U.S. Route 69 in Texas

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 69 in Texas. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 69.

Not to be confused with Interstate 69 in Texas.

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.

U.S. Highway 69
US 69 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	338.643 mi^[1]^[note 1] (544.993 km)
Existed	September 26, 1939 (1939-09-26)^[1]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 96 / US 287 / SH 87 in Port Arthur
Major intersections	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
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Jefferson, Hardin, Tyler, Jasper, Angelina, Cherokee, Smith, Wood, Rains, Hunt, Fannin, Grayson
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← I-69W → SH 69

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.

Future

As part of the I-14 System in Texas project, US 69 between Woodville and Beaumont is proposed to be upgraded to interstate standards. The interstate segment would begin at US 190 (Future I-14) and head southward before terminating at I-10.^[2]

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Jefferson	Port Arthur	0.00	0.00		SH 87 (Gulfway Drive)	Southern terminus; south end of US 96/287 overlap
		1.9	3.1	—	SH 73 – Winnie, Groves	South end of freeway
		2.8	4.5	—	60th Street / Jimmy Johnson Boulevard	Access to The Medical Center of Southeast Texas
	Port Arthur–Nederland line	4.8	7.7	—	FM 365 – Port Neches, Fannett
		5.8	9.3	—	Nederland Drive
	Nederland	6.6	10.6	—	Jack Brooks Regional Airport
		7.4	11.9	—	Beauxart Garden Road / Spurlock Road
	Central Gardens–Beaumont line	8.9	14.3	—	FM 3514
	Beaumont	11.4	18.3	—	Jefferson County Prison Complex	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		10.8	17.4	—	SH 347 – Nederland	No southbound entrance
		12.4	20.0	—	Spur 380 (M.L. King Parkway)	No southbound entrance
		13.8	22.2	—	Spur 93 (Avenue A) / Highland Avenue
		14.7	23.7	—	Spur 93 (Avenue A) / Florida Avenue
		15.6	25.1	—	4th Street
		16.6	26.7	—	SH 124 (Fannett Road)
		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; no exit number northbound
		18.8	30.3	851	US 90 – Liberty	Access to Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas
		20.2	32.5	852A	Laurel Avenue	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		19.2	30.9	852B	Calder Avenue / 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 – Sour Lake, Conroe
		25.2	40.6	—	Chinn Lane	No southbound exit
		25.6	41.2	—	Old Voth Road / RFD Road	No northbound exit
		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	—	FM 3513 / Mitchell Road	No northbound entrance
	Lumberton	30.8	49.6	—	US 96 north – Lumberton, Jasper	North end of US 96 overlap; north end of freeway
		32.6	52.5		FM 421 to US 96
	​	40.7	65.5		SH 327 east – Silsbee	Access to Hardin County Airport
	Kountze	43.5	70.0		SH 326 south – Sour Lake
		44.2	71.1		FM 418 east – Silsbee
	​	49.0	78.9		FM 1003 south – Honey Island
	​	51.2	82.4		FM 420 east – Big Thicket National Preserve Visitor Center
	Village Mills	54.7	88.0		FM 3063 west – Wildwood
Tyler	​	58.0	93.3		FM 2827 west
	Warren	62.1	99.9		FM 1943 east – Fred	South end of FM 1943 overlap
		62.5	100.6		FM 1943 west	North end of FM 1943 overlap
	Hillister	66.4	106.9		FM 1013 east – Spurger
	Woodville	74.8	120.4		US 190 – Livingston, Jasper	Access to Tyler County Hospital
