State Route 265 (SR 265) is a state highway in
Davidson and
Wilson counties in
Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions of the U.S. state of Tennessee that composes roughly the central portion of the state. It is delineated according to state law as 41 of the state's 95 counties. Middle Tennessee contains the ...
. It runs from
SR 45 in
Hermitage, through middle Tennessee to its eastern terminus at
US Route 70 (US 70) outside of
Watertown Watertown may refer to:
Places in China
In China, a water town is a type of ancient scenic town known for its waterways.
Places in the United States
*Watertown, Connecticut, a New England town
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.
For most of its route, SR 265 is known as Central Pike.
Route description
Central Pike begins in Davidson County in
Hermitage at an intersection with
US 70/
SR 24 (Lebanon Pike), adjacent to US 70's crossing of the
Stones River
The Stones River (properly spelled Stone's River) is a major stream of the eastern portion of Tennessee's Nashville Basin region. It is named after explorer and longhunter Uriah Stone, who navigated the river in 1767.
Geography and hydrography
T ...
. It then goes southeasterly as a two-lane road through several neighborhoods before an intersection with
SR 45 (
Old Hickory Boulevard
Old Hickory Boulevard is a historic road that encircles Nashville, Tennessee, lying entirely within Davidson County. Originally the road, aided by ferries, formed a nearly unbroken loop around the city. Today, it is interrupted by a lake and se ...
), just north of its interchange with
Interstate 40 (I-40, exit 221). Here, SR 265 begins and follows Central Pike eastward before leaving Hermitage and going through farmland, where it parallels I-40 for several miles before crossing into Wilson County.
SR 265 then crosses over I-40 and starts to head southeasterly again before an intersection with
SR 171 on the very southern edge of
Mount Juliet. SR 265 then winds its way east through farmland to
Gladeville, where it has a very short
concurrency with
SR 109 just prior to an interchange with
I-840 (exit 72). SR 265 then curves southeastward again and winds its way through more farmland before coming to an intersection with
US 231/
SR 10 just south of
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
in
Bairds Mill, where SR 265 changes names from Central Pike to Chicken Road before passing just north of
Cedars of Lebanon State Park
Cedars of Lebanon State Park is a state park in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. It consists of situated amidst the Cedars of Lebanon State Forest. The park and forest are approximately south of Lebanon, Tennessee ...
. The highway then goes through more wooded areas as it continues east to an intersection with
SR 266, where it changes designations from Chicken Road to Trammel Lane. The highway then continues eastward, where it comes to an end at US 70/
SR 26 just northwest of
Watertown Watertown may refer to:
Places in China
In China, a water town is a type of ancient scenic town known for its waterways.
Places in the United States
*Watertown, Connecticut, a New England town
**Watertown (CDP), Connecticut, the central village ...
.
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Davidson County, Tennessee
Transportation in Wilson County, Tennessee