Interstate 269

Interstate 269
Route information
Length:	4.7 mi[1][2] (7.6 km)
Existed:	2015 – present
History:	Opened in 1998 as SR 385
Major junctions
South end:	MS 302 near Casey, MS
North end:	SR 385 in Piperton, TN
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Numbered Highways in Mississippi Interstate US State Unsigned Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State ← MS 245 MS US 278 → ← SR 268 TN SR 269 →

Interstate 269 (I-269) is a partially built outer beltway around the city of Memphis, Tennessee, and its adjacent suburban areas in southwestern Tennessee and northern Mississippi. As of 2015, I-269 is signed along a 4.7-mile (7.6 km) segment between Mississippi Highway 302 (MS 302) and Tennessee State Route 385 (SR 385). The majority of Tennessee's portion is completed, but signed as SR 385. The remainder of Mississippi's portion is under construction and expected to open in 2018.^[3]

History

Interstate 269 extension to Mississippi under construction

On January 29, 2007 the Federal Highway Administration issued a record of decision giving final federal approval for I-269, paving the way for the two states to design and construct the remaining section between Hernando and Piperton.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation's plans called for the two sections to be connected in phases.^[4] Plans had the portion extending south from an incomplete interchange with SR 385 south to the Mississippi state line to completed in October 2015 to coincide with completion of the section in Mississippi from the Tennessee state line to Mississippi Highway 302.^[5]

On October 18, 2007, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced that a bond was successfully issued through the state's Highway Enhancements Through Local Partnerships (HELP) Program for $83 million to cover planning and right-of-way acquisition costs for Mississippi's portion of the route.^[6] Mississippi began its part of I-269 construction on June 23, 2011,^[7] with the 25-mile (40 km) section from the state line to I-55 totaling construction costs of $640 million as of 2014.^[8] Completion of I-269 to Hernando, thus marking the completion of the entire beltway, is expected in the latter half of 2015.^[9] The construction costs of the Tennessee portion of SR 385 from the 1980s until completion in 2013 is over $500 million.^[10] Both states combined investments are over $1.2 billion for the 64.3-mile I-269 project including construction and rights of way expense listed above.

On October 23, 2015, the first signed segment of I-269 opened between SR 385 and MS 302.^[3]

Future

I-269 is under construction from the I-55/I-69 interchange in Hernando to MS 302. This segment is expected to be completed in 2018.

Exit list

County	Location	mi[11]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
DeSoto	Hernando	0.00	0.00		I-55 / I-69 / MS 304 west – Memphis, Southaven, Jackson	Future concurrency with MS 304; Future southern terminus of I-269
		3.17	5.10		Getwell Road
		5.18	8.34		Laughter Road
		7.32	11.78		Craft Road
		9.37	15.08		MS 305 – Olive Branch
		13.41	21.58		Red Banks Road
	Byhalia	15.57	25.06		I-22 east / US 78 – Byhalia, Tupelo, Birmingham	Future western terminus of I-22; I-22 signed and open; interchange under construction
Marshall		17.85	28.73		MS 309 – Byhalia
		23.79	38.29	23	MS 302 – Southaven, Olive Branch	Southern end of SR 304 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance; current southern end of I-269
				Mississippi–Tennessee state line Northern end of MS 304 overlap
Shelby	Collierville	27.24	43.84	1	US 72 – Collierville, Corinth
Fayette	Piperton	28.55	45.95	2	SR 385 west – Memphis	Eastern terminus of SR 385
		29.55	47.56		SR 57 – Piperton, Collierville
Shelby		37.75	60.75		SR 193 – Macon, Fisherville
	Arlington	41.70	67.11		US 64 – Bartlett, Somerville
		44.56	71.71		Donelson Farms Parkway
		45.19	72.73		I-40 – Memphis, Nashville	I-40 exit 24
		47.61	76.62		US 70 / US 79 / SR 1 – Arlington, Lakeland
	Lakeland	50.78	81.72		Stewart Road
		52.68	84.78		Brunswick Road
		56.09	90.27		SR 14 (Austin Peay Highway) – Memphis, Brownsville
		59.14	95.18		SR 204 south (Singleton Parkway) – Naval Support Activity Mid-South
	Millington	60.83	97.90		Raleigh–Millington Road
		62.06	99.88		US 51 – Memphis, Millington	Counterclockwise exit and clockwise entrance
		64.30	103.48		I-69 – Memphis, Dyersburg	Future northern terminus of I-269
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Unopened

See also

• Tennessee portal
• Mississippi portal
• U.S. Roads portal

References

1. Google (November 19, 2015). "Interstate 269" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
2. I-269 Tennessee: A Regional Vision Study (PDF). Memphis Metropolitan Planning Organization.
3. Charlier, Tom (October 19, 2015). "Section of I-269 from Collierville to Mississippi to open Friday". The Commercial Appeal (Memphis). Retrieved November 19, 2015.
4. Charlier, Tom (August 26, 2007). "Complete Tenn. 385 faces probable delays". The Commercial Appeal (Memphis).
5. "Proposal Contract for CNL024" (PDF). Tennessee Department of Transportation.
6. Risher, Wayne (September 7, 2007). "Good fit sought with I-269". The Commercial Appeal (Memphis).
7. "I-269, Mississippi’s largest highway project, connects communities and encourages economic growth" (Press release). United States Department of Transportation. June 27, 2011.
8. "I-269 Construction Reaches Halfway Point". The Commercial Appeal (Memphis).
9. Castens, Errol (March 26, 2014). "I-269 slated for 2015 completion". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
10. "Last Part of 385 Opens Friday". WREG-TV. November 22, 2013.

External links

• Design Public Hearing Announcement (Tennessee Department of Transportation)
• Original and current plans (Mississippi Department of Transportation)
• Kurumi.com entry
• I69Info.com: Memphis
• Interstate-Guide.com (I-269)
• Desoto Times