Editing Interstate 865 (section)

==History==

I-865 was originally part of [[Interstate 465|I-465]]. Original plans were for I-465 to run east from exit&nbsp;129 of [[Interstate 65 in Indiana|I-65]] around the city to exit&nbsp;123 of I-65. The north–south section of the current I-465 between I-65 and the current I-865 was originally not part of I-465. Instead, it was built to Interstate standards as [[Indiana State Road 100|State Road&nbsp;100]] (SR&nbsp;100). In January&nbsp;1970, seven months before it was completed, the federal government approved the request to make it part of I-465. This resulted in an unusual [[Y interchange]] of all three branches of I-465 at the current junction of I-865 and I-465. The stretch of I-465 that is now I-865 was given milemarkers starting with 900 to distinguish it from the main portion of the highway.<ref name=indotpr/><ref>{{cite news |last=McFeely |first=Dan |date=April 24, 2002 |title=I-465 'ramp' renamed I-865 |page=A1 |work=The Indianapolis Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74925358/i-465-ramp-renamed-i-865/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=April 1, 2021}}</ref>

The unusual configuration caused confusion among motorists, being described as "the 465 connector", "the 465 extension", "the 465 dogleg", "465 second section", and "the 465 ramp to 65 north". The May 2002 redesignation of this branch of I-465 to I-865 fixed that problem.<ref name=indotpr/><ref>{{cite news |last=McFeely |first=Dan |date=April 29, 2002 |title=I-865 name does follow protocol |page=B3 |work=The Indianapolis Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24920939/i865_name_does_follow_protocol/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=October 28, 2018}}</ref> The renumbering was approved by the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering of the [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]] (AASHTO)  in October&nbsp;2002.<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year=2002A |page=2 |link=yes |accessdate=October 28, 2018}}</ref>

At the time of the redesignation, officials chose "I-865" rather than the also available "I-665" because they concluded that [[9-1-1]] operators would more easily understand the combination of "8" and "65".<ref name=indotpr/>