Indiana State Road 16
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| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length: | 105.15 mi[1] (169.22 km) | |||
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| West end: |
 US 41 at Ade | |||
 US 421 at Monon US 35 at Royal Center US 31 west of Denver | ||||
| East end: |
 SR 5 at Huntington | |||
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| Counties: | Newton, Jasper, White, Cass, Miami, Wabash, Huntington | |||
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State Road 16 is an east–west road in Northern Indiana. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 41 in Ade, Indiana. Its eastern terminus is at State Road 5 north of Huntington, Indiana.
Route description
SR 16 begins at US 41 at a traffic light just east of Ade, then SR 16 heads due east toward Huntington. SR 16 passes through Brook and Monon where SR 16 meets U.S. Route 421. After Monon SR 16 passes through Buffalo, Royal Center, and Denver. After Denver SR 16 turns due north onto State Road 19, after 3 miles (4.8 km) SR 16 turns due east. Then SR 16 eastern terminus is at SR 5 north of Huntington.[2]
History
Between 1917 and 1926, SR 16 was in southern Indiana going from Mt. Vernon to New Albany. Following the route that State Road 62 does today. Between 1926 and 1934 SR 16 went to the Ohio State Line. In 1934 U.S. Route 224 was commissioned in Indiana and was route onto SR 16 from Huntington to the Ohio State Line.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Newton | Ade | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 41 – Terre Haute, Hammond | Western terminus of SR 16. |
| Iroquois Township | 6.79 | 10.93 |  SR 55 – Fowler, Crown Point | ||
| Jasper | Jordan Township | 14.75 | 23.74 |   US 231 to I-65 – Lafayette, Crown Point | |
| White | Monon | 29.15 | 46.91 | US 421 – Indianapolis, Michigan City | |
| Buffalo | 35.55 | 57.21 |  SR 39 north – La Porte | Western end of SR 39 concurrency | |
| 37.16 | 59.80 |  SR 39 south / SR 119 – Monticello | Eastern end of SR 39 concurrency; Western terminus and end of SR 119 concurrency | ||
| Cass Township | 41.74 | 67.17 | SR 119 north – Winamac | Eastern end of SR 119 concurrency | |
| Cass | Royal Center | 50.90 | 81.92 | US 35 – Logansport, La Porte, Michigan City | |
| Harrison Township | 57.62 | 92.73 |  SR 17 – Logansport, Plymouth | ||
| Bethlehem Township | 60.85 | 97.93 |  SR 25 – Logansport, Warsaw | ||
| Miami | Union Township | 69.95 | 112.57 | US 31 – Indianapolis, South Bend | |
| Richland Township | 75.92 | 122.18 |  SR 19 south – Peru | Southern end of SR 19 concurrency | |
| 79.07 | 127.25 | SR 19 north – Elkhart | Northern end of SR 19 concurrency | ||
| Wabash | Paw Paw Township | 86.35 | 138.97 |  SR 15 – Wabash, Warsaw | |
| 91.39 | 147.08 |  SR 13 – Wabash, North Manchester | |||
| Huntington | Warren Township | 100.28 | 161.39 |  SR 105 | |
| Huntington | 105.15 | 169.22 | SR 5 – Huntington, South Whitley | Eastern terminus of SR 16 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- 1 2 "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). staff.
- ↑ Google (2011-1-20). "overview map of SR 16" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-1-20. Check date values in:
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