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Maine State Route 16

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State Route 16 marker
State Route 16
Map
Route of SR 16 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MaineDOT
Length190.61 mi[1] (306.76 km)
Major junctions
West end NH 16 in Wentworth Location, NH
Major intersections
East end US 2 in Orono
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountiesOxford, Franklin, Somerset, Piscataquis, Penobscot
Highway system
SR 15 SR 17

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).

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.

A moose stands beside Route 16 between Rangeley and Stratton
Saddleback Maine ski area seen from Route 16
Sugarloaf USA ski area seen from Routes 16 and 27

History

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As 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

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SR 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

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CountyLocation[2]mi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
OxfordMagalloway0.00.0
NH 16 south (Dam Road)
Maine-New Hampshire state line
FranklinRangeley26.843.1
SR 4 north – Oquossoc
Begin SR 4 concurrency
33.253.4
SR 4 south (Main Street) – Farmington
End SR 4 concurrency
Eustis51.883.4
SR 27 north – Eustis
Begin SR 27 concurrency
Kingfield74.9120.5
SR 142 west – Phillips
Terminus of SR 142
74.9120.5
SR 27 south – Farmington
End SR 27 concurrency
SomersetNew Portland82.3132.4
SR 146 south – New Portland
Terminus of SR 146
Anson90.9146.3
US 201A / SR 8 south (Main Street) – Anson, Madison
Begin US 201A/SR 8 concurrency
Embden97.7157.2

US 201A / SR 8 north (Ferry Street) to US 201 – Bingham, Solon
End US 201A/SR 8 concurrency
Bingham106.8171.9
US 201 south (Main Street)
Begin US 201 concurrency
107.4172.8
US 201 north (Main Street) – Jackman, Quebec
End US 201 concurrency
Mayfield Township117.8189.6
SR 151 south (Athens Road) – Brighton
Terminus of SR 151
PiscataquisAbbot131.5211.6
SR 6 / SR 15 north (Tenney Hill Road) – Greenville
Begin SR 6/SR 15 concurrency
Guilford135.9218.7
SR 150 south (Main Street) – Skowhegan
Begin SR 150 concurrency
136.3219.4
SR 150 north (Blaine Avenue)
End SR 150 concurrency
137.3221.0
SR 23 south (Bridge Street) – Dexter, Newport
Terminus of SR 23
Dover-Foxcroft144.0231.7
SR 15 south (Main Street) – Bangor
End SR 15 concurrency
144.0231.7
SR 153 north (North Street) – Peaks-Kenny State Park
Terminus of SR 153
Milo157.1252.8
SR 11 north (Park Street) – Brownville
Begin SR 11 concurrency
159.3256.4
SR 11 south (Lyford Road) – East Corinth
End SR 11 concurrency
PenobscotLagrange166.9268.6
SR 6 east / SR 155 (Howland Road) – Howland, Bradford
End SR 6 concurrency
Old Town181.1291.5
I-95 south – Bangor
Exit 199; Southbound access only
181.9292.7
SR 116 north (Argyle Road) – Howland
Terminus of SR 116
184.2296.4
SR 43 (Gilman Falls Avenue) to I-95
Orono190.6306.7 US 2 (Main Street)Eastern terminus of SR 16
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b Kaiser, Cameron (2010). "Maine State Route 16". Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME. Retrieved 27 December 2014.[permanent dead link][self-published source]
  2. ^ a b MaineDOT Map Viewer (Map). MaineDOT. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Overview map of SR 16" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
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