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.

US Highway 69
US 69 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	338.643 mi (544.993 km)
Existed:	September 26, 1939 (1939-09-26) – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 96 / US 287 / SH 87 in Port Arthur
	I-10 in Beaumont 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
United States Numbered Highways List Bannered Divided Replaced Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs Park Rec FM ← US 67 US 70 →

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

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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 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	Destinations	Notes
Jefferson	Port Arthur			SH 87 (Gulfway Drive) – McFaddin and Texas Point National Wildlife Refuges, Orange	Southern terminus; south end of US 96/287 overlap
				SH 73 – Winnie, Orange	South end of freeway
				Jimmy Johnson Boulevard
				FM 365 – Nederland
	Nederland			Aero Drive, Nederland Drive
				Jerry Ware Drive
				Beauxart Garden Road, Spurlock Road
	​			FM 3514
	Beaumont			Frontage Road	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
				Spur 347 south / Spur 380 north – Lamar University	No southbound entrance
				Spur 380 (Martin Luther King, Junior Parkway)	No southbound entrance
				Highland Avenue
				Erie Street, Florida Avenue
				4th Street
				SH 124 (Fannett Road)
				I-10 west – Houston	South end of I-10 overlap; I-10 exit 849
				Washington Boulevard	I-10 exit 850
				US 90 (College Street)	I-10 exit 851
				Frontage Road	I-10 exit 852A
				Laurel Avenue, Calder Avenue, North Street, Harrison Avenue	I-10 exit 852B
				I-10 east – Lake Charles	North end of I-10 overlap; I-10 exit 853A
				Delaware Street
				11th Street	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
				Lucas Drive
				Dowlen Road
				SH 105 west – Sour Lake
				Chinn Lane
				Tram Road
Hardin	​			Cooks Lake Road
	​			Keith Road
	​			Mitchell Road	No northbound entrance
	​			US 96 north – Lumberton, Silsbee	North end of US 96 overlap; north end of freeway
	Lumberton			FM 421 – Lumberton
	​			SH 327 east – Silsbee
	Kountze			SH 326 south – Sour Lake
				FM 418 east – Silsbee
	​			FM 1003 south – Honey Island
	​			FM 420 east
	​			FM 3063 west
Tyler	​			FM 2827 west
	Warren			FM 1943 east – Fred	South end of FM 1943 overlap
				FM 1943 west	North end of FM 1943 overlap
	​			FM 1013 east – Hillister
	Woodville			US 190 – Livingston, Jasper
				US 287 north – Corrigan	North end of US 287 overlap
	Doucette			FM 1632 west
	Colmesneil			FM 256 east	South end of FM 256 overlap
				FM 256 west
	​			RE 255 east – Angelina National Forest
	​			FM 1014 east
Angelina	​			FM 1270 south
	Zavalla			SH 63 east to SH 147 – Jasper
	​			FM 1818 west
	​			FM 848 south
	Huntington			FM 1669
				FM 1475 west
	​			FM 326 north	South end of FM 326 overlap
	Homer			FM 326 south	North end of FM 326 overlap
	​			FM 841 west
	Lufkin			I-69 south / US 59 south / Bus. US 69 north / Loop 287 south – Houston, Lufkin	Interchange; south end of Future I-69/US 59/Loop 287 overlap
				FM 841 (Ford Chapel Road)	Interchange
				FM 325 (Lufkin Avenue)	Interchange; northbound exit via the FM 841 exit
				SH 103 – Lufkin	Interchange
				Bus. US 59 south (Timberland Drive) – Lufkin	Interchange
				I-69 north / US 59 north – Nacogdoches	Interchange; north end of FutureI-69/US 59 overlap
				FM 2251 (Sayers Street)
				Bus. US 69 south / Loop 287 south / FM 2680 north	Interchange; north end of Loop 287 overlap
	​			FM 706 south
	​			FM 2021
	​			FM 843 east
	​			SH 7 – Crockett, Nacogdoches	Interchange
Cherokee	Wells			FM 1247 west
	​			FM 1911 – Forest
	Alto			FM 1911 south – Forest
