Connecticut Route 16

Route 16
Route 16
Route information
	Maintained by CTDOT
Length	17.05 mi (27.44 km)
Existed	1934–present
Major junctions
West end	Route 66 in East Hampton
	Route 2 in Colchester
East end	Route 207 in Lebanon
Location
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Counties	Middlesex, New London
Highway system
	Connecticut State Highway System; Interstate; US; State SSR; SR; ; Scenic;

Route 16 is a primary state route connecting Middletown and Colchester 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, then goes to the outskirts of Lebanon 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. 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, where it end at a junction with Route 207.

The portion between Route 66 and Route 85 is known as the "Henry Champion Highway".^[1]

History

1933-34: Commissioned between Route 66 (then known as Route 14) in East Hampton and Route 85 in Colchester^[2]
1963: Extended to Lebanon

Junction list

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Middlesex	East Hampton	0.00	0.00	Route 66 – Portland, Marlborough	Western terminus
Middlesex	East Hampton	1.69	2.72	Route 196 – East Hampton, East Haddam
New London	Colchester	7.30	11.75	Route 149 – Hebron, Moodus
		11.58	18.64	Route 2 – Norwich, New London, Hartford	Exit 18 on Route 2
		12.02– 12.09	19.34– 19.46	Route 85 – Hebron, Salem
	Lebanon	17.05	27.44	Route 207 – Hebron, North Franklin	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi