Route information | ||||
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Maintained by VDOT | ||||
Length | 77.58 mi[1][2][3] (124.85 km) | |||
Existed | 1940–present | |||
Tourist routes | Virginia Byway | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | NC 16 near Jefferson, NC | |||
North end | WV 16 near Bishop, WV | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Virginia | |||
Counties | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 16 is a primary state highway in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from the North Carolina border at North Carolina Highway 16 north to the West Virginia border at West Virginia Route 16, passing through the towns of Troutdale, Marion, and Tazewell. Highway 16 is part of a three-state route 16 that connects the Charlotte region with northwestern West Virginia.