Interstate 65 South - Mobile County

Interstate 65 enters the city limits of Creola just west of the Baldwin County line. Built in 1978, the General W.K. Wilson, Jr. Bridge measures 32,100 feet in length.¹

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Flowing south from the confluence of the Tombigbee and Alabama Rivers in northern Baldwin County, the Mobile River is part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee River system, an important waterway network for the Deep South region of the U.S.

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The General W.K. Wilson, Jr. Bridge rises 125 feet above the Mobile River. General W.K. Wilson, Jr. was a Chief Engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who lived in Mobile.

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Exit 22 connects I-65 with local roads in Creola that also serve the nearby community of Axis and Dead Lake to the east.

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A folded diamond interchange joins I-65 with Sailor Road, Dead Lake Road, and I-65 Service Road east of central Creola. Creola is a rural community comprising a handful of residential roads along Old Highway 43, Dead Lake Road, and Creola Axis Loop Road.

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Exit 22 loops from I-65 south to the intersection of Dead Lake and Sailor Roads. Sailor Road spurs east from the I-65 Service Road to a dead end. Dead Lake Road travels west to U.S. 43 and east to Creola Axis Loop Road E and Mark Reynolds/North Mobile County Airport (15A).

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Confirming marker posted southbound ahead of Lister Dairy Road.

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Continuing southwest from Creola, Interstate 65 advances to Satsuma and Saraland.

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U.S. 43 runs south from Jackson to Mt. Vernon, Axis, Creola and a directional cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 65 at Exit 19.

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I-65 spans Gunnison Creek a half mile ahead of Exit 19. U.S. 43 constitutes a four lane arterial southward from Creola into Satsuma and Saraland. The route concludes in nine miles at U.S. 90 in the Plateau section of Mobile.

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U.S. 43 parallels a Norfolk Southern Railroad line southward from Satsuma to Chickasaw and Prichard. Connecting Mobile with Thomasville, Demopolis and Tuscaloosa, U.S. 43 represents the main route through the Black Belt region of Alabama.

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Angling southwest from U.S. 43, I-65 straddles the Satsuma city lmits across a BNSF Railroad line.

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The succeeding two exits from I-65 southbound fall within the city of Saraland.

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Interstate 65 crosses the Saraland city line between the Baker Road overpass and Hells Swamp Branch. Exit 15 follows with Celeste Road (CR 41).

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Celeste Road (CR 41) leads 1.2 miles east to the intersection of U.S. 43 (Saraland Boulevard), Ferry Avenue, and SR 213 (Shelton Beach Road) near the Saraland city center. This sign has been without an exit tab since at least 2005.

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Northwest from Exit 15, County Route 41 serves an array of subdivisions in north Saraland en route to Citronelle in northern Mobile County.

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Shell Street / I-65 Service Road runs along the west side of I-65 from Celeste Road south to SR 158.

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SR 158/213 converge with Interstate 65 at a parclo interchange (Exit 13) in south Saraland.

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SR 213 follows Shelton Beach Road southwest to Eight Mile in Prichard and northeast to U.S. 43 at Celeste Road. SR 158 heads east to U.S. 43 (Saraland Boulevard) and west to Schillinger Road (CR 31), north of Semmes.

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SR 158 was built in 1967 between U.S. 43 in Saraland and U.S. 45 near Kushla. Part of the planned realignment of U.S. 98 from Moffett Road in Mobile, SR 158 was four laned west by 2005, and extended to Schillinger Road (CR 31) in January 2008.

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Exit 13 ties into the intersection where SR 213 turns south from SR 158 to U.S. 45. Started in September 2017, construction through 2023 lengthens SR 158 to the Mississippi state line west of Glenwood.

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The exchange at Exit 13 was expanded in 1999-03 with a loop ramp from SR 158 (Industrial Parkway) west to I-65 south. SR 158 was widened to six lanes and SR 213 realigned.

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1999-03 construction widened Interstate 65 south from Exit 13 to six lanes and replaced the bridges across Chickasaw Creek.

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I-65 crosses Chickasaw Creek within Chickasabogue Park. The ensuing stretch runs along the Chickasaw city line to Exit 10 for W Lee Street.

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Interstate 165 branches southeast from I-65 toward Downtown Mobile in two miles.

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W Lee Street and Interstate 65 meet at a diamond interchange (Exit 10). W Lee Street connects the freeway with U.S. 43 (Craft Highway) via and Jackson Street and Sutherland Drive to the east.

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Commanche Street stems south from W Lee Street nearby to Thompson Boulevard, which links with Wasson Avenue and U.S. 45 (St. Stephens Road) in Prichard.

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Interstate 165 constitutes a 5.07 mile long spur through the city of Prichard to Beauregard and Water Streets in Mobile. Costing $240 million to build, I-165 opened on October 28, 1994.

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The entrance ramp from W Lee Street forms an auxiliary lane south to the two wye interchange (Exit 9) with Interstate 165 in the city of Prichard.

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Interstate 65 south into Prichard was completed in 1965.

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I-165, along with U.S. 90 across the Cochrane-Africatown Bridge, forms part of a truck bypass linking I-65 and I-10. U.S. 90 loops east from I-165 along Bay Bridge Road, 2.52 miles to the south, onto to Blakeley Island, where it turns south to meet I-10 by the Wallace Tunnel.

