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.svg) Interstate 69 | ||||
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 Opened sections of I-69 highlighted in red; proposed sections in pink | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 75.3 mi (121.2 km) | |||
| Existed | 2011–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 59 / Spur 529 in Rosenberg | |||
 I-45 in Houston  I-10 / US 90 in Houston | ||||
| North end | US 59 near Cleveland | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, Liberty | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 69 (I-69[a]) is an Interstate Highway that is in the process of being built in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of a longer I-69 extension known as the NAFTA superhighway, that, when completed, will connect Canada to Mexico. In Texas, it will connect Tenaha and the Louisiana segment of the route through the eastern part of the state and along the Texas Gulf Coast to Victoria, where it will split into three branches: I-69E to Brownsville, I-69C to Pharr, and I-69W to Laredo. The first segment of I-69 in Texas was opened in 2011 near Corpus Christi. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) approved an additional 58 miles (93 km) of U.S. Highway 77 (US 77) from Brownsville to the Willacy–Kenedy county line for designation as I-69, which was to be signed as I-69E upon concurrence from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). FHWA approval for this segment was announced on May 29, 2013.[2] By March 2015, a 74.9-mile (120.5 km) section of US 59 had been completed and designated as I-69 through Greater Houston. As of 2024[update], short segments near the southern terminuses of the three branch routes (I-69E, I-69C, and I-69W) have also all been completed. These branches are planned to be connected to the rest of Interstate 69.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Highway Designations Glossary". Texas Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Clark, Steve (May 29, 2013). "S.H. 550 ribbon-cutting crowd gets big I-69 news". The Brownsville Herald. ISSN 0894-2064. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
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