Ranch to Market Road 165

Ranch to Market Road 165
Ranch to Market Road 165
Route information
	Maintained by TxDOT
Length	15.722 mi (25.302 km)
Existed	1945–present
Major junctions
West end	Loop 163 in Blanco
	RM 2325
East end	US 290 in
Location
Counties	Blanco, Hays
Highway system
	Highways in Texas; Interstate; US; State; Toll; Loops; Spurs; FM/RM; Park; Rec;

Ranch to Market Road 165 (RM 165) is a 15.722 mi (25.302 km) ranch to market road in Blanco and Hays counties, Texas.

Route description[]

RM 165 begins at Loop 163 (the former alignment of US 281) in Blanco.^[2] The route generally travels east to an intersection with RM 2325, and then to the northeast before ending at a junction with US 290 near the town of .^[1]^[3]

RM 165 (in conjunction with Loop 163) provides a bypass of Johnson City and the US 281/290 junction for traffic traveling between Blanco and points east of Henly, such as Dripping Springs and Austin.^[1]

History[]

RM 165 was designated on June 11, 1945, connecting US 281 (and, after its realignment, Loop 163) to Middle Creek Road, approximately 5.4 miles (8.7 km) to the east. The designation was extended to the current eastern terminus of US 290 on November 21, 1956.^[1]^[4]

The bridge structure crossing the Blanco River (which had replaced the original low-water crossing) was washed out in a catastrophic flooding event on May 23–24, 2015, with road closure at that location until further notice. The bridge deck and support beams were displaced from the piers and washed downstream; the piers and bents may require some repair after inspection for damage, and completion of a replacement deck structure is not anticipated by the Texas Department of Transportation before October, 2015.

Major intersections[]

County	Location	mi^[4]	km	Destinations	Notes
Blanco	Blanco	0.0	0.0	Loop 163 to US 281	Western terminus
Blanco		7.5	12.1	RM 2325 – Wimberley
Hays		15.7	25.3	US 290 – Johnson City, Austin	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Ranch to Market Road No. 165". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1637. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1638. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Google (January 5, 2011). "Overview map of Ranch to Market Road 165 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 5, 2011.

[RM165-1] Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Ranch to Market Road No. 165". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 5, 2011.

[Mapbook_1637-2] Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1637. Retrieved July 15, 2021.

[Mapbook_1638-3] Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1638. Retrieved July 15, 2021.

[googlemaps-4] Google (January 5, 2011). "Overview map of Ranch to Market Road 165 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 5, 2011.

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