 State Highway 16 | ||||
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| Maintained byTxDOT | ||||
| Length | 541.823 mi[1] (871.980 km) | |||
| Existed | by 1926–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |    Future I-2 /US 83 inZapata | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| North end |  US 281 south ofWichita Falls | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
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State Highway 16 (SH 16) is a 541.823-mile (871.980 km) south–northstate highway inTexas, United States. that runs fromZapata on the boundary withMexico toU.S. Highway 281 24 miles (39 km) south ofWichita Falls. It is thelongest state highway in Texas, but is only the ninth-longest of any highway classification in the state.[2]
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SH 16 begins at an intersection atUS 83 inZapata. The route continues through south Texas ranchlands, then to the north through San Antonio's far south side. The routes entersSan Antonio from the southeast, and goes around the west side of the city concurrent withInterstate 410. The route veers to the northwest as it passes throughBandera,Kerrville, andFredericksburg, and then reaches theTexas Hill Country. After passing through the cities ofComanche andLlano, it continues north through ranchland and farms. Its next intersection is withI-20 south of the town ofStrawn. It continues to the northwest, wrapping around the northern and eastern sides of Possum Kingdom Lake. It reaches an intersection withUS 380 in the town ofGraham. In North Texas, the highway reaches its northern terminus betweenAntelope andWindthorst, almost 542 miles from its starting point.
SH 16 was one of the original twenty five state highways proposed on June 21, 1917, overlaid on top of theFort Worth-Oklahoma Highway.[3] From 1917 the routing mostly followed present dayInterstate 35W fromFort Worth toDenton. It continued on, routed along present dayInterstate 35 from Fort Worth through to Oklahoma. A spur,SH 16A, went from Denton toDallas. On March 18, 1919, the route and SH 16A were cancelled, as both routes became part ofSH 40.[4]
SH 16 was then reassigned to the future route ofU.S. Highway 181 (which was routed over it in 1926) fromSan Antonio toCorpus Christi on August 21, 1923. SH 16 then went west onSH 44 to Robstown, south onU.S. Highway 77, and west onSH 285. This route replaced portions ofSH 9 andSH 12.[5] On January 20, 1930,SH 16 Spur was created inSinton.[6] SH 16 was extended on January 19, 1932, followingSH 9 toBrady, replacedSH 107 toSanta Anna, followingSH 7,SH 4,SH 30, andSH 18 to Sagerton, then replacedSH 51 to the Oklahoma state line. On February 10, 1937, the southern section of SH 16 was rerouted northwest and northeast to Fredericksburg, replacing part of SH 81.[7]
On September 26, 1939, the section from Brady to Santa Anna was promptly reassigned toU.S. Highway 183. The section from San Antonio to Corpus Christi, which was cosigned with US 181, was cancelled. The section from Corpus Christi to Robstown was transferred to rerouted SH 44, south of Robstown to reroutedSH 96 (now US 77), and from there to Falfurrias became an extension of SH 285. The section from Sagerton to the Oklahoma state line was renumbered asSH 283 (this section was originally planned to stay as SH 16, while the section from San Antonio to Fredericksburg was planned to become an extension of SH 81 instead). The sections cosigned with other state highways had their co-designation of SH 16 removed. SH 16 was rerouted north to south of Graham, replacingSH 81 and part ofSH 120, and rerouted south to US 281 south of San Antonio, replacing part ofSH 9 (this was originally proposed asSH 287). SH 16 Spur was renumberedSpur 72.
On August 31, 1965, the road was significantly extended via its current routing to Zapata, replacingState Highway 346 from San Antonio toJourdanton, and also replaced portions ofSH 173 and FM 496. On November 16, 1965, it was rerouted overInterstate 410 in San Antonio.[8] On January 31, 1969, SH 16 was extended north to US 281, replacing portions ofSH 254 andFM 61.
