Nevada State Route 165
{{short description|State highway in Nevada, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=NV
|type=NV
|route=165
|alternate_name=Nelson Road
|map=Nevada 165 map.svg
|map_notes=Nevada State Route 165, highlighted in red
|map_alt=Nevada State Route 165 travels southeast from US 95 to Nelson, Nevada.
|length_mi=11.002
|length_ref={{cite web
|title=State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps
|author=Nevada Department of Transportation
|author-link=Nevada Department of Transportation
|url=http://www.nevadadot.com/doing-business/about-ndot/ndot-divisions/planning/roadway-systems/state-maintained-highways-descriptions-index-maps
|date=January 2017
|accessdate=6 May 2017
}}
|length_round=3
|direction_a=West
|direction_b=East
|terminus_a={{jct|state=NV|US|95}} south of Boulder City
|terminus_b=Nelson
|counties=Clark
|established=1976
|previous_type=SR
|previous_route=164
|next_type=SR
|next_route=166
|browse=
}}
State Route 165 (SR 165) is a state highway near the southern end of the U.S. state of Nevada. The road connects the town of Nelson to U.S. Route 95. The road originated in the 1940s and was one section of former State Route 60 until the 1970s.
Route description
SR 165 begins at a junction with US 95 approximately {{convert|10|mi|km}} south of Boulder City. From there, the state highway follows Nelson Road in a southeasterly direction through Eldorado Valley {{convert|11|mi|km}} to its end just outside the town of Nelson.{{cite map |title=Quadrangle 13-2 |url=http://www.nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/NDOT/Traveler_Info/Maps/quad1302.pdf |publisher=Nevada Department of Transportation |year=1985 |accessdate=21 March 2011}} The town of Nelson was established in 1905 following several mining claims being discovered in the valley. Although the small community is still inhabited, the remains of many mining operations and abandoned structures can still be seen in the vicinity.{{cite book|last=Moreno|first=Richard|title=Roadside History of Nevada|year=2000|publisher=Mountain Press Publishing Company|location=Missoula|isbn=0-87842-410-5|pages=259–260}}
History
The route first appears on state highway maps in 1941 as part of State Route 60, a three-pronged route with each spoke connecting to the town of Nelson. The {{convert|16|mi|km|adj=on}} northwest leg connected to US 95 about {{convert|4|mi|km}} south of Boulder City while the {{convert|10|mi|km|adj=on}} southwest leg reached US 95 further south via the Nelson Cutoff Road. The third leg of SR 60 ran east from Nelson {{convert|7|mi|km}} to the Colorado River.{{cite map |title=Official Road Map of the State of Nevada |url=http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/hmaps&CISOPTR=577&REC=15 |publisher=Nevada Department of Highways |year=1941 |accessdate=28 June 2008}} Both the northwest and eastern legs of the route were completely paved by 1951.{{cite map |title=Official Highway Map of Nevada |url=http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/hmaps&CISOPTR=584&REC=3 |publisher=Nevada Department of Highways |year=1951 |accessdate=28 June 2008}}
State Route 60 remained largely unchanged until the Nevada began renumbering of its state highway system on July 1, 1976.{{cite book |title=Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps |date=January 2001 |publisher=Nevada Department of Transportation |page=98 }} The northwest leg of old SR 60 was renumbered to State Route 165 in this process, and by this time was realigned to be only {{convert|12|mi|km}} long.{{cite map |title=Official Highway Map of Nevada |url=http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/hmaps&CISOPTR=607&REC=6 |publisher=Nevada State Highway Department |year=1978–1979 |accessdate=28 June 2008}} The remaining legs of SR 60 have since gone unnumbered.
Major intersections
{{jcttop|state=NV|county=Clark|length_ref=}}
{{NVint
|location=Boulder City
|mile=0.00
|road={{jct|state=NV|US|95|city1=Las Vegas|location2=Needles}}
|notes=Western terminus}}
{{NVint
|location=Nelson
|mile=11.00
|road=Western Street
|notes=Eastern terminus; road continues as Nelson Road
}}
{{jctbtm}}
References
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