Nebraska Highway 16

Nebraska Highway 16
Route information
Maintained by NDOR
Length:	28.15 mi[2] (45.30 km)
Existed:	1936[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	N-51 southeast of Bancroft
	N-9 south of Pender
North end:	N-35 south of Wakefield
Location
Counties:	Cuming, Thurston, Wayne
Highway system
Nebraska Highways ← N-15 N-17 →

Nebraska Highway 16 is a highway in northeastern Nebraska. Its southern terminus is southeast of Bancroft at an intersection with NE 51. Its northern terminus is at NE 35 south of Wakefield.

Route description

Nebraska Highway 16 begins at an intersection with NE 51 and NE 1 just southeast of Bancroft. It heads in a northwesterly direction, intersecting NE 9 south of Pender. It turns northward, running concurrently with NE 9 before splitting off to the west just north of Pender. It continues westward before turning to the north. It ends at an intersection with NE 35 south of Wakefield.

History

The original Nebraska Highway 16 went from North Platte to Omaha on an alignment which follows current U.S. Highway 83 from North Platte to Stapleton and Nebraska Highway 92 from Stapleton east to Omaha. The original designation of the current Nebraska Highway 16 was Nebraska Highway 92, but in 1936, the two highway numbers were swapped.^[1]

Major intersections

County[2]	Location[2]	Mile[2]	Intersections	Notes
Cuming	Southeast of Bancroft	0.00	N-51	Southern terminus
	South of Pender	10.29	N-9 south	South end of NE 9 overlap
Thurston	Pender	11.94	N-94 east (Main Street)
		12.36	N-9 north	North end of NE 9 overlap
Wayne	South of Wakefield	28.15	N-35	Northern terminus

References

1. ^ ^{a b} The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 1 to 30
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book

External links

• Nebraska Roads: NE 11-20