Rushville to Plattsburg The western terminus of Route 116 is at
US 59 at
Rushville in
Buchanan County. The highway travels easterly through the village, then meets a
T-intersection with
Route HH and turns south. It then turns east again after an intersection with
Route M and continues for 3.5 miles. After another turn north, it junctions with Route HH and continues east-southeast to where it reaches
Wallace just past
Route V. From Wallace, it is 2 miles east to
Route 371 and another mile to
I-29, where it crosses, but it does not have any direct interchange with it. It intersects with
Route Y, and it heads south on a concurrency with it, and then heads to the east again to the north of
Dearborn. After another 11 miles east, where it crosses into
Clinton County, it has an intersection with
US 169. Route 116 continues another 6 miles to where it reaches
Plattsburg.
Plattsburg to Braymer In Plattsburg, Route 116 intersects
Route C and crosses the
Little Platte River, then it jolts northeast 1 mile as it leaves town before traveling another mile to its junction with
Route 33. The route is concurrent with Route 33 for 5 miles until it reaches the town of
Lathrop where Route 116 diverges, continuing east, at the junction with
Route A. Route 116 then travels 3 miles east, passing south of
Lake McGinness, and has an interchange with
I-35 at Exit 40. About 2 miles east, there is a
roundabout with
US 69 near the Clinton-
Caldwell border. From the county border, there are two junctions with
Route D and
Route T as it travels 9 miles east to reach
Polo. In Polo, it intersects with
Route 13 and runs concurrent for 1 mile north before diverging east. From there, Route 116 travels 6 miles to its junction with
Route B, just north of
Cowgill. Then, the highway travels east-northeast to
Braymer for 7 miles before meeting its eastern terminus at
Route A in southeast Caldwell County. ==History==