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Interstate 65 (abbreviated I-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 a traffic light with U.S. Route 12 and U.S. Route 20 (Dunes Highway) in Gary, Indiana, southeast of Chicago, Illinois.

Length

Mileskmstate
367.00 595 Alabama
121.71 196 Tennessee
137.32 222 Kentucky
261.27 423 Indiana
887.3 1,401 Total
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Major cities

Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.

Intersections with other interstates

Spur/Loop routes

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 petitioned to have the designation changed to I-65 in order to help alleviate traffic caused by motorists following I-65 through the city.
  • Known as "Auto Alley" because so many automotive plants and suppliers are within an hour's drive of the highway. Interstate 65 leads to automotive assembly plants located in the mid-west. The most famous plant is the GM plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, which makes the Chevrolet Corvette sports car, as well as the Cadillac XLR luxury roadster. Another GM plant, which builds Saturn vehicles, is also within a short driving distance from I-65 in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Both of the Ford Motor Company truck plants in Louisville, Kentucky are accessible—The Explorer SUV plant directly from I-65 and the Kentucky Truck Plant, makers of the F-350 and Excursion SUV, from I-265. In Lafayette, Indiana a Subaru plant is located at the junction of I-65 and SR-25. Finally, Hyundai's new automotive plant in Montgomery, Alabama is located just off I-65.
  • As the combined interstates of I-20/59 converge on Interstate 65 in Birmingham, Alabama, many wrecks, and accidents that have occurred that include the melting of support beams of overpasses after 18-wheelers crashed and burned on two separate occasions, and the numerous collisions that happen every year, has led this interchange to be nicknamed, "Malfunction Junction".
  • The widest point on the entire stretch of I-65 is in Louisville, Kentucky at the Outer Loop interchange, where I-65 is 18 lanes across.
  • Interstate 65 connects with four Interstate-style parkways in Kentucky. All are part of the commonwealth's system of toll parkways, though only one still charges tolls.
    The Natcher and the Nunn parkways are slated to become part of the extended Interstate 66.
    • The northern terminus of Interstate 65 is only 1/8 mile (0.2 km) north of Interstate 90 (Indiana Toll Road). Prior to 2004, the exit from Interstate 90 to Interstate 65 required making a left turn onto Interstate 65 at a traffic light, while the exit from Interstate 65 to Interstate 90 bypassed the traffic light via an isolated right-turn lane. It has since been grade-separated.

References

  • 2005 Rand McNally "The Road Atlas 2005"

See also

External links

Interstate Highway System | Interstate Highways in Alabama | Interstate Highways in Indiana | Interstate Highways in Kentucky | Interstate Highways in Tennessee

 

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