The section of SH 16 from Loop 1604 to Eckhert Road (former FM 1517) was proposed for decommissioning in 2014 as part of TxDOT's San Antonio turnback proposal, which would have turned back over 129 miles of roads to the city of San Antonio. SH 16 would have been rerouted over Loop 1604, and Spur 421 and Spur 422 would have been extended over old SH 16. However, the city rejected the proposal.[9]
The section of SH 16 betweenLoop 1604 and Triana Parkway inHelotes is in the process of being upgraded into asuperstreet.[10] The main focus of the project includes reconstructing the intersections at Loop 1604 andFM 1560 / Circle A Trail.[11][12] Construction at the Loop 1604 intersection is projected to be finished sometime in 2019.[13]
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Zapata | Zapata | 0.0 | 0.0 |   Future I-2 /US 83 west /FM 496 –Rio Grande City,Laredo | Southern terminus | ||
| Jim Hogg | | 26.0 | 41.8 |   FM 649 north –Mirando City | South end of FM 649 overlap | ||
| Randado | 28.5 | 45.9 |  FM 649 south –Rio Grande City | North end of FM 649 overlap | |||
| South Fork Estates | 49.0 | 78.9 |  FM 3073 west | ||||
| Hebbronville | 51.1 | 82.2 |   SH 285 east –Falfurrias | ||||
| 51.5 | 82.9 |  SH 359 east (Galbraith Street) –San Diego | South end of SH 359 overlap | ||||
| 51.9 | 83.5 | SH 359 west (Viggie Street) –Laredo | North end of SH 359 overlap | ||||
| Duval | | 70.3 | 113.1 |   FM 2295 east /FM 310 –Benavides | |||
| | 88.3 | 142.1 |  SH 339 south –Benavides | ||||
| Freer | 92.0 | 148.1 |    Future I-69W /US 59 /SH 44 –Laredo,San Diego,George West | U.S. 59 is the future Interstate 69W | |||
| | 101.4 | 163.2 |   FM 2359 east toUS 59 (Future I-69W) | ||||
| McMullen | | 109.8 | 176.7 |  FM 624 –Cotulla,Orange Grove | |||
| | 117.2 | 188.6 |  FM 1962 east | ||||
| Tilden | 133.0 | 214.0 |  SH 72 east –Three Rivers,Choke Canyon State Park | South end of SH 72 overlap | |||
| | 133.7 | 215.2 | SH 72 west –Fowlerton | North end of SH 72 overlap | |||
| | 135.8 | 218.5 |  FM 3445 east –James E. Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area | ||||
| | 144.3 | 232.2 |  FM 791 east –Campbellton | ||||
| Atascosa | | 153.7 | 247.4 |  FM 3387 east | |||
| | 155.8 | 250.7 |  FM 140 –Charlotte,Christine | ||||
| Jourdanton | 163.9 | 263.8 |  FM 1332 west | ||||
| 164.8 | 265.2 |  SH 97 –Charlotte,Pleasanton | |||||
| | 166.2 | 267.5 |  Spur 162 west toSH 97 | ||||
| | 166.4 | 267.8 |  SH 173 north –Devine | ||||
| | 168.1 | 270.5 |  FM 3350 east –Pleasanton,Pleasanton Municipal Airport | ||||
| Poteet | 172.8 | 278.1 |  Loop 282 north –Poteet | ||||
| 174.3 | 280.5 |  Loop 282 south /FM 476 east –Poteet | South end of FM 476 overlap | ||||
| 174.4 | 280.7 | FM 476 west –Rossville | North end of FM 476 overlap | ||||
| Bexar | San Antonio | 187.3 | 301.4 |  Loop 1604 (Anderson Loop) –Somerset,Elmendorf | interchange | ||
| 190.1 | 305.9 | Watson Road / Lone Star Pass - Toyota Plant | formerSpur 66 east | ||||
| 193.7 | 311.7 |     I-410 east /SH 130 north /Spur 422 north (Palo Alto Road) –Palo Alto College | South end of I-410 / SH 130 overlap; SH 16 south follows exit 49 | ||||
| seeI-410 | |||||||
| 209.7 | 337.5 |   I-410 north /Spur 421 south (Bandera Road) / Evers Road –San Antonio | Interchange; north end of I-410 overlap; SH 16 north follows exit 13 | ||||
| Leon Valley | 210.7 | 339.1 | Wurzbach Road | ||||
| 211.8 | 340.9 |  Spur 471 west (Grissom Road) | formerFM 471 south | ||||
| San Antonio | 212.8 | 342.5 | Eckhert Road | formerFM 1517 east | |||
| 216.8 | 348.9 |    Loop 1604 (Anderson Loop) toI-10 /FM 471 –University of Texas at San Antonio | interchange | ||||
| Helotes | 217.8 | 350.5 |  FM 1560 north (Hausman Road) | South end of FM 1560 overlap | |||
| 218.3 | 351.3 | FM 1560 south | North end of FM 1560 overlap | ||||
| | 226.9 | 365.2 |  SH 211 south toFM 471 | ||||
| Medina | | 228.9 | 368.4 |  PR 37 west –Medina Lake | |||
| Bandera | | 236.5 | 380.6 |  SH 46 east –Boerne | |||
| Pipe Creek | 239.4 | 385.3 |  FM 1283 south toPR 37 –Medina Lake | ||||
| Bandera | 248.4 | 399.8 | SH 173 south –Hondo,Hill Country State Natural Area | South end of SH 173 overlap | |||
| 248.9 | 400.6 | SH 173 north – truck route toKerrville | North end of SH 173 overlap | ||||
| | 251.2 | 404.3 |  FM 470 west –Tarpley,Utopia | ||||
| | 259.5 | 417.6 |  RM 2828 east toSH 173 –Kerrville | ||||
| Medina | 262.1 | 421.8 |  RM 337 west –Vander Pool | ||||
| | 265.5 | 427.3 |  FM 2107 west | ||||
| Kerr | | 277.5 | 446.6 |  FM 1273 west (Upper Turtle Creek Road) | |||
| | 278.7 | 448.5 |  FM 2771 east (Lower Turtle Creek Road / truck route) toSH 173 | ||||
| Kerrville | 284.6 | 458.0 |  SH 173 south toLoop 534 – truck route toBandera,Kerrville-Schreiner Regional Park | ||||
| 285.4 | 459.3 |   Loop 98 west (Thompson Drive South) | Access to Peterson Regional Medical Center | ||||
| 285.7 | 459.8 |  SH 27 (Main Street) –Ingram,Schreiner University,Center Point | |||||
| 286.5 | 461.1 |  FM 1341 east (Golf Avenue) | |||||
| 287.7 | 463.0 |  Loop 534 (Veterans Highway) toSH 173 –Kerrville-Schreiner Regional Park,Airport | |||||
| 288.1 | 463.7 | I-10 –Junction,San Antonio | I-10 exit 508 | ||||
| Gillespie | Fredericksburg | 307.9 | 495.5 |  FM 2093 west | |||
| 310.1 | 499.1 |   US 87 north /US 290 west (Main Street) –Mason,Junction | South end of US 87 / US 290 overlap | ||||
| 310.2 | 499.2 | US 87 south /US 290 east (Main Street) –San Antonio,Austin | North end of US 87 / US 290 overlap | ||||
| Eckert | 323.3 | 520.3 |  RM 1323 east –Willow City | ||||
| Llano | | 333.2 | 536.2 |  RM 965 south –Enchanted Rock State Natural Area | |||
| Llano | 346.9 | 558.3 |  RM 2323 south –Prairie Mountain | ||||
| 347.0 | 558.4 |  SH 71 east –Austin | South end of SH 71 overlap | ||||
| 347.9 | 559.9 |  RM 152 west (Main Street) –Castell | |||||
| 348.5 | 560.9 |  SH 29 /SH 71 west (Young Street) –Mason,Brady,Burnet | North end of SH 71 overlap | ||||
| San Saba | Cherokee | 365.1 | 587.6 |  RM 501 east –Bend | South end of RM 501 overlap | ||
| 365.2 | 587.7 | RM 501 west –Pontotoc | North end of RM 501 overlap | ||||
| San Saba | 380.8 | 612.8 |  US 190 –Brady,Lampasas | ||||
| | 382.0 | 614.8 |  FM 1480 east –Pecan Grove | ||||
| | 382.8 | 616.1 |  FM 500 west –Regency Bridge | ||||
