Talk:Interstate 69 in Tennessee

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Does I-69(TN) need to be downgraded to "future" status for now?[edit]

Recently on the I-269 page, there has been some back and forth on whether I-269 ends in Collierville or Arlington. (Soon probably to be a moot question, with signs going up over the next several weeks as of this writing).

That edit war has some relevance here: at what point does a portion of Interstate become an Interstate?

I ask because the cited correspondence authorizing I-55/I-240/I-40/SR300 to be posted as I-69 in Tennessee no longer appears to exist online (either at the original site or at any of the usual archives), and there appears to be no reliable documentation that these highways are I-69. (Contrast this to Mississippi, which has enthusiastic about the existence of I-69 in their state.)

The I-55, I-240, and I-40 TN pages all claim I-69 exists (with similar lack of documentation). SR 300 treats the designation as "future".

Does I-69 actually exist in Memphis?

(I have a longer version of this question/soliloquy on the I-269 talk page.) MikeTheActuary (talk) 05:07, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You might not want to hear from me, but as soon as you enter Tennessee along I-55 a sign for "Future I-69" appears. Other spot checks using Google Streetmap appears no hint of I-60 signage at several locations. This would indicate a similar situation like between North Carolina and Virginia where I-74 ends at the state line and the other state ignoring it for now. I do not see it on the last State DOT map I have and TDOT's map section appears broken at the moment (so can't confirm). The edits are likely thanks to Google Maps indicating I-69 exist when it does not, they too have editors that jump-the-gun. My recommendation is to move the article back to Future designation, unless valid sources are found. --WashuOtaku (talk) 14:16, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

While I might have a different opinion as to when an interstate ought to be considered official, inconsistency annoys me more than technicalities. :)

I-69 doesn't show on the 2016-2017 TDOT map. There's a broken link that purports to be a letter regarding the existence/non-signage of I-69. "Internet conventional wisdom" holds that TDOT considers I-69 a secret route, to be posted when the next section north is built and opened...but internet conventional wisdom had a similar feeling about I-269 which turned out to be incorrect (based on my correspondence with TDOT).

I did briefly look at what it would take to redo this page to be analogous to Interstate 69 in Arkansas...and it's a bit more work than I've had time for recently. If someone hasn't chimed in with an alternate opinion, or if someone else doesn't make the change, I may tackle it the next time that mythical thing called "a free afternoon" rolls around. Who knows? Perhaps that change will prompt a larger discussion that will lead to a more liberal standard about when an interstate becomes "official". :) MikeTheActuary (talk) 02:15, 27 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hearing no objections, and not being able to sleep, I've made the relevant edits. MikeTheActuary (talk) 06:37, 3 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Colors of portions of the road[edit]

Can someone please put in a description of what the colors on the interactive map mean? NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 00:21, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done Cwater1 (talk) 13:53, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thx NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 11:22, 25 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Union City[edit]

I was just casually looking around on Google maps, and it looks like they just labeled the Union City bypass as I-69 like a couple days ago. What is up with this? NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 05:46, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's built to interstate standards. It's not officially declared as Interstate 69. Similar to down in Memphis. Similar situation to Arkansas Highway 549 near Fort Smith where it's marked as Interstate 49. Google maps may not always be the best source to use for details in article but street signs from street view be used for junction list. Cwater1 (talk) 18:21, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thanks for the knowledge. It will be very useful for the future. NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 05:05, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think it is now labeled on Google maps because it just officially opened. And they know it is a future section of I-69. Though when I look closer, it looks like it currently has the designation of Tennessee State Route 690. NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 01:55, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well is it possible to edit the interactive map to change the color of that portion to pink? NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 01:56, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]