Interstate 165 (Kentucky)

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Not to be confused with Kentucky Route 165.

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This article is about the Interstate highway in Kentucky formerly proposed as Interstate 565. For the Interstate highway in Alabama, see Interstate 565.

Interstate 165 marker

Interstate 165
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I-165 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-65
Maintained by KYTC
Length: 70.184 mi[2] (112.950 km)
Existed: March 6, 2019 – present
History: Opened in 1972 as the Green River Parkway
Redesignated I-165 in 2019[1]
Major junctions
South end: I-65 / KY 9007 in Bowling Green
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North end: US 60 / US 231 in Owensboro
Location
Counties: Warren, Butler, Ohio, Daviess
Highway system
← x20px KY 164 KY 165 →

Interstate 165 (I-165) is a 70.2-mile-long (113.0 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway in the US state of Kentucky. A spur route of I-65, it extends from I-65 in Bowling Green to U.S. Route 60 (US 60) and US 231 in Owensboro. It opened in 1972 as the Green River Parkway and was renamed the William H. Natcher Parkway in 1994. It was designated as I-165 in 2019 after completion of a project that brought the highway up to Interstate Highway standards.

Route description

File:Interstate 65 exit for Interstate 265 and Kentucky Route 9007.jpg
I-65 exit for I-165 and KY 9007

The Interstate Highway begins at a cloverleaf interchange with I-65 (exit 20) near Bowling Green. The portion of the former William H. Natcher Parkway between US 231 and I-65 is not a part of the Interstate Highway System as per federal regulations and is designated as Kentucky Route 9007 (KY 9007). I-165 travels along the west side of the city in a northwesterly direction through rolling farmlands and near coal mines for 70.2 miles (113.0 km) before meeting its northern terminus at an interchange with US 60 in Owensboro. At exit 41, the freeway intersects with the Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway. I-165 bypasses the cities of Morgantown, Beaver Dam, and Hartford.

History

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See also: William H. Natcher Parkway
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US 60 exit for I-165 (I-165's northern terminus)

The highway that is now I-165 opened in 1972 as the Green River Parkway and later became the William H. Natcher Parkway before receiving the I-165 designation. In early 2016, funding was set aside to rebuild and restore sections of the parkway to Interstate standards.[3][4] From July to August 2017, construction consisting of shoulder widening, draining, and repaving was completed. Additional work is underway along the entirety of the parkway. In July 2018, major modernization upgrades began in the Warren County section, consisting of ramp extensions, guardrail replacement, LED lighting updates, and bridge wall replacement. Traffic flow was restricted to one lane, wide loads were prohibited, and the speed limit set to 55 mph (89 km/h). This work continued through the end of 2018. The US 231 interchange is currently under reconstruction, with it being converted from a standard cloverleaf to a parclo AB2, or folded diamond, interchange.[5] A new interchange may be constructed between the milemarkers 3.4 and 4, allowing access to Elrod Road in Bowling Green.[6]

The presumed number for the parkway was I-565,[7] but, on September 24, 2017, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)'s Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering approved the Natcher Parkway as I-165 instead.[8]

On September 5, 2018, it was announced that the entire parkway would be signed with I-165 shields by the end of 2019, even before completion of the parkway's upgrades,[9] thus officially bringing it to Interstate status.[10][11][12] On March 6, 2019, the resigning of the freeway began, thus officially designating it as I-165, with exit numbers reverting to the parkway's original exit numbers prior to its extension to US 231 in November 2011.[13][14] In 2018, Representative Suzanne Miles of Owensboro introduced a bill that would have given the highway an honorary designation of "William H. Natcher Expressway", but the bill did not make it out of committee.[15]

Exit list

County Location mi[2] km Exit Destinations Notes
Warren Bowling Green 0.000 0.000 1 KY 9007 south – Scottsville
I-65 – Louisville, Nashville		 Southern terminus; I-65 exits 20A-B; signed as exits 1A (north) and 1B (south); freeway continues as KY 9007
3.572 5.749 3 US 31W – Bowling Green, Franklin To Western Kentucky University
4.969 7.997 5 US 68 / KY 80 – Bowling Green, Russellville
7.422 11.945 7 US 231 – Bowling Green, Morgantown
Butler Morgantown 26.147 42.080 26
US 231 Truck / KY 79 Truck begin / US 231 / KY 79 – Morgantown		 Southern end of US 231 Truck/KY 79 Truck concurrency
27.428 44.141 27
US 231 Truck / KY 79 Truck north / KY 70 (Veterans Way) – Morgantown, Rochester		 Northern end of US 231 Truck/KY 79 Truck concurrency
​ 33.845 54.468 33 US 231 – Cromwell, Morgantown
Ohio ​ 41.270 66.418 41 Western Kentucky Parkway – Elizabethtown, Paducah Signed as exits 41A (east) and 41B (west)
Hartford 47.796 76.920 47 KY 69 – Beaver Dam, Hartford
Daviess Owensboro 70.184 112.950 70 US 60 (Wendell H. Ford Expressway) / US 231 to Audubon Parkway – Hawesville, Henderson, Owensboro Northern terminus; US 60 exit 17; signed as exits 70A (east/north) & 70B (west/south); northbound only; to Ben Hawes Golf Course and Park
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

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