U.S. Route 69 in Texas

US Highway 69
Route information
	Maintained by TxDOT
Length	338.643 mi[1][note 1] (544.993 km)
Existed	September 26, 1939[1]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 96 / US 287 / SH 87 in Port Arthur
	I-10 in Beaumont; ; Future I-69 / US 59 in Lufkin; I-20 in Lindale; I-30 in Greenville; US 75 in Denison
North end	US-69 / US-75 at Texas–Oklahoma state line
Location
Counties	Jefferson, Hardin, Tyler, Angelina, Cherokee, Smith, Rains, Hunt, Fannin, Grayson
Highway system

U.S. Route 69 (US 69) is a north–south United States highway that runs from Port Arthur, Texas to Albert Lea, Minnesota. In Texas, US 69 runs from Port Arthur near the Gulf of Mexico to the Texas–Oklahoma state line just north of Denison.

Route description

The junction of US Highways 69 and 80 in Mineola, Texas

US 69 begins at its southern terminus with SH 87 in Port Arthur. This intersection is also the southern terminus for US 96 and US 287, which are concurrent with US 69. US 69, US 96, and US 287 continue in a northwest, then west, route until its intersection with Interstate 10 in southern Beaumont. At this intersection, US 69, US 96, and US 287 merge with I-10. I-10/US 69/US 96/US 287 continue in a northerly direction through Beaumont for several miles. Just after the intersection with US 90, I-10 splits from the multiplex and resumes its easterly course, leaving US 69, US 96, and US 287 heading northwest through Beaumont. US 69 north of I-10 is also known officially known as Eastex Freeway, and is an official evacuation route, just as Interstate 69/US 59 heading north from Houston is known as Eastex Freeway as well.

In Lumberton, US 96 splits from US 69 and US 287 and heads northeast towards Jasper, while US 69 and US 287 continue on a northwest path towards Woodville.

In Woodville, US 69 splits from US 287 a few blocks north of US 190. US 287 continues northwest towards Corrigan while US 69 proceed north towards Lufkin. In this area, between US 190 in Woodville and FM 256 in Colmesneil, US 69 is a part of the Texas Forest Trail. Before reaching Lufkin, US 69 forms another segment of the Texas Forest Trail between SH 63 in Zavalla and FM 1818 northwest of Zavalla.

In Lufkin, US 69 is concurrent with US 59 and State Loop 287 while the route through the city is named Business US 69. US 69, State Loop 287, and US 59 continue around the east side of Lufkin until US 59 separates at the intersection with US 59 Business northeast of Lufkin. US 69 and State Loop 287 continue until the intersection of SH 103 and Business US 69 on the northwest section of Lufkin. At that point, US 69 is concurrent for a short distance with SH 103 and State Loop 287. At the intersection of US 69, State Loop 287 and SH 103, US 69 departs Lufkin and heads northwest while SH 103 and State Loop 287 head south.

US 69 continues on a north to northwest path through the towns of Alto, Rusk, Jacksonville and Bullard. Just south of Bullard, US 69 has a short concurrency with FM 2493. US 69 continues northward into Tyler.

In Tyler, US 69 continues northward through the city until the intersection of SH 110 and SH 155, where US 69 heads west and merges with SH 110 and SH 155 through Tyler. Around seven blocks from the intersection of US 69, SH 110, and SH 155, SH 155 separates from the concurrency and travels in a southwesterly direction, leaving US 69 and SH 110 traveling in a northwesterly direction. This continues until SH 110 separates from US 69 on the northwest side of Tyler. At this intersection, SH 110 heads west while US 69 continues north.

