 On the south side of Bristow, SH-16 heads east, then south, to the town of Slick, then continues another east to Beggs, where it junctions with U.S. Route 75 Alternate.Four miles (6.4 km) east of Beggs, SH-16 intersects U.S. Route 75, a major national north/south highway and prominent in the area as a four-lane expressway connecting Tulsa and Okmulgee.From there it runs due east, intersecting SH-52 near the community of Bald Hill.