State Route 165 (SR 165) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either Route number, numbered or maintained by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered ...
in the
U.S. state of
Alabama
Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...
. It runs through
Holy Trinity, Alabama in the eastern part of the state. Its northern terminus is at
U.S. Route 431
U.S. Route 431 (US 431) is a spur of U.S. Route 31. It currently travels for approximately from U.S. Route 231, US 231/Alabama State Route 210 and U.S. Route 231 Business (Dothan, Alabama), US 231 Business (US 231 Bus. ...
(US 431) south of
Phenix City, Alabama
Phenix City is a city in Lee and Russell counties in the U.S. state of Alabama, and the county seat of Russell County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 38,817.
Phenix City lies immediately west across the Chattahoochee ...
, and its southern terminus is at US 431 north of
Eufaula, Alabama.
Route description
SR 165 begins at US 431 in
Barbour County before heading north past the junction with
SR 285, which leads to
Lakepoint State Park
Lakepoint State Park is a public recreation area located on the far north side of the city of Eufaula, Alabama, Eufaula. The state park encompasses on the western shore of Walter F. George Lake, Lake Eufala (Walter F. George Lake), a impoundme ...
. It travels near
Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge before it enters
Russell County and intersects
SR 208 near
Cottonton. SR 165 then goes through
Holy Trinity and
Fort Mitchell as it goes near the
Fort Mitchell National Cemetery and terminates at US 431 near the
Columbus, Georgia
Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee ...
metropolitan area.
While a rural highway, traffic counts are quite high due to
MeadWestvaco
MeadWestvaco Corporation was an American Packaging and labeling, packaging company based in Richmond, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. It had approximately 23,000 employees. In February 2006, it moved its corporate headquarters to Richmond. In March ...
operations at Cottonton, and because it is a frequent route for tourists headed to the Florida Gulf Coast.
Major intersections
See also
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165
Transportation in Barbour County, Alabama
Transportation in Russell County, Alabama