Maryland Route 16

Maryland Route 16
Maryland Route 16 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length	51.06 mi[1] (82.17 km)
Existed	1927–present
Tourist routes	Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end	Hoopers Neck Road in Taylors Island
Major intersections	MD 335 in Church Creek MD 341 in Cambridge US 50 near Whitehall MD 14 near Secretary MD 392 in East New Market MD 318 near Linchester MD 331 in Preston MD 578 at Harmony MD 313 / MD 404 near Denton MD 313 in Andersontown
East end	DE 16 at Hickman
Location
Country	United States
State	Maryland
Counties	Dorchester, Caroline
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate US State Scenic Byways
← US 15 → MD 17

Maryland Route 16 (MD 16) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs 51.06 miles (82.17 km) from Taylors Island east to the Delaware state line in Hickman, where the highway continues as Delaware Route 16 (DE 16). MD 16 connects Cambridge with several communities in northern Dorchester County and southwestern Caroline County, including East New Market and Preston. The state highway runs concurrently with U.S. Route 50 (US 50) near Cambridge, MD 331 between East New Market and Preston, and both MD 404 and MD 313 near Andersontown. MD 16 was constructed between Church Creek and Preston as one of the original state roads in the early and mid-1910s. The highway was extended in both directions in the late 1910s: north to what was to be designated MD 313 near Denton and west to Taylors Island. MD 16 was extended through Andersontown to the Delaware state line in the early 1930s. MD 16's bypass of Cambridge was constructed in the mid-1960s.