I-65

About I-65

From Mobile, AL (I-10) to Gary, IN (I-90/I-94)

Interstate 65 is a north-south route running about 887 miles from Mobile, Alabama, on the Gulf Coast north through Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana to Gary, Indiana, near Lake Michigan. It passes through Montgomery and Birmingham in Alabama, Nashville in Tennessee, Louisville in Kentucky, and Indianapolis in Indiana. The route connects the Gulf Coast with the southern shore of Lake Michigan in the Chicago metropolitan region.

The southern section links Mobile and the Alabama state capital at Montgomery with the industrial center of Birmingham. The route then crosses into Tennessee at Nashville and continues to Louisville at the Ohio River, before running north through Indianapolis to its end near Gary. It serves a string of major state capitals and metropolitan areas along the central interior of the eastern United States.

Interstate 65 carries heavy freight and intercity traffic between the Gulf Coast and the Great Lakes industrial region, with substantial commuter volumes near Birmingham, Nashville, Louisville, and Indianapolis. It is one of the principal north-south Interstates serving the interior South and Midwest.

State-by-state mileage

State	Miles
Alabama	366.2
Tennessee	121.7
Kentucky	137.3
Indiana	261.3
Total	886.5

History

Interstate 65 was established in 1957 as one of the original Interstate routes. It was built across its four states over the following years, connecting the Gulf Coast at Mobile with the Lake Michigan industrial region near Gary.

Major cities and places

Did you know

• Established in 1957 and runs through four states.
• Connects the Gulf Coast at Mobile with the Lake Michigan region near Gary.
• Serves the state capitals of Montgomery, Nashville, and Indianapolis.
• Passes through Indianapolis, where the I-465 beltway encircles the city.