King's Highway 416 Shield
Northern Terminus: Highway 416 ends at the Highway 417 interchange (interchange #75) in the west end of Ottawa.
Length: Approx. 75 km
Multiplexes: None.
Freeway: Entire Length
Control Cities: NB: Ottawa, SB: Prescott, To Highway 401.
AADT (2001): Highest: 37,000 from Richmond Road to Highway 417 in Ottawa;
Lowest: 10,300 from Highway 401/16 north to Shanly Road and from Leeds & Grenville Road 44 to Highway 43.
Road Info: Highway 416 is the newest (MTO owned and operated) 400-series highway in the province. It was completed in September of 1999, when Highway 16 was finally twinned southerly to Highway 401. Because of the highways 'newness' it's built to very high standards. The northern sections of Highway 416 are quite smooth, having been resurfaced recently. Central and southern segments have deteriorated rapidly given the highway's recent construction and are in dire need of resurfacing. Highway 416 is lightly travelled, and typically is not congested at any given time (especially near the 401). For the southern 12 or so kilometres of Highway 416, the carriageways are separated by a large treed median, the median is large enough that all overpasses spanning the 416, are actually two independent structures, separated by a large median fill.