U.S. Route 11 or U.S. Highway 11 (US 11) is a major north–south
United States Numbered Highway
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extending
across the eastern
U.S.
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The southern terminus of the route is at
US 90 in
Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in eastern
New Orleans, Louisiana
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. The northern terminus is at the
Rouses Point–Lacolle 223 Border Crossing in
Rouses Point, New York
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. The route continues across the border into Canada as
Route 223. US 11, created in 1926, maintains most of its original route. The route north of
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville is a city in Knox County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located on the Tennessee River and had a population of 190,740 at the 2020 United States census. It is the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division ...
, follows a route similar to
Interstate 81
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(I-81). While it is signed as a north–south route, it physically travels in a northeast–southwest direction.
Until 1929, US 11 ended just south of
Picayune, Mississippi
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, at the
Pearl River border with Louisiana. It was extended through Louisiana after that.
The
Maestri Bridge
The Maestri Bridge (originally known as the Pontchartrain Bridge and later as the Watson-Williams Pontchartrain Bridge and the Five Mile Bridge) carries U.S. Route 11 (US 11) across Lake Pontchartrain between New Orleans and Slidell ...
, which carries US 11 across
Lake Pontchartrain, served as the only route to New Orleans from the east for six weeks after
Hurricane Katrina
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due to its sturdy construction. The storm virtually destroyed the
I-10 Twin Span Bridge and damaged the
Fort Pike Bridge
The Fort Pike Bridge (also known as the Rigolets Bridge), named after nearby Fort Pike, carries U.S. Route 90 across the Rigolets on the eastern side of Lake Pontchartrain between New Orleans and Slidell in Louisiana. It is owned and opera ...
on US 90.
I-81, constructed in the 1960s, parallels the route of US 11 in many areas. Beyond I-81's southern terminus, other Interstates run along corridors paralleling US 11, specifically
I-59, which is joined to I-81 by
I-40,
I-75
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, and
I-24.
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US 11 spans within the state of Louisiana. Its southern terminus is located in
New Orleans East at a junction with
US 90 (Chef Menteur Highway). The route begins as a two-lane highway that travels northward through a remote stretch of
marsh
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land within both the
Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge and the New Orleans city limits. After crossing over
I-10 at exit 254, US 11 proceeds across
Lake Pontchartrain on the
Maestri Bridge
The Maestri Bridge (originally known as the Pontchartrain Bridge and later as the Watson-Williams Pontchartrain Bridge and the Five Mile Bridge) carries U.S. Route 11 (US 11) across Lake Pontchartrain between New Orleans and Slidell ...
, a span dating from 1928 that parallels the
I-10 Twin Span Bridge. Midway across the lake, US 11 enters unincorporated
St. Tammany Parish. Upon reaching the north shore, US 11 follows Pontchartrain Drive into the city of
Slidell, where it becomes a busy four-lane commercial corridor.
After a brief concurrency with
Louisiana Highway 433 (LA 433), US 11 turns onto Front Street and travels alongside the
Norfolk Southern Railway
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(NS) line through Slidell's historic district. During this stretch, the route intersects both
US 190 Business (Fremaux Avenue) and mainline
US 190 (Gause Boulevard), both four-lane thoroughfares connecting with nearby I-10. Returning to two-lane capacity, US 11 crosses to the west side of the NS line on a narrow overpass built in 1937. At the north end of the city, US 11 intersects
I-12 at exit 83, which is located just west of a major interchange with I-10 and
I-59.
A few miles later, US 11 enters the town of
Pearl River and intersects
LA 41 (Watts Road). Here, the route turns southeast onto Concord Boulevard and proceeds a short distance to exit 3 on I-59. US 11 turns north onto I-59 and utilizes the four-lane Interstate alignment for the remainder of its distance in Louisiana. Following a second interchange serving the small town, I-59 and US 11 cross the
West Pearl River
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Etymology
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into the dense
Honey Island Swamp. Along this stretch is an exit connecting to Old US 11, a remnant of the pre-Interstate alignment that provides access to
Pearl River Wildlife Management Area. US 11 crosses into the state of
Mississippi
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with I-59 on a bridge spanning the main branch of the
Pearl River just south of
Nicholson, Mississippi.
