Wisconsin Highway 165

Infobox road
state=WI
type=WI
route=165
length_mi=7.14
length_ref= [ Bessert, Christopher J. [http://www.wisconsinhighways.org/listings/WiscHwys160-169.html#STH-165 Wisconsin Highways: Highways 160-169] ]
length_round=1
direction_a=West
direction_b=East
starting_terminus=
junction=
ending_terminus=
previous_type=WI
previous_route=164
next_type=WI
next_route=167

State Trunk Highway 165 (STH 165, commonly known as Highway 165 or WIS 165) is a highway in far southeastern Wisconsin connecting Pleasant Prairie, south of Kenosha, with Interstate 94/U.S. Route 41. The route continues west of I-94/US 41 as Kenosha CTH Q until it ends at US 45 near Pikeville. The areas served by this connecting route are a commercial area near the interstate which is adjacent to a growing industrial park between the interstate and Highway 31 (Green Bay Rd.) to the east; and a predominantly residential area between Highway 31 and Highway 32 (Sheridan Rd.) near the shore of Lake Michigan.

History

The first Highway 165 in Wisconsin was a short connector between US-41 and Highway 55 in the present-day village of Germantown in 1926. In 1953, the designation was removed from this stretch of highway when the US-41/US-45 concurrency was routed to its present alignment.

The current Highway 165 was numbered circa 1990 to partially replace the function of Highways 174 and 192, which were turned back to county maintenance at that time. WIS 174 followed Springbrook Road and 22nd Avenue between WIS 31 (Green Bay Road) and WIS 50 (75th Street), and became an extension of County Trunk Highway ML; WIS 192 followed 88th Avenue between WIS 50 and WIS 142 (38th Street, now CTH S), and became part of CTH H.

Current status

In 2006, WisDOT is conducting a study to evaluate the impacts of improving Highway 165 between Highway 31 and Highway 32 to a 4-lane road to improve traffic flow and safety. [ [http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/d2/wis165study/index.htm WIS 165 Study, April 18, 2006] ]

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