Interstate 65 in Tennessee

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Interstate 65 Main route of the Interstate Highway System
The Albert Arnold Gore Sr. Memorial Highway Maintained by Tennessee DOT
Length:	121.71 mi (195.87 km)
Formed:	1958
South end:	I-65 at Alabama state line
Major junctions:	I-440 in Nashville I-40 in Nashville I-24 in Nashville
North end:	I-65 at Kentucky state line
Tennessee State Routes < SR-64 SR-65 >

Major cities Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs
Huntsville, Alabama Pulaski, Tennessee Columbia, Tennessee Franklin, Tennessee Brentwood, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Goodlettsville, Tennessee Springfield, Tennessee White House, Tennessee Portland, Tennessee Louisville, Kentucky

Interstate 65 in Tennessee runs from Ardmore, Tennessee north 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.

Contents 1 Route Description 2 History 3 Exit list 4 References

[edit] Route Description

I-65 enters Tennessee from the south near the town of Ardmore, and passes through mostly rural territory for 65 miles. Its first city in Tennessee is Franklin. Then the route travels through Brentwood, Tennessee, downtown Nashville, Madison, Goodlettsville, White House, and exits near Portland into Kentucky to the north.

Northbound I-65 overlaps Interstates 40 and 24 at separate points in Nashville, forming a loop around the center of the city. Until 2000, the two-mile northern leg of this loop was designated Interstate 265. On April 7, 2000, I-265 was removed, and I-65 was rerouted from the south and east loop (where it overlapped I-40 and I-24) to the north and west loop (where it overlaps I-40 only on the west side and has the north side to itself). Nashville's government successfully petitioned to have the designation changed in order to help alleviate traffic caused by motorists following I-65 through the city.^[1][2]

A GM plant, Spring Hill Manufacturing, is within a short driving distance from the interstate in Spring Hill, while Nissan's manufacturing facilities in Smyrna are located approximately 30 miles to the west of I-65.

[edit] History

I-65 was the first interstate opened to traffic in Tennessee. A 1.8 mile section near the Alabama-Tennessee state line opened on November 15, 1958 with an opening ceremony at 10:30 AM. McDowell and McDowell Construction started work on the interchange in May, 1957. ^[3]

[edit] Exit list

Exits are numbered from south to north, in accordance with AASHTO guidelines.

County	Location	#	Destinations	Notes
Giles		1	US 31 TN 7 - Ardmore, Pulaski	US 31 overlaps I-65 at this exit into Alabama
		6	TN 273 - Elkton
		14	US 64 TN 15 (Fayetteville Highway) - Pulaski, Fayetteville
Marshall		22	US 31A (Sam Davis Highway/Lewisburg Highway) - Pulaski, Lewisburg
		27	TN 129 (Lynnville Road)
		32	TN 373 (Mooresville Highway) - Lewisburg
Maury	Columbia	37	TN 50 - Columbia
		46	US 412 TN 273 (Sylvester Chunn Highway) - Columbia
Williamson		53	TN 396 (Saturn Parkway) - Spring Hill, Saturn plant
		59	TN 840 - Murfreesboro, Lebanon	Local traffic westbound only due to continuing construction of 840 towards Interstate 40
	Franklin	61	TN 248 (Goose Creek Bypass) - Franklin
		65	TN 96 - Franklin
		68	Cool Springs Boulevard - Cool Springs Galleria
		69	TN 441 (Moores Lane) - Cool Springs Galleria
	Brentwood	71	TN 253 (Concord Road) - Brentwood
Davidson		74	TN 254 (Old Hickory Boulevard) - Brentwood
	Nashville Metro	78	TN 255 (Harding Place)
		79	Armory Drive TO TN 155 (Thompson Lane) - 100 Oaks Mall
		80	I-440 - Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga
		81	Wedgewood Avenue
		82	I-40 east - Knoxville, Chattanooga	Interstate 65 overlaps Interstate 40 for two miles
		209	US 70 (Charlotte Pike)
		209A	US 70 US 70S US 431 (Broadway)
		209B	Demonbreun Street
		84	I-40 west - Memphis	I-40/I-65 concurrency ends
		85	US 41A TN 12 (Rosa L. Parks Boulevard) - Downtown Nashville, MetroCenter, Bicentennial Mall	Formerly MetroCenter Boulevard and 8th Avenue, officially changed to current name on August 6, 2007
		86	I-24 east - Chattanooga	Interstate 65 overlaps Interstate 24 for two miles
		87	US 431 (Trinity Lane)
		88	I-24 west - Clarksville	I-65/I-24 concurrency ends
		90A	US 31W US 41 (Dickerson Pike) To TN 155 West
		90B	TN 155 (Briley Parkway) Opryland, Airport
		92	TN 45 (Old Hickory Boulevard)
		95	TN 386 (Vietnam Veterans Boulevard) - Hendersonville, Gallatin
		96	Rivergate Parkway- Rivergate Mall, Goodlettsville
		97	TN 174 (Long Hollow Pike) - Goodlettsville Gallatin
Sumner		98	US 31W US 41 - Millersville
Robertson		104	TN 257 - Ridgetop Bethel Road
		108	TN 76 - White House, Springfield
		112	TN 25 - Cross Plains, Springfield, Gallatin
		117	TN 52 - Portland, Orlinda

[edit] References

1. ^ 3-digit Interstates from I-65
2. ^ "I-65 Goes West to Relieve Congestion", May 2000 press release, Tennessee Department of Transportation
3. ^ Facts About Tennessee’s Interstate System 50th Anniversary, 1956-2006 (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-08-17.

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