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{{Short description|Highway in the United States}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|country=USA
|type=US
|route=69
|map={{maplink-road|frame-height=290|from=U.S. Route 69.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=US&nbsp;69 highlighted in red
|length_mi=1136
|length_round=0
|established=1926{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=TX|US|96|US|287|TX|87}} at [[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur, TX]]
|junction=
{{plainlist|
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|10}} at [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont, TX]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|20}} at [[Lindale, Texas|Lindale, TX]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|30}} at [[Greenville, Texas|Greenville, TX]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|40}} at [[Checotah, Oklahoma|Checotah, OK]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|44}} at various locations
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|35}} at [[Lenexa, Kansas|Lenexa, KS]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|70}} at [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City, KS]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|29}} at [[Gladstone, Missouri|Gladstone, MO]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|80}} at [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines, IA]]
}}
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=MN|MN|13}} at [[Albert Lea, Minnesota|Albert Lea, MN]]
|states=[[Texas]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Kansas]], [[Missouri]], [[Iowa]], [[Minnesota]]
|previous_type=US
|previous_route=68
|next_type=US
|next_route=70
}}
'''U.S. Route 69''' ('''US&nbsp;69''') is a major north&ndash;south [[United States highway]] in the [[central United States]].  When it was first created, it was only {{convert|150|mi|km|0}} 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 [[U.S. Route 287|US-287]] and [[U.S. Route 96|US-96]]) is in [[Port Arthur, Texas]] at an intersection with [[Texas State Highway 87|State Highway 87]]. Its northern terminus is in [[Albert Lea, Minnesota|Albert Lea]], [[Minnesota]] at [[Minnesota State Highway 13]].<ref name="termini">{{cite web|url=http://usends.com/69.html|title=End of US highway 69|publisher=USEnds.com|access-date=October 9, 2014}}</ref>

==Route description==
===Texas===
{{main|U.S. Route 69 in Texas}}
US-69 begins at its southern terminus with [[Texas State Highway 87|SH-87]] in Port Arthur.  This intersection is also the southern terminus for [[US 96|US-96]] and [[US 287|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 Texas|I-10]] in southern [[Beaumont, Texas|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|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 in Texas|I-69]]/[[US 59 (TX)|US-59]] heading north from Houston is known as Eastex Freeway as well.

In Lumberton, [[U.S. Route 96|US-96]] splits from US-69 and [[US 287|US-287]] and heads northeast towards [[Jasper, Texas|Jasper]], while US-69 and US-287 continue on a northwest path towards [[Woodville, Texas|Woodville]].

In Woodville, US-69 splits from [[US 287|US-287]] a few blocks north of [[US 190|US-190]]. US-287 continues northwest towards [[Corrigan, Texas|Corrigan]] while US-69 proceed north towards [[Lufkin, Texas|Lufkin]].  In this area, between US-190 in Woodville and FM-256 in [[Colmesneil, Texas|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 [[Texas State Highway 63|SH-63]] in [[Zavalla, Texas|Zavalla]] and [[Farm to Market Road 1818|FM-1818]] northwest of Zavalla.

In Lufkin, US-69 is concurrent with [[US 59|US-59]] and [[Texas State Highway Loop 287|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 [[Texas State Highway 103|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, Texas|Alto]], [[Rusk, Texas|Rusk]], [[Jacksonville, Texas|Jacksonville]] and [[Bullard, Texas|Bullard]].  Just south of Bullard, US-69 has a short concurrency with [[Farm to Market Road 2493|FM-2493]].  US-69 continues northward into [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]].

In Tyler, US-69 continues northward through the city and makes up most of "S. Broadway Avenue" from the intersection with [[Texas State Highway Loop 49|Toll 49]] until the intersection of [[Texas State Highway 110|SH-110]] and [[Texas State Highway 155|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.  Shortly after that, US-69 crosses [[Texas State Highway Loop 323|Loop 323]]. From here to [[Mineola, Texas|Mineola]], it is signed as "Mineola Highway" except when it is signed as "Main Street" in [[Lindale, Texas|Lindale]].[[File:Mineola US80 JCT US69.JPG|thumb|left|The junction of US-Highways 69 and 80 in [[Mineola, Texas]]]][[File:Lindale May 2018 08 (N Main Street).jpg|thumb|US-69 as Main Street in [[Lindale, Texas|Lindale]]]]

