Editing Interstate 265 (section)

==History==
[[File:Junction 31E I265.JPG|thumb|Junction of [[U.S. Route 31E in Kentucky|US&nbsp;31E]] and KY&nbsp;841]]
=== Kentucky portion ===
Originally signed as KY&nbsp;841, the Jefferson Freeway was initially constructed in the 1960s in two sections—one between [[Kentucky Route 155|KY&nbsp;155]] (Taylorsville Road) and [[U.S. Route 60 in Kentucky|US&nbsp;60]] (Shelbyville Road) and a second section between [[Kentucky Route 1447|KY&nbsp;1447]] (Westport Road) and [[U.S. Route 42 in Kentucky|US&nbsp;42]]—as short connectors to the eastern suburban expansion as well as a [[Kentucky Truck Assembly|new Ford plant]]. By 1970, [[Interstate 264 (Kentucky)|I-264]] had become very congested and was in need of reconstruction and other improvements. I-265 was proposed as an outer beltway to provide pass-through motorists relief from the congestion of I-264. Construction started in the early 1980s and was finished later that decade and signed in 1987.
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|state=IN
|type=IN
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|location=[[Clarksville, Indiana|Clarksville]]—[[Utica, Indiana]]
|length_mi=6.2
|length_ref=
|length_round=
|formed=1977
|deleted=2023
}}

=== Indiana portion ===
Originally signed as '''State Road&nbsp;265''' ('''SR&nbsp;265'''), the segment of the highway stretched from I-64 to I-65. It was later extended to [[Indiana State Road 60|SR&nbsp;60]], today's exit&nbsp;10. The freeway was legally rechristened in June&nbsp;2019 to I-265 after a new {{convert|7.7|mi|km|adj=on}} section of highway that includes the Lewis and Clark Bridge (known as the East End Bridge during planning and construction) fully opened to traffic on December&nbsp;18, 2016, however the SR 265 signs along the road and the exits still remain and have not been updated to I-265 signage, while the Kentucky portion of the new roadway likewise has not had I-265 signage added as of yet. In early 2023, Indiana DOT announced plans to redesignate as well as renumber the exits of the freeway beginning in the fall of 2023 and with completion expected over the {{Update after|2025|12|text=next two years|reason=See INDOT reference}}.<ref name=INrenumbering>{{Cite web |last=INDOT |date=February 16, 2023 |title=I 265 Resigning |url=https://www.in.gov/indot/about-indot/central-office/welcome-to-the-seymour-district/i-265-resigning/ |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=INDOT |language=en |archive-date=March 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309003453/https://www.in.gov/indot/about-indot/central-office/welcome-to-the-seymour-district/i-265-resigning/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As of February 2025, I-265 signage exists from the western terminus at I-64 to Charlestown Pike, about a mile west of the IN 62 interchange.

=== East End Bridge ===
Negotiations between Indiana and Kentucky to build the bridge had taken place over the preceding 30&nbsp;years.

In late 2005, members of the [[Louisville Metro Council]] proposed a committee to begin planning a western bridge over the Ohio River to link the southwestern end of the highway in Kentucky to Indiana.

On December&nbsp;18, 2016, SR&nbsp;265 was extended east of SR&nbsp;62, which crosses the Ohio River connecting with KY&nbsp;841, and north of US&nbsp;42 in Kentucky as part of the [[Ohio River Bridges Project]], creating a bypass around the eastern side of the city of Louisville.

The I-265/I-64 interchange, previously a cloverleaf with no [[collector–distributor lane]]s,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interstate 64 at Interstate 265 Interchange Reconstruction {{!}} KYTC |url=https://transportation.ky.gov/DistrictFive/Pages/Interstate-64-at-Interstate-265-Interchange-Reconstruction.aspx |access-date=March 23, 2022 |website=transportation.ky.gov |archive-date=February 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223172235/https://transportation.ky.gov/DistrictFive/Pages/Interstate-64-at-Interstate-265-Interchange-Reconstruction.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> was reconstructed as part of the I-Move Kentucky project, with estimated completion originally set for fall 2023 but delayed to fall 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About – I-Move Kentucky |url=https://i-moveky.com/about/ |access-date=March 23, 2022 |website=i-moveky.com |archive-date=February 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223172234/https://i-moveky.com/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref>