Route information | ||||
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Maintained by ODOT | ||||
Length | 260.82 mi [1] (419.75 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 69 / US 75 south of Colbert | |||
US 70 in Durant US 75 in Atoka US 270 in McAlester I-40 in Checotah US 266 in Checotah US 62 / US 64 in Muskogee US 412 near Chouteau I-44 Toll / Will Rogers Turnpike in Big Cabin US 60 in Vinita US 59 in Miami | ||||
North end | US-69 / K-7 north of Picher | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Oklahoma | |||
Counties | Bryan, Atoka, Pittsburg, McIntosh, Muskogee, Wagoner, Mayes, Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | |||
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U.S. Route 69 (US 69) is a major north-south U.S. Highway in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It extends the corridor formed by U.S. Route 75 in Texas, from Dallas northeast via McAlester and Muskogee to the Will Rogers Turnpike (Interstate 44) near Vinita. From Vinita to the Kansas state line, US-69 generally parallels the turnpike along old U.S. Highway 66.
U.S. Highway 69 crosses the Red River to enter Bryan County, Oklahoma concurrent with US-75 3 miles (4.8 km) [2] south of Colbert. The first few miles of highway north of the state line are freeway-grade, featuring three interchanges, including one at State Highway 91. Near Calera, the route downgrades to an expressway. On the west side of Durant, however, US-69/75 becomes a freeway again, beginning with an interchange with U.S. Highway 70, and followed by an interchange with SH-78. The freeway continues northeast, providing access to Armstrong, Caddo, and SH-22 before becoming an expressway once again at the Atoka County line.
In Atoka County, US-69/75 bypass Caney and Tushka to the west before coming to the SH-3/7 junction in the county seat of Atoka, Oklahoma; at this junction, SH-3 joins with the U.S. routes while SH-7 has its eastern terminus. North of this interchange, US-75 and SH-3 split off, leaving US-69 without any concurrent routes for the first time since crossing the Red River. Seven miles (11.3 km) [2] northwest of Atoka, US-69 begins another concurrency, this time with SH-43, near Stringtown. The two routes run along the east shore of Atoka Lake before SH-43 splits off to the west. US-69 then heads through unincorporated Chockie, and then serves as the eastern terminus of SH-131 just south of the Pittsburg County line.
US-69 then crosses into Pittsburg County. US-69 runs just east of Kiowa, where it intersects State Highway 63 at its western terminus. US-69 runs along the east edge of the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, which it provides access to via an interchange near Savanna. It then has an interchange with the Indian Nation Turnpike, after which it enters McAlester. US-69 mostly runs along the east side of McAlester, the county seat of Pittsburg County, with the downtown area being served by U.S. Highway 69 Business. The main route of US-69 has an interchange with US-270/SH-1/SH-31. North of McAlester, US-69 reunites with its business loop at an interchange which also serves as the southern terminus of SH-113. US-69 regains freeway status at this interchange, and begins crossing over several arms of Lake Eufaula. US-69 provides several interchanges for lake access. Other interchanges serve the northern terminus of SH-113 (which has both termini at US-69) and the western terminus of SH-9A. US-69 then crosses the main channel of the Canadian River into McIntosh County.
Soon after crossing into McIntosh Co., US-69 serves the county seat of Eufaula, with exits for US-69's Eufaula business loop and State Highway 9. The freeway then has an exit to the southern terminus of State Highway 150. US-69 then meets Interstate 40 at a cloverleaf interchange and has a pair of interchanges serving Checotah. The route then enters Muskogee County, where it has exits for Oktaha and Wainwright. The freeway then ends near Summit, and US-69 continues north at-grade.[ further explanation needed ]
US-69 meets the western terminus of State Highway 165 as it enters Muskogee. The route runs along the west side of the city, intersecting U.S. Highway 64 and briefly concurring with US-62. US-69 then crosses the Arkansas River into Wagoner County. Shortly after entering the county, the highway has an interchange with the Muskogee Turnpike, northeast of Tullahassee. In Wagoner, US-69 meets SH-51. It then enters Mayes County.
In Mayes County, the highway has an interchange with US-412 south of Chouteau. US-69 creates a spur to Sportsman Acres, SH-69A. The route then intersects SH-20 in Pryor and SH-28 in Adair. US-69 leaves Mayes County and enters Craig County south of Big Cabin. As the route approaches Big Cabin, signage affixed to the side of parked truck trailers warns of a speed zone, due to Big Cabin's former speed trap status. [3] The trap was shut down by the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety on August 1, 2005. [3] Just north of the town, US-69 has the first of three interchanges with Interstate 44, the Will Rogers Turnpike. After crossing the turnpike, the route begins a concurrency with US-60 into Vinita. The two U.S. routes serve as the southern terminus of SH-2 there. East of town, another access point to the turnpike is offered. SH-82's northern terminus lies 4 miles (6.4 km) east of this. [2]
US-60/69 cut the northwest corner of Delaware County, entering just west of the northern terminus of State Highway 85. The routes then cross into Ottawa County, passing through Afton, before US-59 joins the concurrency. Just north of this, US-60 splits off at an interchange which also serves as the third entry to the Will Rogers Turnpike. Near Narcissa, US-59/69 passes the east end of SH-25. US-59 then splits off to follow SH-10 westbound, while SH-10 eastbound follows US-69 into Miami. The two routes concur briefly before splitting near downtown Miami, where US-69 forms a one-way couplet. After reuniting north of downtown, US-69 serves as a major arterial through the city, before leaving town and arcing northeast through North Miami and Commerce. US-69 then spawns U.S. Highway 69 Alternate to Quapaw and Baxter Springs, Kansas. The main route turns north, running through the Tar Creek Superfund site and abandoned community of Picher, before leaving Oklahoma and entering the state of Kansas.