				SH 21 – Crockett, Nacogdoches
				FM 851 north – Atoy
	​			FM 241 – Salem
	Rusk			FM 343
				Loop 62 north – Rusk
				US 84 – Palestine, Mount Enterprise
				Loop 62 south – Rusk
				FM 2972 west to US 84 west
	Craft			FM 22 east – Gallatin
	Jacksonville			Loop 456
				FM 768 south – Gallatin
				US 79 – Palestine, Henderson
				SH 135 north – Troup
				US 175 west – Athens
				FM 347 south
	​			FM 855 south – Cuney
	​			FM 177 east – Mixon
	​			FM 2943 south	South end of FM 2943 overlap
	​			FM 2943 north – Bullard	North end of FM 2943 overlap
Smith	Bullard			FM 344 – Bullard	Interchange
	​			FM 346
	Tyler			FM 2813 west
				Loop 49 Toll
				Loop 323 (South Loop 323)
				FM 2943 south (Old Jacksonville Highway)
				SH 64 east / SH 110 south (5th Street, 4th Street) – Henderson, Troup	South end of SH 64/110 overlap
				SH 155 south (Frankston Highway) – Frankston
				SH 31 (Front Street) – Athens, Kilgore
				SH 64 west (Erwin Street) – Canton	North end of SH 64 overlap
				Spur 147 east (Gentry Parkway) to US 271
				SH 110 north (Van Highway) – Van	North end of SH 110 overlap
				Loop 323 (Northwest Loop 323)
				FM 2016 west
				FM 3271 west
	Lindale			I-20 – Dallas, Shreveport	I-20 exit 556
				FM 16 – Van, Red Springs
	​			FM 1804 north
Wood	​			Loop 564 north
	Mineola			US 80 – Grand Saline, Hawkins
				FM 49 east – Hainesville
				FM 1254 north
				SH 37 north – Quitman
	​			Loop 564
	​			FM 779 – Golden
	​			FM 1799 south – Golden
	Alba			FM 17 – Grand Saline, Lake Fork Reservoir
				SH 182 east – Quitman
Rains	​			FM 2795 north
	​			FM 779 east – Golden
	Emory			FM 515 east – Lake Fork Reservoir, Winnsboro
				SH 19 – Canton, Sulphur Springs
				SH 276 west – Lake Tawakoni, Quinlan
	​			FM 2795 south
	Point			FM 47 – Lake Tawakoni, Wills Point
				FM 514 east
Hunt	​			FM 2737 south – East Tawakoni
	Lone Oak			FM 513 south – East Tawakoni	South end of FM 513 overlap
				FM 1567 east
	​			FM 513 north – Campbell	North end of FM 513 overlap
	​			FM 2947 south
	​			FM 1564 west
	Greenville			Bus. US 69 north (Moulton Street)
				FM 1570 south (Jack Finney Boulevard) – Majors Airport
				I-30 / US 67 – Dallas, Sulphur Springs	South end of US 380 overlap; I-30 exit 94
				Bus. US 67 / SH 34 (Wesley Street) – Quinlan, Wolfe City
				SH 66 west – Caddo Mills
				US 380 west / Spur 302 east (Lee Street) – McKinney, Greenville	North end of US 380 overlap
				FM 1569
				Bus. US 69 south (Rees Street)	Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
	​			FM 2194 west – Merit
	Kingston			FM 3427 east
				FM 903 south
	Celeste			FM 272 north – Bailey, Wolfe City
				FM 1562 west – Blue Ridge
Fannin	Leonard			FM 272 south – Wolfe City
				SH 78 south – Blue Ridge	South end of SH 78 overlap
				SH 78 north – Bonham	North end of SH 78 overlap
				FM 896 north – Randolph
	​			FM 981 south – Blue Ridge
	Trenton			FM 814 west
				SH 121 – McKinney, Bonham	Interchange
				FM 151 north – Whitewright
Grayson	​			SH 11 east – Wolfe City	South end of SH 11 overlap
	Whitewright			FM 898 east – Ector
				SH 11 west / SH 160 south – Sherman, Desert	North end of SH 11 overlap
				FM 151 south – Whitewright
	​			FM 697 west – Sherman
	Bells			SH 56 – Sherman, Bonham
				FM 1897 north
				US 82 – Sherman, Bonham	US 82 exit 653
	Denison			Spur 503 west (Eisenhower Parkway) to US 75 south – Sherman
				FM 120 (Main Street)
				FM 84 west (Texoma Drive) – Lake Texoma
				US 75 south (Katy Memorial Freeway) – Sherman, Dallas	South end of US 75 overlap; US 75 exit 73-74
				Texas Travel Information Center	US 75 exit 75; southbound exit and entrance
				US-69 north / US-75 north – Durant	Crosses Red River into Oklahoma
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access