Highway Designation File

Transportation Planning and Programming Division
Current Description-Effective Date-Authority


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
541.823 2010

STATE HIGHWAY NO. 16

Minute Order 016701, dated 09/26/1939

From a point on SH 254 between Graham and Mineral Wells via Metcalf Gap, Strawn, passing on or below Possum Kingdom Dam, Desdemona, De Leon, Comanche, Goldthwaite, San Saba, Llano, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, Medina, and Bandera, to a point on US 87 in San Antonio, then follow US 87 to a junction with US 87 and Commerce St, and from a junction of US 87 and Commerce St to a point on US 281 approximately 2-1/2 miles south of the south city limits of San Antonio, following S. Flores St.  General redescription of Highway System.



Minute Order 023037, dated 02/14/1947

Same description as above.  No change in description.  Changed only conditions.



Minute Order 055191, dated 10/30/1964; Adm. Cir.137-1964, dated 12/01/1964

From a point on SH 254 between Graham and Mineral Wells via Metcalf Gap, Strawn, passing below Possum Kingdom Dam, Desdemona, DeLeon, Comanche, Goldthwaite, San Saba, Llano, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, Medina and Bandera to IH 10 in San Antonio.  Section from IH 10 southward to the most southward junction of SH 16 and US 281 removed from the description, with the portion along S. Flores St being removed from the Highway System and returned to the city of San Antonio.



Minute Order 056529, dated 08/31/1965; Adm. Cir. 089-1965, dated 09/01/1965

From SH 254 between Graham and Mineral Wells via Metcalf Gap, Strawn, Desdemona, DeLeon, Comanche, Goldthwaite, San Saba, Llano, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, Medina and Bandera to I.H. 10 in San Antonio; and from I.H. 35 in San Antonio via Poteet, Jourdanton, Tilden, Freer and Hebbronville to Zapata.  Extended from San Antonio to Zapata, SH 346 and portions of SH 173 and FM 496 transferred to this highway.



Minute Order 056780, dated 11/16/1965; Adm. Cir.116-1965, 12/01/1965

From SH 254 between Graham and Mineral Wells via Metcalf Gap, Strawn, Desdemona, DeLeon, Comanche, Goldthwaite, San Saba, Llano, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, Medina, Bandera, San Antonio, Poteet, Jourdanton, Tilden, Freer and Hebbronville to Zapata.  Rerouted over IH 410 at San Antonio.  Section from IH 410 to IH 10 transferred to SS 421.  Section from IH 35 to IH 410 transferred to SS 422.



Minute Order 061932, dated 01/31/1969; Adm. Cir 016-1969, dated 03/15/1969

From US 281 south of Windthorst, via Graham, Metcalf Gap, Strawn, Desdemona, DeLeon, Comanche, Goldthwaite, San Saba, Llano, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, Medina, Bandera, San Antonio, Poteet, Jourdanton, Tilden, Freer, and Hebronville to Zapata.  (Archer, Young, Palo Pinto, Eastland, Comanche, Mills, San Saba, Llano, Gillespie, Kerr, Bandera, Medina, Bexar, Atascosa, McMullen, Duval, Jim Hogg, and Zapata Counties)  Extended northward to US 281 over cancelled portions of SH 254 and FM 61.