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U.S. Highway 69 in Oklahoma generally follows the old Texas Road.
All of US-69 between the US-60 junction west of Vinita and the western terminus of US-69 ALT is part of the former route of Route 66.
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 requires the United States Secretary of Transportation to designate U.S. 69 between the Texas state line and Checotah (I-40) as an Interstate highway upon request from ODOT. [4] [5]
County | Location | mi [6] | km | Exit [7] | Destinations | Notes |
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Bryan | Red River | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 75 south (US 69 south) – Denison | Texas state line | |
| 0.7 | 1.1 | 1 | Old River Road, South Franklin Street | ||
Colbert | 2.2 | 3.5 | 2 | SH-91 – Colbert, Denison Dam | ||
4.0 | 6.4 | 4 | North Franklin Street, Leavenworth Trail | North end of freeway; Formerly signed Platter | ||
Calera | 8.9 | 14.3 | 8 | Calera | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; south end of freeway | |
9.7 | 15.6 | 10 | Main Street - Calera | |||
10.8 | 17.4 | 11A | Rose Hill Road, South 9th Avenue | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; former US-69B/US-75B north | ||
11.3 | 18.2 | 11C | Calera Service Road | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
Durant | 11.7 | 18.8 | 11B | Choctaw Road – Choctaw Nation Resort | Southbound exit signed as exits 11A-B and also includes Rose Hill Road and South 9th Avenue | |
12.5– 12.8 | 20.1– 20.6 | 12 | US 70 – Madill, Hugo | Signed as exits 12A (east) and 12B (west) | ||
14.9 | 24.0 | 14 | West Main Street | Former US-70 | ||
15.6 | 25.1 | 15 | University Boulevard, Westside Drive | Southbound exit only | ||
15 | University Boulevard, Bryan Drive | Northbound exit only; access to AllianceHealth Durant | ||||
16.6 | 26.7 | 16 | Washington Avenue | |||
18.0 | 29.0 | 18 | SH-48 north / SH-78 – Durant | SH-78 south is former US-69B/US-75B south | ||
19.2 | 30.9 | 19 | Ury Drive | Formerly signed Armstrong, Durant State Fish Hatchery | ||
| 22.8 | 36.7 | 23 | County Road N3760 | Formally signed Stockyard | |
Caddo | 27.2 | 43.8 | 27 | SH-22 – Caddo, Kenefic | North end of freeway | |
Atoka | Atoka | 46.3 | 74.5 | SH-3 east / SH-7 west / SH-3 Byp. west (13th Street) | Southern end of SH-3 concurrency; eastern terminus of SH-7 | |
47.2 | 76.0 | US 75 north / SH-3 west – Coalgate, Ada | Northern end of US-75/SH-3 concurrency | |||
Stringtown | 54.5 | 87.7 | SH-43 east – Daisy | Southern end of SH-43 concurrency | ||
| 59.6 | 95.9 | SH-43 west – Coalgate | Northern end of SH-43 concurrency | ||
| 70.0 | 112.7 | SH-131 west – Wardville | |||
Pittsburg | Kiowa | 74.5 | 119.9 | SH-63 east (8th Street) – Pittsburg, Haileyville | ||
Savanna | 82.7 | 133.1 | 82 | U.S. Army Ammunition Plant | Interchange | |
| 85.7– 85.9 | 137.9– 138.2 | Indian Nation Turnpike – Henryetta, Tulsa, Antlers, Hugo | Indian Nation Turnpike exit 63 | ||
McAlester | 87.8 | 141.3 | 87 | US 69 Bus. north – McAlester | No northbound entrance | |
89.7 | 144.4 | 89 | Village Boulevard | South end of expressway | ||
90.3 | 145.3 | 90 | Peaceable Road, Comanche Avenue | |||
91.5– 91.7 | 147.3– 147.6 | 91 | US 270 / SH-1 / SH-31 – McAlester, Krebs, Wilburton | Signed as exits 91A (east) and 91B (west) | ||
92.2 | 148.4 | 92 | Electric Avenue | |||
93.4 | 150.3 | 93 | Hereford Lane | North end of expressway | ||
