Connecticut Route 16

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Route 16
Length: 17.05 mi[1] (27.44 km)
Formed: 1934
West end: Route 66 in East Hampton
Major
junctions:		 Route 2 in Colchester
East end: Route 207 in Lebanon
Routes in Connecticut
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Special Service Roads – State Roads

Route 16 is a primary state route connecting Middletown and Colchester via Route 66. It begins in East Hampton at Route 66 then has an interchange with Route 2 in Colchester. It then runs through Colchester center, then goes to the outskirts of Lebanon town as a rural collector road. Route 16 ends at Route 207 in Lebanon.

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[edit] Route description

The western terminus of Route 16 is an intersection with Route 66 in East Hampton.[2] It runs eastbound through East Hampton to Colchester, crossing Route 196.

In Colchester, Route 16 continues northeastward to Lebanon, crossing Route 149, connecting with Route 2, and crossing Route 85.

In Lebanon, Route 16 continues to end at an intersection with Route 207.

[edit] Special designations

The portion between Route 66 and Route 85 is known as the "Henry Champion Highway".

[edit] History

  • 1933-34: Commissioned between Route 66 (then known as Route 14) in East Hampton and Route 85 in Colchester[3]
  • 1963: Extended to Lebanon

[edit] Junction List

Town Road names Major junctions Milepost
East Hampton
(5.50 miles)[4]		 Middletown Avenue, Colchester Avenue Route 66 0.00
Route 196 1.69
Colchester
(9.71 miles)		 Middletown Road, Linwood Avenue, Main Street, Lebanon Avenue, Pease Road Route 149 7.30
Route 2 11.56
Route 85 12.09
Lebanon
(1.84 miles)		 Lebanon Avenue Route 207 17.05

[edit] References

  1. ^ Connecticut State Highway Log
  2. ^ Connecticut State Highway Log
  3. ^ Connecticut Roads, Route 16
  4. ^ Connecticut State Highway Log

Coordinates: 41°33′16″N 72°22′55″W / 41.554325, -72.38205