US 69

U.S. Route 69
Game	American Truck Simulator: Texas
State	Texas
Length	461† mi (743† km)
Speed Limit	35–70 mph (56–113 km/h)
Route
	0 mi (0 km) I-10, US 96, and US 287 in Beaumont
	TX 0–284† (0–459† km) I-20, I-30 US 59, US 67, US 75, US 82, US 90, US 96, US 190 SH 103 Loop 287, Loop 323, Loop 564 FM 779, FM 2680
	OK 284–461 mi (459–743 km) I-40 US 70, US 75, US 270, US 412 SH-1, SH-31, SH-375
	461† mi (743† km) I-44, US 59, and US 60 in Miami
Map
Highway System
Previous	← US 67
	US
Next	US 70 →
← I-69W
TX
US 70 →
← SH-66
OK
US 70 →

U.S. Route 69 (US 69) is a north–south United States Highway in eastern Texas in American Truck Simulator. The route is separated into four sections: The first section runs from Interstate 10, US 96, and US 287 in Beaumont to Loop 323 in southern Tyler. The second section runs from Loop 323 in northern Tyler to Loop 564 in Mineola. The third section runs from Loop 564 in Mineola to US 82 in Bells. The fourth section runs from US 75 and US 82 in Sherman to Interstate 44, US 59, and US 60 in Miami.

In real life, US 69 spans a total length of 1,136 miles (1,828 km) from Port Arthur, Texas to Albert Lea, Minnesota.

Course

US 69 begins at its southern terminus (as well as those of US 96 and US 287) with Interstate 10 and US 90 in western Beaumont. The highways follow the latter as a concurrency, along with US 96 and 287, until I-10 and US 90 turns to the east towards Louisiana. There, the highway continues to follow concurrently with US 96 and 287 towards Lumberton to the north, where US 96 branches off of US 69 and US 287 to Jasper to the north. The highway continues to follow US 287 to the northwest through the Piney Woods in southeastern Texas. It runs through Kountze, and shortly afterwards, the highway enters Woodville, intersecting US 190. It is here that a designated section of US 287 ends, while the highway continues its course. The highway passes by a Chuck & Jack's timber harvest site and crosses the Neches River; soon afterwards, it runs through Huntington, and then it enters Lufkin from the southeast. There, the highway is concurrent with US 59 and Loop 287 around the east and north of the city. North of Lufkin, the 59 branches off of US 69 and Loop 287 to Tenaha to the north. The highway ends its concurrency with Loop 287 northwest of the city and heads north across the western fringes of the Piney Woods and reaches Tyler. There, the highway is separated into two distinct sections in-game, which are both served by the city's truck route (Loop 323) around the city to the west. The highway resumes north of Tyler and heads north to intersect Interstate 20 in Lindale; soon afterwards, the highway reaches Mineola, where another gap in the route is presented. Here, Loop 564 connects the gap and is the truck route of the 69 through the center of the town, as well as serving US 80. At the counter-clockwise terminus of the loop, US 69 resumes once again and travels north to Greenville, where it intersects Interstate 30 and US 67. The highway traverses into the northern part of Texas' blackland prairies as it approaches the town of Bells and intersects US 82; yet another gap begins here.

After resuming at US 75 (as a concurrency) at Sherman, US 69 crosses the Red River into Oklahoma, which is then immediately greeted by a weigh station; soon afterwards, the 69 passes by Calera and into Durant, where it intersects US 70 and its concurrency with the 75 ends. The highway travels northeast through the Choctaw Nation, crosses the North Boggy Creek, and intersects the Indian Nation Turnpike (SH-375) into McAlester. US 69 bypasses the city center to the west, while its business route serves downtown McAlester, and it also intersects the overlapped routes of US 270, SH-1, and SH-31. US 69 approaches Lake Eufaula, as well as the Canadian and North Canadian rivers, and the town of Eufaula as it enters the Muscogee Nation; soon afterwards, it passes by the town of Checotah, where it intersects Interstate 40. The 69 begins to trace across the Cherokee Platform as it continues to travel north as it then passes through Muskogee and crosses the Arkansas River before reaching its current northern terminus at US 412 in Chouteau, where it will eventually continue into Kansas.

Cities

Texas

• Beaumont
• Lufkin
• Tyler

Scenery towns

• Lumberton
• Kountze
• Woodville
• Huntington
• Lindale
• Mineola
• Greenville
• Bells
• Sherman

Oklahoma

• McAlester
• Tulsa (via US 412 and I-44)

Scenery towns

• Calera
• Durant
• Eufaula
• Checotah
• Muskogee
• Chouteau

Junction list

Texas

Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
Beaumont	0	0		I-10 West – Houston		Southern terminus in-game; southern terminus of I-10, US 96, and US 287 concurrencies; road continues as I-10
			851	US 90 – Liberty		Southern terminus of US 90 concurrency
	11	18		I-10 East / US 90 East – Lake Charles		TOTSO; northern terminus of I-10 and US 90 concurrencies; US 69 northbound follows exit 853
Lumberton	21	34	----	US 96 North – Jasper		Northern terminus of US 96 concurrency
Kountze	51	83		Aron Truck Stop
Woodville	65	104		US 190 – Livingston, Jasper		Northern terminus of US 287 concurrency
	79	128		Rest Stop
	80	130		Lufkin Chuck & Jack's Timber Harvest Site
Lufkin	100	162		Lufkin X-Tech Machinery Depot
	102	165		Driverse Truck Stop
	105	169		US 59 South / US 69 Bus. North / Loop 287 South – Houston, Lufkin		TOTSO; northern terminus of US 59 and Loop 287 concurencies; US 69 Bus. is inaccessible
	110	177		Minor road
	121	195	386	US 59 North / US 59 Bus. South – Lufkin, Tenaha		No exit number southbound; northern terminus of US 59 concurrency; US 69 southbound has no access to US 59 Bus.; US 59 Bus. southbound is inaccessible
	132	213		Truck Route		Access to Lufkin NAMIQ depot and Wallbert warehouse
	138	222	----	US 69 Bus. South (Kurth Drive) / SH 103 West / Loop 287 South / FM 2680 North – Lufkin		Northern terminus of Loop 287 concurrency; US 69 Bus. is not rendered at this interchange; FM 2680 is inaccessible
Tyler	187	302		Loop 323		US 69 continues north inaccessibly
End first section; start second section
Tyler	187	302		Loop 323 (Northwest Loop 323)		US 69 continues south inaccessibly
	188	304		Tyler Farmer's Barn Market
Lindale	193	311		I-20 – Longview, Dallas		I-20 exit 556
	196	316		Gallon Oil Truck Stop
	197	318		Tyler NAMIQ Quarry
	207	334		Loop 564 East to US 80 East		Clockwise terminus of Loop 564; US 69 continues north inaccessibly
End second section; start third section
Mineola	207	334		Loop 564 to US 80		Counter-clockwise terminus of Loop 564; US 69 continues south inaccessibly
	219	354		FM 779 – Golden, Quitman		Inaccessible
Greenville	236	381		I-30 (US 67) – Dallas, Texarkana		Facilities are accessed via frontage roads; I-30 exit 94
	280	452		US 82 – Sherman, Paris		US 82 exit 653
End third section; start fourth section
Sherman	280	452	62	US 82 – Paris, Gainesville		Southern terminus of US 75 concurrency; road continues as US 75; US 82 exit 642

Oklahoma

Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
	290	467	----	Weigh Station
Durant	302	487	11	Choctaw Road / Rose Hill Lane		No exit number northbound
	312	503	12 A-B	US 70 – Hugo, Madill
	327	528	14	West Main Street		Northern terminus of US 75 concurrency
	358	578		SH-375 (Indian Nation Turnpike) – Hugo, Paris TX, Henryetta, Tulsa		SH-375 exits 63 A-B
McAlester	364	588		McAlester Deep Wells Oil Well
	365	588		Frontage Road		Access to McAlester X-Tech Machinery depot
	365	589	87	US 69 Bus. North – McAlester		Northbound exit and southbound entrance; southern terminus of US 69 Bus.
	366	590		Frontage Road		Access to McAlester Grand Pastures livestock auction
	368	593	90	Peaceable Road / Comanche Avenue		No exit number southbound
	368	595	91 A-B	US 270 / SH-1 / SH-31 – Krebs, Wilburton, McAlester		Eastern terminus of US 270, SH-1, and SH-31; US 270, SH-1, and SH-31 eastbound are inaccessible
Checotah	399	643	----	I-40 – Fort Smith, Oklahoma City		I-40 exits 264 A-B
Muskogee	423	682		Gallon Oil Truck Stop
	424	684		Muskogee
Chouteau	455	733		Phoenix Truck Stop
	461	743	----	US 412 – Locust Grove, Tulsa		Eastern terminus of US 412; US 69 continues north inaccessibly; US 412 eastbound is inaccessible

Special Route

Main article: US 69 Business

U.S. Route 69 has one business route in Oklahoma, respectively in McAlester. There is also a second business route in Lufkin; however, that route is inaccessible to the player.

History

• In the intial version of the Texas map expansion DLC, US 69 was separated into two sections: The first section began at Interstate 10, US 96, and US 287 in Beaumont and ended at Loop 323 in southern Tyler. The second section began at Loop 323 in northern Tyler and ended at Loop 564 in Mineola.

• In update 1.49, the section of US 69 from Loop 564 north of US 80 to US 82 east of Sherman was added.

• In the intial version of the Oklahoma map expansion DLC, the section of US 69 from US 75 and US 82 in Sherman to US 412 in Chouteau was added.

• In update 1.49, the section of US 69 from US 412 in Chouteau to Interstate 44, US 59, and US 60 in Miami was added.

Trivia

• In the initial release of the Texas map expansion DLC, a small network of roads was discovered in the northeastern portion of the state beyond Dallas, Tyler and Longview, including an unfinished section of US 69 between US 80 and US 82 in northeastern Texas. This indicated that a future update would extend US 69 from its northern terminus further north near Oklahoma, ending at US 82. The system of roads was later removed in update 1.47.

Gallery

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  Beaumont

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  Lumberton

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  Kountze

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  Woodville

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  Huntington

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  Lufkin

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  Tyler

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  Lindale

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  Mineola

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  Greenville

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  Bells

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  Calera

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  Durant

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  McAlester

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  Eufaula

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  Checotah

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  Muskogee

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  Chouteau

See also

• Information about U.S. Route 69 in real life

References