Interstate 265 (
I-265) is an
Interstate Highway ringing the
Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area, which includes
Southern Indiana, although the Indiana and Kentucky segments remain separate at the present time. In Kentucky, it only travels through
Jefferson County, from
I-71 in northeastern Louisville to
I-65 in the southern part of the city. The entire Kentucky stretch of the road is co-signed with
Kentucky Route 841 (
KY 841). The highway is named the
Gene Snyder Freeway (initially named the "Jefferson Freeway"), after the former congressman, and usually called "the Snyder" by locals. It is considered part of Louisville's "beltline".