Interstate 69

Interstate 69 is an interstate highway in the midwestern United States. It runs from Indianapolis, Indiana at Interstate 465 (see Interstate 65) to Port Huron, Michigan at Michigan State Highway 25.

Table of contents

1 Number of Miles 2 Major Cities Along the Route 3 Intersections with other Interstates 4 Spur Routes 5 Notes

Number of Miles

360

• Indiana - 157
• Michigan- 203

Major Cities Along the Route

• Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Indianapolis, Indiana
• Lansing, Michigan

Intersections with other Interstates

• Interstate 80 near Fremont, Indiana
• Interstate 90 near Fremont, Indiana
• Interstate 94 in Marshall, Michigan
• Interstate 96 in Lansing, Michigan
• Interstate 75 in Flint, Michigan
• Interstate 94 in Port Huron, Michigan

Spur Routes

• Fort Wayne, Indiana - I-469

Notes

• Between Lansing, Michigan and Port Huron, Michigan I-69 is an east-west route.
• The original southern termination point of I-69 was to have been at the I-65/I-70 interchange (known locally as the "spaghetti bowl") on the northeast side of downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. In fact, the grading and overpasses for this connection's ramps can still be seen at that location. Later, the State of Indiana changed its mind (so it would not need to re-number the existing interchanges on the completed portions of the Interstate) and sought to designate the freeway connecting the spaghetti bowl to the I-69/I-465 interchange (approximately 11 miles) as "I-169". Due to a political fight over the inner-city portions of I-70 and I-65, it was decided to scrap I-169. In its place the state widened I-70 from 8 to 10 lanes and reworked its eastside interchange with I-465 to handle the additional traffic loads from the northeastern suburbs.
• In 1998, Congress approved an extension of I-69 to the south and west from Indianapolis to the Texas-Mexico border.