Interstate 265 (Tennessee)

Interstate 265
I-265 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-65
Maintained by TDOT
Length	2.25 mi (3.62 km)
Existed	1965[1]–April 7, 2000
Major junctions
South end	I-40 in Nashville
Major intersections	US 41A in Nashville
North end	I-24 / I-65 in Nashville
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State
← SR 265 → SR 266

Interstate 265 (I-265) was an Interstate Highway in Nashville, Tennessee. It ran on the northern part of the Nashville downtown loop from 1965 to April 7, 2000. It was replaced by a reroute of its parent highway, I-65. It ran for only two miles (3.2 km).^[2]

Route description[]

Former exit to I-265

The highway started at the western end of the I-40 portion of the downtown loop, at I-40 exit 208. It went north and intersected U.S. Route 41A (US 41A, Rosa L. Parks Boulevard), which was the only exit. It then crossed the Cumberland River on the Lyle H. Fulton Memorial Bridge, and ended at an intersection with I-65 and I-24.

History[]

I-265 opened to traffic on March 15, 1971.^[3] It formed a link between I-65 and I-40 and formed the entire northwest portion of the Nashville downtown loop. The auxiliary route formed traffic problems on the loop as people preferred the main I-65 route over the auxiliary loop. In 2000, the designation was eliminated as I-65 was rerouted on the northwest and southwest parts of the downtown loop in an attempt to combat traffic issues.^[4]

Exit list[]

The entire route was in Nashville, Davidson County.

mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
0.00	0.00		I-24 / I-65 – Clarksville, Louisville, Kentucky	Northern terminus
1	1.6	1	US 41A (Rosa L. Parks Boulevard) / SR 12 – Clarksville
2.25	3.62	-	I-40 – Memphis, Knoxville	Southern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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