Route information | ||||
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Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
Length | 6.7 mi [1] (10.8 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | I-41 / I-94 / US 41 / CTH-Q in Pleasant Prairie | |||
East end | WIS 32 in Pleasant Prairie | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Wisconsin | |||
Counties | Kenosha | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Trunk Highway 165 (STH-165, commonly known as Highway 165 or WIS 65) is a highway in far southeastern Wisconsin connecting Pleasant Prairie, south of Kenosha, with Interstate 94/ Interstate 41/ US Highway 41 (I-94/I-41/US 41); the roadway continues westward as County Trunk Highway Q (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 WIS 31 (Green Bay Road) to the east; and a predominantly residential area between WIS 31 and WIS 32 (Sheridan Road) near the shore of Lake Michigan.
WIS 165 runs east-west in Pleasant Prairie. Between its eastern terminus at WIS 32 and WIS 31, it is an undivided highway. West of WIS 31, it becomes a multi-lane divided highway until its western terminus at an interchange with I-41/I-94/US 41. West of I-41/I-94/US 41, it continues west as CTH-Q. [2]
The first WIS 165 in Wisconsin was a short connector between US 41 and WIS 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.[ citation needed]
Before it was numbered as a Wisconsin Highway, much of the current WIS 165 was designated as CTH-Q. [3] A section near the Des Plaines River was constructed in 1988. [4] The current WIS 165 was numbered in 1990, the same year nearby WIS 174 was decommissioned. [5] [6] In 2017, the section between Corporate Drive and Terwall Terrace was widened to four lanes, making all of the highway west of WIS 31 four lanes. [4] [7]
In 2006-2007, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) conducted a study to evaluate the impacts of widening WIS 165 between WIS 31 and WIS 32 to a four-lane road with the intention of improving traffic flow and safety. [8] The study recommended the section be widened to four lanes and roundabouts be constructed at three intersections. [9]
The entire route is in Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County.
mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.0 | 0.0 |
I-41 /
I-94 /
US 41 –
Milwaukee,
Chicago CTH-Q west (104th Street) | Western terminus; I-41/I-94/US 41 exit 347; [2] roadway continues as CTH-Q | ||
3.3 | 5.3 | WIS 31 (Green Bay Road) | |||
4.9 | 7.9 | CTH-ML (Springbrook Road) | |||
6.7 | 10.8 |
WIS 32 /
LMCT (Sheridan Road) 104th Street | Eastern terminus; roadway continues as 104th Street | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |