Interstate 65 North - Nashville

Forthcoming Exit 78 for Harding Place serves interests to the Battle of Nashville Civil War Site, Travellers Rest Plantation, and Nashville Zoo at Grassmere.

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Interstate 65 runs along the Oak Hill city line northward from Exit 74 to Exit 78 with SR 255 (Harding Place).

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Exit 78 was expanded into a six-ramp parclo interchange with the addition of a loop ramp from SR 255 east onto I-65 north. SR 255 (Harding Place) leads 0.57 miles west to U.S. 31 (Franklin Pike) and winds eastward 4.22 miles to Providence and Interstate 24 at Exit 56.

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Exit 78 leaves Interstate 65 north for SR 255 (Harding Place) at Sidco Drive north. SR 255 encircles southeastern Nashville along an 11.06 mile course from U.S. 31 to Nashville International Airport (BNA) and U.S. 70 at Donelson. Westward, Harding Place extends to Belle Meade.

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I-65 advances north along the Oak Hill city line to the trumpet interchange (Exit 79) with Armory Drive.

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Parallel Sidco Drive turns northeast to the Tennessee National Guard facility, Armory Drive and SR 155 (Thompson Lane).

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One half mile ahead of Exit 79 to Armory Drive east, travelers are advised of the forthcoming systems interchange (Exit 80) with Interstate 440. I-440 constitutes an inner belt freeway arcing northwest to I-40 and east to Interstate 24.

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Armory Drive stems east from Exit 79 to a grade separated intersection with Powell Avenue at the National Guard facility and from there to a CSX Railroad yard beyond Sidco Drive. Powell Avenue heads north to 100 Oaks Mall, Nashville's first traditional mall (opened in 1968 and renovated in 2008).¹

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I-65 northbound expands to five overall lanes ahead of Exit 80 for Interstate 440.

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Interstate 440, in conjunction with I-24 west and I-40 east, provides the fastest route to Nashville International Airport (BNA) from I-65 north.

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Exit 80 departs as a two lane ramp for Interstate 440. I-440 concludes 2.5 miles east at Interstate 24. I-24 leads southeast from Nashville to Murfreesboro and Chattanooga. Connections with I-40 east lead toward Knoxville.

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Westbound Interstate 440 arcs five miles to I-40 near Tennessee State University. Travelers bound for Jackson or Memphis are advised to take the parkway in lieu of I-65 north to I-40 at Downtown.

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SR 155 (Thompson Lane) passes over I-65 at Exit 80 in the Berry Hill section of the city. Interstate 440 runs 7.64 miles overall. Four-Forty Parkway opened from I-65 eastward to I-24 in 1986, and from Exit 80 west to I-40 in 1987.

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The partition of traffic at Exit 80 for Interstate 440. The urban loop was reconstructed from Fall 2018 to July 2020.

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Interstate 65 parallels U.S. 31 through the multi level interchange with I-440.

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Wedgewood Avenue meets Interstate 65 north at the succeeding exit. The diamond interchange at Exit 81 serves numerous points of interest including Vanderbilt University, Adventure Science Center, Belmont University, and the Tennessee State Fairgrounds.

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The auxiliary lane from I-440 drops at Exit 81. Wedgewood Avenue extends east to Walsh Road the Fairgrounds. Walsh Road linkse with Craighead Street south of U.S. 31A/41A (Nolensville Pike).

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Reassurance shield assembly for Interstate 65 posted at Berry Hill. A CSX Railroad continues alongside the freeway.

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Wedgewood Avenue meanders west from Exit 81 to become Blakemore Avenue at U.S. 431 (21st Avenue S) on the south side of the Vanderbilt University campus.

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High rises in Downtown Nashville come into view on I-65 northbound just ahead of Exits 82 A/B with Interstate 40. I-65 combines with I-40 west between the Nashville central business district and Midtown.

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Exit 82 A represents the I-65 mainline transition onto I-40 west. Interstate 40 crosses the Volunteer State west to Memphis and east to Knoxville and the Great Smoky Mountains.

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Exit 82 B joins I-40 east ahead of Exit 210 C to U.S. 31A/41A (4th/2nd Avenues S). I-40 proceeds east to converge with I-24 just south of the Cumberland River.

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Exit 82 A takes I-65 north onto the left side of Interstate 40 west ahead of Exit 209 B to Demonbreun Street and Midtown Memphis.

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Exit 209 B to Demonbreun Street connects I-40/65 to the Nashville Convention Center, Bridgestone Arena (home of the Nashville Predators NHL franchise) and the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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Exit 209 B ascends from I-40/65 north onto 13th Avenue S at Demonbreun Street. Exit 209 A follows onto 13th Avenue S just ahead of U.S. 70, U.S. 70S and U.S. 431 at Broadway.

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U.S. 70S/431 overlap 0.25 miles west from the couplet of U.S. 70 along 13th/14th Avenue S to West End Avenue. U.S. 431 shifts south along Broadway to 21st Avenue S and Vanderbilt University. U.S. 70S follows West End Avenue to Centennial Park and I-440 at Murphy Road.

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Exit 209 A joins U.S. 70 (13th Avenue S) westbound ahead of Church Street to Midtown.

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U.S. 70 turns west along Charlotte Avenue to the Watkins Park neighborhood. I-40/65 separate in 1.25 miles.