Mississippi
US 11 runs for approximately in Mississippi. It enters the state along I-59, passing through several groves of trees. After a short distance, US 11 and I-59 interchange at exit 1 with
Mississippi Highway 607 (MS 607), where MS 607 ends and US 11 takes over its northeastern alignment away from I-59. US 11 generally parallels I-59 across Mississippi, serving as a local business route and following city streets through communities such as
Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, located primarily in Forrest County (where it is the county seat and most populous city) and extending west into Lamar County. The city population was 48,730 in 2020, making it the 5th m ...
,
Laurel, and
Meridian, where I-59 begins a concurrency with
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eastbound. It leaves the state east of Meridian concurrent with
US 80, entering the state of Alabama.
Alabama
US 11 spans in Alabama. It and US 80 split into
Alabama
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near
Cuba
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, with US 80 following an eastward track toward
Demopolis. US 11, in contrast, continues to parallel the I-20/I-59 freeway through
Livingston to
Eutaw, where US 11 joins
US 43. The overlapping routes proceed northeast to
Tuscaloosa, where US 43 splits from US 11 and heads north. US 11, however, continues along the I-20/I-59 corridor to
Birmingham
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. US 11 overlaps I-20/59 for approximately between Woodstock and Bessemer. From Bessemer into Birmingham, the route is locally known as the "Bessemer Superhighway". US 11 is cosigned with
State Route 5 (SR 5) between Woodstock and Birmingham. US 11 through the western side of Birmingham is known as the Bessemer Superhighway and 3rd Avenue West. It passes near the
Alabama State Fairgrounds,
Rickwood Field (one of the oldest baseball stadiums in the U.S.), and
Legion Field
Legion Field is an outdoor stadium in the southeastern United States in Birmingham, Alabama, primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but occasionally used for other large outdoor events. Opened in 1927, it is named in ...
(known for hosting football games). On the east side of Birmingham, US 11 is known locally as 1st Avenue North and as Roebuck Parkway.
West of downtown Birmingham, US 11 intersects
US 78. US 78 turns east onto US 11, forming an overlap as the roadway enters the heart of the city. In the midst of the city center, US 78 breaks from US 11, progressing south of US 11 as the two routes exit the city. East of downtown, I-20 splits from I-59, with US 11 following I-59 to the northeast. US 11 passes through
Gadsden and
Fort Payne before crossing into
Georgia
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northeast of
Hammondville.
Throughout Alabama, US 11 is paired with unsigned State Route 7 (SR 7).
Until 1955, US 11 was routed to
Ashville and Gadsden following the current routes of
SR 23 and
US 411 and followed Third Street and went west on Forrest Avenue in downtown Gadsden. It was relocated to its present route to
Attalla, with the original route designated as an alternate route until 1963.
The routes that corresponds to US 11's route in Alabama includes the Bear Meat Cabin Road (Huntsville Road), the Rome and Tuscaloosa Road (also called "Georgia Road") from Birmingham, and the Chattanooga Road (also called Alabama Road) from Attalla.
Georgia
After entering the state from
Alabama
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, US 11 and State Route 58 (SR 58) travel northeast,
parallel to
I-59, through the valley between
Sand
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and
Lookout mountains. The routes travel through the county seat of
Dade County,
Trenton, where they are briefly
concurrent with
SR 136. In the community of
Wildwood, US 11 and SR 58
intersect the eastern terminus of
SR 299 before continuing north into
Tennessee
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. US 11 extends within the state's borders.
US 11 and SR 58 see an
annual average daily traffic (AADT) of 5,000 vehicles or more north of Trenton. However, most of the route's through traffic has been diverted to I-59, which closely parallels the route not only in Georgia but also in Alabama and
Mississippi
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.
