Talk:Interstate 65

Exit list
Exits are numbered in a south-to-north direction, in accordance with AASHTO guidelines.

Major junctions
I support (and redid) BMetts's edit to include I-64 and I-71. I'm not sure what constitutes a "major junction"; I'd say it's any one- or two-digit interchange, thus excluding spurs and loops like I-265 and I-465 (listed as "auxiliary route" on those routes' pages), and including I-64 and I-71 (listed as "main route" on those routes' pages). In terms of size, it's a pretty big interchange. And in terms of consistency, it's a "major junction" on I-64's and I-71's pages, so it should be here as well. Let's discuss it here instead of waging an edit war. --Peter 21:48, 15 August 2007 (UTC)


 * I'll agree they should be added. Interstate 64 carries VPDs exceeding 100,000 in the Louisville metropolitian area, and has connections to major cities, including St. Louis, Lexington, Charleston, Richmond, and the Newport News area. It provides a critical east-west connection. Interstate 71 is a vital connector between Louisville, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland, each with a high metropolitan population.  Seicer  (talk) (contribs) 00:08, 16 August 2007 (UTC)


 * I would support this on Interstate 65 in Kentucky (when it comes into existence). The only reason we have the 0's and 5's guideline on the main page is to keep the size of the infobox down. It can be argued that any 2di x 2di interchange is major if it's in a large city. &mdash; Rob (  talk  ) 16:53, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

junction
I've removed I-165 as the southern terminus of the highway. Per the article about I-165, there is no possible way I-65 started at I-165. Contact me on talk for more info. Griffinofwales (talk) Simple English Wikipedia - Come and join! 15:13, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

There is one and only one reason why mileposts are numbered....
There is one and only one reason why mileposts are numbered from south-to-north on Interstate Highways. This is because the U.S. Federal Highways were already numbered from north to south (!). Suppose that there was an emergency on the highway, and radio communications got garbled. Someone said "Mile marker 300 on g#a#r#b#l#e#d." Well, was that mile marker 300 on I - 65 or mile marker 300 on U.S. Highway 31? Given that this emergency happened in northern Alabama, then it MUST have been on I - 65 and not U.S. 31. Life and limb is at stake! Send the ambulances, fire truck, etc., to I - 65 and not U.S. 31. The numbering system was designed for a reason, and not just according to some group's arbitrary guidelines. Don't say that it was some arbitrary guideline - that's stupid. Likewise for east - west highways. Someone in Tennessee called on the radio and said Someone said "Mile marker 350 on g#a#r#b#l#e#d." Was that on I - 40 or on U.S. 70? Well, in East Tennessee it was on I - 40, but in West Tennessee, it was on U.S. 70. By the way, cellular phone calls get garbled, too. That is just another radio system. Of course, there is going to be a stretch in central Alabama where the mile markers are about the same on both highways. However, the Federal Highway Administration and the State Highway Departments have done the best that they could w/o doing something silly like using four-digit numbers. I am still frequently shocked by people who think that things are done, or things work out, for arbitrary reasons -- when there is really a scientific and/or mathematical reason why they are the way that they are. 98.67.175.254 (talk) 12:36, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry to reply to such an old thread, but your theory is false. U.S. Highways have their mileposts running in the same directions as the Interstates. Case in point: U.S. Route 127 in Michigan is mileposted south to north, as are U.S. Route 23 in Michigan, U.S. Route 31 in Michigan, and U.S. Route 131. And lest you say that Michigan is the only one to do that, then I'll point to U.S. Route 41 in Wisconsin, U.S. Route 101 in California and a number of other examples in the US.  Imzadi 1979  →   20:20, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

Why not some basic information about I - 65 to be given here?
Why not some basic information about I - 65 to be given here, instead of always fantastical information about factories along the way? For example: 1. What is the highest elevation on I - 65, and where is it? 2. What is the highest elevation on I - 65 in each state, and where are they? 3. What is the lowest elevation on I - 65, and where is it? 4. What was the last stretch of I - 65 to be opened to traffic, and where was it? My guess is either one of these, but I don't know: a) The stretch north of Birmingham in Jefferson County, Ala. b) The stretch south of Birmingham in Jefferson County and Shelby County? 5. Why was the bypass around the southern side of Birmingham given the number I - 459 instead of one of these: I - 265, I - 465, I - 665, I - 259, I - 220, I - 420, or I - 620? After all, the one around southern Louisville is I - 265, even though it goes both east and west of I - 65, but it does not form a beltway. As we should know, there are no such Interstate Highways as I - 665, I - 259, I - 420, or I - 620 anywhere at all -- and there isn't an I - 265 or I - 465 in Alabama. The reuse of these numbers is common. For example: I - 275 in Michigan, Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana, Tennessee, and Florida I - 295 in Maine, Rhode Island/Massachusetts, New York City, New Jersey/Delaware, Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Florida I - 405 in Washington, Oregon, and California 98.67.175.254 (talk) 13:28, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

Pop culture references
The Guns N' Roses song "Dust N' Bones" mentions this highway. Is that appropriate for inclusion in this article? Band members Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin both grew up in Lafayette, IN. (The Wiki article on Route 66 has an "In popular culture" section.) The song lyrics go: He lost his mind today / He left it out back on the highway / On "65" glasperlenspiel (talk) 02:05, 20 February 2013 (UTC)