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State Highway 165: Texas’ shortest and most unusual highway

Popkin
Nov 03, 2025
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State Highway 165 (SH 165) is a roadway in Texas that stretches through the Texas State Cemetery in Austin. The highway stretches only a half mile and is the shortest primary state highway in Texas. SH 165 is also unusual because it’s partially locked at night and no longer connects to any other Texas highway.

The short rou…

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