US 69 as Main Street in Lindale

US 69 crosses Interstate 20 at Lindale where it is signed as "Main Street". At FM 16 in Lindale, US 69 begins its third and last segment as part of the Texas Forest Trail. US 69 continues north to northwest to Mineola, crossing US 80 there. Before leaving town, at its intersection with SH 37, the Texas Forest Trail turns off of US 69 to share a segment with SH 37. US 69 takes a more northwest turn on its way through several small towns, including Emory, on its way to Greenville. There, as it begins to enter the city, a Business route of US 69 turns off to the right to serve the downtown Greenville area, and then on to a junction with Interstate 30. At the intersection with I-30, US 69 becomes concurrent with US 380 at its terminus. The concurrency continues around the southern and western sides of Greenville until an intersection with Spur 302. At that intersection, US 380 heads west while US 69 continues north, until it reaches the northern end of its Business route, which has passed through the downtown Greenville area, then US 69 turns northwest, from Greenville to Leonard, where it encounters a brief concurrency with SH 78.

In Whitewright, SH 11 intersects and becomes concurrent with US 69 southeast of town. This continues until the intersection with SH 160, at which time SH 11 continues on a northwestward route and US 69 continues north through Whitewright.

US 69 continues north, then northwest until Denison, where it turns right to go north, at an intersection with Spur 503. US 69 goes north through downtown Denison, then at the north side of town, US 69 intersects and merges with US 75, at which time US 69 becomes concurrent with US 75. Both head northeast across the Oklahoma/Texas border at the Red River.