US-69 crosses [[Interstate 20 in Texas|I-20]] at Lindale where it is signed as "Main Street".  At [[Farm to Market Road 16|FM-16]] in Lindale, US-69 begins its third and last segment as part of the Texas Forest Trail.  Just before leaving Lindale, US-69 has a junction with Toll 49 at the terminus of Toll 49. US-69 from there continues north to northwest to Mineola, crossing [[U.S. Route 80|US-80]] there.  Before leaving town, at its intersection with [[Texas State Highway 37|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, Texas|Emory]], on its way to [[Greenville, Texas|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 in Texas|I-30]]. At the intersection with I-30, US-69 becomes concurrent with [[US 380|US-380]] at its terminus. The concurrency continues around the southern and western sides of Greenville until an intersection with [[Texas State Highway Spur 302|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, Texas|Leonard]], where it encounters a brief concurrency with [[Texas State Highway 78|SH-78]].

In [[Whitewright, Texas|Whitewright]], [[Texas State Highway 11|SH-11]] intersects and becomes concurrent with US-69 southeast of town. This continues until the intersection with [[Texas State Highway 160|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, Texas|Denison]], where it turns right to go north, at an intersection with [[Texas State Highway Spur 503|Spur 503]]. US-69 goes north through downtown Denison, then at the north side of town, US-69 intersects and merges with [[US 75|US-75]], at which time US-69 becomes concurrent with US-75. Both head northeast across the Oklahoma/Texas state line at the [[Red River of the South|Red River]].

===Oklahoma===
{{main|U.S. Route 69 in Oklahoma}}
[[File:U.S. Rte 69 at East 1st St, Picher, Oklahoma, looking south, August 2023.jpg|alt=U.S. Rte 69 at East 1st St, Picher, Oklahoma, looking south.|thumb|U.S. Rte 69 at East 1st St, Picher, Oklahoma, looking south.]]
US-69 and [[US 75|US-75]] pass the Oklahoma border near the tiny town of [[Staley, Oklahoma|Staley]]. They remain concurrent all the way to [[Atoka, Oklahoma|Atoka]], where US-69 heads northeast and US-75 heads northwest. US-69 and US-75 briefly merge with SH-3 in Atoka but SH-3 remains concurrent with US-75 instead of US-69 when they split. In [[Stringtown, Oklahoma|Stringtown]], US-69 merges with SH-43. SH-43 splits from US-69 near the [[Atoka Reservoir]] and crosses it. US-69 passes right by the McAlester Ammunitions Depot. US-69 passes over [[Eufaula Lake]] 6 times. Near [[Muskogee, Oklahoma|Muskogee]], US-69 merges with [[US 64|US-64]] and SH-2. At an intersection with [[US 62|US-62]], US-64 heads west concurrent with US-62 while US-69 and SH-2 continue to head north. South of Pryor Creek, US-69 is the westerly boundary of the MidAmerica Industrial Park, one of the largest industrial park in the nation. Near [[Vinita, Oklahoma|Vinita]], US-69 and SH-2 interchange with [[U.S. Route 66 in Oklahoma|Historic Route 66]] and [[US 60 (OK)|US-60]]. The two highways turn east and merge with HR-66 and US-60. In Downtown Vinita, SH-2 heads north while US-69, US-60 and HR-66 head east, passing [[Interstate 44 in Oklahoma|I-44]] a short while later. At SH-85, the three highways make an unexpected northward turn. The three highways merge with [[US 59|US-59]] just south of I-44. Still south of I-44, US-60 heads northeast, paralleling I-44, while HR-66, US-69, and US-59 continue heading north, passing I-44. At SH-10, US-59 heads west concurrent with SH-10, while HR-66 and US-69 head north concurrent with SH-10. In Downtown [[Miami, Oklahoma|Miami]], SH-10 continues heading east, while HR-66 and US-69 turn northward. South of [[Picher, Oklahoma|Picher]] and west of [[Quapaw, Oklahoma|Quapaw]], US-69 meets [[U.S. Route 69#Alternate rote|US-69 Alternate]]. US-69 splits from HR-66 and heads north through the town of Picher.

