ðə kjˈuːbə bˈɛlfæst sˈɛkʃən ʌv lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv ɹˈaʊt sˈɪkstiːn wʌz ɐsˈaɪnd ɐ pˈoʊstᵻd ɹˈaʊt dˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ɹᵻnˈʌmbɚɹɪŋ ʌv stˈeɪt hˈaɪweɪz ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk wɛn ɪt wʌz dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪɾᵻd æz ðə nˈɔːɹðɚn hˈæf ʌv ˌɛnwˈaɪ nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, wˌɪtʃ kəntˈɪnjuːd sˈaʊθ θɹuː kjˈuːbə tʊ ˌɛnwˈaɪ sˈɛvəntˌiːn nˈaʊ ˌɛnwˈaɪ fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn ɪn pˈoːɹtvɪl.
The Cuba–Belfast section of legislative Route 16 was assigned a posted route designation as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York when it was designated as the northern half of NY 94, which continued south through Cuba to NY 17 (now NY 417) in Portville.