Interstate 65 in Tennessee

This article is about the section of Interstate 65 in Tennessee. For the entire route, see Interstate 65.

Interstate 65
Albert Arnold Gore Sr. Memorial Highway
I-65 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length	121.71 mi (195.87 km)
Existed	1958–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
South end	I-65 / US 31 at Alabama state line
Major intersections	US 64 near Frankewing US 412 in Columbia I-840 near Franklin I-440 in Nashville US 70 / US 431 in Nashville I-40 in Nashville I-24 in Nashville US 31W / US 41 in Nashville
North end	I-65 at Kentucky state line
Location
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	Giles, Marshall, Maury, Williamson, Davidson, Sumner, Robertson
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State
← SR 64 → SR 65

Interstate 65 (I-65) runs from Ardmore north in Tennessee to just south of Franklin, Kentucky, forming part of the national Interstate 65, which goes from Mobile, Alabama, to Gary, Indiana. In Tennessee the highway's official name is the Albert Arnold Gore Sr. Memorial Highway.

Route description

Interstate 65 Southbound crossing from Kentucky to Tennessee.

I-65 enters Tennessee from the south near the town of Ardmore, and passes through mostly rural territory for 65 miles (105 km). At exit 1 (Tennessee State Route 7), US 31 separates from the Interstate, having merged at Athens, Alabama, and immediately services Elkton. After skimming the edges of Columbia and Spring Hill, the road comes to an interchange with Interstate 840. The road widens to eight lanes and travels through Franklin and Brentwood, Tennessee, before coming to an interchange with Interstate 440. The highway enters Downtown Nashville, sharing brief concurrences with Interstate 40 and Interstate 24. The road then separates from I-24 and intersects with SR 155 (Briley Parkway) on the north side of Nashville, and widens to ten through lanes. The widest section of I-65 is found on the north side of this interchange, where the road briefly accommodates 15 through lanes (8 northbound, 7 southbound). The road passes through Madison, and comes to an interchange with SR 386 (Vietnam Veterans Blvd) in Goodlettsville, and narrows back to six lanes. SR 386 can only be accessed from the northbound lanes. The highway then enters a largely rural area, passing through White House, and it exits near Portland into Kentucky to the north.

I-65 Southbound in Nashville.

History

A small part of I-65 was the first section of Interstate Highway opened to traffic in Tennessee. A 1.8-mile (2.9 km) section near the Alabama–Tennessee state line opened on November 15, 1958. The McDowell and McDowell Construction company had started work on the interchange in May 1957. The last section of I-65 in Tennessee to be completed was a short segment in Sumner and Robertson counties in 1973. Until 2000, the 2-mile (3.2 km) northern leg of the loop in Nashville was designated as Interstate 265. On April 7, 2000, the I-265 designation vanished, and I-65 itself was re-routed from the southern and eastern half of the loop (where it traveled concurrently with I-24/I-40) to the western and northern half of the loop (where it travels concurrently with I-40 only on the western side, and has the northern stretch to itself). Nashville–Davidson County's city/county government had argued to have the designations changed in order to help alleviate traffic congestion caused by motorists' following I-65 through the main body of the city. Because of this, the new I-65 route is approximately 0.6 miles (0.97 km) longer than the previous route. Mile markers north of Nashville were not changed with the reroute.