===Kansas===
{{main|U.S. Route 69 in Kansas}}
[[File:US 69 near Franklin, KS.jpg|thumb|US-69 south of [[Franklin, KS]]]]
At the Oklahoma/Kansas state line, US-69 is joined by [[K-7 (Kansas highway)|K-7]]. In [[Columbus, Kansas|Columbus]], K-7 continues heading north, while US-69 turns east and merges with [[US 160|US-160]]. US-69 and US-160 meet US-69 Alternate and [[U.S. Route 400|US-400]] near [[Crestline, Kansas|Crestline]], and merges with US-400. East of [[Cherokee, Kansas|Cherokee]], US-400 splits from the concurrency and heads west toward Cherokee. US-69 and US-160 continue heading north. North of [[Frontenac, Kansas|Frontenac]], US-160 splits from US-69 and heads east towards [[Lamar, Missouri |Lamar]] and [[Springfield, Missouri]]. US-69 continues heading north. South of [[Fort Scott, Kansas|Fort Scott]], US-69 merges with K-7 again. In Fort Scott, [[US 54 (KS)|US-54]] merges with US-69 and [[K-7 (Kansas highway)|K-7]]. The three highways continue heading north. North of town, US-54 and K-7 split from US-69 and head west; US-69 continues to head north. South of [[Pleasanton, Kansas|Pleasanton]], US-69 merges with K-52. Northeast of [[Trading Post, Kansas|Trading Point]] [[K-52 (Kansas highway)|K-52]] splits from US-69 and heads east. In the [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] suburbs, US-69 merges with [[Interstate 35 in Kansas|I-35]] and [[US 56 (KS)|US-56]]/[[US 169 (KS)|US-169]]. US-56, US-69, and US-169 split off from I-35 and heads east on [[Shawnee Mission Parkway]]. US-69 then heads north on [[Metcalf Avenue]], rejoining I-35 and heading north. A short while later US-69 breaks off from I-35 and heads north on the [[18th Street Expressway]] into [[Kansas City, Kansas]]. The highway then splits off and merges with [[Interstate 70 in Kansas|I-70]], [[US 24 (KS)|US-24]], and [[U.S. Route 40 in Kansas|US-40]] and heads east. At the intersection with [[US 169 (KS)|US-169]] at the 7th Street Trafficway, US-69 splits off and heads north. Just before reaching [[Interstate 635 (Missouri)|I-635]], US-69 crosses into Missouri.

===Missouri===
[[File:NewUS69bridge.jpg|thumb|Fairfax Bridge carrying US-69 over Missouri River]]
[[File:US69136BethanyMO.jpg|thumb|right|US-69 and US-136 near Bethany, Missouri]]
US-69 enters [[Riverside, Missouri|Riverside]], merges with [[Interstate 635 (Kansas–Missouri)|I-635]], then almost immediately exits and merges with MO-9, heading east. A half-mile later, US-69 exits from MO-9 and heads north. US-69 passes through Riverside, [[Northmoor, MO|Northmoor]], [[Gladstone, Missouri|Gladstone]], [[Claycomo, Missouri|Claycomo]], [[Pleasant Valley, Missouri|Pleasant Valley]] and parts of Kansas City proper before merging with [[Interstate 35 in Missouri|I-35]] for a second time, near [[Liberty, Missouri|Liberty]]. US-69 stays merged with I-35 for {{convert|7|mi|km}} before it exits. After exiting the highway, US-69 immediately merges with MO-33 and heads northeast. At State Route B, in rural Liberty, MO-33 heads north-northeast and US-69 continues northeast. US-69 stays somewhat parallel to I-35 as it heads through Missouri, sometimes passing under it. West of [[Altamont, Missouri|Altamont]], US-69 merges with MO-6. The highways turn north and a short while later MO-6 splits from US-69 and heads west, while US-69 continues heading north. Southwest of [[Bethany, Missouri|Bethany]], US-69 merges with [[US 136|US-136]] and heads east into Bethany. In downtown Bethany, US-136 heads east, while US-69 heads north. Still paralleling I-35, US-69 passes into [[Iowa]] from Missouri {{convert|22|mi|km}} later.

===Iowa===
[[File:US 69 in Lake Mills, IA 002.jpg|thumb|right|US-69 runs south in [[Lake Mills, Iowa]]]]
In [[Lamoni, Iowa|Lamoni]], US-69 makes a sharp turn toward the east. West of [[Leon, Iowa|Leon]], US-69 merges with [[Iowa Highway 2]]. In downtown Leon, US-69 heads north, while Iowa Highway&nbsp;2 heads east. East of [[Lake Ahquabi State Park]], US-69 merges with [[US&nbsp;65|US-65]]. The two highways continue to head north. At the intersection with [[Iowa Highway 5|Iowa&nbsp;Highway 5]], US&nbsp;65 heads east concurrent Iowa Highway&nbsp;5 and US&nbsp;69 continues to head north through Des Moines and Ankeny. In [[Ames, Iowa|Ames]], US&nbsp;69 makes a left turn, then a right turn, and continues heading north. East of [[Clarion, Iowa|Clarion]], US&nbsp;69 briefly merges with [[Iowa Highway 3|Iowa Highway&nbsp;3]]. The two highways soon split with Iowa Highway&nbsp;3 heading east and US-69 heading north through [[Belmond, Iowa]]. Near [[Garner, Iowa|Garner]], US-69 briefly heads west concurrent with [[US&nbsp;18|US-18]], but soon splits off from it and heads north. North of [[Forest City, Iowa|Forest City]], US&nbsp;69 merges with [[Iowa Highway 9|Iowa Highway&nbsp;9]] and continues heading north. Iowa Highway&nbsp;9 soon branches off to the west. Just south of [[Emmons, Minnesota|Emmons]], US-69 crosses into Minnesota.

