Interstate 65
Interstate 65 is an interstate highway in the United States. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with Interstate 10 in Mobile, Alabama; its northern terminus is at an intersection with Interstate 90 in Gary, Indiana.
Length
884 miles
Major Cities Along the Route
- Mobile, Alabama
- Montgomery, Alabama
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Gary, Indiana
Intersections with other Interstates
- Interstate 10 in Mobile, Alabama
- Interstate 85 in Montgomery, Alabama
- Interstate 20 in Birmingham, Alabama
- Interstate 59 in Birmingham, Alabama
- Interstate 24 in Nashville, Tennessee
- Interstate 40 in Nashville, Tennessee
- Interstate 64 in Louisville, Kentucky
- Interstate 74 in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Interstate 70 in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Interstate 80 in Gary, Indiana
- Interstate 94 in Gary, Indiana
- Interstate 90 in Gary, Indiana
Spur Routes
- Mobile, Alabama - I-165
- Spur to Huntsville, Alabama - I-565
- Louisville, Kentucky - I-265 (Louisville's outer beltway; also called the Gene Snyder Freeway; formerly the Jefferson Freeway)
- Indianapolis, Indiana - I-465
Notes
Interstate 65 combines with Interstate 24 and Interstate 40 near downtown Nashville, Tennessee to form a loop around the center city. Once, the northwestern leg of this loop was designated I-265; this is no longer true, as Nashville's government successfully changed its designation to I-65 in order to help alleviate traffic caused by motorists following I-65 through the city. This results in some rather confusing Interstate signage through central Nashville.
While most Interstates with numbers divisible by 5 are major direct north-south or east-west routes, I-65 is different. It runs northwest-southeast from Gary, Indiana to Indianapolis, Indiana and northeast-southwest from Montgomery, Alabama to Mobile, Alabama.