Interstate 369 (Texas)
Auxiliary Interstate Highway in Bowie County, Texas, United States
Interstate 369 (I-369) is an incomplete north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway currently within Texarkana, Texas. Once complete, the freeway will run approximately 117 miles (188 km) through Northeast Texas beginning at an interchange with I-69 east of Tenaha and head northward to Carthage, Marshall, Jefferson, and Atlanta to its current northern terminus at I-30. For its entire length, I-369 is concurrent with US 59.
Route description
I-369 currently begins at US 59 and Loop 151 and runs three miles (4.8 km) north where it currently ends at I-30. It does not currently connect with I-69 in the south and I-49 in the north.
History
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 designated US 59 in Texas from Laredo to Texarkana as High Priority Corridor #20.
At its meeting on November 15, 2012, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) approved a 118-mile-long (190 km) highway to be numbered I-369, to connect I-69 in Tenaha to I-30 in Texarkana. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approved the designation on May 24, 2013, and the Texas Transportation Commission followed suit on May 30, 2013. This action also finalized the designations of other Interstates in Texas. This action meant that the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) could commence the signing of I-369, as well as the other route segments cited, at their discretion.
The public source identifies “Interstate 369 (Texas)” as auxiliary Interstate Highway in Bowie County, Texas, United States. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Interstate, Texas and Auxiliary.
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