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| Interstate 69 Main route of the Interstate Highway System |
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| Length: | 201.39 mi[1] (324.11 km) | ||||||||
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| South end: |  I-69 at Indiana state line |
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 I-94 near Marshall I-96 near Lansing I-496 near Lansing I-75 in Flint I-475 in Flint I-94 near Port Huron |
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| East end: |  Hwy 402 at Canadian border on Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron |
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>Interstate 69 (I-69) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that currently runs from Indianapolis, Indiana, to the US–Canadian border at Port Huron, Michigan In Michigan, it is a state trunkline highway that enters the state south of Coldwater and passes through the large cities of Lansing and Flint. A north–south route from the Indiana–Michigan border to Lansing, it changes direction to east–west and continues to Port Huron and the US–Canadian border. In Flint, I-69 is also known as the Chevrolet-Buick Freeway, as a tribute to the Flint automotive industry. A 30-mile (48 km) stretch of I-69 between Flint and Perry is designated as the Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway. Until 2002, US 27 was cosigned with I-69 from the Indian/Michigan state line north to the Lansing area.
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Route description
I-69 starts in Michigan at the state line just south of Kinderhook. This is just north of an interchange with the Indiana Toll Road. I-69 runs north passing through Coldwater and Marshall. Near Olivet, I-69 begins to turn in a northeasterly direction passing through the Lansing metropolitan area. Here I-69 is cosigned on with I-96, the only such palindromic pairing in the entire Interstate Highway System. In addition, it is the only jointly named highway to hit a Canadian Border Crossing. I-69 is signed east-west from Lansing through Flint to Port Huron. At the eastern terminus, I-69 joins I-94 to cross the Blue Water Bridges at the Canadian border over the St. Clair River.
I-69 is currently the only mainline Interstate Highway in Michigan that does not enter the Metro Detroit area.
History
The earliest freeway portion of I-69 is a stretch built in three stages from 1959 to 1961 running from near Perry to Swartz Creek as the M-78 freeway. In 1962, the stretch of I-96 which now overlaps with I-69 was built west of Lansing. Another stretch of current I-69 alignment was built in 1964 as part of I-94 in the Port Huron area which ended at the foot of the Blue Water Bridge. In 1966 another stretch was built as M-21 near Port Huron which connected with I-94. The M-78 freeway was extended eastward passing through Flint and ending at Lapeer in 1971. The M-78 portion of the extended freeway ended in Flint and the stretch of the freeway from the Genesee/Shiawassee County line to Lapeer was designated M-21. The stretch between Fort Wayne, Indiana and Lansing was part of former US 27.
Temporary Interstate 69 between Charlotte and Morrice was a divided highway originally designated as part of M-78. I-69 also replaced part of M-21 east of Flint. The 12-mile (19 km) stretch of I-69 between Charlotte and I-96 was opened in October 1992. It completed Michigan's original state-wide Interstate Highway System, although plans for a northern stretch of I-275 outside Detroit were abandoned because of local opposition.[1]
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References
- ^ a b Bessert, Christopher J. (2008-01-01). "Michigan Highways: Highways 60 through 69". Michigan Highways. http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/MichHwys60-69.html#I-069. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
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