===Minnesota===
[[File:US 69 in Twin Lakes, MN.jpg|thumb|right|US-69 in [[Twin Lakes, Minnesota]]]]
US-69 enters the state at [[Emmons, Minnesota|Emmons]] and travels north-northeast through southern Minnesota, passing through [[Twin Lakes, Minnesota|Twin Lakes]]. The roadway runs along the eastern shore of [[Pickerel Lake (Freeborn County, Minnesota)|Pickerel Lake]] before entering [[Albert Lea, Minnesota|Albert Lea]], where the highway terminates at [[Minnesota State Highway 13|State Highway 13]], formerly [[U.S. Route 16|US-16]].

The Minnesota portion of the highway is {{convert|12.5|mi|km|abbr=on}} in length.<ref name=MNlogpoint>{{cite web |url=http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpt/statelpt.pdf |title=Trunk Highway Logpoint Listing |date=May 10, 2016 |publisher=[[Minnesota Department of Transportation]] |access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref>

==History==
When it was first commissioned in 1926, US-69 extended only from [[Leon, Iowa]] to [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. The part in Missouri had been '''Route 11''' since 1922.

The route was extended north into Minnesota in 1934, mostly along what had previously been marked State Highway 13, ending at U.S. 16 in Albert Lea.<ref name=MN1934>{{cite map |title=1934 Map of Trunk Highway System - State of Minnesota |date=May 1, 1934 |publisher=Minnesota Highway Department |cartography=McGill-Warner Co. |section=L-23 |url=http://cdm16022.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/mdt/id/210/rec/15 |access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref><ref name=MN1935>{{cite map |title=1935 Map of Trunk Highway System - State of Minnesota |date=April 1, 1935 |publisher=Minnesota Highway Department |cartography=McGill-Warner Co. |section=L-23 |url=http://cdm16022.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/mdt/id/211/rec/16 |access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref> At this time, it entered the state at Emmons and turned eastward along Lake Street and State Line Road, briefly re-entering Iowa to curve around the south shore of [[State Line Lake]]. In 1940, it was realigned to run north-northeast directly to Twin Lakes.<ref name=MN1940map1>{{cite map |title=1940 Map of Minnesota Trunk Highway System |date=January 1, 1940 |publisher=Minnesota Highway Department |cartography=McGill-Warner Co. |section=L-23 |url=http://cdm16022.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/mdt/id/252/rec/21 |access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref><ref name=MN1940map2>{{cite map |title=1940 Official Road Map of Minnesota |date=May 1, 1940 |publisher=Minnesota Department of Highways |section=L-23 |url=http://cdm16022.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/mdt/id/249/rec/22 |access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref> The full extent of the roadway in Minnesota was paved in 1941.<ref name=MN1941map>{{cite map |title=1941 Official Road Map of Minnesota |date=May 1, 1941 |publisher=Minnesota Department of Highways |section=L-23 |url=http://cdm16022.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/mdt/id/246/rec/23 |access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref><ref name=MN1942map>{{cite map |title=1942 Official Road Map of Minnesota |date=May 1, 1942 |publisher=Minnesota Department of Highways |section=L-23 |url=http://cdm16022.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/mdt/id/243/rec/24 |access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref>

In Kansas, US-69 is gaining express lanes from 103rd street to 151st street (6 miles). This project is adding 1 express (toll) lane in each direction without the removal of any existing lanes. This project is scheduled to be complete in late 2025.<ref name=KSExpresswayExpansion>{{cite web | url=https://69express.ksdot.gov/about/ | title=About }}</ref>