		75.3	121.2		US 287 north – Chester	North end of US 287 overlap
	Doucette	78.3	126.0		FM 1632 west to FM 256
	Colmesneil	84.3	135.7		FM 256 east to US 190	South end of FM 256 overlap
		84.4	135.8		FM 256 west to US 287
	​	86.5	139.2		RE 255 east – Sam Rayburn Dam, Toledo Bend Dam
	​	92.2	148.4		FM 1014 east – Rockland
Jasper	No major junctions
Angelina	​	101.3	163.0		FM 1270 west
	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
		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	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	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 east / Atkinson Drive	South end of SH 103 overlap
		126.8	204.1	386A	I-69 BL / Bus. US 59 / FM 2021 – Lufkin	Signed as exit 418 southbound
		127.1	204.5	386B	Future I-69 north / US 59 north – Nacogdoches	Interchange; north end of Future I-69/US 59 overlap; north end of future freeway section
		129.0	207.6		FM 2251 (Sayers Street)
		130.5	210.0		Bus. US 69 south (Kurth Drive) / Loop 287 north / FM 2680 / SH 103 west	Interchange; north end of SH 103 / Loop 287 overlap; access to Woodland Heights Medical Center
	​	132.6	213.4		FM 706 south
	Clawson	133.4	214.7		FM 2021
	Central	135.6	218.2		FM 843 east – Allentown
	​	139.4	224.3		SH 7 – Ratcliff, Nacogdoches, Center	Interchange
Cherokee	Wells	144.5	232.6		FM 1247 west (Fourth Street)
	​	147.6	237.5		FM 1911 – Forest
	Alto	157.6	253.6		FM 1911 south
		158.2	254.6		SH 21 / SH 294 west – Crockett, Elkhart, Nacogdoches
		158.4	254.9		FM 851 north – Atoy
	​	163.3	262.8		FM 241 – Salem, Linwood
	Rusk	168.3	270.9		FM 343 – Atoy
		168.8	271.7		Loop 62 north – Rusk Business District
		169.9	273.4		US 84 / SH 110 north – Palestine, New Summerfield, Mount Enterprise
		170.1	273.7		Loop 62 south (Main Street) – Rusk Business District
		171.1	275.4		FM 2972 west to US 84 west – Hodge Unit, Skyview Unit
	Craft	179.8	289.4		FM 22 east
	Jacksonville	181.1	291.5		Loop 456
		182.6	293.9		FM 768 south (Adams Street)
		183.5	295.3		US 79 (Rusk Street)
		183.8	295.8		SH 135 north (Pine Street)
		184.3	296.6		US 175 west (Alexander Boulevard)
		186.7	300.5		FM 347 south (Bolton Street)
	​	190.9	307.2		FM 855 south – Cuney
	​	191.0	307.4		FM 177 east – Mixon
	​	194.5	313.0		FM 2493 south – Mixon	South end of FM 2493 overlap
	Bullard	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
	Tyler	203.2	327.0		FM 2813 west
		203.3	327.2		Loop 49 Toll
		207.6	334.1		Loop 323 (South Loop 323)
		209.4	337.0		FM 2943 south (Old Jacksonville Highway) / Eighth Street
		209.6	337.3		SH 64 east / SH 110 south / SH 155 north (Fifth Street, Fourth Street)	South end of SH 64/110/155 overlap; access to UT Health Tyler
		210.3	338.4		SH 155 south (Vine Avenue)	North end of SH 155 overlap
		211.4	340.2		SH 31 (Front Street)	Access to UT Health Tyler
		211.7	340.7		SH 64 west (Erwin Street)	North end of SH 64 overlap; access to Tyler Pounds Regional Airport
		212.6	342.1		Spur 147 east (Gentry Parkway)
		213.4	343.4		SH 110 north (Van Highway)	North end of SH 110 overlap
		214.2	344.7		Loop 323 (Northwest Loop 323)	Access to Tyler Pounds Regional Airport
		215.5	346.8		FM 2016 west
	Tyler–Swan line	217.7	350.4		FM 3271 west
	Lindale	221.1	355.8		I-20 – Dallas, Longview	I-20 exit 556
		224.7	361.6		FM 16 – Van, Winona
		225.9	363.6		FM 1804 north – Hoard
	​	227.2	365.6		Loop 49 Toll south
