Connecticut Route 16

	Screenshot of 1981 arcade game "Route 16", courtesy of www.mame.net 17.05 miles; from Route 66 in East Hampton to Route 207 in Lebanon. One of three surviving covered bridges in Connecticut -- the Comstock Bridge -- stands along an old alignment of the road that later became Route 16. It's on the Salmon River at the East Hampton - Colchester town line, is open to the public (walkers only), and is easily accessible from Route 16. We're not exactly sure which Comstock the bridge is named after; but it's likely not this one. "Route 16" is the title of a 1981 arcade game (see screenshot). I have to say I can't see the resemblance.
	Commissioned in 1933 or 1934, slightly after the Great Renumbering, Route 16 picked up some miles from the old Route 171. Its original length was 12.03 miles, from Route 66 in East Hampton to Route 85 in Colchester. The segment from the East Hampton town line heading toward Colchester center was called the "Comstock - Colchester Trunk Line", under construction in 1934. On March 29, 1963, Route 16 was extended to Lebanon, absorbing the old "secret route" SR 658.
	Renumber Routes 190 and 197 as the new Route 16; then it would seamlessly flow into MA 16 and be a substantial route. Extend Route 138 numbering westward along present-day Routes 207 and 16 to end at Route 66 in East Hampton.
	"Road conditions, detours." The Day [New London, Conn.], Aug. 30, 1934. "State Highway Dept. will change route numbers in several towns." The Day [New London, Conn.], Feb. 28, 1963.
	Comstock Covered Bridge (CT Museum Quest, an excellent site) Connecticut Covered Bridges - Comstock Bridge CT 16 photos (Steve Alpert)