Tennessee

US 11 enters
Tennessee
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west of
Chattanooga
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. The route, concurrent with
State Route 38 (SR 38) from the state line north, runs parallel to
I-24 for to an intersection with Cummings Highway (
US 41/
US 64/
US 72/
SR 2). While SR 38 terminates here, US 11 follows the highway east into downtown Chattanooga. At the intersection of Broad Street and East 23rd Street, US 11 and US 64 separate from US 41 and US 72 and follow East 23rd east through downtown. The routes briefly overlap with US 41, here concurrent to
US 76, on Dodds Avenue before resuming an easterly progression on Brainerd Road thereafter called Lee Highway. The road is also called Lee Highway in southwestern Virginia.
East of downtown, I-24 terminates while
I-75
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continues east along the I-24
right-of-way. US 11 and US 64 continue to the northeast, paralleling I-75 to
Cleveland
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. In
Downtown Cleveland
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, US 64 separates from US 11, following
US 74 east out of the city.
US 11 remains close to I-75 as it heads north, passing through
Athens
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,
Sweetwater,
Loudon, and
Lenoir City before entering
Farragut. On the western edge of town, US 11 merges with
US 70 at
Dixie Lee Junction to form
Kingston Pike. The routes remain joined for just over as they pass through Farragut and
West Knoxville before diverging again in
Downtown Knoxville.
In
East Knoxville, US 11 splits into
US 11W and
US 11E, with US 70 following US 11E.
U.S. Route 11E
Traversing from
Knoxville, Tennessee
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, to
Bristol, Virginia
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, US 11E connects the cities and towns of
New Market,
Jefferson City
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,
Morristown,
Greeneville,
Tusculum
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,
Jonesborough,
Johnson City,
Bluff City, and
Bristol
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, all in
Tennessee
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. After crossing into
Virginia
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, it reconnects with US 11W.
U.S. Route 11W
Traversing from
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville is a city in Knox County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located on the Tennessee River and had a population of 190,740 at the 2020 United States census. It is the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division ...
, to
Bristol, Virginia
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, US 11W connects the cities and towns of
Blaine,
Rutledge,
Bean Station,
Rogersville,
Surgoinsville,
Church Hill,
Mount Carmel
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, and
Kingsport, all in
Tennessee
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. After crossing into
Virginia
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, it reconnects with US 11E.
Virginia
US 11W and US 11E rejoin as US 11 in
Bristol
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less than a mile north of the
Tennessee
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–
Virginia
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state line. As Lee Highway, US 11 proceeds northeastward through
Abingdon,
Wytheville, and
Radford. In this area,
I-81 was constructed parallel to US 11.
At
Christiansburg, US 11 joins
US 460 and the two routes overlap for to
Salem, where the two highways split. US 11 winds through
Roanoke on several roads, sometimes opposite the signed direction.
Part of the
Carolina Road, a colonial trail, follows the roadbed of US 11, also known as the
Lee Highway
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, through Virginia. Near
Cloverdale is the historical marker: "This is the old road from Pennsylvania to the
Yadkin Valley, over which in early times settlers passed going south. On it were the Black Horse Tavern and the Tinker Creek Presbyterian Church."
From Roanoke, the highway continues through
Buchanan,
Lexington,
Staunton,
Harrisonburg, and
Winchester
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in the
Shenandoah Valley
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. (Between Buchanan and Lexington, US 11 passes over famed
Natural Bridge). I-81 was constructed parallel to US 11 through many of these cities, although it generally bypassed the smaller towns. US 11 enters
West Virginia
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about northeast of Winchester. Through the
Great Appalachian Valley
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, US 11 follows much of former
Valley Pike, a former colonial trace and important roadway during the
Civil War
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.
West Virginia
US 11 enters
West Virginia
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less than southeast of I-81. US 11 heads northeast for about through
Berkeley County, passing through
Inwood,
Martinsburg, and
Falling Waters before crossing the
Potomac River
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into
Maryland
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. The road is known as Winchester Avenue south of Martinsburg and as Williamsport Pike north of the city.
