Interstate 165 (Alabama)

I-165
I-165
Route information
	Auxiliary route of I-65
Length	5.070 mi (8.159 km)
Existed	1994–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
South end	Water Street in Mobile
	; US 90 / US 98 Truck in Mobile
North end	I-65 in Prichard
Location
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Counties	Mobile
Highway system
	Interstate Highway System; Main; Auxiliary; Suffixed; Business; Future; Alabama State Highway System; Interstate; US; State;

Interstate 165 (I-165) is a spur from I-65 that provides access to Mobile, Alabama. It travels for approximately 5.07 miles (8.16 km) from Water Street in downtown Mobile north to I-65 in Prichard. The route is elevated for its entire length.

I-165 began life as a planned Interstate 210 (I-210). Many problems, including community opposition and access to the Mobile waterfront, prevented the freeway from reaching its intended southern end at I-10; I-165 ends about 1 mile (1.6 km) short of I-10 and becomes Water Street. Since the road had no connection to I-10, the number 210 was no longer appropriate to the freeway, so 165 was chosen instead.^[1]

References

↑ Pickett, Rhoda (October 28, 1994). "Interstate 165 opens today, completing state's system". Mobile Register. pp. 1A.

[Opening-1] Pickett, Rhoda (October 28, 1994). "Interstate 165 opens today, completing state's system". Mobile Register. pp. 1A.

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