- Iowa Highway 16
Infobox road
state=IA
type=IA
route=16
alternate_name=
length_mi=65
length_round=0
length_ref=Iowahighwaysref|lowrg=10|hirng=19|num=16|m_iter=yes|access_date=4 February 2007]
established=December 1, 1930
direction_a=West
starting_terminus=Jct|state=IA|US|34 near Agency
junction=jct|state=IA|US|218|IA|27 near Houghton
direction_b=West
ending_terminus=Jct|state=IA|US|61 at Wever
counties=Wapello, Davis, Van Buren, Henry, Lee
cities=Eldon, Houghton
previous_type=IA
previous_route=15
next_type=IA
next_route=17Iowa Highway 16 is a
state highway running from west to east in southeasternIowa . The highway has a length of 65 miles (105 kilometers).Termini
The western terminus of Iowa Highway 16 is at an intersection with
U.S. Highway 34 between Agency and Batavia. The eastern terminus is located at Wever at an intersection withU.S. Highway 61 .Route description
Iowa Highway 16 begins by going south from a freeway interchange with U.S. Highway 34. It goes south to Eldon, then turns southeast on an alignment north of the
Des Moines River . Near Douds, it intersectsIowa Highway 98 . It continues east untilIowa Highway 1 , with which it runs concurrent briefly. It goes east until Houghton, then intersectsU.S. Highway 218 andIowa Highway 27 . It continues southeasterly to Wever on an alignment just south of theSkunk River and ends at U.S. Highway 61.History
The current version of Iowa Highway 16 is the second occurrence of the route number in the state; the route number first occurred on a highway that was decommissioned in 1930 and ran between the Minnesota and Missouri state lines.Iowahighwaysref|lowrg=10|hirng=19|num=16|m_iter=yes|access_date=4 February 2007]
Major intersections
Jctint
state=IA
county=Wapello
cspan=
location=Agency
lspan=
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|34
notes=Western terminusJctint
state=IA
county=Van Buren
cspan=3
location=Douds
lspan=
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|98|dir1=South
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Birmingham
lspan=
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|1|dir1=North
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Keosauqua
lspan=
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|1|dir1=South
notes=Jctint
state=IA
county=Lee
cspan=2
location=Houghton
lspan=
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|218|IA|27
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Wever
lspan=
type=
mile=
road=jct|state=IA|US|61
notes=Eastern terminusReferences
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