Interstate 65 North - Ardmore to Spring Hill

Welcome to Tennessee sign posted along I-65/U.S. 31 north at Blowing Spring Hollow.

06/10/17

U.S. 31 splits with Interstate 65 at SR 7 (Main Street) for Elkton Pike north into Elkton. SR 7 follows Main Street southeast to Elkmont Springs.

06/10/17

Ardmore, a city on the state line, lies east of Interstate 65 along former U.S. 31 on both Alabama Route 251 (Ardmore Avenue) and Tennessee Route 7 (Main Street).

11/04/09

U.S. 31 leaves I-65 north at a six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 1) with Elkton Pike U.S. 31 enters Elkton nearby on the 17 mile drive to the Giles County seat of Pulaski. Once in Pulaski, U.S. 31 splits with U.S. 31 Alternate northward to Nashville. U.S. 64 leads west from Exit 14 and Pulaski en route to Lawrenceburg and Waynesboro.

06/10/17

A rest area and tourist information center follows Exit 1 in one mile. Speed limits increase to 70 mph as well.

06/10/17

The first reassurance shield for Interstate 65 north within the state of Tennessee.

05/27/11

Interstate 65 lowers toward a crossing of Sinking Creek and the northbound side rest area and tourist information center.

06/10/17

Continuing from the rest area, Interstate 65 travels 46 miles to Columbia (via U.S. 412 west) and 80 miles to the capital city.

06/10/17

Interstate 65 spans the Elk River and reaches a 2011-constructed weigh station at the Baugh Road overpass.

06/10/17

SR 273 (Bryson Road) angles northeast from U.S. 31 (Elkton Pike) and Elkton to a diamond interchange (Exit 6) with Interstate 65.

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SR 273 (Bryson Road) meanders east from Interstate 65 to Dellrose and Fayetteville in Lincoln County.

06/10/17

Limestone rock cuts are a common sight along Interstate 65 through the state of Tennessee. The freeway cuts through a hill just north of Morrell Mill and SR 273.

06/10/17

Northbound distance sign posted 42 miles south of the Maury County seat of Columbia. Nashville follows in 76 miles.

06/10/17

Interstate 65 traverses hilly terrain from Bunker Hill northward into Cucumber Hollow.

06/10/17

A diamond interchange (Exit 14) connects Interstate 75 with U.S. 64 at Frankewing. U.S. 64 travels ten miles west to Pulaski and 28 miles to Lawrenceburg and David Crockett State Park.

06/10/17

Eastward from Exit 14, U.S. 64 continues as a four lane divided highway 20 miles to Fayetteville.

06/10/17

Interstate 65 shifts to a northwesterly course from Bradshaw to Beech Hill.

11/04/09

Lewisburg replaces Columbia as the next northbound control city for the forthcoming exchange (Exit 22) with U.S. 31A.

11/04/09

Northbound traffic meanders through Young and Porterfield Hollows on the scenic drive of Interstate 65 in northern Giles County.

11/04/09

U.S. 31A angles 12 miles northeast from U.S. 31 in Pulaski to cross paths with Interstate 65 at Exit 22.

04/04/13

U.S. 31A follows Sam Davis Highway northeast from Exit 22 to Cornersville and 12 miles to the Marshall County seat of Lewisburg (U.S. 431). U.S. 31A continues north from Lewisburg to Nashville, traveling 76.94 miles overall.

05/27/11

The Marshall County line runs across the parclo B2 interchange at Exit 22.

11/04/09

Heading north from Giles County, Interstate 65 crosses Richland Creek ahead of a truck parking area.

05/27/11

The truck parking area along northbound I-65 follows the Charlie Thomas overpass. The southbound area is north beyond Blue Creek Road.

11/04/09

Columbia returns as the next destination for Interstate 65 north on freeway distance signs. Nashville is less than an hour away.

05/27/11

Interstate 65 meets SR 127 (Lynnville Highway) at a diamond interchange (Exit 27) and Mars Hill in one mile.

04/04/13

The roadways of Interstate 65 separate northward from Doggett Hollow.

