California State Route 165
{{short description|Highway in California}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=CA
|type=SR
|route=165
|map_notes=Map of central California with SR 165 highlighted in red
|section=465
|length_mi=38.27
|length_round=2
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=CA|I|5}} near Los Banos
|junction={{jct|state=CA|SR|33|SR|152}} in Los Banos
{{jct|state=CA|SR|140}} near Stevinson
{{jct|state=CA|CR|J18}} near Hilmar
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=CA|SR|99|CR|J14}} in Turlock
|counties=Merced, Stanislaus
|previous_type=SR
|previous_route=164
|next_type=SR
|next_route=166
}}
State Route 165 (SR 165) is a rural north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California. It runs in the San Joaquin Valley from Interstate 5 south of Los Banos to State Route 99 in Turlock.
Route description
State Route 165 begins at the junction of Interstate 5 south of Los Banos and heads north on a rural two-lane highway known as Mercey Springs Road. The highway crosses the California Aqueduct north of Interstate 5 and enters Los Banos several miles later. It meets up with SR 152 and SR 33, known locally as Pacheco Boulevard. After leaving Los Banos, the highway then runs right through the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge and skirts the Great Valley Grasslands State Park to the west while crossing the San Joaquin River. At this point, the highway is known as Lander Avenue and meets up with SR 140 near Stevinson. It crosses the Merced River en route to Hilmar, then crosses into Stanislaus County for a short while, ending at SR 99 in Turlock.{{cite map | publisher = Compass Maps | title = Merced, Atwater & Los Banos - Merced County}}{{cite map | publisher = Tele Atlas | title = ACME Mapper 2.0 | url = http://mapper.acme.com | access-date = 2008-10-01}}
SR 165 in Los Banos is part of the National Highway System,{{FHWA NHS map|region=californiasouth|accessdate=September 17, 2017}} a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.{{FHWA NHS}}
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Major intersections
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{{Caltrans bridgelog|date=April 2008}}California Department of Transportation, [http://traffic-counts.dot.ca.gov/ All Traffic Volumes on CSHS], 2007
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{{CAint
|county=Merced
|cspan=7
|county_note=MER L0.00-36.72
|location=none
|postmile=L0.00
|road={{Jct|state=CA|I|5|name1=West Side Freeway|city1=Sacramento|city2=Los Angeles}}
|notes=Interchange; south end of SR 165; I-5 exit 391
}}
{{CAint
|location=Los Banos
|postmile=8.79
|road={{Jct|state=CA|SR|152|SR|33|to3=yes|I|5|dir3=north|name2=Pacheco Boulevard|city1=Gilroy|city2=Fresno}}
|notes=
}}
{{CAint
|location=none
|postmile=26.87
|road={{Jct|state=CA|SR|140|city1=Merced|city2=Gustine}}
|notes=
}}
{{CAint
|location=none
|postmile=30.18
|road={{Jct|state=CA|CR|J18|county1=Merced|dir1=east|name1=West Side Boulevard}}
|notes=South end of CR J18 overlap
|type=concur
}}
{{CAint
|location=none
|postmile=30.18
|road={{Jct|state=CA|CR|J18|county1=Merced|dir1=west|name1=River Road}}
|notes=North end of CR J18 overlap
|type=concur
}}
{{CAint
|location=Hilmar
|postmile=33.37
|road=Bloss Avenue – Livingston, Merced
|notes=
}}
{{CAint
|location=none
|postmile=36.45
|road=Bradbury Road
|notes=
}}
{{CAint
|county=Stanislaus
|cspan=2
|county_note=STA 0.00-1.55
|location=Turlock
|lspan=2
|postmile=1.55
|road={{Jct|state=CA|SR|99|city1=Sacramento|city2=Los Angeles}}
|notes=Interchange; north end of SR 165; SR 99 exit 211
}}
{{CAint
|postmile=1.55
|road={{Jct|state=CA|CR|J14|county1=Stanislaus|name1=Lander Avenue}}
|notes=Continuation beyond SR 99
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=concur}}
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See also
- {{portal-inline|California Roads}}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
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{{CASR external links|SR|165}}
- [http://www.aaroads.com/california/ca-165.html California @ AARoads.com - State Route 165]
- [http://www.cahighways.org/161-168.html#165 California Highways: SR 165]