Ohio State Route 416
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State Route 416 is a north–south state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in the east-central portion of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

. The southern terminus of State Route 416 is at a T-intersection with U.S. Route 36 just west of Gnadenhutten
Gnadenhutten, Ohio
Gnadenhutten is a village located on the Tuscarawas River in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States and is Ohio's oldest existing settlement. The population was 1,280 at the 2000 census....

. Its northern terminus is at a T-intersection with State Route 800
Ohio State Route 800
State Route 800 is a north–south state highway in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at State Route 7 near New Matamoras, and its northern terminus is at its interchange with Interstate 77 in Canton....

 approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Dover
Dover, Ohio
Dover is a city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,210 at the 2000 census.-History and features:Dover was originally part of a grant to Col. James Morrison of Kentucky, who had received it from the federal government for Revolutionary War services...

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Route description

All of State Route 416 is situated within Tuscarawas County
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Tuscarawas County is a county located in the eastern part of the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 92,582. Its county seat is New Philadelphia...

. No portion of this state highway is included within the National Highway System
National Highway System (United States)
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History

As a result of the truncation of State Route 16 to Coshocton
Coshocton, Ohio
Coshocton is a city in and the county seat of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The population of the city was 11,682 at the 2000 census. The Walhonding River and the Tuscarawas River meet in Coshocton to form the Muskingum River....

 in 1969, State Route 416 was created in that year. Prior to then, State Route 16 ran concurrently with U.S. Route 36 heading east from Coshocton to just west of Gnadenhutten
Gnadenhutten, Ohio
Gnadenhutten is a village located on the Tuscarawas River in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States and is Ohio's oldest existing settlement. The population was 1,280 at the 2000 census....

. where it then turned north and followed the entire length of what is now State Route 416 up to and endpoint at then State Route 8, which is now designated State Route 800
Ohio State Route 800
State Route 800 is a north–south state highway in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at State Route 7 near New Matamoras, and its northern terminus is at its interchange with Interstate 77 in Canton....

. In 1969, State Route 16 was truncated to its current endpoint at U.S. Route 36/State Route 83 in Coshocton. The portion of what was State Route 16 from U.S. Route 36 near Gnadenhutten to State Route 800 east of Dover was given the designation of State Route 416. No changes have taken place to the routing of this highway since its debut.

Major intersections

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