Pennsylvania Route 16

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PA Route 16
Length:	19 mi[1] (31 km)
Formed:	1928
West end:	US 522 in McConnellsburg
Major junctions:	I-81 in Greencastle
East end:	MD 140 in Liberty Township
Counties:	Adams, Franklin, Fulton
Pennsylvania State Routes < US 15 PA 17 > Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 16 is a 19 mile long east-west state route located in southern Pennsylvania, United States. The western terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 522 in McConnellsburg. The eastern terminus is at the Mason-Dixon Line in Liberty Township, where PA 16 continues into Maryland as Maryland Route 140.

Contents 1 Route description 2 Major intersections 3 History 4 See also 4.1 Spur routes 5 References

[edit] Route description

Route 16 is a east-west route that runs in Southern Pennsylvania. Route 16 has no expressways, it's mostly a local two-laned road. It's western terminus is US 522 in McConnellsburg. About 8 miles east of McConnellsburg, it meets with Pennsylvania Route 456. In Mercersburg, it merges with Pennsylvania Route 75 and Pennsylvania Route 416. 6 miles east of Mercesburg, it merges with Pennsylvania Route 995 for a mile. In Greencastle, U.S. Route 11 meets up with Route 16. Less than a mile east of US 11, it makes an interchange with Interstate 81. Exit 5 of I-81 is Route 16. In Waynesboro, it merges with Pennsylvania Route 316 and Pennsylvania Route 997. In Carroll Valley it meets with Pennsylvania Route 116. Route 16 ends at the Maryland State Line, it continues as Maryland Route 140.

[edit] Major intersections

• U.S. Route 522
• Pennsylvania Route 456
• Pennsylvania Route 416
• Pennsylvania Route 75
• Pennsylvania Route 995
• U.S. Route 11
• Interstate 81
• Pennsylvania Route 316
• Pennsylvania Route 997
• Pennsylvania Route 116

[edit] History

PA 16 was signed in 1928.

From 1925 to 1967, present-day PA 16 from US 522 to the Buchanan Trail/Lincoln Way intersection in McConnellsburg was occupied by Pennsylvania Route 1 (from 1925 to 1930) and its successor, U.S. Route 30 (from 1926 to 1967). In 1967, US 30 was rerouted along a bypass north of town, allowing PA 16 to be extended westward to its present terminus at US 522.

[edit] See also

[edit] Spur routes

• Pennsylvania Route 116
• Pennsylvania Route 316
• Pennsylvania Route 416

[edit] References

1. ^ Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 16