Interstate 65 in Kentucky

This article is about the section of Interstate 65 in Kentucky. For the entire route, see Interstate 65.
Interstate 65 marker
Interstate 65
Map
I-65 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length137.32 mi[1] (221.00 km)
ExistedAugust 14, 1957[2]–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
South end I-65 at Tennessee state line
Major intersections I-165 / KY 9007 near Bowling Green
US 231 in Bowling Green
Cumberland Parkway near Glasgow
Western Kentucky Parkway / KY 61 in Elizabethtown
Bluegrass Parkway in Elizabethtown
US 62 in Elizabethtown
I-265 in Louisville
I-264 in Louisville
I-64 / I-71 in Louisville
North end I-65 at Indiana state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesSimpson, Warren, Edmonson, Barren, Hart, LaRue, Hardin, Bullitt, Jefferson
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
← I-64→ KY 66

Interstate 65 (I-65) is part of the Interstate Highway System that runs 887.30 miles (1,427.97 km) north–south from Mobile, Alabama, to Gary, Indiana.[1] The highway crosses Kentucky from south to north, from the Tennessee state line near Franklin to the Indiana state line in Louisville. I-65 passes through three of Kentucky's ten largest cities—Bowling Green, Elizabethtown, and Louisville—and serves Mammoth Cave National Park and Fort Knox. Kentucky was the first state to complete its portion of I-65, with the final section, located near Franklin, opening in 1970.

  1. ^ a b Adderly, Kevin (January 27, 2016). "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2015". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  2. ^ Public Roads Administration (August 14, 1957). Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as Adopted by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). Washington, DC: Public Roads Administration. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2024 – via Wikimedia Commons.