New York State Route 16

New York State Route 16
Map of western New York with NY 16 highlighted in red and NY 951V in blue
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT, Erie County, and the cities of Buffalo and Olean
Length	79.19 mi[1] (127.44 km)
Existed	1924[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	PA 646 at the Pennsylvania state line in Allegany
Major intersections	I-86 / NY 17 / Southern Tier Expressway in Olean NY 39 in Yorkshire NY 400 in Aurora US 20A in East Aurora US 20 in West Seneca I-90 / New York Thruway / NY 400 in West Seneca US 62 in Buffalo
North end	NY 5 in Buffalo
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Counties	Cattaraugus, Erie
Highway system
New York Highways Interstate US State Reference Parkways
← NY 15A → NY 17

New York State Route 16 (NY 16) is a state highway in western New York, in the United States. It runs from the Pennsylvania state line, where it is one of the highest highways in the state in elevation, to downtown Buffalo. NY 16 is a major route through Erie County, despite the construction of the paralleling NY 400 freeway from East Aurora. In Cattaraugus County it also plays an important role, serving as the major connection from Olean to the Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 or I-86 and NY 17). Between those two areas, and indeed for much of its length, it is a two-lane rural road.

NY 16 initially ended in Olean when it was assigned in 1924. It was extended south to the Pennsylvania state line in the early 1930s; however, it initially overlapped NY 17 east to Portville, where it connected to Pennsylvania by way of modern NY 305. NY 16's current alignment south of Olean was originally designated as New York State Route 16A around this time. NY 16 was rerouted to follow the routing of NY 16A south of Olean in August 1962.