| Mills | | 400.6 | 644.7 |  FM 3023 | |||
| Goldthwaite | 402.1 | 647.1 |  US 183 south –Lampasas,Austin | south end of US 183 overlap | |||
| 402.4 | 647.6 |    Loop 15 east toUS 84 east /FM 572 –Waco | |||||
| 402.8 | 648.2 |  FM 574 west | |||||
| | 403.9 | 650.0 | US 84 east –Evant,Gatesville,Waco | south end of US 84 overlap | |||
| Durenville | 405.1 | 651.9 | US 84 west /US 183 north –Brownwood | north end of US 84 / US 183 overlap | |||
| | 418.1 | 672.9 |  FM 218 west –Zephyr | south end of FM 218 overlap | |||
| Priddy | 419.6 | 675.3 | FM 218 east –Pottsville,Hamilton | north end of FM 218 overlap | |||
| Comanche | | 425.9 | 685.4 |  FM 1476 north –Newburg | |||
| | 433.6 | 697.8 |  FM 3200 south | ||||
| Comanche | 435.6 | 701.0 |  FM 590 south –Zephyr | ||||
| 436.3 | 702.2 |    US 67 /US 377 /SH 36 | |||||
| 436.9 | 703.1 |  FM 2247 north (West Wrights Avenue) | |||||
| 437.8 | 704.6 |  FM 3381 east | |||||
| | 441.6 | 710.7 |  FM 2861 east | ||||
| Downing | 445.8 | 717.4 |  FM 2318 east | south end of FM 2318 overlap | |||
| 446.2 | 718.1 | FM 2318 west | north end of FM 2318 overlap | ||||
| De Leon | 451.8 | 727.1 |  FM 587 west (West Sipe Springs Road) | ||||
| 452.8 | 728.7 |  SH 6 east (East Navarro Street) –Dublin | south end of SH 6 overlap | ||||
| 453.5 | 729.8 | SH 6 west –Gorman | north end of SH 6 overlap | ||||
| | 454.2 | 731.0 |  FM 2921 west | ||||
| | 460.2 | 740.6 |  FM 2156 east –Victor | ||||
| Eastland | Desdemona | 464.4 | 747.4 |  FM 8 –Gorman,Eastland,Stephenville | |||
| | 480.6 | 773.5 |  I-20 –Abilene,Fort Worth | I-20 exit 361 | |||
| Palo Pinto | Strawn | 484.2 | 779.2 |  FM 2372 west / Davidson Cemetery Road | |||
| 484.5 | 779.7 |  SH 108 south –Mingus | |||||
| | 485.4 | 781.2 |  FM 207 west –Necessity | ||||
| Metcalf Gap | 496.3 | 798.7 |  US 180 east –Palo Pinto,Mineral Wells | south end of US 180 overlap | |||
| Brad | 501.1 | 806.4 | US 180 west –Breckenridge,Possum Kingdom State Park | north end of US 180 overlap | |||
| | 512.4 | 824.6 |  FM 2353 north –Possum Kingdom Lake,Camp Constantin,Camp Grady Spruce,B.R.A. Lake Office | ||||
| | 514.7 | 828.3 |  PR 36 west –Possum Kingdom Lake,Camp Constantin | ||||
| | 516.6 | 831.4 |  SH 254 east –Graford | ||||
| | 518.5 | 834.4 | FM 2353 south –Possum Kingdom Lake,B.R.A. Lake Office | ||||
| | 523.2 | 842.0 |  Loop 533 north | ||||
| | 523.4 | 842.3 |  SH 337 south –Graford,Mineral Wells | ||||
| | 524.3 | 843.8 | Loop 533 south | ||||
| Young | | 526.3 | 847.0 |  FM 1191 north | |||
| Graham | 535.8 | 862.3 |  FM 1287 south –Ivan | ||||
| 538.7 | 867.0 |   US 380 east /SH 67 south –Fort Belknap | south end of US 380 overlap | ||||
| 538.8 | 867.1 | US 380 west –Throckmorton | north end of US 380 overlap | ||||
| 539.8 | 868.7 |  FM 2652 north | |||||
| 540.1 | 869.2 |  FM 3491 south | |||||
| | 544.4 | 876.1 |  FM 2075 east | ||||
| Loving | 550.8 | 886.4 |  SH 114 –Olney,Jacksboro | ||||
| Markley | 558.6 | 899.0 |  FM 1769 south | ||||
| Archer | | 567.5 | 913.3 | US 281 –Wichita Falls,Jacksboro | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
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