Interstate 65 in Kentucky
I-65 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 137.32 mi (221.00 km) | |||
| Existed | August 14, 1957–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | I-65 at Tennessee state line | |||
| I-165 / KY 9007 near Bowling Green US 231 in Bowling Green Cumberland Expressway 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 | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Simpson, Warren, Edmonson, Barren, Hart, LaRue, Hardin, Bullitt, Jefferson | |||
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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. 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.