 For most of its route, SR 265 is known as Central Pike.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.