==Major intersections==
;Texas
: {{jct|state=TX|US|96|US|287|TX|87}} in [[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]]. US&nbsp;69/US&nbsp;96 travels concurrently to south of [[Lumberton, Texas|Lumberton]]. US&nbsp;69/US&nbsp;287 travels concurrently to [[Woodville, Texas|Woodville]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|10}} in [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]]. The highways travel concurrently through Beaumont.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|90}} in Beaumont
: {{jct|country=USA|US|190}} in Woodville
: {{jct|country=USA|Future|69|US|59}} in [[Lufkin, Texas|Lufkin]]. The highways travel concurrently through Lufkin.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|84}} in [[Rusk, Texas|Rusk]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|79}} in [[Jacksonville, Texas|Jacksonville]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|175}} in Jacksonville
: {{jct|country=USA|I|20}} in [[Lindale, Texas|Lindale]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|80}} in [[Mineola, Texas|Mineola]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|30|US|67|US|380}} in [[Greenville, Texas|Greenville]]. US&nbsp;69/US&nbsp;380 travels concurrently through Greenville.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|82}} in [[Bells, Texas|Bells]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|75}} in [[Denison, Texas|Denison]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Atoka, Oklahoma]].
;Oklahoma
: {{jct|country=USA|US|70}} in [[Durant, Oklahoma|Durant]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|270}} on the [[McAlester, Oklahoma|McAlester]]–[[Krebs, Oklahoma|Krebs]] city line
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40}} southwest of [[Checotah, Oklahoma|Checotah]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|266}} in Checotah
: {{jct|country=USA|US|64}} in [[Muskogee, Oklahoma|Muskogee]]. The highways travel concurrently through Muskogee.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|62}} in Muskogee. The highways travel concurrently through Muskogee.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|412}} in [[Chouteau, Oklahoma|Chouteau]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|44}} in [[Big Cabin, Oklahoma|Big Cabin]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|60}} west-southwest of [[Vinita, Oklahoma|Vinita]]. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of [[Afton, Oklahoma|Afton]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|44}} in Vinita
: {{jct|country=USA|US|59}} northeast of Afton. The highways travel concurrently to north of [[Dotyville, Oklahoma|Dotyville]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|44|US|60}} northeast of Afton
;Kansas
: {{jct|country=USA|US|166}} in [[Baxter Springs, Kansas|Baxter Springs]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|160}} northeast of [[Columbus, Kansas|Columbus]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Frontenac, Kansas|Frontenac]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|400}} north of [[Crestline, Kansas|Crestline]]. The highways travel concurrently to south of [[Pittsburg, Kansas|Pittsburg]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|54}} in [[Fort Scott, Kansas|Fort Scott]]. The highways travel concurrently to north of Fort Scott.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|435|US|50}} in [[Overland Park, Kansas|Overland Park]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|35|US|56|US|169}} in [[Lenexa, Kansas|Lenexa]]. I-35/US&nbsp;69 travels concurrently to [[Merriam, Kansas|Merriam]]. US&nbsp;56/US&nbsp;69/US&nbsp;169 travels concurrently to the Overland Park–[[Mission, Kansas|Mission]] city line.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|35|I|635|dab2=Kansas–Missouri}} in Mission. I-35/US&nbsp;69 travels concurrently to [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|70|US|24|US|40}} in Kansas City.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|670|dab1=Kansas–Missouri}} in Kansas City
: {{jct|country=USA|I|70|US|24|US|40|US|169}} in Kansas City
;Missouri
: {{jct|country=USA|I|635|dab1=Kansas–Missouri}} in [[Riverside, Missouri|Riverside]]. The highways travel concurrently through Riverside.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|169}} southeast of [[Northmoor, Missouri|Northmoor]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|29|US|71}} in [[Gladstone, Missouri|Gladstone]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|35}} in [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|435}} in [[Claycomo, Missouri|Claycomo]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|35}} in [[Pleasant Valley, Missouri|Pleasant Valley]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Liberty, Missouri|Liberty]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|35}} south of [[Cameron, Missouri|Cameron]]
: {{jct|country=USA|Future|72|US|36}} in Cameron
: {{jct|country=USA|I|35}} southwest of [[Winston, Missouri|Winston]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|35}} north-northwest of [[Altamont, Missouri|Altamont]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|136}} southwest of [[Bethany, Missouri|Bethany]]. The highways travel concurrently to Bethany.
;Iowa
: {{jct|country=USA|I|35}} on the [[Iowa]] state line south of [[Lamoni, Iowa|Lamoni]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|35}} east of Lamoni
: {{jct|country=USA|US|34}} in [[Osceola, Iowa|Osceola]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|65}} south of [[Indianola, Iowa|Indianola]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|235|dab1=Iowa}} in Des Moines
: {{jct|country=USA|I|35|I|80}} in Des Moines
: {{jct|country=USA|US|30}} in [[Ames, Iowa|Ames]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|20}} south of [[Blairsburg, Iowa|Blairsburg]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|18}} in [[Garner, Iowa|Garner]]. The highways travel concurrently to west-northwest of Garner.
;Minnesota
: {{jct|state=MN|MN|13|CR|46|county2=Freeborn}} in [[Albert Lea, Minnesota|Albert Lea]]
<ref name=randmcnally>{{cite book |author = Rand McNally |year = 2014 |title = The Road Atlas |edition = Walmart |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |pages = 38, 41, 55, 58, 83, 100-101|isbn = 978-0-528-00771-2}}</ref>

