Tennessee State Route 265


State Route 265 is a state highway in Wilson County and Davidson County, Tennessee. It runs from US 70 in Hermitage, through middle Tennessee to its Eastern terminus again with US 70, outside of Watertown.
For most of its route, SR 265 is known as Central Pike.

Route description

Davidson County

SR 265 begins in Davidson County in Hermitage at an intersection with US 70/SR 24. The highway then goes southeast as a 2-lane road through several neighborhoods before having an intersection with SR 45, just north of its interchange with I-40 before leaving Hermitage and going through farmland, where it parallels I-40 for several miles before crossing into Wilson County.

Wilson County

SR 265 then crosses underneath of the interstate and starts to head southeast again before having 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. 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 in Bairds Mill, where SR 265 changes designations from Central Pike to Chicken Road before passing just north of Cedars of Lebanon State Park. 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 east to enter Watertown, where it comes to an end at US 70/SR 26 just northwest of downtown.

Major intersections