11/04/09

Interstate 65 lowers from a series of hills to cross Robertson Fork Creek by Walker Hollow.

11/04/09

SR 127 (Lynnville Highway) leads west from Exit 27 to Lynnville and U.S. 31 at Waco. East from I-65, SR 127 continues 3.85 miles to U.S. 31A in the town of Cornersville.

04/04/13

Climbing from 900 feet in elevation to over 1,100 feet, Interstate 65 rises north from SR 127 onto Persimmon Ridge.

11/04/09

Persimmon Ridge is part of the larger Elk Ridge spreading west along the Giles / Maury County line and east along the Bedford / Lincoln County line.

11/04/09

I-65 weaves northward between Devils Backbone and Houston Hollow at mile post 29.6.

11/04/09

Paralleling Globe Creek, I-65 freeway straightens northward to the diamond interchange (Exit 32) with SR 373 (Mooresville Highway).

04/04/13

SR 373 (Mooresville Highway) winds west to Mooresville before turning northward at Culleoka to SR 50 outside Columbia. Eastward, Mooresville Highway continues to Commerce Street and Downtown Lewisburg. SR 373 represents the old alignment of SR 50A.

04/04/13

Confirming marker posted north between SR 373 and Gupton Branch.

11/04/09

Franklin lies 34 miles to the north. I-65 combines with I-40 west around Downtown Nashville in 49 miles.

05/27/11

Interstate 65 vacates Marshall County north for eastern reaches of Maury County.

11/04/09

SR 50 converges with Interstate 65 at a parclo A2 interchange (Exit 37) near Bryant Station. The state route links Columbia 12 miles to the west with U.S. 431 in Lewisburg 6.1 miles to the east.

05/27/11

SR 50 stretches 161.01 miles overall between Interstate 40 at Exit 148 near Only and SR 56 in Altamont.

04/04/13

Northbound at a roadway separation along I-65 in the hills south of the Duck River. The Williamson County seat of Franklin is 28 miles away.

04/04/13

The scenic Duck River flows between Kentucky Lake far to the northwest and Normandy Lake east of Shelbyville. The waterway meanders northward, coming close to Interstate 65 a second time near Sowell Bend.

11/04/09

A straight away along Interstate 65 at milepost 43. Terraced limestone rock cuts remain a common theme for the freeway to Nashville.

11/04/09

Interstate 65 north next meets U.S. 412 west and SR 99 (Bear Creek Pike) at Exit 46 within eastern reaches of the Columbia city limits. The forthcoming exit serves interests to Henry Horton State Park via SR 99 east to U.S. 31A south.

04/04/13

U.S. 412/SR 99 (Bear Creek Pike) travel west into Columbia while SR 99 leads east to U.S. 431 and Chapel Hill. A $28.9 million IMPROVE Act project rebuilt the previous parclo interchange at Exit 46 into a standard diamond interchange. Breaking ground in July 2021, the anticipated completion of work is June 2024.¹

04/04/13

U.S. 412 was extended east from Jackson, Tennessee to I-65 at Exit 46 in 1994. Designated in 1982, the U.S. route stretches 1,130 miles west to Springer, New Mexico.

04/04/13

Interstate 65 proceeds north through the eastern outskirts of Spring Hill on the ensuing stretch. Nashville is 36 miles away.

11/04/09

A truck inspection and weigh station lines the northbound roadway on Interstate 65 between Pumpkin Creek and the Kedron Road over crossing.

11/04/09

SR 396 (Saturn Parkway) spurs 4.47 miles west from I-65 at Exit 53 to U.S. 31 and Donald F. Elphin Parkway to the General Motors Spring Hill Manufacturing plant.

05/27/11

A wide trumpet interchange (Exit 53) linking Interstate 65 with SR 396 west straddles the Williamson County line.

11/04/09

SR 396 connects with Port Royal Road, Kedron Road, and U.S. 31 midway between suburban areas of Kedron and Spring Hill. Saturn Parkway was built to service the original General Motors Saturn Plant at beyond the freeway end. The facility no longer produces automobiles but does remain in operation producing engines and other components.

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