▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁ren umber ing . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁ren umber ing , ▁the ▁present ▁route ▁of ▁State ▁Route ▁ 1 6 ▁was ▁assigned ▁over ▁all ▁of ▁SR ▁ 9 2 ▁and ▁SR ▁ 8 8 ▁and ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁SR ▁ 8 1 ▁north ▁of ▁T az ew ell . ▁( The ▁rest ▁of ▁SR ▁ 8 1 ▁was ▁simultaneously ▁ren umber ed ▁State ▁Route ▁ 9 1 , ▁and ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 5 8 ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁Vol ney - Tr out dale ▁piece ▁of ▁SR ▁ 1 6 .) ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Highway ▁ 6 8 1 ▁and ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Route ▁ 1 2 ▁were ▁ren umber ed ▁as ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Highway ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Route ▁ 1 6 , ▁forming ▁a ▁three - state ▁route . ▁ ▁Major ▁inter sections ▁ ▁SR ▁ 1 6 ▁Altern ate ▁ ▁State ▁Route ▁ 1 6 ▁Altern ate ▁is ▁a ▁primary ▁state ▁highway ▁in ▁and ▁near ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁T az ew ell , ▁Virginia , ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁alternate ▁route ▁of ▁State ▁Route ▁ 1 6 , ▁with ▁both ▁ends ▁in ▁T az ew ell ; ▁the ▁route ▁is ▁shorter ▁than ▁stay ing ▁on ▁SR ▁ 1 6 ▁through ▁T az ew ell . ▁ ▁SR ▁ 1 6 ▁Altern ate ▁begins ▁at ▁SR ▁ 1 6 ▁where ▁it ▁over laps ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