Texas State Highway 16

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

State Highway 16
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Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	541.8 mi (871.9 km)
Existed:	by 1926 – present
Major junctions
South end:	/ US 83 in Zapata
	/ US 59 in Freer I-410 in San Antonio I-35 in San Antonio US 90 in San Antonio I-10 in Kerrville US 87 / US 290 in Fredericksburg US 190 in San Saba US 84 / US 183 in Goldthwaite US 67 / US 377 in Comanche I-20 near Strawn
North end:	US 281 south of Wichita Falls
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs Park Rec FM ← 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.

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. 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.

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. On January 20, 1930, SH 16 Spur was created in Sinton. 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.

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. 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.

Future

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

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) /  – 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 /
		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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