Oklahoma State Highway 165

{{Infobox road

|state=OK

|type=SH

|route=165

|maint=ODOT

|map=Ok-165 path.png

|established=ca. 1969

|length_mi=8.21

|length_ref={{odot control|county=Muskogee|year=2010–2011|accessdate=August 10, 2012}}

|direction_a=West

|direction_b=North

|terminus_a={{jct|state=OK|US|64|US-Bus|64|dab2=Muskogee}} in Muskogee

|junction={{Jct|state=OK|US|62}} in Muskogee

|terminus_b={{jct|state=OK|Turnpike|Muskogee|SH|351}} at the Hyde Park Road interchange in Muskogee

|previous_type=SH

|previous_route=164

|next_type=SH

|next_route=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 {{convert|8.21|mi|km}}.

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. From the interchange, SH-165 follows Peak Boulevard to the east as an expressway, crossing Coody Creek before turning to the east-northeast.{{cite map|publisher=DeLorme|title=Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer|page=|section=|scale=1:200,000|date=2006}} As the highway crosses York Street, it exits the Muskogee city limits.

SH-165 then has a partial interchange with the Muskogee Turnpike; the turnpike is only accessible from southbound SH-165. 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. The SH-165 freeway serves the east side of Muskogee, with interchanges with city arterials such as Chandler Road, Hancock Street, and Gibson Street. The highway also includes a full cloverleaf interchange with US-62. SH-165 continues north of US-62 for {{convert|0.96|mi|km}} to its final interchange with Hyde Park Road near the Port of Muskogee. 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.{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Highways|title=Oklahoma 1970|url=http://www.odot.org/maps/state/pdfs/map_state_1970-back.pdf|inset=Muskogee|accessdate=August 13, 2012 }} The following year's map shows SH-165 in place along the connector freeway.{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Highways|title=Oklahoma 1970|url=http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1969.pdf|inset=Muskogee|accessdate=August 13, 2012 }} By 1975, the Peak Boulevard portion of SH-165 was under construction.{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Highways|title=Official State Highway Map|edition=1975|inset=Muskogee|url=http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1975.pdf|accessdate=August 14, 2012}} The highway was complete and in its present-day configuration by 1987.{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Transportation|title=Official State Map|edition=1987|inset=Muskogee|url=http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1987.pdf|accessdate=August 14, 2012}}

Junction list

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{{OKint

|mile=0.00

|mspan=2

|place={{jct|state=OK|US|64|dir1=west|city1=Tulsa}}

}}

{{OKint

|mile=none

|road={{jct|state=OK|US|64|dir1=east|US-Bus|64|dab2=Muskogee|location1=Ft. Smith}}

|notes=Interchange; southwestern terminus

}}

{{OKint

|mile=4.44

|road={{jct|state=OK|Turnpike|Muskogee|dir1=east|location1=Ft. Smith}}

|type=toll

|notes=Southwestern end of feeway; Muskogee Turnpike west exit 37

}}

{{OKint

|mile=5.2

|road=Chandler Road, Hancock Street

}}

{{OKint

|mile=6.2

|road=Gibson Street

}}

{{OKint

|mile=7.1

|mile2=7.3

|road={{jct|state=OK|US|62|dir1=east|city1=Ft. Gibson|city2=Tahlequah}}
{{jct|state=OK|US|62|dir1=west|city1=Muskogee|location2=Bacone College|location3=N.S.U. Muskogee}}

|notes=Cloverleaf interchange; US 62 exit 286}}

{{OKint

|mile=8.21

|mspan=2

|road=Hyde Park Road – Port of Muskogee, War Memorial Park

|notes=Northeastern terminus; Muskogee Turnpike east exit 33

}}

{{OKint

|mile=none

|place={{jct|state=OK|Turnpike|Muskogee|dir1=west|city1=Tulsa}}

|type=toll

}}

References

External links

[http://okhighways.com/ok165 SH-165 at OKHighways.com]

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Category:Transportation in Muskogee County, Oklahoma