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Jefferson	Port Arthur	0.00	0.00		SH 87 (Gulfway Drive) – McFaddin and Texas Point National Wildlife Refuges, Sabine Pass, Orange	Southern terminus; south end of US 96/287 overlap
		1.9	3.1	—	SH 73 – Winnie, Orange	South end of freeway
		2.8	4.5	—	60th Street / Jimmy Johnson Boulevard
	Port Arthur–Nederland line	4.8	7.7	—	FM 365 – Port Neches, Fannett
	Port Arthur–Nederland line	5.8	9.3	—	Aero Drive / Nederland Drive
	Nederland	6.6	10.6	—	Jerry Ware Drive
	Nederland	7.4	11.9	—	Beauxart Garden Road / Spurlock Road
	Central Gardens–Beaumont line	8.9	14.3	—	FM 3514
	Beaumont	11.4	18.3	—	Frontage Road	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		10.8	17.4	—	SH 347 south / Spur 380 north – Lamar University, Nederland	No southbound entrance
		12.4	20.0	—	Spur 380 (Martin Luther King, Junior Parkway)	No southbound entrance
		13.8	22.2	—	Highland Avenue
		14.7	23.7	—	Erie Street / Florida Avenue
		15.6	25.1	—	4th Street
		16.6	26.7	—	SH 124 (Fannett Road) – Fannett, Winnie
		17.6	28.3	—	I-10 west – Houston	South end of I-10 overlap; I-10 exit 849
		17.8	28.6	850	Washington Boulevard	Exit numbers follow I-10
		18.8	30.3	851	US 90 (College Street) – Nome, Liberty
		20.2	32.5	852A	Frontage Road	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		19.2	30.9	852B	Laurel Avenue / Calder Avenue / North Street / Harrison Avenue
		20.4	32.8	—	I-10 east – Lake Charles	North end of I-10 overlap; I-10 exit 853A
		21.5	34.6	—	Delaware Street
		21.9	35.2	—	11th Street	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		21.7	34.9	—	Lucas Drive
		22.9	36.9	—	Dowlen Road
		23.7	38.1	—	SH 105 west – Sour Lake, Cleveland
		25.2	40.6	—	Chinn Lane
		27.1	43.6	—	Tram Road
Hardin	Rose Hill Acres	28.1	45.2	—	Cooks Lake Road
		29.0	46.7	—	Keith Road
		30.2	48.6	—	Mitchell Road	No northbound entrance
	Lumberton	30.8	49.6	—	US 96 north – Lumberton, Silsbee, Jasper	North end of US 96 overlap; north end of freeway
	Lumberton	32.6	52.5		FM 421 – Lumberton
		40.7	65.5		SH 327 east – Silsbee
	Kountze	43.5	70.0		SH 326 south – Sour Lake, Nome
	Kountze	44.2	71.1		FM 418 east – Silsbee
		49.0	78.9		FM 1003 south to FM 943 west – Honey Island
		51.2	82.4		FM 420 east
	Village Mills	54.7	88.0		FM 3063 west
Tyler		58.0	93.3		FM 2827 west
	Warren	62.1	99.9		FM 1943 east – Fred	South end of FM 1943 overlap
	Warren	62.5	100.6		FM 1943 west	North end of FM 1943 overlap
	Hillister	66.4	106.9		FM 1013 east – Kirbyville
	Woodville	74.8	120.4		US 190 – Livingston, Jasper
	Woodville	75.3	121.2		US 287 north – Corrigan, Crockett	North end of US 287 overlap
	Doucette	78.3	126.0		FM 1632 west
	Colmesneil	84.3	135.7		FM 256 east	South end of FM 256 overlap
		84.4	135.8		FM 256 west to FM 1745 – Chester
		86.5	139.2		RE 255 east – Angelina National Forest, Toledo Bend Reservoir
	Rockland	92.2	148.4		FM 1014 east
Jasper	No major junctions
Angelina		101.3	163.0		FM 1270 south
	Zavalla	102.8	165.4		SH 63 east to SH 147 north – Jasper, San Augustine
		107.0	172.2		FM 1818 west – Diboll
		112.5	181.1		FM 844 south
	Huntington	115.4	185.7		FM 1669
	Huntington	116.1	186.8		FM 1475 west
		118.5	190.7		FM 326 north	South end of FM 326 overlap
	Homer	119.2	191.8		FM 326 south – Bald Hill	North end of FM 326 overlap
		120.5	193.9		FM 841 west
	Lufkin	123.3	198.4		Future I-69 south / US 59 south / Bus. US 69 north / Loop 287 south – Houston, Huntsville	South end of Future I-69/US 59/Loop 287 overlap; south end of future freeway section
		124.0	199.6	—	FM 841 (Ford Chapel Road)
		124.8	200.8	—	FM 325 (Lufkin Avenue)	Northbound access via the FM 841 exit
