Interstate 165

Infobox road
state=AL
type=I
route=165

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maint=
length_mi=4.9
length_round=2
length_ref= [cite web |url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table2.cfm |title=FHWA Route Log and Finder List -- Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002 |accessdate=2007-08-29 |date=2007-03-22 |publisher=Federal Highway Administration ]
year_established=1994 [cite web |url=http://www.southeastroads.com/i-165_al.html |title=Alabama @ SouthEastRoads.com - Interstate 165 |accessdate=2007-08-29 |date=2003-03-29 |publisher=AARoads.com ] [cite web |url=http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-165_al.html |title=Interstate 165 Alabama @ Interstate-Guide.com |accessdate=2007-08-29 |date=2006-12-19 |publisher=AARoads.com ]
direction_a=South
terminus_a=
junction=
direction_b=North
terminus_b=Jct|state=AL|I|65 in Prichard
previous_type=SR
previous_route=164
next_type=SR
next_route=165

Interstate 165 (I-165) is a spur from Interstate 65 that provides access to Mobile, Alabama. It runs for 4.9 miles (7.9 km) from Beauregard Street in downtown Mobile north to Interstate 65 in Prichard. As it is, I-165 terminates into Water Street which itself terminates into an I-10 on-ramp less than two miles further. The route is elevated for its entire length.

History

Interstate 165 began life as a planned Interstate 210. Many problems, including community opposition and access to the Mobile waterfront, prevented the freeway from reaching its intended southern terminus at Interstate 10; I-165 ends about 500 yards (meters) short of I-10. Since the road had no connection to Interstate 10, the number 210 was no longer applicable to the freeway, so 165 was chosen instead.cite news
last =Pickett
first =Rhoda
coauthors =
title =Interstate 165 opens today, completing state's system
work =Mobile Register
pages =1A
date =October 28, 1994
url =
accessdate = ]

Construction of the freeway would commence in early 1991cite news
last =Pickett
first =Rhoda
coauthors =
title =Coming soon: I-165
work =Mobile Register
pages =1A
date =June 9, 1994
url =
accessdate = ] and was originally slated for opening in April 1995.cite news
last =Pickett
first =Rhoda
coauthors =
title =Officials: I-165 to be ready by '95
work =Mobile Register
pages =1A
date =September 2, 1993
url =
accessdate = ] Costing $240 million to complete, the route was officially opened to the public at 5:00 in the evening on October 28, 1994. In attendance at the ceremony were former governor Jim Folsom U.S. Representative Sonny Callahan and Federal Highway Administration head Rodney Slate. Upon its completion, it saved commuters traveling between downtown Mobile and the northern suburbs along Interstate 65 an average of nine minutes.cite news
last =Werenth
first =George
coauthors =
title =I-165 now open Route connecting downtown with I-65 in Prichard saves motorists 9 minutes in travel time
work =Mobile Register
pages =1B
date =October 29, 1994
url =
accessdate = ]

Its construction resulted in the demolition of many structures within downtown Prichard, including such landmarks as the main public library and fire station.cite news
last =Pickett
first =Rhoda
coauthors =
title =Prichard undergoes a facelift
work =Mobile Register
pages =1A
date =June 24, 1993
url =
accessdate = ]

Exit list

The entire route is in Mobile County.

Miscellanea

* While still under construction in 1993, efforts to name the freeway in honor of Mobile baseball great Satchel Paige never materialized. cite news
last =Drummond
first =Barbara
coauthors =
title =Name connector after pitcher `Satchel' Paige
work =Mobile Register
pages =3C
date =March 14, 1993
url =
accessdate = ]

References

External links

* [http://www.southeastroads.com/i-165_al.html Alabama @ SouthEastRoads.com - Interstate 165]
* [http://www.kurumi.com/roads/3di/ix65.html#165al Kurumi - I-165 Alabama]