Pennsylvania Route 16
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Country | United States | |||
State | Pennsylvania | |||
Counties | Fulton, Franklin, Adams | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 16 (PA 16) is a 43-mile-long (69 km) east–west
The section of the road between Mercersburg and the Maryland border was constructed as part of two 19th-century
Route description
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PA 16 begins at an intersection with
PA 16 enters the
Past this interchange, PA 16 leaves Greencastle for Antrim Township and becomes Buchanan Trail East, passing more businesses and briefly becoming a three-lane road with a
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The road leaves the Cumberland Valley and heads into forested areas in the South Mountain range, curving northeast and gaining a second eastbound lane. The route continues to ascend the mountain and gains a center left-turn lane before turning to the east, passing near the community of Beartown. PA 16 bends to the east-southwest and loses the center turn lane, continuing as a three-lane road with two eastbound lanes and one westbound lane and passing to the south of Michaux State Forest. Along this stretch, the route crosses the Appalachian Trail. The road bends to the southeast and becomes a two-lane road, passing through woods and fields. The route runs past a few businesses and curves to the east, crossing CSX's Hanover Subdivision railroad line at-grade to the north of Blue Ridge Summit. PA 16 heads into forests and curves northeast.[3][5] The road heads into Liberty Township in Adams County and becomes Waynesboro Pike, turning east and crossing into Hamiltonban Township. The route runs through more wooded areas with some development and passes through the community of Fountain Dale, heading north of the Raven Rock Mountain Complex. PA 16 crosses back into Liberty Township and continues through forested areas with residential development as it skirts the southern border of the borough of Carroll Valley in three locations. The road fully enters Carroll Valley and comes to an intersection with the western terminus of PA 116. From here, the route turns to the southeast and runs through wooded areas with some homes and businesses, crossing back into Liberty Township and passing through the community of Liberty Mills. PA 16 reaches its eastern terminus at the Maryland border, where the road continues southeast into that state as MD 140.[3][6]
History
Location | McConnellsburg – Carroll Valley |
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Existed | 1927–1928 |
On September 21, 1820, a private
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PA 16 was designated in 1928 to run along the Buchanan Trail between US 30 (Lincoln Way) in McConnellsburg and MD 32 (now MD 140) at the Maryland border southeast of Carroll Valley,[2] replacing the PA 51 designation; US 522 replaced the PA 44 designation between Mount Union and McConnellsburg.[17][18][20] Upon designation, the entire length of PA 16 was paved.[18] By 1941, PA 16 was realigned between Rouzerville and Fountain Dale, with the former alignment now known as Old Route 16, Charmian Road, and Old Waynesboro Road.[21][22] In 1967, US 30 was rerouted along a bypass north of McConnellsburg, allowing PA 16 to be extended westward along Lincoln Way to its present terminus at US 522.[23]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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US 522 (2nd Street) to US 30 | Western terminus | ||||
Franklin | Peters Township | 5.416 | 8.716 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of PA 456 |
St. Thomas | West end of PA 75/416 concurrency | ||||
10.677 | 17.183 | ![]() ![]() Clay Lick, Kasiesville | East end of PA 75 concurrency | ||
Montgomery Township | 12.710 | 20.455 | ![]() ![]() | East end of 416 concurrency | |
15.507 | 24.956 | ![]() ![]() | West end of PA 995 concurrency | ||
Peters Township | 16.159 | 26.005 | ![]() ![]() | East end of PA 995 concurrency | |
Greencastle | 20.455 | 32.919 | ![]() | ||
21.459– 21.473 | 34.535– 34.557 | ![]() I-81 – Chambersburg, Hagerstown | Exit 5 (I-81) | ||
Waynesboro | 28.798 | 46.346 | ![]() ![]() | West end of PA 316 concurrency | |
28.910 | 46.526 | ![]() ![]() | East end of PA 316 concurrency | ||
29.067 | 46.779 | ![]() ![]() | West end of PA 997 concurrency | ||
29.387 | 47.294 | ![]() ![]() | East end of PA 997 concurrency | ||
Adams | Carroll Valley | 41.577 | 66.912 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of PA 116 |
Baltimore | Maryland state line; eastern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- U.S. Roads portal
Pennsylvania portal
References
- ^ a b Bureau of Maintenance and Operations (January 2015). Roadway Management System Straight Line Diagrams (Report) (2015 ed.). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- Fulton County (PDF)
- Franklin County (PDF)
- Adams County (PDF)
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- ^ a b c d e f Google (January 2, 2016). "overview of Pennsylvania Route 16" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ Fulton County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Franklin County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ Adams County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "The Battle For Fairfield Pass". Emmitsburg Area Historical Society. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ISBN 9780786473144. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1911. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ "Official Map of the Lincoln Highway". Lincoln Highway Association. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ^ Stoner, Jacob H. (1947). Historical Papers, Franklin County and the Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania. Craft Press. p. 271. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ Tourist Map of Pennsylvania (back) (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
- ^ "William Penn Highway: US 22 in Pennsylvania". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
- ^ a b Pennsylvania Highway Map (eastern side) (Map). Gulf Oil. 1926. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
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- ^ a b c Map of Pennsylvania (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1928. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ^ Pennsylvania Highway Map (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1927. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
- ^ Tourist Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
- ^ General Highway Map Adams County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1941. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ General Highway Map Franklin County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1953. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ Official Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
External links
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