Interstate 165

Interstate 165

Opened to traffic October 28, 1994, Interstate 165 joins I-65 with Prichard and Downtown Mobile. The bulk of the freeway is elevated, passing over arterial streets in Prichard and wetland areas between Conception Street and the Alabama State Docks. Three lane service roads accompany I-165 between Exit 1C and Exit 2.

The alignment of Interstate 165 was originally part of a planned urban loop (I-210) connecting I-10 at the George C. Wallace Tunnel in Mobile with I-65 in Prichard. Due to the high costs for constructing an elevated roadway along Water Street through Downtown Mobile and local opposition, the portion of Interstate 210 south of Beauregard Street (U.S. 43) was dropped.

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Page Updated Wednesday November 25, 2020.