Interstate 69

Shield for Interstate 69

**Interstate 69** is the main freeway in Innistrad.

## History

The first segment of I-69, between Havre-aux-Maisons and Deep Cut, was originally built as I-40. However, the extension of I-40 would've made it head due south, and the even number was inappropriate for what was going to be a north-south road. Thus, instead of the recently-commissioned I-69 ending at I-40, I-40 would end at I-69 and I-69 would head south.

The segment from Deep Cut to Grande-Entrée was built a bit after Voldaren Highway 71, with some of the new freeway directly overlaying the old two-lane road. Some segments were built out of order, though, such as between the two intersections with I-869 in SimpleFlips, which left a gap in the freeway for a while.

In Deep Cut, as the road became heavily congested by the massive population boom, a bypass had to be constructed. Thus, I-69 was made to bypass Dinksterville, which resulted in I-469's creation on part of the old alignment. But even that bypass was uneffective, so another part of the bypass was built, leaving I-469 as a spur. I-38 took over the part of the older routing that I-69 didn't use anymore, but I-38 changed directions to use I-138, though, so I-469 was extended to connect to I-69 again.

The end of I-69 in Havre-aux-Maisons was for a long while at a dead end, which was less than ideal for a high-speed freeway. The potential for a northern extension was considered, and thus I-69 was extended north towards I-67, then Waco, then Genshin Impact.

The southern end of I-69 was at I-81 in Grande-Entrée for the longest time, but with the discovery of Sainte-Avacyn and L'Anse-à-la-Cabane, I-69 was extended to connect to these towns. It was also extended further south to Ohio.

On September 2, 2022, I-69 was closed between I-58 and I-169 near Waco for reconstruction. On the next day, I-69 was also closed between Waco and Genshin Impact following the opening of Route 1014, with the freeway remaining open between the Genshin end of 1014 and Highway 61 for access between Genshin and Yankovic. Both segments were redone and reopened on September 7.

On December 18, 2022, a rebuild of I-69 between Grande-Entrée and SimpleFlips began. The first segment, which included I-69 on both ends of I-95 as well as I-95 between Voldaren Highway 71 and I-69, necessitated a temporary two-lane alignment, which got built, opened, then closed and demolished as I-69 and I-95 were rebuilt. Then, on December 26, the biggest part of the rebuild, from I-95 to Voldaren Highway 271, was done, which included a complete rebuild of the ***MÉGA PONT***. The rebuild was finished around 1am on December 27 and I-69 reopened then.

Plans for an extension of I-69 north of Genshin Impact were being worked on ever since the freeway made it there back in 2021. In late 2023, work began on a disconnected east-west segment. During that time, a small segment opened between Voldaren Highway 79 and I-67 in Pittsburgh. Then, on January 10, 2024, another segment opened, from Highway 79 west to I-47 north of Brockville. At that time, work began to connect the two disconnected I-69s, and on January 11, the remaining segment between I-47 and Genshin opened.

## Route log

From south to north:

* BEGIN I-69 NORTH at Voldaren Highway 26 west of Ohio
* JCT Voldaren Highway 57 south of L'Anse-à-la-Cabane
* JCT Voldaren Highway 971 in L'Anse-à-la-Cabane
* JCT I-32 between L'Anse-à-la-Cabane and Sainte-Avacyn
* JCT I-95 between Sainte-Avacyn and Grande-Entrée
* JCT I-81 in Grande-Entrée
* JCT Voldaren Highway 71 in Grande-Entrée
* JCT Route 1095 northeast of Grande-Entrée
* JCT I-95 northeast of Grande-Entrée
* ***MÉGA PONT** northeast of Grande-Entrée*
* JCT Voldaren Highway 271 southwest of SimpleFlips
* JCT I-34 southwest of SimpleFlips
* JCT Route 1589 southwest of SimpleFlips
* JCT I-869 southwest of SimpleFlips
* JCT Voldaren Highway 48 west of SimpleFlips
* JCT I-869 northwest of SimpleFlips
* JCT I-36 south of Deep Cut
* JCT I-469 south of Deep Cut
* JCT I-38 in Deep Cut
* JCT Route 1812 in Deep Cut
* JCT I-67 in Deep Cut
* JCT Route 1154 in Deep Cut
* JCT I-469 in Deep Cut
* JCT Voldaren Highway 77 in Deep Cut
* JCT I-67 in Deep Cut
* JCT I-569 in Deep Cut
* JCT Route 1002 in Deep Cut
* JCT I-469 in Deep Cut
* JCT Voldaren Highway 77 in Deep Cut
* JCT Voldaren Highway 66 in Havre-aux-Maisons
* JCT I-50 in Havre-aux-Maisons
* JCT Voldaren Highway 71 in Havre-aux-Maisons
* JCT I-75 in Havre-aux-Maisons
* JCT Route 1003 in Havre-aux-Maisons
* JCT Route 1000 in Havre-aux-Maisons
* JCT Route 1005 in Havre-aux-Maisons
* JCT Voldaren Highway 66 in Havre-aux-Maisons
* JCT Voldaren Highway 71 in Havre-aux-Maisons
* JCT I-40 in Havre-aux-Maisons
* JCT Voldaren Highway 66 in Havre-aux-Maisons
* JCT I-650 in Havre-aux-Maisons
* JCT I-81 in Havre-aux-Maisons
* JCT Voldaren Highway 80 northwest of L'Étang-du-Ouest
* JCT Route 1424 northwest of L'Étang-du-Ouest
* JCT I-67 northwest of L'Étang-du-Ouest
* JCT I-58/I-67 Truck south of Waco
* JCT I-169 in Waco
* JCT Voldaren Highway 371 in Waco
* JCT Route 1014 west of Waco
* JCT Voldaren Highway 61 south of Genshin Impact
* JCT Route 1014 south of Genshin Impact
* JCT Business Loop 69F in Genshin Impact
* JCT Voldaren Highway 84 in Genshin Impact
* JCT I-87 in Genshin Impact
* JCT Business Loop 69F in Genshin Impact
* JCT Voldaren Highway 71 north of Brockville
* JCT I-47 north of Brockville
* JCT I-467 in Pittsburgh
* JCT Voldaren Highway 79 in Pittsburgh
* END I-69 NORTH at I-67 east of Pittsburgh