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 16 | ||||
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| Maintained by CTDOT | ||||
| Length | 17.05 mi[1] (27.44 km) | |||
| Existed | 1934–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Route 66inEast Hampton | |||
| Major intersections |  Route 2inColchester | |||
| East end |  Route 207inLebanon | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Connecticut | |||
| Counties | Middlesex, New London | |||
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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]
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Middlesex | East Hampton | 0.00 | 0.00 | Route 66 – Portland, Marlborough | |||
| 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 (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 of Route 16 | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
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