Editing Interstate 16 (section)

{{Short description|Interstate Highway in Georgia, US}}
{{About|the current Interstate Highway|the current state highway|Georgia State Route 16}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox road
| state = GA
| type = I
| route = 16
| alternate_name = Jim Gillis Historic Savannah Parkway
| map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=240|type=line|from=Interstate 16.map}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = I-16 highlighted in red
| length_mi = 166.81
| length_ref = <ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/?redirect|title=Tabele 1: Main Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways|work=Route Log and Finder List|publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]]|date=October 31, 2002|access-date=July 31, 2011}}</ref>
| established = 1966<ref name="GDOT 1966"/>
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=GA|I|75|SR|540}} in [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]]
| junction = {{Plainlist|
* {{jct|state=GA|US|23|US|80|US|129|SR|540}} in Macon
* {{Jct|state=GA|US|319|US|441|GA|31|GA|117}} in [[Dublin, Georgia|Dublin]]
* {{jct|state=GA|US|221|SR|56}} northeast of [[Soperton, Georgia|Soperton]]
* {{Jct|state=GA|US|1|SR|4|SR|46}} in [[Oak Park, Georgia|Oak Park]]
* {{jct|state=GA|US|25|US|301|SR|73|SR|555}} near [[Register, Georgia|Register]]
* {{jct|state=GA|US|280|SR|30}} southwest of [[Blitchton, Georgia|Blitchton]]
* {{Jct|state=GA|I|95}} in [[Pooler, Georgia|Pooler]]
* {{Jct|state=GA|I|516|US|17|US|80|SR|21|SR|25|SR|26}} in [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]
* {{jct|state=GA|US|17|SR-Spur|404}} in Savannah
}}
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = Montgomery Street in Savannah
| counties = [[Bibb County, Georgia|Bibb]], [[Twiggs County, Georgia|Twiggs]], [[Bleckley County, Georgia|Bleckley]], [[Laurens County, Georgia|Laurens]], [[Treutlen County, Georgia|Treutlen]], [[Emanuel County, Georgia|Emanuel]], [[Candler County, Georgia|Candler]], [[Bulloch County, Georgia|Bulloch]], [[Bryan County, Georgia|Bryan]], [[Effingham County, Georgia|Effingham]], [[Chatham County, Georgia|Chatham]]
| previous_type = SR
| previous_route = 15W
| next_type = SR
| next_route = 16
| browse = {{ga browse|previous_type=SR|previous_route=403|route=[[File:Georgia 404.svg|25px]]|next_type=SR|next_route=405}}
}}
'''Interstate&nbsp;16''' ('''I-16'''), also known as '''Jim Gillis Historic Savannah Parkway''', is an east–west [[Interstate Highway]] located entirely within the US state of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref name="Intrastate">{{cite report |author=Staff |url=http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/Data/Documents/400%20Series/438/dpp438_2003.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/Data/Documents/400%20Series/438/dpp438_2003.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live |title=Interstate Mileage Report |publisher=Georgia Department of Transportation |date=December 31, 2003 |access-date=August 30, 2015 }}</ref> It carries the [[Unsigned highway|hidden designation]] of '''State Route&nbsp;404''' ('''SR&nbsp;404''') for its entire length. I-16 travels from [[Downtown Macon, Georgia|downtown Macon]], at an interchange with [[Interstate 75 in Georgia|I-75]] and [[Georgia State Route 540|SR&nbsp;540]] to [[Savannah Historic District (Savannah, Georgia)|downtown Savannah]] at Montgomery Street (exit&nbsp;167B).<ref name=Google/> It also passes through or near the communities of [[Dublin, Georgia|Dublin]], [[Metter, Georgia|Metter]], and [[Pooler, Georgia|Pooler]]. I-16's unsigned designation of SR&nbsp;404 has a [[#Spur route|spur]] that is signed in Savannah.

The westernmost segment in Macon is part of the [[Fall Line Freeway]], a highway that connects [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]] and [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]]. This segment may also be incorporated into the proposed eastern extension of [[Interstate 14 in Georgia|I-14]], which is currently entirely within [[Central Texas]] and may be extended to Augusta.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/section_1927/14th_amendment_highway/|title=14th Amendment Highway|work=Federal Highway Administration|access-date=February 10, 2019}}</ref>

All of I-16 is included as part of the [[National Highway System (United States)|National Highway System]], a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense.<ref name=NHSGeorgia>{{cite map|title=National Highway System: Georgia|date=May 8, 2019|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/ga_georgia.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/ga_georgia.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|publisher=Federal Highway Administration|access-date=August 10, 2019}}</ref><ref name=NHSMacon>{{cite map|title=National Highway System: Macon, GA|date=May 9, 2019|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/macon_ga.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/macon_ga.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|publisher=Federal Highway Administration|access-date=August 10, 2019}}</ref><ref name=NHSSavannah>{{cite map|title=National Highway System: Savannah, GA|date=May 9, 2019|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/savannah_ga.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/savannah_ga.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|publisher=Federal Highway Administration|access-date=August 10, 2019}}</ref>