U.S. Route 69
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| Length: | 1,136 mi (1,828 km) |
| Existed: | 1926 (extended north 1934, south 1935) – present |
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| South end: |
   US 96 / US 287 / SH 87 at Port Arthur, TX
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 MN 13 at Albert Lea, MN
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| States: | Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota |
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| Location: | Ottawa County, Oklahoma–Cherokee County, Kansas |
| Length: | 20.3 mi (32.67 km) |
U.S. Route 69 is a north–south United States highway. When it was first created, it was only 150 miles (241 km) long, but it has since been expanded into a Minnesota to Texas cross-country route. The highway's southern terminus (as well as those of US 287 and US 96) is in Port Arthur, Texas at an intersection with State Highway 87. Its northern terminus is in Albert Lea, Minnesota at Minnesota State Highway 13.
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.
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