==Special routes==
{{more citations needed section|date=August 2025}}
===Alternate route===
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| image-left = -130
| image-top = -20
| width = 200
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| float = left
| caption = Cutout shield for US-69 Alt. in Oklahoma
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'''U.S. Route 69 Alternate''' is a special route of U.S. Highway 69, traveling {{convert|20.3|mi|km}} between junctions east of [[Commerce, Oklahoma]] and north of [[Crestline, Kansas]].

US 69 Alt., cosigned with [[U.S. Route 66 in Oklahoma|Historic Route 66]], splits from mainline US-69 south of [[Picher, Oklahoma|Picher]] and west of [[Quapaw, Oklahoma|Quapaw]]. US 69 Alt. and HR-66 head ENE through the towns of Quapaw and [[Baxter Springs, Kansas]]. North of Baxter Springs, [[U.S. Route 400|US-400]] joins the concurrency. West of [[Riverton, Kansas|Riverton]], [[U.S. Route 66 in Kansas|Historic US-66]] heads east along [[K-66 (Kansas highway)|K-66]], while US-69 Alt. and US-400 head north. North of [[Crestline, Kansas|Crestline]], US-69 Alt. and US-400 meet US-69 and [[U.S. Route 160|US-160]] from the west. US-69 Alt. terminates as US-69 and US-160 merge with US-400. The concurrency of US-69, US-400, and US-160 continues north.

;Major intersections
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|sspan=1
|county=Ottawa
|location=none
|type=concur
|mile=0.0
|road={{jct|state=OK|US|69|dir1=south|city1=Commerce|city2=Picher}}
|notes=Southern terminus; highway continues as US 69 south/Historic US 66 west
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{{KSint
|sspan=5
|county=Cherokee
|cspan=5
|location=Baxter Springs
|lspan=2
|mile=9.0
|road={{jct|state=KS|US|166|name1=12th Street|city1=Chetopa}}
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{{KSint
|type=concur
|mile=9.7
|road={{jct|state=KS|US-Hist|66|name1=3rd Street|dir1=east}}
|notes=North end of Historic US-66 overlap
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{{KSint
|location=none
|type=concur
|mile=11.2
|road={{jct|state=KS|US|400|dir1=east}}
|notes=South end of US-400 overlap}}
{{KSint
|location=Riverton
|mile=13.0
|road={{jct|state=KS|K|66|dir1=east|road|Beasley Road}}
|notes=[[Roundabout]]
}}
{{KSint
|location=none
|type=concur
|mile=20.3
|road={{jct|state=KS|US|69|US|160|US|400|dir3=west|city1=Pittsburg|city2=Columbus}}
|notes=Northern terminus; north end of US-400 overlap; highway continues north as US-69/US-160/US-400
}}
{{jctbtm|col=7|keys=concur}}

===Business loops and spurs===

* Bethany, Missouri
*Overland Park, Kansas
* Fort Scott, Kansas
* Arma, Kansas
* Frontenac, Kansas
* Pittsburg, Kansas
* Baxter Springs, Kansas
* Columbus, Kansas
* Miami, Oklahoma
* Durant, Oklahoma
* Vinita, Oklahoma
* Mc Alester, Oklahoma
* Checotah, Oklahoma
* Eufaula, Oklahoma
* Greenville, Texas
* Lufkin, Texas

There was also a Business U.S. 69 in Fort Scott, Kansas (about 25 minutes north of the Frontenac, Kansas area), from about 1965 to 1990. Signs from the former Business Route still exist today; however, it no longer officially exists.

==See also==
* [[U.S. Route 169]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://usends.com/69.html Endpoints of U.S. Highway 69]

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