		125.7	202.3	—	SH 103 – Etoile, Milam
		126.8	204.1	—	Bus. US 59 south (Timberland Drive) – Lufkin
		127.1	204.5		Future I-69 north / US 59 north – Nacogdoches, Longview	Interchange; north end of Future I-69/US 59 overlap; north end of future freeway section
		129.0	207.6		FM 2251 (Sayers Street)
		120.5	193.9		Bus. US 69 south to Loop 287 south / FM 2680 north / SH 103 west – Crockett, Huntsville	Interchange; north end of Loop 287 overlap
		132.6	213.4		FM 706 south
	Clawson	133.4	214.7		FM 2021 – Redland
		135.6	218.2		FM 843 east
		139.4	224.3		SH 7 – Crockett, Nacogdoches	Interchange
Cherokee	Wells	144.5	232.6		FM 1247 west
		147.6	237.5		FM 1911 – Forest
	Alto	157.6	253.6		FM 1911 south – Forest
		158.2	254.6		SH 21 to SH 294 – Crockett, Elkhart, Nacogdoches
		158.4	254.9		FM 851 north – Atoy
		163.3	262.8		FM 241 – Salem, Atoy
	Rusk	168.3	270.9		FM 343 – Nacogdoches
		168.8	271.7		Loop 62 north – Rusk
		169.9	273.4		US 84 – Palestine, Mount Enterprise, Tenaha
		170.1	273.7		Loop 62 south – Rusk
		171.1	275.4		FM 2972 west to US 84 west – Dialville
	Craft	179.8	289.4		FM 22 east – Gallatin
	Jacksonville	181.1	291.5		Loop 456 – Ponta
		182.6	293.9		FM 768 south – Gallatin, Rusk
		183.5	295.3		US 79 – Palestine, Henderson
		183.8	295.8		SH 135 north – Troup, Kilgore
		184.3	296.6		US 175 west – Athens, Dallas
		186.7	300.5		FM 347 south – Maydelle, Dialville
		190.9	307.2		FM 855 south – Cuney
		191.0	307.4		FM 177 east – Mixon
	Bullard	194.5	313.0		FM 2493 south	South end of FM 2493 overlap
		194.8	313.5		FM 2943 north – Bullard	North end of FM 2493 overlap
Smith		195.8	315.1		FM 344 – Bullard	Interchange
		200.8	323.2		FM 346 – Noonday, Flint, Whitehouse
	Tyler	203.2	327.0		FM 2813 west – Gresham
		203.3	327.2		Loop 49 Toll – Palestine, Whitehouse
		207.6	334.1		Loop 323 (South Loop 323) – Palestine, Whitehouse
		209.4	337.0		FM 2943 south (Old Jacksonville Highway) – Bullard
		209.6	337.3		SH 64 east / SH 110 south (5th Street, 4th Street) / SH 155 north – Henderson, Troup, Big Sandy	South end of SH 64/110/155 overlap
		210.3	338.4		SH 155 south (Frankston Highway) – Frankston, Palestine	North end of SH 155 overlap
		211.4	340.2		SH 31 (Front Street) – Athens, Kilgore
		211.7	340.7		SH 64 west (Erwin Street) – Canton	North end of SH 64 overlap
		212.6	342.1		Spur 147 east (Gentry Parkway) to US 271 / SH 155
		213.4	343.4		SH 110 north (Van Highway) to I-20 west – Van, Dallas	North end of SH 110 overlap
		214.2	344.7		Loop 323 (Northwest Loop 323) – Dallas, Corsicana
		215.5	346.8		FM 2016 west to SH 110
	Tyler–Swan line	217.7	350.4		FM 3271 west to SH 110
	Lindale	221.1	355.8		I-20 – Dallas, Shreveport, Longview	I-20 exit 556
		224.7	361.6		FM 16 to FM 849 – Van, Hideaway, Red Springs
		225.9	363.6		FM 1804 north – Hoard
Wood	Mineola	234.5	377.4		Loop 564 north – Hawkins, Quitman	Interchange
		236.6	380.8		US 80 – Grand Saline, Hawkins
		236.8	381.1		FM 49 east – Hainesville, Holly Lake Ranch
		237.2	381.7		FM 1254 north
		237.3	381.9		SH 37 north – Quitman, Mount Vernon
		238.5	383.8		Loop 564 – Wills Point, Winnsboro
	Golden	242.7	390.6		FM 779
	Golden	243.8	392.4		FM 1799 south
	Alba	248.8	400.4		FM 17 – Grand Saline, Lake Fork Reservoir, Yantis
	Alba	249.5	401.5		SH 182 east – Quitman
Rains		251.5	404.8		FM 2795 north – Emory
		256.3	412.5		FM 779 – Golden
	Emory	257.9	415.0		FM 515 east (Lake Fork Dr) / FM 2795 east – Lake Fork Reservoir, Winnsboro, Alba	South end of FM 2795 overlap
		258.5	416.0		FM 2795 west (Quitman St) – Point	North end of FM 2795 overlap