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I-165 constitutes a six lane, mostly elevated freeway across the Prichard street grid and wetlands associated with Three Mile Creek. Water Street extends south from the end of I-165 by the Alabama State Docks to the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center and I-10 at Exit 26B.

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Interstate 65 curves southwest by the Whistler community in Prichard from I-165 to U.S. 45.

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Interstate 65 crosses Rebel Road in Prichard with eight overall lanes.

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A six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 8) joins I-65 with U.S. 45 (St. Stephens Road) next. This exchange was converted from a full cloverleaf in 2005 to eliminate weaving traffic.

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Exit 8 departs I-65 south for U.S. 45 (St. Stephens Road). U.S. 45 represents the main route north from Mobile to Citronelle and Meridian, Mississippi. The route overall travels 1,297 miles between U.S. 98 (Spring Hill Avenue) in Mobile and Ontonagon, Michigan.

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Locally U.S. 45 (St. Stephens Road) heads south from Prichard to Allenville in Mobile and north to Eight Mile and Kushla within Prichard.

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The final eight miles of I-65 leading south to Interstate 10 are within the Mobile city limits.

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Service roads (Beltline Highway) accompany I-65 south to the folded diamond interchange with U.S. 98 (Moffett Road) at Exit 5B.

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The half mile guide sign for Exit 5B was added along I-65 south by 2008. U.S. 98 follows Moffett Road northwest to Semmes, Wilmer and George County, Mississippi. The four to five lane boulevard extends west to CR 25 (Snow Road) near mile marker ten.

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Exit 5B ties into the W I-65 Service Road just north of Moffett Road. U.S. 98 east shifts onto Spring Hill Avenue at the Crichton community nearby en route to Downtown Mobile.

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A heavily traveled commuter route east to the medical district along Spring Hill Avenue and west to Semmes, U.S. 98 is also a regional highway joining Mobile with Lucedale and Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

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I-65 spans the CN Railroad ahead of the parclo interchange (Exit 5A) with Spring Hill Avenue. Spring Hill Avenue branches west from U.S. 98 (Moffett Road) to Joseph N. Langan Park and Forest Hill. The boulevard extends west as Zeigler Boulevard to Tanner Williams Road (CR 70) in West Mobile.

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Interstate 65 passes over Old Shell Road by this confirming marker. Old Shell Road is a major collector linking the Tacon and Midtown areas with Spring Hill College and the University of South Alabama (USA).

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A diamond interchange (Exit 4) joins Interstate 65 with Dauphin Street near Springhill Medical Center and Spring Hill College.

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Exit 4 opened in the 1970s when Dauphin Street was extended west as a four lane arterial to Springhill College Golf Course and McGregor Avenue. Dauphin Street joins the Country Club Estates area with Midtown, Tacon and Downtown Mobile.

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An auxiliary lane opens south to the six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 3) with Airport Boulevard.

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Leading west from the Bel Air Mall area near I-65 to the Schillinger Road retail strip, Airport Boulevard is Mobile's busiest commercial corridor.

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Airport Boulevard is a four to six lane arterial from Florida Avenue west to University Boulevard, which leads north to USA, and Mobile Regional Arport (MOB).

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What was previously a two lane exit ramp to Airport Boulevard was restriped to a single lane by 2009. Two loop ramps at Exit 3 were removed by 1996 to eliminate weaving traffic on I-65.

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I-65 continues south from the former ramp (Exit 3B) to Airport Boulevard east 1.5 miles to U.S. 90 (Government Boulevard).

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Service roads run south to Cottage Hill Road and U.S. 90 at Exit 1.

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U.S. 90 (Government Boulevard) runs east through Midtown Mobile and southwest to Tillman's Corner and Theodore. Exits 1A/B were combined into a single off-ramp on February 8, 2004.

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Interstate 65 concludes an 887 mile route from Gary, Indiana at I-10, two miles south of the Cottage Hill Road overpass in Mobile.

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U.S. 90 mainly serves commuter interests between Tillman's Corner and MidTown Mobile.

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Two lanes depart from I-65 south to U.S. 90 (Government Boulevard). U.S. 90 leads east from Exit 1 along the "Mobile Motor Mile" a commercialized stretch lined with car dealerships. Further east toward Downtown, U.S. 90 along Government Street is a canopy road.

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U.S. 90 west intersects Lakeside Drive north to Cottage Hill Road and Satchel Paige Drive south to Henry Aaron Stadium, former home of the Mobile Bay Bears AA Baseball team.

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Traffic at the south end of I-65 partitions with two lanes leading east to Downtown Mobile while three lanes continue west to Biloxi, Gulfport, and New Orleans. The state based control points here are not used on any other I-10 signage in Alabama.

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The last confirming marker for Interstate 65 southbound.

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Halls Mill Road (CR 28 / historic U.S. 90) passes over I-65 one half mile from the three-wye interchange (Exit 0) with Interstate 10.

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Exit 0 separates six miles west of Downtown Mobile and 38 miles from I-110 south to Pensacola, Florida.

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New Orleans, Louisiana is located roughly 123 miles to the west. A 2,460 mile long transcontinental route, Interstate 10 travels across the country from Jacksonville, Florida to Santa Monica, California.

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