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. Colch ...
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 Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
town as a rural
collector road. Route 16 ends at
Route 207 in Lebanon.
Route description
Route 16 begins at a junction with
Route 66 in the Cobalt section of
East Hampton. It proceeds easterly through the town, intersecting
Route 196 before entering the town of
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. Colch ...
. 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 for 0.07 miles, then continues northeasterly toward
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 Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
, 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 Colchester
Connecticut Roads, Route 16
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* 1963: Extended to Lebanon
Junction list
References
External links
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HV-016 is a former military unit of Norway, that was a part of the Home Guard. It was established after 1985 to "stop terror- or sabotage actions that could weaken or paralyze Norway's ability to mobilize its military and its ability to resist".
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Transportation in Middlesex County, Connecticut
Transportation in New London County, Connecticut