Route 116 is a 4.24-mile-long (6.82 km) state highway entirely within Ridgefield, Connecticut that runs from the Ridgefield town center at Route 35 to the New York state line, where New York State Route 116 continues towards the hamlet of North Salem.

While Route 35 heads northeast towards downtown Danbury, Route 116 heads northwest along North Salem Road towards the New York state line.

North Salem Road travels through the more rural areas of Ridgefield.

North Salem Road reaches Mamanasco Lake about 3.1 miles (5.0 km) later where it also intersects with Ridgebury Road, which leads to the Ridgebury section of town and to the old Union Carbide center in western Danbury.

[1][2] For its entire length in Ridgefield, Route 116 is designated the Elizabeth M. Leonard Memorial Highway.