Colorado State Highway 165

State Highway 165 marker

State Highway 165
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length: 37.1 mi[1] (59.7 km)
Major junctions
West end: SH 96 east of Silver Cliff
  SH 78 near San Isabel
East end: I-25 near Colorado City
Location
Counties: Custer, Pueblo
Highway system
Colorado State Highways
US 160SH 167

State Highway 165 (SH 165) is a 37.1-mile (59.7 km) state highway in southern Colorado.

Route description

SH 165 begins in the west at a junction with State Highway 96 roughly fifteen miles east of Silver Cliff. From there the road proceeds to the southeast through portions of San Isabel National Forest. One notable attraction on the route is Bishop Castle, about 12 miles (19 km) south of SH 96.

After Fairview, the highway meets the southwest end of State Highway 78 near San Isabel, through which SH 165 also passes. After San Isabel, the highway turns more nearly easterly and passes out of the national forest and though Rye. The route continues east through Colorado City before reaching its eastern terminus at exit 74 of Interstate 25.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Custer 0.0000.000 SH 96
 15.31024.639 SH 78
Pueblo 36.89459.375 I-25
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. "Segment Descriptions for Highway 165". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
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