Interstate 165 (Alabama)

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. As it is, I-165 terminates into Water Street, which itself terminates into an I-10 onramp less than two miles (3.2 km) further. The route is elevated for its entire length.

Interstate 165
I-165 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-65
Maintained by ALDOT
Length	5.070 mi[1] (8.159 km)
Existed	1994[2]–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
South end	Water Street in Mobile
Major intersections	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
← SR 164 → SR 165

Route description

I-165 begins at its northern terminus, an interchange with I-65. After that is an incomplete interchange (exit 1A) with Whistler Street and Price Avenue that is only accessible from the southbound lanes. It then has an incomplete interchange (exit 1B) with Wilson Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive that is only accessible from the southbound lanes. Shortly afterward, I-165 meets an incomplete interchange (exit 1C) with Price Avenue and Whistler Street that is only accessible from the northbound lanes. I-165 then meets U.S. Route 90 (US 90)/U.S. Route 98 Truck (US 98 Truck) at exit 2 on the Mobile–Prichard city line, and then the three highways curve concurrently to the south-southeast. It then has an incomplete interchange that leads to Conception Street Road. It is only accessible from the northbound lanes. Finally, I-165 reaches Beauregard Street, its southern terminus, where US 90/US 98 Truck split off. This interchange also includes Water Street, with leads to I-10.

History

Interstate 210
Location	Mobile–Prichard

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 terminus at I-10; I-165 ends about one 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 Since the road had no connection to I-10, the number 210 was no longer applicable to the freeway, so 165 was chosen instead.^[3]

Construction of the freeway commenced in early 1991 and was originally slated for opening in April 1995.^[4][5] Costing $240 million (equivalent to $448 million in 2023^[6]) to complete, the route was officially opened to the public at 5:00 pm on October 28, 1994.^[3] In attendance at the ceremony were former governor Jim Folsom Jr., US Representative Sonny Callahan, and Federal Highway Administration head Rodney Slate.^[3] Upon its completion, it saved commuters traveling between downtown Mobile and the northern suburbs along I-65 an average of nine minutes.^[2] While still under construction in 1993, efforts to name the freeway in honor of Mobile baseball great Satchel Paige never materialized.^[7]

Its construction resulted in the demolition of many structures within downtown Prichard, including such landmarks as the main public library and fire station.^[8]

Exit list

The entire route is in Mobile County.

Location	mi[1][9]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Prichard	0.000	0.000	1A-B	I-65 – Mobile, Montgomery	Northern terminus; northbound exit and southbound entrance; signed as exits 1A (south) and 1B (north); I-65 exit 9
	0.9– 2.1	1.4– 3.4	1A	Whistler Street	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
			1B	Price Avenue / Wilson Avenue / Dr. M.L. King Jr. Drive	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
			1C	Wilson Avenue / Price Avenue / Whistler Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	2.524	4.062	2	US 90 east / US 98 Truck east (Bay Bridge Road) to I-10 / Dr. M.L. King Drive	Northern end of US 90/US 98 Truck concurrency
Mobile	5.0	8.0	—	To Conception Street Road	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	5.070	8.159	—	US 90 west / US 98 Truck west (Beauregard Street) to US 98 – State Docks	Southern terminus; at-grade intersection; southern end of US 90/US 98 Truck concurrency
				Water Street to I-10	Continuation beyond Beauregard Street
				I-10 – Florida, Mississippi	Former proposed interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

See also

• United States portal
• U.S. roads portal

References

1. Milepost Map (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
2. Werenth, George (October 29, 1994). "I-165 now open Route connecting downtown with I-65 in Prichard saves motorists 9 minutes in travel time". Mobile Register. p. 1B.
3. Pickett, Rhoda (October 28, 1994). "Interstate 165 opens today, completing state's system". Mobile Register. p. 1A.
4. Pickett, Rhoda (June 9, 1994). "Coming soon: I-165". Mobile Register. p. 1A.
5. Pickett, Rhoda (September 2, 1993). "Officials: I-165 to be ready by '95". Mobile Register. p. 1A.
6. Johnston, Louis; Williamson, Samuel H. (2023). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved November 30, 2023. United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the MeasuringWorth series.
7. Drummond, Barbara (March 14, 1993). "Name connector after pitcher 'Satchel' Paige". Mobile Register. p. 3C.
8. Pickett, Rhoda (June 24, 1993). "Prichard undergoes a facelift". Mobile Register. p. 1A.
9. "Overview map of I-165" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

External links

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• Media related to Interstate 165 at Wikimedia Commons
• Alabama @ SouthEastRoads.com - Interstate 165
• Kurumi - I-165 Alabama