Interstate 16

This article is about the current Interstate Highway. For the current state highway, see Georgia State Route 16.

Interstate 16 marker
Interstate 16
Jim Gillis Historic Savannah Parkway
Map
I-16 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length166.81 mi[1] (268.45 km)
Existed1966[2]–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end I-75 / SR 540 in Macon
Major intersections
East endMontgomery Street in Savannah
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesBibb, Twiggs, Bleckley, Laurens, Treutlen, Emanuel, Candler, Bulloch, Bryan, Effingham, Chatham
Highway system
  • Georgia State Highway System
← SR 15→ SR 16
← SR 403→ SR 405

Interstate 16 (I-16), also known as Jim Gillis Historic Savannah Parkway, is an east–west Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of Georgia.[3] It carries the hidden designation of State Route 404 (SR 404) for its entire length. I-16 travels from downtown Macon, at an interchange with I-75 and SR 540 to downtown Savannah at Montgomery Street (exit 167B).[4] It also passes through or near the communities of Dublin, Metter, and Pooler. I-16's unsigned designation of SR 404 has a spur that is signed in Savannah.

The westernmost segment in Macon is part of the Fall Line Freeway, a highway that connects Columbus and Augusta. This segment may also be incorporated into the proposed eastern extension of I-14, which is currently entirely within Central Texas and may be extended to Augusta.[5]

All of I-16 is included as part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Staff (October 31, 2002). "Tabele 1: Main Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference GDOT 1966 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Staff (December 31, 2003). Interstate Mileage Report (PDF) (Report). Georgia Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Google was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "14th Amendment Highway". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  6. ^ National Highway System: Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 8, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  7. ^ National Highway System: Macon, GA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  8. ^ National Highway System: Savannah, GA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2019.