4 miles before the road turns to become east-west passing through agriculture land. This segment of SR 116 has the lowest traffic count of the entire length of the state road at 803 vehicles on average daily in 2016. SR 116 enters Geneva, passing through residential properties, before the SR 116 designation ends at US 27. History SR 116 was originally designated between late 1930 and early 1932. The highway ran between SR 16 in Markle and SR 3, now SR 1, north of Bluffton. Between 1935 and 1936 the original segment of SR 116 was under construction to become to come paved. The road was extended east to Wells County State Forest, now Ouabache State Park, between 1936 and 1937. The Indiana State Highway Commission moved the road south between Bluffton and Wells County State Forest between 1939 and 1941. At this time an extension of SR 116 to the southeast occurred moving the eastern end to US 27 in Geneva. The road was extended east to the Ohio state line east of New Corydon, between 1942 and 1945. Between 1966 and 1967 the entire road east of Bluffton was paved. A short reroute on the southeast part of Bluffton to its modern routing occurred between 1993 and 1995. SR 116 east of US 27 was removed from the state road system between 1999 and 2000. Major intersections References External links 116 Transportation in Adams County, Indiana Transportation in Huntington County, Indiana Transportation in Wells County, Indiana