Oklahoma State Highway 165

State Highway 165
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	8.21 mi[1] (13.21 km)
Existed:	ca. 1969 – present
Major junctions
West end:	US-64 / US-64 Bus. in Muskogee
North end:	Muskogee Turnpike at the Hyde Park Road interchange in Muskogee
Highway system
Oklahoma State Highways Interstate U.S. Turnpikes ← SH-164 SH-166 →

State Highway 165 (SH-165) is a state highway in Muskogee County, Oklahoma. It runs east along Peak Boulevard in the southern part of Muskogee from US-64 to the northern terminus of the southern section of the Muskogee Turnpike, then runs north as a freeway connecting the two sections of the turnpike. The total length of the highway is 8.21 miles (13.21 km).^[1] It has no lettered spur routes.

The freeway connecting the two halves of the Muskogee Turnpike was first numbered as SH-165 in 1969. The east–west portion of highway along Peak Boulevard was built and numbered as SH-165 by 1987.

Route description

SH-165 begins at an interchange on Peak Boulevard on the south side of Muskogee. To the west of this interchange, Peak Boulevard carries US-64; that highway exits from Peak at the interchange and proceeds south towards Warner. This interchange is also the eastern terminus of US-64 Business, which continues to the north towards downtown Muskogee.^[1] From the interchange, SH-165 follows Peak Boulevard to the east as an expressway, crossing Coody Creek before turning to the east-northeast.^[2] As the highway crosses York Street, it exits the Muskogee city limits.^[1]

SH-165 then has an partial interchange with the Muskogee Turnpike; the turnpike is only accessible from southbound SH-165.^[3] The Muskogee Turnpike consists of two disconnected sections of toll road with an untolled freeway segment in between; northbound SH-165 traffic merges with the northbound lanes of the turnpike to form this freeway. Shortly after this interchange, the highway re-enters Muskogee.^[1] The SH-165 freeway serves the east side of Muskogee, with interchanges with city arterials such as Chandler Road, Hancock Street, and Gibson Street.^[2] The highway also includes a full cloverleaf interchange with US-62.^[3] SH-165 continues north of US-62 for 0.96 miles (1.54 km) to its final interchange with Hyde Park Road near the Port of Muskogee.^[1] At this interchange, SH-165 ends; northbound traffic defaults onto the northbound Muskogee Turnpike towards Tulsa.

History

The freeway between the two sections of the Muskogee Turnpike that would later become SH-165 first appears on the official Oklahoma state map in 1969. The Muskogee inset of that map shows the freeway, unnumbered, and the southern SH-165–turnpike interchange in place, but with ramp stubs, as the SH-165 portion of Peak Boulevard had yet to be built.^[4] The following year's map shows SH-165 in place along the connector freeway.^[5] By 1975, the Peak Boulevard portion of SH-165 was under construction.^[6] The highway was complete and in its present-day configuration by 1987.^[7]

Junction list

The entire route is in Muskogee County.

Location	mi[1][3]	km	Destinations	Notes
Muskogee	0.00	0.00	US-64 continues west
	0.00	0.00	US-64 / US-64 Bus.	Western (southern) terminus
	4.44	7.15	Muskogee Turnpike	No access to southbound Muskogee Tpk. from northbound SH-165
	4.44	7.15	Freeway segment begins
	5.2	8.4	Chandler Road, Hancock Street
	6.2	10.0	Gibson Street
	7.25	11.67	US-62 east – Ft. Gibson, Tahlequah
	7.25	11.67	US-62 west – Muskogee, Bacone College, N.S.U. Muskogee
	8.21	13.21	Hyde Park Road – Port of Muskogee, War Memorial Park	Northern (eastern) terminus
	8.21	13.21	Muskogee Turnpike continues north toward Tulsa
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Tolled

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Oklahoma Department of Transportation (2010-01-01). Control Section Maps: Muskogee County (PDF) (Map) (2010–2011 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2012-08-10. 
2. 1 2 Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1:200,000. DeLorme. 2006. 
3. 1 2 3 Google (2012-08-11). "Oklahoma State Highway 165" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2012-08-11. 
4. ↑ Oklahoma 1970 (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Muskogee inset. Retrieved 2012-08-13. 
5. ↑ Oklahoma 1970 (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Muskogee inset. Retrieved 2012-08-13. 
6. ↑ Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1975 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Muskogee inset. Retrieved 2012-08-14. 
7. ↑ Official State Map (PDF) (Map) (1987 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Muskogee inset. Retrieved 2012-08-14. 

External links

• SH-165 at OKHighways.com

Route map: Bing / Google