Maryland
In Maryland, US 11 passes over the Potomac River into
Williamsport and through
Hagerstown in
Washington County before crossing the
Mason–Dixon line
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into
Pennsylvania
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. I-81 was constructed along much the same route in the 1960s.
Pennsylvania
US 11 and I-81 enter
Pennsylvania
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south of
Greencastle. Known as the
Molly Pitcher highway, US 11 follows I-81 northeast through the
Cumberland Valley
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, running parallel to each other as they pass through
Chambersburg,
Shippensburg, and
Carlisle
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Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. Due to its pro ...
. Northeast of Carlisle in
Middlesex Township, US 11 interchanges with the
Pennsylvania Turnpike
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(
I-76) and I-81 in succession. US 11, now to the south of I-81, continues eastward into the western
suburb
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s of
Harrisburg
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as the
Carlisle Pike.
In
Camp Hill, a close suburb of Harrisburg, US 11 stops paralleling I-81 and joins
US 15 northward through the western suburbs of Harrisburg. As the road exits the Harrisburg area, US 11 and US 15 begin to parallel the
Susquehanna River
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as both head northward. The two routes remain overlapped to an intersection in
Shamokin Dam, where US 15 branches off to the northwest, following the path of the
West Branch Susquehanna River
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northward. US 11, in contrast, continues to parallel the main Susquehanna River, passing through municipalities such as
Danville,
Bloomsburg, and
Berwick prior to reaching
Wilkes-Barre.
In Wilkes-Barre, US 11 breaks from the Susquehanna and begins to run parallel to I-81 once more. From Wilkes-Barre, the highway goes through nearby
Scranton
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, becoming the North Scranton Expressway north of downtown. In
Clarks Summit, just north of Scranton, US 11 intersects
US 6. US 6 joins US 11 westward to
Factoryville, where US 11 separates from US 6 and resumes its northerly trek through
Susquehanna County to the
New York–Pennsylvania border.
New York

US 11 proceeds northwestward through
New York from the Pennsylvania border to
Binghamton. US 11 and I-81 continue to parallel each other as they head north through
Cortland and
Syracuse. The route continues northward to
Watertown. US 11 heads northeast from Watertown, passing along the northern edge of
Fort Drum
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and traversing a number of towns and villages, including Canton (village), New York, Canton and Potsdam, New York, Potsdam. US 11 passes north of the Adirondack Park passing through Malone (village), New York, Malone. At Rouses Point, New York, Rouses Point, US 11 joins New York State Route 9B and heads north to the
Rouses Point–Lacolle 223 Border Crossing, becoming
Route 223.
History
Junction list
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Slidell
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Pearl River. The highways travel concurrently to
Nicholson, Mississippi.
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:: in
Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, located primarily in Forrest County (where it is the county seat and most populous city) and extending west into Lamar County. The city population was 48,730 in 2020, making it the 5th m ...
:: in Hattiesburg
:: in Walters, Mississippi, Walters
:: in
Laurel
:: northeast of Laurel
:: in
Meridian. I-20/I-59/US 11 travel concurrently through the city. US 11/US 80 travel concurrently to Cuba, Alabama.
:: east-northeast of Toomsuba, Mississippi, Toomsuba
:;Alabama
:: in
Eutaw. The highways travel concurrently to
Tuscaloosa.
:: in Knoxville, Alabama, Knoxville
:: in
Tuscaloosa. I-359/US 11 travel concurrently through the city.
:: in Tuscaloosa
:: in Tuscaloosa
:: in Tuscaloosa
:: in Tuscaloosa
:: south of Lake View, Alabama, Lake View. The highways travel concurrently to Bessemer, Alabama, Bessemer.
:: southwest of McCalla, Alabama, McCalla
:: in
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the Lis ...
. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
:: in Birmingham
:: in Birmingham
:: in Birmingham
:: in Birmingham
:: in Birmingham
:: in
Ashville
:: in
Attalla. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
:: in
Fort Payne
:;Georgia
::No major intersections
:;Tennessee
:: in
Chattanooga
Chattanooga ( ) is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Tennessee River and borders Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the south. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, it is Tennessee ...
. US 11/US 41/US 72 travel concurrently through the city. US 11/US 64 travel concurrently to
Cleveland
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...
.
:: in Chattanooga
:: in Chattanooga. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
:: in Chattanooga. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
:: in
Lenoir City
:: southwest of
Farragut. The highways travel concurrently to Knoxville, Tennessee, Knoxville.
:: in Knoxville
:: in Knoxville
:: in Knoxville
:: in Knoxville. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
:: in Knoxville
:: in Knoxville
;Northern segment
:;Virginia
:: in
Bristol
Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...
. US 11/US 19 travel concurrently to
Abingdon.
:: in Bristol
:: northeast of Bristol
:: east of
Abingdon. US 11/US 58 travel concurrently for approximately .
:: southeast of Glade Spring, Virginia, Glade Spring
:: in Seven Mile Ford, Virginia, Seven Mile Ford
:: southwest of Marion, Virginia, Marion
:: northeast of Marion
:: west of
Wytheville
:: in Wytheville. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
:: in Wytheville. I-77/US 11/US 52 travel concurrently to Fort Chiswell, Virginia, Fort Chiswell. I-81/US 11 travel concurrently to south of Pulaski, Virginia, Pulaski.
:: in
Christiansburg
:: in Christiansburg. US 11/US 460 travel concurrently to
Salem.
:: in
Roanoke. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
:: in Roanoke
:: in Roanoke
:: southwest of
Buchanan
:: northeast of Buchanan. The highways travel concurrently to west of Natural Bridge, Virginia, Natural Bridge.
:: northeast of Natural Bridge, Virginia, Natural Bridge
:: in
Lexington
:: in East Lexington, Virginia, East Lexington
:: northeast of East Lexington
:: in Greenville, Virginia, Greenville
:: in Greenville
:: in
Staunton. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
:: in
Harrisonburg
:: in Harrisonburg
:: northeast of Harrisonburg
:: in Mauzy, Virginia, Mauzy
:: in New Market, Virginia, New Market
:: in Strasburg, Virginia, Strasburg
:: in
Winchester
Winchester (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs N ...
. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
:: northeast of Winchester
:;West Virginia
:: north-northeast of
Falling Waters
:;Maryland
:: in Halfway, Maryland, Halfway
:: in
Hagerstown
:;Pennsylvania
:: in Antrim Township, Pennsylvania, Antrim Township
:: in
Chambersburg
:: in
Middlesex Township
:: in Middlesex Township
:: in
Camp Hill. The highways travel concurrently to
Shamokin Dam.
:: in Summerdale, Pennsylvania, Summerdale
:: in Penn Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, Penn Township
:: in Monroe Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, Monroe Township
:: in South Centre Township, Pennsylvania, South Centre Township
:: in Moosic, Pennsylvania, Moosic
:: in South Abington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, South Abington Township. US 6/US 11 travel concurrently to northwest of
Factoryville.
:;New York
:: in Dickinson, Broome County, New York, Dickinson
:: in Chenango, New York, Chenango
:: in Chenango
:: in Chenango
:: northwest of Whitney Point, New York, Whitney Point
:: in Cortlandville, New York, Cortlandville
:: northwest of Tully, New York, Tully
:: south of LaFayette, New York, LaFayette
:: south of Nedrow, New York, Nedrow
:: in Salina, New York, Salina
:: south-southwest of Mannsville, New York, Mannsville
:: in Calcium, New York, Calcium
:: in the Champlain, New York, Town of Champlain
:: in the Town of Champlain
:: in Rouses Point, New York, Rouses Point
:: at the Canada–United States border north of Rouses Point
See also
Notes
References
External links
Endpoints of US 11
{{Authority control
U.S. Route 11,
United States Numbered Highway System, 11