Exit list

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Giles	​	0.00	0.00		I-65 south – Birmingham	Continuation into Alabama
	​	1.48	2.38	1	US 31 / SR 7 (Elkton Highway) – Ardmore, Pulaski, Lawrenceburg, Huntsville	Northern end of US 31 overlap
	​	6.23	10.03	6	SR 273 (Bryson Road) – Elkton
	​	14.14	22.76	14	US 64 (Fayetteville Highway/SR 15) – Pulaski, Fayetteville
Marshall	​	22.52	36.24	22	US 31A (Sam Davis Highway, Lewisburg Highway/SR 11) – Pulaski, Lewisburg, Cornersville
	​	27.21	43.79	27	SR 129 (Lynnville Road) – Lynnville, Cornersville
	​	32.66	52.56	32	SR 373 (Mooresville Highway) – Lewisburg
Maury	Columbia	37.54	60.41	37	SR 50 (New Lewisburg Highway) – Columbia
		46.24	74.42	46	US 412 / SR 99 (Sylvester Chunn Highway) – Columbia, Chapel Hill	Eastern terminus of US 412
Williamson	​	53.18	85.58	53	SR 396 west (Saturn Parkway) – Spring Hill	Eastern terminus of SR 396
	​	59.15	95.19	59	I-840 – Memphis, Dickson, Knoxville, Murfreesboro	I-840 exit 31; signed as exits 59A (east) and 59B (west); cloverstack interchange
	Franklin	61.81	99.47	61	SR 248 west (Goose Creek Bypass) – Spring HillModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated	Eastern terminus of SR 248
		65.64	105.64	65	SR 96 (Murfreesboro Road) – Franklin
		67.05	107.91	67	McEwen Drive
		68.01	109.45	68	Cool Springs Boulevard	Signed as exits 69A (east) and 68B (west)
	Brentwood	69.34	111.59	69	SR 441 (Moores Lane)	Southbound exit to Galleria Boulevard
		71.60	115.23	71	SR 253 (Concord Road) – Brentwood
Davidson	Nashville–Oak Hill line	74.73	120.27	74	SR 254 (Old Hickory Boulevard) – Brentwood	Signed as exits 74A (east) and 74B (west)
		78.01	125.54	78	SR 255 (Harding Place)	Signed southbound as exits 78A (east) and 78B (west)
		79.33	127.67	79	Armory Drive
	Nashville–Berry Hill line	80.45	129.47	80	I-440 – Memphis, Knoxville	I-440 exit 5, access to Nashville International Airport
	Nashville	81.75	131.56	81	Wedgewood Avenue
		82.75	133.17	82	I-40 east to I-24 east – Knoxville, Chattanooga	Southern end of I-40 overlap, east exit 210, west exit 210B; concurrency uses I-40 exit numbers, access to Nashville International Airport
		83.43	134.27	209B	Demonbreun Street
		83.59– 83.78	134.53– 134.83	209A	US 70 / US 70S / US 431 (Broadway/SR 1/SR 24)
		84.01	135.20	209	US 70 (Charlotte Pike/Church Street/SR 24)
		84.93	136.68	84	I-40 west – Memphis, Jackson	Northern end of I-40 overlap, west exit 208, east exit 208B
		85.77	138.03	85	US 41A (Rosa L. Parks Boulevard/SR 12) – Downtown Nashville	Formerly MetroCenter Boulevard and 8th Avenue, officially changed to current name on August 6, 2007
		87.21	140.35	86	I-24 east to I-40 east – Chattanooga, Knoxville	Southern end of I-24 overlap, west exit 46B
		88.10	141.78	87	US 431 (Trinity Lane/SR 65)
		89.28	143.68	88	I-24 west – Clarksville	Northern end of I-24 overlap, east exit 44B
		90.71	145.98	90A	US 31W / US 41 (Dickerson Pike/SR 11)	No southbound exit to Dickerson Pike from I-65 (must use Briley Parkway exit)
		91.11	146.63	90B	SR 155 (Briley Parkway)	Access to Nashville International Airport
		93.03	149.72	92	SR 45 (Old Hickory Boulevard) – Madison
	Goodlettsville	96.32	155.01	95	SR 386 east (Vietnam Veterans Boulevard) – Hendersonville, Gallatin	Western terminus of SR 386
		96.69	155.61	96	Rivergate Parkway – Goodlettsville
		97.82	157.43	97	SR 174 (Long Hollow Pike) – Goodlettsville, Gallatin
Sumner		99.57	160.24	98	US 31W (Louisville Highway/SR 41) to US 41 – Millersville, Springfield
Robertson	Millersville	104.72	168.53	104	SR 257 (Bethel Road) – Ridgetop
	White House	108.79	175.08	108	SR 76 (Hwy 76) – White House, Springfield
	Cross Plains	113.47	182.61	112	SR 25 (Main Street) – Cross Plains, Springfield, Gallatin
	Orlinda	118.49	190.69	117	SR 52 (Maple Street) – Portland, Orlinda
	Portland			121	SR 109 (Lake Springs Road)	Under construction as of February 2016
	​	122.27	196.77		I-65 north – Louisville	Continuation into Kentucky
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Unopened

See also

•  Tennessee portal
•  U.S. Roads portal

External links

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