State Route 165 is a state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 that runs through Holy Trinity, Alabama

Holy Trinity, Alabama

Holy Trinity is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama, United States. Its elevation is 312 feet , and it is located at . A post office is located in the community. It is about 20 miles south of Columbus, Georgia on State Route 165...

 in eastern Alabama. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 431

U.S. Route 431

U.S. Route 431 is a spur of U.S. Route 31. It currently runs for 556 miles from Owensboro, Kentucky at U.S. Route 60 to Dothan, Alabama, at U.S. Route 231 and U.S. Route 84. Through many parts of US 431 it is a two lane with not many places of it being a four lane highway.-Alabama:U.S. 431 is...

 south of Phenix City, Alabama

Phenix City, Alabama

Phenix City is a city and the county seat in Russell County in the U.S. state of Alabama. Portions of Lee County are addressed as Phenix City, 36870 ZIP code, for the sole purpose that Smiths Station does not have full incorporation to annex the area...

, and its southern terminus is at US 431 five miles (8 km) north of Eufaula, Alabama

Eufaula, Alabama

Eufaula is a city in Barbour County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 13,908.-Geography:Eufaula is located at 31°53'21.732" North, 85°9'13.586" West ....

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Route description

SR 165 begins at U.S. Route 431

U.S. Route 431

U.S. Route 431 is a spur of U.S. Route 31. It currently runs for 556 miles from Owensboro, Kentucky at U.S. Route 60 to Dothan, Alabama, at U.S. Route 231 and U.S. Route 84. Through many parts of US 431 it is a two lane with not many places of it being a four lane highway.-Alabama:U.S. 431 is...

 in Barbour County

Barbour County, Alabama

Barbour County, Alabama is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of James Barbour, who served as Governor of Virginia. As of 2010 the population was 27,457. Its county seat is Clayton.-History:...

 before heading north past the junction with State Route 285, which leads to Lakepoint Resort State Park. It travels near Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge

Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge

Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge is a 11,184 acre National Wildlife Refuge located in Barbour and Russell counties in Alabama and Stewart and Quitman counties in Georgia. Eufaula NWR is located on the Walter F. George Lake along the Chattahoochee River between Alabama and Georgia...

 before it enters Russell County

Russell County, Alabama

Russell County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Colonel Gilbert C. Russell, who fought in the wars against the Creek Indians. As of 2010, the population was 52,947...

 and intersects State Route 208 near Cottonton. SR 165 then goes through Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity, Alabama

Holy Trinity is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama, United States. Its elevation is 312 feet , and it is located at . A post office is located in the community. It is about 20 miles south of Columbus, Georgia on State Route 165...

 and Fort Mitchell, Alabama

Fort Mitchell, Alabama

Fort Mitchell is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama, United States. The area was originally a garrisoned fort intended to provide defense for the area during the Creek War. The community is the home of the Fort Mitchell National Cemetery....

 as it goes near the Fort Mitchell National Cemetery

Fort Mitchell National Cemetery

Fort Mitchell National Cemetery is one of the 130 United States National Cemeteries, located in Fort Mitchell, Alabama, adjacent to the state-owned and operated Fort Mitchell Park. It has interred approximately 5,000 individual since it officially opened its site in 1987...

 and terminates at U.S. Route 431

U.S. Route 431

U.S. Route 431 is a spur of U.S. Route 31. It currently runs for 556 miles from Owensboro, Kentucky at U.S. Route 60 to Dothan, Alabama, at U.S. Route 231 and U.S. Route 84. Through many parts of US 431 it is a two lane with not many places of it being a four lane highway.-Alabama:U.S. 431 is...

 near the Columbus, Georgia

Columbus, Georgia

Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...

 metropolitan area.

While a rural highway, traffic counts are quite high due to Mead

MeadWestvaco

MeadWestvaco Corp. is an American packaging solutions company based in Richmond, Virginia. It has approximately 23,000 employees. In February 2006, it moved its corporate headquarters to Richmond, Virginia...

 operations at Cottonton, Alabama and because it is a frequent route for tourists headed to the Florida Gulf Coast.

Junction list

County	Location	Milepost	Destinations	Notes
Barbour Barbour County, Alabama Barbour County, Alabama is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of James Barbour, who served as Governor of Virginia. As of 2010 the population was 27,457. Its county seat is Clayton.-History:...		0.0
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Russell Russell County, Alabama Russell County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Colonel Gilbert C. Russell, who fought in the wars against the Creek Indians. As of 2010, the population was 52,947...	Mahrt	11.6	/ Russell CR-4
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