| State Route 16 | ||||
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| Maintained by MaineDOT | ||||
| Length: | 190.61 mi (306.76 km) | |||
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| West end: | NH Route 16 in Wentworth's Location, NH | |||
| U.S. Route 201 in Bingham State Route 6 in Abbot/Lagrange Interstate 95 in Old Town |
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| East end: | U.S. Route 2 in Orono | |||
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| Counties: | Oxford, Franklin, Piscataquis, Penobscot | |||
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State Route 16 is a numbered state highway in Maine, United States. SR-16 runs from the New Hampshire state line (signed as NH-16) at Wentworth's Junction (near Lake Aziscohos) in the west to Orono at the eastern terminus. State Route 16 runs a total of 190 miles (310 km), passing mostly through rural areas, with the largest population center at its eastern terminus in Orono at I-95.
Route 16 follows a rather circuitous route between the two states, originating in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, at Interstate 95, and re-intersecting Interstate 95 some 350 miles (560 km) later in Orono.
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The following highways run concurrently with State Route 16:
Within the towns connected by State Route 16, the highway also is known by various local names:
State Route 16 originally followed present-day State Route 6 from Lagrange to the Canadian border.