U.S. Route 65

U.S. Route 65 marker
U.S. Route 65
Map
US 65 highlighted in red
Route information
Length966 mi[1] (1,555 km)
Existed1926[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 425 / LA 15 at Clayton, LA
Major intersections
North end I-35 at Albert Lea, MN
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesLouisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota
Highway system
← US 64→ US 66

U.S. Route 65 (US 65) is a north–south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 425 in Clayton, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at Interstate 35 just south of Interstate 90 in Albert Lea, Minnesota.[3] Parts of its modern route in Iowa and historic route in Minnesota follow the old Jefferson Highway.

  1. ^ "U.S. Route Number Database". American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. December 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. ^ Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (11 November 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved 12 September 2017 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  3. ^ "Endpoints of US highways". USEnds.com. Retrieved 9 October 2014.