State Route 16 (SR 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 Location (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 Interstate 95 (I-95).
 State Route 16 | ||||
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 Route of SR 16 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MaineDOT | ||||
| Length | 190.61 mi[1] (306.76 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  NH 16 in Wentworth Location, NH | |||
| East end |  US 2 in Orono | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maine | |||
| Counties | Oxford, Franklin, Somerset, Piscataquis, Penobscot | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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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 340 miles (550 km) later in Orono.
History
editAs originally designated, SR 16 crossed the state from Haines Landing to New Brunswick. In 1936, it was rerouted to extend west from Oquossoc to the New Hampshire border. In 1949, the route was truncated to Milo, but, in 1955, it was extended to its current eastern terminus in Orono.[1]
Route description
editSR 16 begins at the western border of the state in Magalloway Township. It then takes a northeasterly route through Oxford County, passing through Rangeley along the way. In Eustis, the route turns southeasterly along with SR 27 into Somerset County. It then takes a northwards jog parallelling US 201 before crossing it in Bingham and turning eastwards. This eastwards direction continues until the route reaches Milo, where it turns southward once again to its terminus in Orono.[2]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location[2] | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Oxford | Magalloway | 0.0 | 0.0 |  NH 16 south (Dam Road) | Maine-New Hampshire state line |
| Franklin | Rangeley | 26.8 | 43.1 |   SR 4 north – Oquossoc | Begin SR 4 concurrency |
| 33.2 | 53.4 | SR 4 south (Main Street) – Farmington | End SR 4 concurrency | ||
| Eustis | 51.8 | 83.4 |  SR 27 north – Eustis | Begin SR 27 concurrency | |
| Kingfield | 74.9 | 120.5 |   SR 142 west – Phillips | Terminus of SR 142 | |
| 74.9 | 120.5 | SR 27 south – Farmington | End SR 27 concurrency | ||
| Somerset | New Portland | 82.3 | 132.4 |  SR 146 south – New Portland | Terminus of SR 146 |
| Anson | 90.9 | 146.3 |   US 201A / SR 8 south (Main Street) – Anson, Madison | Begin US 201A/SR 8 concurrency | |
| Embden | 97.7 | 157.2 |   US 201A / SR 8 north (Ferry Street) to US 201 – Bingham, Solon | End US 201A/SR 8 concurrency | |
| Bingham | 106.8 | 171.9 | US 201 south (Main Street) | Begin US 201 concurrency | |
| 107.4 | 172.8 | US 201 north (Main Street) – Jackman, Quebec | End US 201 concurrency | ||
| Mayfield Township | 117.8 | 189.6 |  SR 151 south (Athens Road) – Brighton | Terminus of SR 151 | |
| Piscataquis | Abbot | 131.5 | 211.6 |   SR 6 / SR 15 north (Tenney Hill Road) – Greenville | Begin SR 6/SR 15 concurrency |
| Guilford | 135.9 | 218.7 |  SR 150 south (Main Street) – Skowhegan | Begin SR 150 concurrency | |
| 136.3 | 219.4 | SR 150 north (Blaine Avenue) | End SR 150 concurrency | ||
| 137.3 | 221.0 |  SR 23 south (Bridge Street) – Dexter, Newport | Terminus of SR 23 | ||
| Dover-Foxcroft | 144.0 | 231.7 | SR 15 south (Main Street) – Bangor | End SR 15 concurrency | |
| 144.0 | 231.7 |  SR 153 north (North Street) – Peaks-Kenny State Park | Terminus of SR 153 | ||
| Milo | 157.1 | 252.8 |  SR 11 north (Park Street) – Brownville | Begin SR 11 concurrency | |
| 159.3 | 256.4 | SR 11 south (Lyford Road) – East Corinth | End SR 11 concurrency | ||
| Penobscot | Lagrange | 166.9 | 268.6 |   SR 6 east / SR 155 (Howland Road) – Howland, Bradford | End SR 6 concurrency |
| Old Town | 181.1 | 291.5 |   I-95 south – Bangor | Exit 199; Southbound access only | |
| 181.9 | 292.7 |  SR 116 north (Argyle Road) – Howland | Terminus of SR 116 | ||
| 184.2 | 296.4 |   SR 43 (Gilman Falls Avenue) to I-95 | |||
| Orono | 190.6 | 306.7 | US 2 (Main Street) | Eastern terminus of SR 16 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b Kaiser, Cameron (2010). "Maine State Route 16". Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME. Retrieved 27 December 2014.[permanent dead link][self-published source]
- ^ a b MaineDOT Map Viewer (Map). MaineDOT. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Overview map of SR 16" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 December 2014.