages = 36–37, 42, 51, 56, 94, 100–101 |isbn = 978-0-528-00771-2 }}</ref>

==Auxiliary routes==
* [[Interstate 69C]] (Texas)
* [[Interstate 69E]] (Texas)
* [[Interstate 69W]] (Texas)
* [[Audubon Parkway#Interstate 69 Spur|Interstate 69 Spur]] (Kentucky)—proposed
* [[Interstate 164|Interstate 169]] (Indiana)—proposed
* [[Interstate 169 (Kentucky)|Interstate 169]] (Kentucky)
* [[Tennessee State Route 22#Future|Interstate 169]] (Tennessee)—proposed
* [[Interstate 169 (Texas)|Interstate 169]] (Texas)
* [[Interstate 69 in Indiana#History|Interstate 269]] (Indiana)—proposed/rejected
* [[Interstate 269]] (Mississippi–Tennessee)
* [[Interstate 369 (Texas)|Interstate 369]] (Texas)
* [[Interstate 469]] (Indiana)
* [[Western Kentucky Parkway#Interstate 569|Interstate 569]] (Kentucky)—proposed

==See also==
* {{portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
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* {{cite book |title = Interstate 69: The Unfinished History of the Last Great American Highway |first = Matt |last = Dellinger |year = 2010 |location = New York |publisher = [[Charles Scribner's Sons|Scribner]] |isbn = 978-1-4165-4249-0 }}
* {{cite book |last = Higgs |first = Steven |title = Twenty Years of Crimes Against Democracy: A Grassroots History of the I-69/NAFTA Highway |location = Los Angeles |publisher = New World Digital Publishing |year = 2009 |isbn = 978-0-9825314-4-0 }}
{{refend}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.i69info.com I69Info.com]
* [http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/i69.asp Highway Position: Is an Indiana Congressman introducing legislation to change the name of Interstate 69?] (Snopes.com)
* Official DOT websites:
** [http://www.i69indyevn.org I-69 Indianapolis-Evansville Study] (Indiana Department of Transportation, SIU 3)
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20070405191350/http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/i69/ Interstate 69 in Tennessee] (SIUs 7, 8, and 9)
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20070830121844/http://www.i69dotd.com/ Shreveport bypass] (SIU 15)
** [http://www.dot.state.tx.us/drivenbytexans I-69 Driven By Texans], a [[Texas Department of Transportation]] site

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