		258.8	416.5		SH 19 (Texas St) – Sulphur Springs, Paris, Canton
		259.2	417.1		SH 276 west (Tawakoni Dr) – Lake Tawakoni, Quinlan, Rockwall
		260.8	419.7		FM 3299 south to SH 276
		262.2	422.0		FM 2795 south – Emory
	Point	266.2	428.4	FM 47 south / Spur 161 north to FM 514 – Lake Tawakoni, Wills Point, Yantis
	Point	266.6	429.1	FM 514 east – Dougherty, Yantis
Hunt	Lone Oak	270.9	436.0	FM 2737 south
		271.9	437.6	FM 513 south – East Tawakoni	South end of FM 513 overlap
		272.3	438.2	FM 1567 east – Miller Grove
		273.0	439.4	FM 513 north – Campbell, Commerce	North end of FM 513 overlap
		276.8	445.5	FM 2947 south – Boles Home
		277.0	445.8	FM 1564 west
	Greenville	284.5	457.9	Bus. US 69 north (Moulton Street)
		284.8	458.3	FM 1570 south (Jack Finney Boulevard) – Majors Airport
		285.1	458.8	I-30 / US 67 – Dallas, Texarkana	Interchange; south end of US 380 overlap; I-30 exit 94
		286.1	460.4	Bus. US 67 / SH 34 (Wesley Street) to SH 224 – Quinlan, Wolfe City, Commerce
		288.1	463.7	SH 66 west – Caddo Mills
		288.9	464.9	US 380 west / Spur 302 east (Lee Street) – McKinney, Farmersville, Sulhpur Springs	North end of US 380 overlap
		291.0	468.3	FM 1569 west – Merit
		291.7	469.4	Bus. US 69 south (Rees Street)	Interchange
		294.7	474.3	FM 2194 west – Merit, Farmersville
	Kingston	297.3	478.5	FM 3427 east
	Kingston	297.7	479.1	FM 903 south
	Celeste	300.3	483.3	FM 272 north – Leonard
	Celeste	300.8	484.1	FM 1562 west
Fannin	Leonard	307.0	494.1	FM 272 south – Celeste
		307.3	494.6	SH 78 south – Blue Ridge, Dallas	South end of SH 78 overlap
		307.9	495.5	SH 78 north – Bonham, Durant	North end of SH 78 overlap
		308.7	496.8	FM 896 north – Randolph
		311.5	501.3	FM 981 south – Blue Ridge
	Trenton	314.1	505.5	FM 814 west
		314.7	506.5	SH 121 – McKinney, Bonham	Interchange
		314.8	506.6	FM 151 north – Whitewright
Grayson	Whitewright	319.6	514.3	SH 11 east – Wolfe City, Commerce	South end of SH 11 overlap
		320.3	515.5	FM 898 east – Ector
		320.7	516.1	SH 11 west / SH 160 south to SH 78 south – Sherman, Tom Bean, Farmersville	North end of SH 11 overlap
		321.3	517.1	FM 151 south – Trenton
		321.9	518.0	FM 697 west – Sherman
	Bells	328.1	528.0	SH 56 – Sherman, Bonham
		328.5	528.7	FM 1897 north – Ambrose
		329.7	530.6	US 82 – Sherman, Bonham	US 82 exit 653
	Denison	340.0	547.2	Spur 503 west (Eisenhower Parkway) to US 75 south – Sherman
		341.1	548.9	FM 120 east (Main Street) – Yuba	South end of FM 120 overlap
		341.4	549.4	FM 120 west (Morton Street) – Pottsboro	North end of FM 120 overlap
		343.0	552.0	FM 84 west (Texoma Drive) – Lake Texoma, Eisenhower State Park
		344.6	554.6	US 75 south (Katy Memorial Freeway) – Sherman, Dallas	South end of SB US 75 overlap; US 75 exit 73
				74	Frontage Road south	Exit numbers follow US 75 mileposts; southbound exit and entrance
		345.8	556.5	75	Texas Travel Information Center	Southbound exit and entrance; south end of NB US 75 overlap; US 75 north exit 74
		345.9	556.7		US-69 / US-75 north – Durant	Continuation into Oklahoma
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access Tolled

Notes

↑ Length does not account for concurrencies along Interstate Highways and U.S. Highways with lower numbers

References

1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 69". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 13, 2015.

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[2] Length does not account for concurrencies along Interstate Highways and U.S. Highways with lower numbers

[TxDOT-1] 1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 69". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 13, 2015.