North Carolina Highway 16

North Carolina Highway 16
North Carolina Highway 16
	Route of NC 16 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by NCDOT
Length	143.8 mi (231.4 km)
Existed	1921–present
Major junctions
South end	NC 75 in Waxhaw
	I-485 in Charlotte (twice); I-277 / US 74 / NC 27 in Charlotte; I-77 / US 21 in Charlotte; I-85 in Charlotte; I-40 in Conover; US 70 in Conover; US 64 in Taylorsville; US 421 / NC 18 in Wilkesboro; US 221 / NC 88 near Jefferson;
North end	SR 16 at the Virginia state line
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Union, Mecklenburg, Gaston, Lincoln, Catawba, Alexander, Wilkes, Ashe
Highway system
	North Carolina Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

North Carolina Highway 16 (NC 16) is a 143.8-mile (231.4 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Traveling in a north–south direction, it connects the cities and towns of Charlotte, Newton, Conover, Taylorsville, Wilkesboro and Jefferson, linking the Charlotte metropolitan area with the mountainous High Country. NC 16 is part of a three-state route 16 that connects the Charlotte region with northwestern West Virginia.