Route 16 is a primary state route connecting Middletown and

Colchester Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian. Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colches ...

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 The Colchester Village Historic District encompasses most of the historic village center of Colchester, Connecticut. It is located at the junction of Route 16, Route 85, and Norwich Avenue (old Route 2). Roughly, the district extends to the no ...

, then goes to the outskirts of

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

town as a rural

collector road A collector road or distributor road is a low-to-moderate-capacity road which serves to move traffic from local streets to arterial roads. Unlike arterials, collector roads are designed to provide access to residential properties. Rarely, juris ...

. Route 16 ends at Route 207 in Lebanon.

Route description

Route 16 begins at a junction with

Route 66 U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The h ...

in the Cobalt section of East Hampton. It proceeds easterly through the town, intersecting Route 196 before entering the town of

. In the village of Westchester, it intersects Route 149. It then meets Route 2 at Exit 18 before reaching Colchester center. Here it duplexes with

Connecticut Route 85 Route 85 is a north–south state highway in the east-central portion of the U.S. state of Connecticut linking the city of New London to the town of Bolton. The section of Route 85 between Route 82 in Salem and Interstate 95 (I-95) in W ...

for 0.07 miles, then continues northeasterly toward

, where it end at a junction with Route 207. The portion between Route 66 and Route 85 is known as the " Henry Champion Highway".

History

* 1933-34: Commissioned between Route 66 (then known as Route 14) in East Hampton and Route 85 in ColchesterConnecticut Roads, Route 16
/ref> * 1963: Extended to Lebanon

Junction list

References

External links

* {{Attached KML, display=inline,title 016 Transportation in Middlesex County, Connecticut Transportation in New London County, Connecticut