End of US highway 165

Note: since I don't have access to a comprehensive collection of historical road atlases, much of the info on this page is based on the research of Robert Droz; click here to view his site. Photo credits: James Allen; David Backlin; Steven Nelson

US 165 has been around since the beginning in 1926. Its south end has always been in Iowa LA. No "End" sign there, just your options at the junction with US 90:

Allen, 2000

The interchange with I-10 is about a mile behind the camera. The shot below shows the signs on westbound US 90 at the south beginning of US 165:

Allen, 2000

Originally the north end of US 165 was at its junction with US 65, about 3 miles northeast of Dermott AR. The photo below shows modern signage at that intersection:

Nelson, Jan. 2006

Today US 165 continues north with US 65, but until 1982 it ended there. Below we're looking south on US 65:

Nelson, Jan. 2006

The north beginning of US 165 used to be to the right.

In 1982 the north end of US 165 was extended with US 65 through McGehee to Dumas. From there, US 165 splits off again, runs through DeWitt, Stuttgart, and England, and then to its current terminus in North Little Rock AR...

Backlin, Jan. 2008

...but there's no signage whatsoever. Westbound US 70 comes in from the right (where the white pickup is) and then continues ahead. The photo below shows the signage from that perspective (west on US 70, or Broadway):

Nelson, Oct. 2003

US 165 begins to the left on Baucum Pike. The perspective below is looking the opposite direction: east on US 70, which curves to the left here. Heading off into the distance is Baucum Pike and the north beginning of US 165:

Backlin, Jan. 2008

The sign assembly at the fork is shown close-up below...

Backlin, Jan. 2008

...and this next photo shows the first southbound US 165 marker:

Backlin, Jan. 2008