Interstate 65

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## Interstate

**Interstate 65** is a north-south highway connecting Lake Station, Indiana to Mobile, Alabama, as well as Chicago, Illinois (via I-90), Indianapolis, Indiana, Louisville, Kentucky, Nashville, Tennessee, Huntsville, Alabama (via I-565), Birmingham, Alabama, and Montgomery, Alabama. as well as I-94, I-90, I-80, I-70, I-71, I-64, I-24, I-40, I-22, I-20, I-59, I-85, and I-10.

## Route Description

### Indiana

Interstate 65 begins at an at-grade intersection with US 20 and US 12 west of Gary. It then meets I-90 and the Indiana Toll Road. This is where most traffic joins I-65. It continues south a bit further, then meets I-94, I-80, and US 6. It then begins going south, passing Merrillville and US 30, Crown Point and US 231, Dinwiddie, Roselawn, Remington and US 24, then IN 43 IN 25 IN 26 and IN 38 in Lafayette. In Lafayette it also begins to parallel US 52. It then continues southeast, passing Lebanon (where it begins a concurrency with US 52), then meets I-865 (where the concurrency with US 52 ends), and passes I-465 where it enters Indianapolis. I-465 offers an alternative route to all Indianapolis highways, however I-65 goes through downtown. In downtown it goes southeast, passing Guion Creek, International Marketplace, Eagledale, Wynnedale, Crown Hill, Riverside, and Near Northside. It then begins a small concurrency with I-70 to form a partial loop around Downtown Indianapolis. It begins near 10th Street and ends near Prospect Street. I-65 then turns south and meets I-465 then leaves Indianapolis. I-65 also begins to parallel US 31 at this point. It then continues south, meeting IN 44, US 50, and IN 60 along the way, then meets I-265. I-65 passes by downtown Clarksville and downtown Jeffersonville, then crosses the Ohio River into Louisville, Kentucky.

### Kentucky

I-65 passes over the Ohio River and enters Louisville over the JFK Memorial Bridge then meets I-64 and I-71. I-65 then passes through downtown Louisville, passing E Main St, E Liberty St, US 42, US 150, E St Catherine St, KY 61, US 60 Alt, I-264, and the Louisville International Airport. It then meets I-265 and KY 841 then leaves the Louisville area. It continues south, passing by Fort Knox and Shepherdsville, then meets US 62, US 31W, KY 9002, KY 61, and the Western Kentucky Parkway. It then continues south and makes a turn to the east in Park City, where it meets the Cumberland Parkway and then meets US 68 in Oakland. It then turns south again near Plum Springs where it meets US 68 again. It forms a partial loop of Bowling Green, then meets US 231, KY 9007, The William H. Natcher Pkwy, and I-165 and continues south, passing Franklin and KY 100, then enters Tennessee near The Mint Gaming Hall.

### Tennessee

I-65 enters Tennessee near Mitchellville, immediately meeting TN 109 and TN 52, then continues south towards Nashville. It meets US 41 in Goodlettsville, as well as TN 386. It meets TN 155 and US 41 north of Nashville, then begins a concurrency with Interstate 24. It meets US 431 in Talbot's Corner, then splits off with I-24 to form a loop around Nashville. I-24 passes east of Nashville then goes off to Chattanooga and Atlanta, while I-65 passes north and west of Nashville and goes off to Memphis, Knoxville, and Birmingham (AL). It meets US 41 Alt then begins a concurrency with I-40. I-40 and I-65 meet US 70 and US 70S, then split off after Downtown Nashville. I-40 continues east towards Nashville Airport and Knoxville, while I-65 continues south towards I-440 and Alabama. I-65 meets I-440 in Berry Hill, then passes Franklin, and meets I-840 in Thompson's Station. It then continues south, meeting US 412 east of Columbia, US 64 in Frankewing, and finally TN 7 and US 31 in Ardmore (TN).

### Alabama

I-65 enters Alabama near Ardmore, meeting AL 53, then continues south towards Huntsville and Birmingham. It meets US 72 in Athens, I-565 in Mooresville, US 278 in Cullman, and I-22 near Fultondale. It then enters Birmingham, passing Hooper City, North Birmingham, Acipco-Finley, Evergeen, and Enon Ridge, then meets I-20/I-59 and forms a partial loop around Downtown Birmingham, where it meets US 78. It then passes by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, then continues south towards Montgomery, meeting I-459 along the way. It then passes Pelham, Calera, Clanton, and Prattville, where it meets US 82, then enters Montgomery. It passes west of Downtown, meeting AL 152, Clay Street, I-85, and US 80. I-65 then goes southwest towards Mobile, passing US 29 in Greenville, US 84 in Evergreen, and US 43 north of Saraland, where it then makes a turn to the south. I-65 then meets a fork with I-165, with I-165 going towards Downtown Mobile, and I-65 passing it. I-65 meets US 45, US 98, and US 90, then ends at Interstate 10.

## Auxiliary Routes

### Indiana

 I-465
 I-865

## Control Cities

 Louisville
 Huntsville
 Montgomery
 Mobile
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