Interstate 265
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Country | United States | ||||
States | Kentucky, Indiana | ||||
Counties | KY: Jefferson IN: Clark, Floyd | ||||
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Interstate 265 (I-265) is a 31.21-mile (50.23 km)
The entire Kentucky stretch of the road is cosigned with Kentucky Route 841 (KY 841). An additional 10.25-mile-long (16.50 km) stretch of freeway between U.S. Route 31W (US 31W)/US 60/KY 1934 and I-65 in the southern Louisville is solely designated as KY 841. The portion from I-71 to the Ohio River, while designated as I-265 by AASHTO, is only signed as KY 841. The highway is named the Gene Snyder Freeway (originally named the Jefferson Freeway), after the former congressman from Kentucky, and usually called "the Snyder" by locals.[citation needed]
Likewise on the Indiana side, the stretch from I-65 to the bridge, while designated as I-265 is signed as State Route 265 (SR 265). The highway is known as the Lee H. Hamilton Freeway after the former congressman from Indiana.[citation needed]
I-265 signage for the section from I-71 to the Indiana I-65 interchange has not yet been placed.[citation needed]
Route description
mi[1] | km
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IN | 6.73 | 10.83 |
KY | 24.48 | 39.40 |
Total | 31.21 | 50.23 |
Indiana
I-265 in the US state of Indiana presently runs 6.73 miles (10.83 km) from I-64 at the western edge of New Albany to the Lewis and Clark Bridge near Utica.[2] Beginning at its western terminus, the freeway is concurrent with State Road 62 (SR 62) until exit 10.
Kentucky
I-265 in the US state of Kentucky presently runs 24.48 miles (39.40 km) from the Lewis and Clark Bridge in northern Louisville to an interchange with I-65 in southern Louisville.[2] The entire freeway is concurrent with KY 841.
The Gene Snyder Freeway, in which KY 841 and I-265 overlap for 24.48 miles (39.40 km) between I-65 and the Indiana state line, has seen an increase in serious accidents. The primary factors stem from its low-level grass median which offers little to no protection for crossover incidents. Driver inattention and increased traffic and congestion has led to a decline in the overall level-of-service. In 2006,
Kentucky Route 841
Location | Louisville, Kentucky |
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Kentucky Route 841 (KY 841) is a 38.9-mile-long (62.6 km)
History
Originally signed just as KY 841, the Jefferson Freeway was initially constructed in the 1960s in two sections—one between
Location | Clarksville—Utica, Indiana |
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Length | 6.2 mi (10.0 km) |
Existed | 1977–2019 |
State Road 265 (SR 265) was what the segment of the highway between I-65 and SR 60 at exit 10 in Indiana was originally known as. It was legally rechristened in June 2019 to I-265 after a new 7.7-mile (12.4 km) section of highway that includes the Lewis and Clark Bridge (known as the East End Bridge during planning and construction) fully opened to traffic on December 18, 2016, however the SR 265 signs along the road and the exits still remain and have not been updated to I-265 signage, while the Kentucky portion of the new roadway likewise has not had I-265 signage added as of yet. In early 2023, Indiana DOT announced plans to redesignate as well as renumber the exits of the freeway beginning in the fall of 2023 and with completion expected over the next two years.[6]
East End Bridge
Negotiations between Indiana and Kentucky to build the bridge had taken place over the preceding 30 years.
In late 2005, members of the Louisville Metro Council proposed a committee to begin planning a western bridge over the Ohio River to link the southwestern end of the highway in Kentucky to Indiana.
On December 18, 2016, SR 265 was extended east of SR 62, which crosses the Ohio River connecting with KY 841, and north of US 42 in Kentucky as part of the Ohio River Bridges Project, creating a bypass around the eastern side of the city of Louisville.
