Minnesota State Highway 16
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| Trunk Highway 16 |
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| Length: | 88 mi[1] (142 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1980[1] | ||||||||
| East end: |    US-14 , US-61 , WI-16at La Crescent, Minn. (Wisconsin border) |
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| West end: |  I-90 at Dexter |
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| Major cities: | La Crescent Houston Rushford Preston Spring Valley |
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Minnesota State Highway 16 is a two-lane highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from the junction of U.S. Highways 14 and 61 - with Wisconsin 16 and Minnesota 16 - at the Wisconsin border (at La Crescent) and continues west to its western terminus at the interchange of Interstate Highway 90 and Minnesota 16 in Dexter.
Minnesota Highway 16 follows the route of old U.S. Highway 16.[2] It was designated as a National Scenic Byway in 2003 as the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway.
Minnesota Highway 16 is 88-miles in length and passes through the communities of:
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[edit] Notes
Minnesota Highway 16 serves as an east-west arterial route between La Crescent, Houston, Rushford, Preston, Spring Valley, and Dexter in southeast Minnesota.
Minnesota Highway 16 passes through the counties of:
Minnesota Highway 16 parallels Interstate Highway 90 throughout its route in southeast Minnesota.
[edit] Landmarks
- Highway 16 passes through the Richard J. Dorer State Forest in Houston and Fillmore counties.
- Forestville Mystery Cave State Park is located on Highway 16 in Fillmore County. The park is located between Spring Valley and Preston.
(Minnesota DNR website for Forestville Mystery Cave State Park - Link)
[edit] Termini
- The eastern terminus for Minnesota 16 is its junction with U.S. Highways 14, 61, and Wisconsin Highway 16 at the Wisconsin - Minnesota border (at La Crescent). After crossing the Mississippi River (in this case, the state line) on the Mississippi River Bridge, the highway continues on as Wisconsin Highway 16.
- The western terminus for Minnesota 16 is its interchange with Interstate Highway 90 in Dexter.
This interchange once had a loop from Westbound Highway 16 to Westbound I-90, that looked like this: 
[edit] History
Minnesota Highway 16 was designated in 1980.
Minnesota 16 was originally part of U.S. Highway 16 from 1926 to 1980.
U.S. 16 was mostly replaced by Interstate Highway 90 within Minnesota.
Minnesota 16 is the only section of this former U.S. route that exists as a trunk highway separate from Interstate Highway 90.
The only section of U.S. Highway 16 that remains today is the east-west route between Rapid City, South Dakota and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Riner, Steve. Details of Routes 1-25. The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved on 2006-03-12.
- ^ Highways and Gas Stations- MN State Hwy 16 Page
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