South Carolina Highway 165

South Carolina Highway 165 (SC 165) is a 28.4-mile (45.7 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It connects Yonges Island to U.S. Route 17 (US 17) in Ravenel and US 17 Alternate in Summerville.

South Carolina Highway 165
Route information
Maintained by SCDOT
Length	28.40 mi[1] (45.71 km)
Existed	1939–present
Major junctions
South end	Yonges Island
	US 17 in Ravenel US 78 in Summerville
North end	US 17 Alt. in Summerville
Location
Counties	Charleston, Dorchester, Berkeley
Highway system
South Carolina State Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SC 164 SC 170 →

Route description

A rural section of SC 165

SC 165 begins at the entrance to Stevens Towing Co., Inc. along the banks of the Wadmalaw River on Yonges Island. It heads west-southwest before curving to the northwest. In Meggett, it passes the city hall before it intersects SC 162 in Hollywood. In Ravenel, it crosses over a CSX Transportation railway and intersects US 17 (Savannah Highway). After leaving Ravenel, the highway becomes a very rural route. It stays this way until it intersects SC 61 (Ashley River Road) just southwest of Summerville. It then transitions to a congested urban highway from that intersection until its northern terminus. A short distance later, it intersects SC 642 (Dorchester Road). It follows the Berlin G. Myers Parkway for the rest of its route. In Summerville, it intersects US 78 (East 5th North Street), before it curves to the northwest to meet its northern terminus, and intersection with US 17 Alternate (N. Main Street) and Berkeley Circle.[2]

History

Established in 1939 as a new primary highway, SC 165 originally traversed 7.1 miles (11.4 km) from its current southern terminus to US 17 in Ravenel. This section has remained relatively unchanged; with an exception in Hollywood, where it was realigned in the 1980s, removing a concurrency with SC 162 and leaving Town Council Road.[3]

Around 1952, SC 165 was extended north on mostly new construction to Cooks Crossroads, where it then replaced SC 61 going north into Summerville. Entering the city from the southeast, it had a concurrency with US 17 Alternate for 1.1 miles (1.8 km), before taking a left onto Richardson Avenue. Going northwest out of Summerville, it ended at US 78 in an area originally known as Brownsville.[4][5] In 2000, SC 165 was removed from downtown Summerville, and was rerouted onto Berlin G. Myers Parkway and went northeast to its current northern terminus at US 17 Alternate.

Future

Dorchester County currently has plans to add additional lanes to SC 165 from SC 61 (Ashley River Road) to Berlin G. Myers Parkway.[6]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Charleston	Yonges Island	0.00	0.00	Dead end	Southern terminus
	Hollywood	3.54	5.70	SC 162 – Adams Run
	Ravenel	7.17	11.54	US 17 (Savannah Highway) – Walterboro, Charleston
Dorchester	​	21.53	34.65	SC 61 (Ashley River Road) – Charleston, Walterboro
	​	22.99	37.00	SC 642 (Dorchester Road) – Walterboro, Charleston A.F.B.	South end of US 17 Alt. Trk. concurrency
	Summerville	27.55	44.34	US 78 (East 5th North Street) – St. George, Charleston
Berkeley		28.40	45.71	US 17 Alt. (North Main Street) to I-26 / Berkeley Circle north – Walterboro, Moncks Corner	Northern terminus of US 17 Alt. Trk. and SC 165
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

•  United States portal
•  U.S. Roads portal

References

1. "Statewide Highways (shapefile)" (zip). South Carolina Department of Transportation. September 29, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
2. Google (May 20, 2013). "Route of SC 165" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
3. General Highway Map, Charleston County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1940. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
4. General Highway Map, Charleston County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1957. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
5. General Highway Map, Dorchester County, South Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SCDOT. South Carolina Department of Transportation. 1954. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
6. "Project #20 Bacons Bridge Road (SC Route 165)". Dorchester County Penny Sales Tax Transportation Authority. Retrieved May 20, 2013.

External links

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• Media related to South Carolina Highway 165 at Wikimedia Commons
• Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: SC160-SC169