Interstate 865
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| Interstate 865 Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System |
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| Maintained by INDOT | |||||||||||||
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| Length: | 4.3 mi[1] (6.92 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 2002[2] | ||||||||||||
| West end: |   I-65 / US 52 near Indianapolis |
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| East end: |  I-465 / US 52 near Indianapolis |
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Interstate 865 (I-865) is an east-west connector northwest of Indianapolis, Indiana. It was renamed to I-865 in 2002 to prevent I-465 from "intersecting with itself". This section was previously known as the "dog leg", and the mile markers ran from 900 to 905. I-865 is about 5 miles (8 km) in length.
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[edit] Route description
I-865 carries traffic from southbound I-65 to both directions of I-465, and traffic from both directions of I-465 to northbound I-65. No access is permitted from northbound I-65 to eastbound I-865, or westbound I-865 to southbound I-65. It has two lanes in each direction for its entire length.
[edit] History
I-865 was originally part of I-465. When the north-south section between I-65 and current I-865 was renamed from Indiana State Road 100 to I-465, an unusual T intersection of all three branches of I-465 resulted at the current junction of I-865 and I-465. The 2002 renaming of the west branch of I-465 to I-865 fixed this problem.
I-865 would more logically be named I-665, though officials decided against that as it was concluded that 9-1-1 operators might have difficulty determining if a distressed motorist was saying "65" or "665".[2]
[edit] Exit list
I-865 only has interchanges at its eastern terminus at I-465 and its western terminus at I-65.[3] It is one of the few Interstates in the country that has only interchanges at each of its termini and none in between. Other examples include I-587, I-381, I-189, and I-495.
The entire route is in Boone County.
| Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes |
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| 0.0 | I-65 north – Chicago |
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| Zionsville | 5.0 | I-465 |
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance |
[edit] References
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps [map]. Cartography by Tele Atlas. Retrieved on 2009-02-03.
- ^ a b "Indiana's "New" Interstate: I-865 (press release)". Indiana Department of Transportation. 2002-04-24. http://www.in.gov/serv/presscal?PF=dot&Clist=6&Elist=52862. Retrieved on 2009-03-31.
- ^ INDOT Interchange Book - I-865
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