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Total route length: 2,640 miles Daily vehicle volume in Houston segment: 320,892
11. Interstate 69 – Houston, Texas
Credit: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images
Total route length: 880 miles Daily vehicle volume in busiest segment: 316,892
With its earliest segment dating to 1957, Interstate 69 runs from Port Huron, Michigan, to Laredo, Texas. However, the highway is being expanded and some parts of the route are still under construction. I-69 passes through Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi, with plans for additional sections through Arkansas and Louisiana. The expanded route is nicknamed the NAFTA Superhighway, since it will eventually connect Canada with Mexico. The 75-mile stretch through Houston, Texas — formerly named U.S. Route 59 — sees upwards of an estimated 316,000 vehicles every day.
For several years, I drove to work in downtown Houston on Interstate 10 back when it was mainly a four-lane or six-lane highway and was very crowded. I then moved to the Clear Lake Area South of Houston and drove to town on Interstate 45. I moved to Washington, Texas, which is several miles north of Houston, several years ago after retiring and don't miss the commute at all, but do go into the city for doctors' appointments.
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