Minnesota State Highway 16

Trunk Highway 16 marker
Trunk Highway 16
Map
MN 16 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length87.671 mi[2] (141.093 km)
Existed1980[1]–present
Tourist
routes
Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway
Great River Road
Major junctions
West end I-90 at Dexter
Major intersections
East end US 14 / US 61 / WIS 16 at La Crescent
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesMower, Fillmore, Houston
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
MN 15 MN 18

Minnesota State Highway 16 (MN 16) is an 87.671-mile-long (141.093 km) two-lane highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate Highway 90 in Dexter and continues east to its eastern terminus at the Wisconsin state line concurrent with U.S. Highways 14 and 61 outside La Crescent just west of La Crosse, Wisconsin.[2]

The route was designated as a National Scenic Byway in 2003 as the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway. The roadway follows the route of old U.S. Highway 16.[3]

  1. ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 1-25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved March 12, 2006.[self-published source?]
  2. ^ a b Minnesota Department of Transportation. "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  3. ^ Highways and Gas Stations - MN State Highway 16 page Archived March 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine