Pennsylvania Route 16

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PA Route 16

Maintained by PennDOT

Length:

43.04 mi^[1] (69.27 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 >
Minor - Legislative

Pennsylvania Route 16 is a 43 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. The road's main name is Buchannan Trail.

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

[edit] Route description

Communities
McConnellsburg Mercersburg Waynesboro Carroll Valley

PA 16 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 522 in McConnellsburg, Fulton County. PA 16 begins as Lincoln Way and makes a 45 degree turn towards the southeast as Buchannan Trail leaving the boro of McConnellsburg. In Franklin County, PA 16 passes by Buchanan's Birthplace State Park where former president James Buchanan was born. In Peters Township, PA 16 intersects the northern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 456. PA 16 continues towards the east and southeast. In Mercersburg, PA 16 is known as Main Street and begins a three route concurrency with Pennsylvania Route 75 and Pennsylvania Route 416. At the Mercersburg boro line, PA 75 leaves the concurrency and PA 16/PA 416 continue concurrent as Buchannan Trail towards the southeast. In Montgomery Township, PA 416 splits from PA 16 and PA 16 continues towards the east. At the eastern tip of Montgomery Township, PA 16 begins a concurrency with Pennsylvania Route 995. In Peters Township, PA 995 splits from PA 16 in the hamlet of Upton. In Greencastle, PA 16 is called Baltimore Street and intersects U.S. Route 11. Easto of US 11, PA 16 intersects Interstate 81 at exit 5. PA 16 continues towards the east as Buchannan Trail. In Waynesboro, PA 16 has two pair of concurrencies and the first one is with Pennsylvania Route 316. The second concurrency is with Pennsylvania Route 997. PA 16 is called Main Street in Waynesboro. In Carroll Valley, PA 16 is renamed to Waynesboro Pike and PA 16 intersects the western terminus of Pennsylvania Route 116. PA 16 terminates (ends) at the Maryland border (Mason-Dixon Line) in Adams County, Pennsylvania, near Emmitsburg, Maryland. It continues as Maryland Route 140.

[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.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile^[1]	Roads intersected	Notes
Fulton	McConnellsburg	0.00	US 522
Franklin	Peters Township	5.41	PA 456	Northern terminus of PA 456.
	Mercersburg	9.90	PA 75/ PA 416	Western terminus of concurrency.
	Mercersburg	10.66	PA 75	Eastern terminus of concurrency.
	Montgomery Township	12.69	PA 416	Eastern terminus of concurrency.
	Montgomery Township	15.49	PA 995	Western terminus of concurrency.
	Peters Township	16.13	PA 995	Eastern terminus of concurrency.
	Greencastle	20.41	US 11
	Greencastle	21.42	I-81	Exit 5 (I-81).
	Waynesboro	28.71	PA 316	Western terminus of concurrency.
		28.83	PA 316	Eastern terminus of concurrency.
		29.00	PA 997	Western terminus of concurrency.
		29.31	PA 997	Eastern terminus of concurrency.
Adams	Carroll Valley	41.50	PA 116	Western terminus of PA 116.
Adams	MD state line	43.04	MD 140	Western terminus of MD 140.