Route 16
From route 23 in Columbus to route 83 near Coshocton.
Counties:
Franklin, Licking, Muskingum, Coshocton
Length:
70 miles
General Direction:
East/West
Dual Certifications:
Superceded by route 40 from Columbus to Bexley.
Intersections:
4: 40; 8: 317; 9: 270; 18: 310; 26: 37W;
27: 37E,661; 33: 79S; 34: 13; 35: 79N;
43: 146; 47: 586; 57: 60; 70: 83
Freeway Sections:
From route 79S to route 79N.
Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections:
From route 317 to 2 miles east of route 270.
From route 37 near Granville to route 79S.
From route 79N to route 586 near Black Run.
History of route 16:
Certified in 1926.
Originally routed from Columbus to Uhrichsville along current route 16
from Columbus to Coshocton and route 36 from Coshocton to Uhrichsville.
Entire route was route 20 before 1926.
Coshocton to Uhrichsville certified as route 36 in 1932.
Truncated at Coshocton in 1932.
Extended to 3 miles north of New Philadelphia in 1933 along route 36
from Coshocton to near Gnadenhutten, previous route 259 and current route
416 from near Gnadenhutten to near Goshen, previous route 177 and current
route 416 from near Goshen to New Philadelphia, and previous route 255 and
current route 416 from New Philadelphia to 3 miles north of New Philadelphia.
Route 317 to 2 miles east of current route 270 upgraded to four lanes
by 1954.
Granville to 3 miles east of Granville upgraded to divided highway in
1967.
3 miles east of Granville to near Hanover upgraded to divided highway by
1969.
Near Gnadenhutten to 3 miles north of New Philadelphia certified as
route 416 in 1970.
Truncated at current route 83 (route 76 in 1970) in 1970.
Near Hanover to route 586 upgraded to divided highway in 1977.
Newark bypass added by 1983.
Route 16 Before 1926:
From Cleveland to Pennsylvania state line 8 miles east of Youngstown.
Routed along current route 422.
Entire route certified as route 422 in 1926.
Last updated by John Simpson
on 3-02-98 at 21:17 EST.