Oklahoma State Highway 165

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]

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 a 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]

References

1. ^
2. ^ Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer. DeLorme. 2006.
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4. ^ Oklahoma 1970. Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
5. ^ Oklahoma 1970. Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
6. ^ Official State Highway Map. 1975 ed. Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
7. ^ Official State Map. 1987 ed. Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 14, 2012.

External links

• SH-165 at OKHighways.com