Interstate 265 (Tennessee)

Interstate 265 was an auxiliary 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.

Route description

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, which was the only exit. It then crossed the Cumberland River on the Lyle H. Fulton Memorial Bridge and ended at an interchange with I-65 and I-24.

History

I-265 opened to traffic on March 15, 1971. 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.