Texas State Highway 16

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"TX 16" redirects here. TX 16 may also refer to Texas's 16th congressional district.

State Highway 16 marker

State Highway 16
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Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 541.8 mi[1] (871.9 km)
Existed: by 1926 – present
Major junctions
South end: Invalid type: I-Future / US 83 in Zapata
 
North end: US 281 south of Wichita Falls
Highway system
← x20px PR 15 Spur 16 →
← SH 345 SH 346 SH 347 →

State Highway 16 (SH 16) is a south–north state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs from Zapata on the boundary with Mexico to U.S. Highway 281 24 miles (39 km) south of Wichita Falls. It is the longest state highway in Texas at almost 542 miles (872 km), but is only the ninth-longest of any highway classification in the state.[2]

Route description

File:State Highway 16, Duval County, Texas, USA. (16 April 2016).jpg
SH 16 in Duval County, April 2016

SH 16 begins at an intersection at US 83 in Zapata. The route continues through south Texas ranchlands, then to the north through San Antonio's far south side. The routes enters San Antonio from the southeast, and goes around the west side of the city concurrent with Interstate 410. The route veers to the northwest as it passes through Bandera, Kerrville, and Fredericksburg, and then reaches the Texas Hill Country. After passing through the cities of Comanche and Llano, it continues north through ranchland and farms. Its next intersection is with I-20 south of the town of Strawn. It continues to the northwest, wrapping around the northern and eastern sides of Possum Kingdom Lake. It reaches an intersection with US 380 in the town of Graham. In North Texas, the highway reaches its northern terminus between Antelope and Windthorst, almost 542 miles from its starting point.

Previous routes

SH 16 was one of the original twenty five state highways proposed on June 21, 1917, overlaid on top of the Fort Worth-Oklahoma Highway.[3] From 1917 the routing mostly followed present day Interstate 35W from Fort Worth to Denton. It continued on, routed along present day Interstate 35 from Fort Worth through to Oklahoma. A spur, SH 16A, went from Denton to Dallas. On March 18, 1919, the route and SH 16A were cancelled, as both routes became part of SH 40.[4]

SH 16 was then reassigned to the future route of U.S. Highway 181 (which was routed over it in 1926) from San Antonio to Corpus Christi on August 21, 1923. SH 16 then went west on SH 44 to Robstown, south on U.S. Highway 77, and west on SH 285. This route replaced portions of SH 9 and SH 12.[5] On January 20, 1930, SH 16 Spur was created in Sinton.[6] SH 16 was extended on January 19, 1932, following SH 9 to Brady, replaced SH 107 to Santa Anna, following SH 7, SH 4, SH 30, and SH 18 to Sagerton, then replaced SH 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 to U.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 rerouted SH 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 as SH 283. The sections cosigned with other state highways had their co-designation of SH 16 removed. SH 16 was rerouted north to south of Graham, replacing SH 81 and part of SH 120. SH 16 Spur was renumbered Spur 72.

On August 31, 1965, the road was significantly extended via its current routing to Zapata, replacing State Highway 346 from San Antonio to Jourdanton, and also replaced portions of SH 173 and FM 496. On November 16, 1965, it was rerouted over Interstate 410 in San Antonio.[8] On January 31, 1969, SH 16 was extended north to US 281, replacing portions of SH 254 and FM 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]

Future

The section of SH 16 between Loop 1604 and Triana Parkway in Helotes is in the process of being upgraded into a superstreet.[10] The main focus of the project includes reconstructing the intersections at Loop 1604 and FM 1560 / Circle A Trail.[11][12] Construction at the Loop 1604 intersection is projected to be finished sometime in 2019.[13]

Major intersections

County Location mi km Destinations Notes
Zapata Zapata 0.0 0.0 US 83 / FM 496 west – 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 US 59 (Future I-69W) / SH 44 – Laredo, San Diego, George West U.S. 59 is the future Interstate 69W
​ 101.4 163.2 FM 2359 east to US 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 to SH 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 former Spur 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
see I-410
209.7 337.5 I-410 east / Spur 421 south (Bandera Road) / Invalid type: 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) former FM 471 south
San Antonio 212.8 342.5 Eckhert Road former FM 1517 east
216.8 348.9 Loop 1604 (Anderson Loop) to I-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 to FM 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 to PR 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 to Kerrville North end of SH 173 overlap
​ 251.2 404.3 FM 470 west – Tarpley, Utopia
​ 259.5 417.6 RM 2828 east to SH 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) to SH 173
Kerrville 284.6 458.0 SH 173 south to Loop 534 – truck route to Bandera, 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) to SH 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 to US 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 / Invalid type: 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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