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I-40/65 west rise over Charlotte Avenue (U.S. 70) by Downtown Nashville.

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Confirming markers for I-40/65 posted between the Church Street and Charlotte Avenue entrance ramps.

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I-40 turns west from I-65 at a directional T interchange (Exit 208). I-65 continues with two lanes north toward Metrocenter and I-24 across the Cumberland River.

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Interstate 40 continues 123 miles west from I-65 to Jackson and 197 miles to I-240 in Memphis.

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The mainline of I-40 makes a sharp curve along a flyover beyond Jefferson Street and Exit 208.

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Interstate 40 resumes a westward course, meeting I-440 in 1.8 miles and Briley Parkway (SR 155) at Robertson in 3.7 miles.

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U.S. 41A (Rosa L. Parks Boulevard) stems 1.35 miles north from U.S. 31-41-431 (James Robertson Parkway) by the Tennessee State Capitol and Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park to a diamond interchange (Exit 85) with Interstate 65.

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The fourth northbound lane on I-65 drops beyond Garfield Street at Exit 85 to U.S. 41A (Rosa L Parks Boulevard). U.S. 41A arcs 1.99 miles west onto Clarksdale Pike, which spans the Cumberland River north to Bordeaux.

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U.S. 41A (Rosa L Parks Boulevard) travels south to the Farmers Market and north to Metrocenter. U.S. 41A travels 157.87 miles overall from Monteagle to the Kentucky state line at Clarksville. I-65 advances 1.25 miles north from Exit 85 to a directional interchange (Exits 86 A/B) with Interstate 24.

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Interstate 65 north partitions with two lanes joining I-24 south to Downtown and I-40 via Exit 86 B and two lanes continuing north along I-24 west toward Clarksville and I-65 north to Louisville via Exit 86 A.

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Interstate 65 arcs eastward toward the Cumberland River through an industrial area.

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The Downtown Nashville skyline spreads along the southern horizon along the Cumberland River.

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I-24 heads south and combines with I-40 east briefly before turning southeast to Mufreesboro and Chattanooga. I-40 continues east to Nashville International Airport (BNA) and Knoxville.

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U.S. 41-31W-431 follow Dickerson Pike northward from Main Street paralleling I-24 to the overlap with Interstate 65. U.S. 431 parts ways with U.S. 31W/41 for Trinity Lane west to the six-ramp parclo interchange at Exit 87 and Avondale.

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I-24/65 north reassurance markers posted after the Fern Avenue overpass.

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U.S. 431 (Trinity Lane) meets I-24/65 midway along the 2.13 mile overlap. The north split of I-24/65 follows at Exit 88 B.

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U.S. 431 follows Trinity Lane west from Exit 87 to Whites Creek Pike north. Southbound ramps tie into parallel Brick Church Pike.

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I-24 separates from I-65 north at Left Exit 88 B for Clarksville, 40 miles to the northwest, and Fort Campbell Army Post along the Kentucky border. The I-65 mainline likely was signed as Exit 88 A originally.

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Turning northeastward across Ewing Drive, construction underway from 2013 to 2015 expanded I-65 from six to ten overall lanes.

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Connected by a c/d roadway, Exit 90 A is a parclo interchange joining I-65 with U.S. 31W/41 (Dickerson Pike) while Exit 90 B is a cloverstack with SR 155 (Briley Parkway) adjacent to U.S. 31E along Ellington Parkway. Ellington Parkway is a freeway south to I-24 at Exit 48.

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Sound walls were added during 2013-15 road work. A second set of shields for I-65 stand north of Ewing Creek.

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U.S. 31W/41 follow Dickerson Pike northward from N 1st Street at Whites Creek Pike to Goodlettsville. Interests to Opryland and Nashville International Airport (BNA) are directed onto SR 155 east from Exit 90 B.

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The HOV-2 lane extends north along Interstate 65 to Exit 95 for SR 386 (Vietnam Veterans Boulevard).

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SR 155 encircles much of central Nashville along a 29.72 mile alignment between U.S. 70S and U.S. 31 by Berry Hill. SR 155 north of I-40 is a freeway while the southeastern arc between Exit 215 and Berry Hill varies between an arterial and expressway.

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Exit 90 B leaves the c/d roadway for SR 155 east to Maplewood, Pennington Bend and Merry Oaks in northeastern Nashville.

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Parallel U.S. 31E north joins SR 155 (Briley Parkway) east to Gallatin Pike at the Montague section of Nashville.

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I-65 briefly expands to seven northbound lanes on the stretch between SR 155 and the Due West Avenue overpass. A parclo A2 interchange (Exit 92) joins SR 45 (Old Hickory Boulevard) in one mile.

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Successive lane drops occur along northbound I-65 beyond Due West Avenue and at Exit 92.

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SR 45 (Old Hickory Road) converges with I- 65 west of Madison and east of Cedar Hill Park. SR 45 arcs southeast from Hadley Bend, near Old Hickory Dam, through the Old Hickory, Lakewood, Hopewell and the Hermitage communities in east Nashville.

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SR 45 (Old Hickory Road) continues west from Exit 92 to Little Creek, I-24 at Exit 40 and U.S. 431 (Whites Creek Pike) in Whites Creek.

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