:Forest Highway 16

FFH 16 starts at an intersection with County Road 436 (CR 436, Smokey Lake Road) near Horseshoe Lake in rural Iron County's Stambaugh Township. The roadway runs north from this location east of Smokey Lake through forest lands that are part of the Ottawa National Forest. Near Golden Lake and the Golden Lake National Forest Campground, FFH 16 and US Highway 2 (US 2) intersect. FFH 16 continues north and curves to the northwest around the end of Golden Lake. The routing of the road provides access to several more lakes in rural Iron County such as Paint, Silk and Hehe lakes, as well as an older routing of US 2, before crossing into southern Houghton County.{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Nat+for+Dev+Road+16+%26+Smokey+Lake+Road,+Michigan&daddr=46.509735,-88.887634+to:Nat+for+Dev+Road+16+%26+M-38,+Michigan&hl=en&geocode=FR1MvwIdFUaz-inX4HYvJxtUTTFEQBEaSC90fg%3B%3BFaqTyQIdvWaz-indNBsao9lWTTHwMyr1X710jg&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=10&via=1&sll=46.435505,-89.031725&sspn=0.894364,1.025848&ie=UTF8&z=10 |title=Overview Map of FFH 16 |access-date=July 28, 2010}}{{cite MDOT map |year=2010 |sections=B3–C3}}

In Houghton County, FFH 16 and M-28 meet in the Duncan Township community of Kenton. The former roadway turns east and runs concurrently along the latter one for approximately a quarter mile (0.4 km) before turning northward again, leaving town near the cemetery. The forest highway tracks due north until Bob Lake. There the roadway meanders through the area near another National Forest campground and crosses into eastern Ontonagon County. FFH 16 crosses back into Houghton County one last time. Immediately after crossing the county line, the forest highway terminates at an intersection with M-38 west of the community of Nisula.

A new county-designated highway appeared on maps for the first time in 1983, H-16; it was marked as running between US 2 and M-28 only.{{cite MDOT map |year=1983 |sections=B3–C3}} This designation was removed in the 1985 edition of the map.{{cite MDOT map |year=1985 |sections=B3–C3}} The H-16 label reappeared in 1992; this time it was shown continuing south toward the Wisconsin state line and north to M-38, along the routing of FFH-16.{{cite MDOT map |year=1992 |sections=B3–C3}} The roadway is part of the Forest Highway System that is funded and administered by the US Forest Service and the Federal Highway Administration;{{cite web |url=http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/plh/fh/documents/fh.pdf |title=Forest Highways Fact Sheet |author=Office of Federal Lands Highway |publisher=Federal Highway Administration |date= |access-date=July 28, 2010 |format=PDF |archive-date=February 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215234031/http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/plh/fh/documents/fh.pdf |url-status=dead }} the system was created by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921.{{cite web |url= http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/plh/fh/ |title= Forest Highways |author= Office of Federal Lands Highway |publisher= Federal Highway Administration |date= December 18, 2009 |access-date= July 28, 2010 |archive-date= August 18, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100818105029/http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/plh/fh/ |url-status= dead }} The highway has never been included in the CDH system as Iron, Houghton and Ontonagon counties do not participate in the system, and the Upper Peninsula east of US 41 is the G zone, not the H zone.{{cite news |title = County Primary Road Marking System Okayed |work = The Holland Evening Sentinel |date = October 5, 1970 |page = 6 |issn = 1050-4044 |oclc = 13440201 |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11060438/county_primary_road_marking_system/ |access-date = May 17, 2017 |via = Newspapers.com }}

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|notes=Southern terminus; Smokey Lake Road continues to Wisconsin Highway 17 at state line

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|notes=FFH-16 travels concurrently with M-28

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• [http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/MichHwysH16-H63.html#H-16 "H-16"] at Michigan Highways
• [http://www.michiganhighways.org/other/forest_highways.html Forest Highways] at Michigan Highways

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Category:County roads in Michigan

Category:Forest Highways in the United States

Category:Ottawa National Forest

Category:Transportation in Iron County, Michigan

Category:Transportation in Houghton County, Michigan

Category:Transportation in Ontonagon County, Michigan