| 96.4 | 155.1 | 96 | US 69 Bus. south / SH-113 north – Indianola, McAlester | South end of freeway | |
| 99.8 | 160.6 | 100 | Shady Grove Road | Formerly Coal Creek Road | |
| 102.8 | 165.4 | 103 | Rock Creek Road | ||
| 105.3 | 169.5 | 106 | Nale Road, Crowder | ||
Canadian | 110.7 | 178.2 | 109 | SH-113 – Canadian, Indianola, Arrowhead State Park | ||
| 114.7 | 184.6 | 113 | SH-9A east to SH-9 – Carlton Landing, Stigler | ||
McIntosh | | 118.2 | 190.2 | US 69 Bus. north – Eufaula | northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
Eufaula | 120.9 | 194.6 | SH-9 – Eufaula, Wetumka | |||
| 121.4 | 195.4 | US 69 Bus. south – Eufaula | |||
| 125.8 | 202.5 | SH-150 / Texanna Road – Lake Eufaula State Park | |||
| 128.6 | 207.0 | Onapa Road | |||
| 132.6– 133.1 | 213.4– 214.2 | I-40 (US 69 Bus. north) – Oklahoma City, Fort Smith | I-40 exits 264 A–B | ||
Checotah | 133.9 | 215.5 | US 266 – Checotah | |||
135.9 | 218.7 | US 69 Bus. south – Checotah, Rentiesville | ||||
Muskogee | | 141.6 | 227.9 | Oktaha, Rentiesville | ||
| 144.2 | 232.1 | Wainwright | |||
| 150.6 | 242.4 | Summit | At-grade intersection; north end of freeway; former US-69 south | ||
Muskogee | 152.9 | 246.1 | US 64 east to SH-165 (Peak Boulevard) – Tahlequah | Interchange; southern end of US-64 concurrency | ||
155.9 | 250.9 | US 62 west / US 64 west / SH-16 west / US 62 Bus. east / US 64 Bus. east (Okmulgee Avenue) | Northern end of US-64 concurrency, southern end of US-62/SH-16 concurrency | |||
156.9 | 252.5 | US 62 east / SH-16 east (Shawnee Bypass) – Tahlequah | Northern end of US-62/SH-16 concurrency | |||
Wagoner | | 161.7 | 260.2 | SH-51B west – Porter | ||
| 161.9 | 260.6 | SH-351 (Muskogee Turnpike) – Tulsa, Fort Smith | SH-351 exit 26 | ||
Wagoner | 170.3 | 274.1 | SH-51 – Coweta, Wagoner | |||
Mayes | Chouteau | 185.0– 185.2 | 297.7– 298.1 | US 412 – Tulsa, Locust Grove | Interchange | |
| 190.9 | 307.2 | SH-69A east – MidAmerica Industrial Park | |||
Pryor | 195.2 | 314.1 | SH-20 (Graham Avenue) | |||
Adair | 204.7 | 329.4 | SH-28 (Main Street) – Chelsea, Langley | |||
Craig | Big Cabin | 214.4 | 345.0 | I-44 (Will Rogers Turnpike) | I-44 exit 283 | |
| 218.7 | 352.0 | US 60 west – Chelsea | Southern end of US-60 concurrency | ||
Vinita | 222.5 | 358.1 | SH-2 north (Wilson Street) | Southern terminus of SH-2 | ||
| 223.5 | 359.7 | I-44 (Will Rogers Turnpike) | I-44 exit 289 | ||
| 227.9 | 366.8 | SH-82 south – Langley | |||
Delaware | | 232.4 | 374.0 | SH-85 south – Bernice | Northern terminus of SH-85 | |
Ottawa | | 239.7 | 385.8 | US 59 south – Grove | Southern end of US-59 concurrency | |
| 240.4 | 386.9 | US 60 east | Interchange; northern end of US-60 concurrency | ||
| 240.6 | 387.2 | I-44 (Will Rogers Turnpike) – Tulsa, Joplin | I-44 exit 302 | ||
Narcissa | 246.3 | 396.4 | SH-25 west (150 Road) – Bluejacket | Eastern terminus of SH-25 | ||
| 250.6 | 403.3 | US 59 north / SH-10 west – Welch, Lenapah | Northern end of US-59 concurrency, southern end of SH-10 concurrency | ||
Miami | 252.4 | 406.2 | SH-125 south (Main Street) – Fairland, Grove | Northern terminus of SH-125; does not intersect US-69 south ('A' Street SW) | ||
252.5 | 406.4 | SH-10 east (Steve Owens Boulevard) | Northern end of SH-10 concurrency | |||
| 259.0 | 416.8 | SH-69A south to I-44 | Northern terminus of SH-69A | ||
| 259.6 | 417.8 | US 69 Alt. north – Quapaw | |||
| 260.82 | 419.75 | US-69 north / K-7 north – Columbus | Kansas state line | ||
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