Route 165 is a 7.1-mile-long (11.4 km) numbered state highway in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Its western terminus is a continuation of Connecticut Route 165 at the Connecticut border, and its eastern terminus is at Rhode Island Route 3 in Exeter. It runs entirely on Ten Rod Road, where one rod is 16.5 feet and so ten rods is 165 feet, matching the route number.
 Route 165 | ||||
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| Ten Rod Road | ||||
 Route 165 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by RIDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.1 mi[1] (11.4 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Route 165 in Voluntown, CT | |||
| East end |  Route 3 in Exeter | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Rhode Island | |||
| Counties | Washington | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editRoute 165 enters Rhode Island on a causeway over Beach Pond. It travels east through the woods along Ten Rod Road. Shortly before its eastern end, the highway passes beneath Interstate 95, however Route 165 does not connect directly to the Interstate. It ends at an intersection with Nooseneck Hill Road, which carries Route 3.[1]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Exeter, Washington County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.0 | 0.0 |  Route 165 west (Beach Pond Road) | Continuation into Connecticut | ||
| 7.1 | 11.4 |   Route 3 (Nooseneck Hill Road) to I-95 | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Route 165" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 31, 2013.