Wood	Mineola	234.5	377.4		Loop 564	Interchange
		236.6	380.8		US 80 (Broad Street) – Grand Saline, Hawkins
		236.8	381.1		FM 49 east (McDonald Street) – Hainesville
		237.2	381.7		FM 1254 north (Cage Street)
		237.3	381.9		SH 37 north (Pacific Street) – Quitman
	​	238.5	383.8		Loop 564 to US 80	Access to Wood County Airport
	Golden	242.7	390.6		FM 779 – Golden, Quitman
		243.8	392.4		FM 1799 south – Golden, Lake Holbrook
	Alba	248.8	400.4		FM 17 – Grand Saline, Yantis
		249.5	401.5		SH 182 east – Quitman
Rains	​	251.5	404.8		FM 2795 north
	​	256.3	412.5		FM 779
	Emory	257.9	415.0		FM 2795 to FM 515 east – Lake Fork Reservoir	South end of FM 2795 overlap
		258.5	416.0		FM 2795 west	North end of FM 2795 overlap
		258.8	416.5		SH 19 – Canton, Sulphur Springs
		259.2	417.1		SH 276 west / FM 2795 – Lake Tawakoni, Quinlan
	​	260.8	419.7		FM 3299 south
	​	262.2	422.0	FM 2795 east
	Point	266.2	428.4	FM 47 south / Spur 161 north – Flats, Wills Point, Lake Tawakoni State Park
		266.6	429.1	FM 514 east
Hunt	Lone Oak	270.9	436.0	FM 2737 south
		271.9	437.6	FM 513 south – East Tawakoni, Lake Tawakoni	South end of FM 513 overlap
		272.3	438.2	FM 1567 east – Miller Grove
		273.0	439.4	FM 513 north – Campbell	North end of FM 513 overlap
	​	276.8	445.5	FM 2947 south
	​	277.0	445.8	FM 1564 west – Wieland
	Greenville	284.5	457.9	Bus. US 69 north – Greenville
		284.8	458.3	FM 1570 – 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	SH 34 (Wesley Street) – Terrell, Greenville
		288.1	463.7	SH 66 west – Caddo Mills
		288.9	464.9	US 380 west / Spur 302 east – McKinney	North end of US 380 overlap
	​	291.0	468.3	FM 1569 west – Merit
	​	291.7	469.4	Bus. US 69 south – Greenville	Interchange
	​	294.7	474.3	FM 2194 west
	Kingston	297.3	478.5	FM 3427 east
		297.7	479.1	FM 903 west
	Celeste	300.3	483.3	FM 272 east – Hickory Creek
		300.8	484.1	FM 1562 west
Fannin	Leonard	307.0	494.1	FM 272 east – Wolfe City
		307.3	494.6	SH 78 south – Leonard	South end of SH 78 overlap
		307.9	495.5	SH 78 north – Bonham	North end of SH 78 overlap
		308.7	496.8	FM 896 – Randolph
	​	311.5	501.3	FM 981 south
	Trenton	314.1	505.5	Bus. US 69 north – Trenton
		314.7	506.5	SH 121 – McKinney, Bonham	Interchange
		314.8	506.6	FM 151 north – Orangeville
Grayson	​	319.6	514.3	SH 11 east – Randolph	South end of SH 11 overlap
	Whitewright	320.3	515.5	FM 898 east (Bond Street)
		320.7	516.1	SH 11 west / SH 160 south – Sherman	North end of SH 11 overlap
		321.3	517.1	FM 151 south – Whitewright
	​	321.9	518.0	FM 697 west – Ida
	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 – Sherman
		341.4	549.4	FM 120 (Morton Street) – Pottsboro, Carpenter's Bluff
		343.0	552.0	FM 84 west – Eisenhower State Park
		344.6	554.6	US 75 south	South end of SB US 75 overlap; US 75 exit 73
				74	Frontage Road	Exit numbers follow US 75 mileposts; southbound exit and entrance
		345.8	556.5	75	Texas Travel Information Center	South end of NB US 75 overlap; US 75 exit 74 northbound
		345.9	556.7		US 69 north / 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

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

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 69". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
2. "I-14 System in Texas". www.txdot.gov. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

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