Tennessee State Route 265

SR 265 begins in Davidson County in Hermitage at an intersection with US 70/SR 24 (Lebanon Pike). The highway then goes southeast as a 2-lane road (Central Pike) through several neighborhoods before having an intersection with SR 45 (Old Hickory Boulevard), just north of its interchange with I-40 (Exit 221) 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 Interstate 40 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 (Exit 72 westbound; Exit 72 A/B eastbound). 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.