The I-265/I-64 interchange, currently a cloverleaf with no
Exit list
State | County | Location | mi | km | Old exit | New exit[6] | Destinations | Notes |
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I-65 – Nashville, Louisville | I-65 exit 125; signed as exits 10A (north) and 10B (south) westbound Continues as KY 841 past this exit | |||||||
11.7 | 18.8 | 12 | KY 61 (Preston Highway) | |||||
13.5 | 21.7 | 14 | Smyrna Road | |||||
15.2 | 24.5 | 15 | KY 864 (Beulah Church Road) | |||||
17.3 | 27.8 | 17 | ||||||
19.4 | 31.2 | 19 | KY 1819 (Billtown Road) | |||||
23.1 | 37.2 | 23 | KY 155 – Jeffersontown, Taylorsville | |||||
I-64 – Lexington, Louisville | I-64 exit 19; signed as exits 25A (east) & 25B (west). | |||||||
26.8 | 43.1 | 27 | US 60 (Shelbyville Road) – Middletown, Eastwood | |||||
Louisville | 28.7 | 46.2 | 29 | Old Henry Road | ||||
30.4 | 48.9 | 30 | KY 146 (La Grange Road) – Anchorage, Pewee Valley | |||||
32.5 | 52.3 | 32 | KY 1447 (Westport Road) / Chamberlain Lane | |||||
34.0 | 54.7 | 34 | KY 22 (Brownsboro Road) – Crestwood | |||||
34.7 | 55.8 | 35 | 24 | I-71 – Cincinnati, Louisville | I-71 exit 9; signed as exits 35A (east) & 35B (west) | |||
US 42 – Prospect | Northbound exit and southbound entrance only | |||||||
Louisville East End Tunnel | ||||||||
Ohio River | 38.9 13.11 | 62.6 21.10 | Lewis and Clark Bridge (Opened December 18, 2016); at state line – north end of KY 841 concurrency | |||||
Indiana | Clark | Utica | 11.81 | 19.01 | 11 | 29 | International Drive/Old Salem Road – River Ridge | Opened December 18, 2016 |
Jeffersonville | 9.63 | 15.50 | 10 | 32 | SR 62 east – Charlestown, Jeffersonville via 10th Street | East end of SR 62 concurrency; double roundabout exit also provides access to/from Port Street | ||
6.94 | 11.17 | 7 | 34 | I-65 – Indianapolis, Louisville | I-65 exit 6; signed as exits 7A (north) and 7B (south) westbound | |||
Floyd | New Albany | 4.52 | 7.27 | 4 | 37 | Charlestown Road | Former SR 311 | |
3.35 | 5.39 | 3 | 38 | Grant Line Road | Former SR 111 | |||
0.97 | 1.56 | 1 | 40 | State Street | ||||
0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 41 | I-64 / US 150 / SR 62 west – New Albany, Louisville, St. Louis | I-64 exit 121; western terminus; west end of SR 62 concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; both ramps are signed as exit 0 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- Roads in Louisville, Kentucky
References
- ^ a b "Table 2 - Auxiliary Routes - FHWA Route Log and Finder List - Interstate Highway System - National Highway System - Planning". www.fhwa.dot.gov. Federal Highway Administration. December 31, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "INDOT Reference Post Book – July 2015" (PDF). Indiana Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ^ Hogan, Doug (January 20, 2006). "Governor Fletcher & Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Move Forward with Safety Measures for Interstate Highways: Median Cable Barriers to Be Installed at Two Jefferson County Locations" (Press release). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Archived from the original on September 27, 2006.
- ^ Stevens, Ashlie (June 14, 2019). "Curious Louisville: Why Is A Stretch Of Louisville Highway Measured In Kilometers?". 89.3 WFPL News Louisville. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Special Committee on U. S. Route Numbering – 2019 Spring Meeting Report to the Council on Highways and Streets" (PDF). s3.amazonaws.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ a b INDOT (February 16, 2023). "I 265 Resigning". INDOT. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Interstate 64 at Interstate 265 Interchange Reconstruction | KYTC". transportation.ky.gov. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ "About – I-Move Kentucky". i-moveky.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.