U.S. Route 11 or U.S. Highway 11 (US 11) is a major north–south

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extending across the eastern

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The southern terminus of the route is at US 90 in

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in eastern

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. The northern terminus is at the

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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

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, follows a route similar to

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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

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, at the

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border with Louisiana. It was extended through Louisiana after that. The

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, which carries US 11 across

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, served as the only route to New Orleans from the east for six weeks after

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due to its sturdy construction. The storm virtually destroyed the

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and damaged the

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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

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I-75 Interstate 75 (I-75) is a major north–south Interstate Highway System, Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes and Southeastern United States, Southeastern regions of the United States. As with most Interstates that end ...

, and

I-24 Interstate 24 (I-24) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. It runs diagonally from I-57, south of Marion, Illinois, to Chattanooga, Tennessee, at I-75. It travels through Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee ...

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Louisiana

US 11 spans within the state of Louisiana. Its southern terminus is located in

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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

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land within both the

and the New Orleans city limits. After crossing over

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at exit 254, US 11 proceeds across

on the

, a span dating from 1928 that parallels the

. 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

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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

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

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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

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. US 11 crosses into the state of

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with I-59 on a bridge spanning the main branch of the

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

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(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

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, and

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, 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

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near

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, with US 80 following an eastward track toward

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. US 11, in contrast, continues to parallel the I-20/I-59 freeway through

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to Eutaw, where US 11 joins US 43. The overlapping routes proceed northeast to

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, where US 43 splits from US 11 and heads north. US 11, however, continues along the I-20/I-59 corridor to

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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

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(one of the oldest baseball stadiums in the U.S.), and

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(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

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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

, US 11 and State Route 58 (SR 58) travel northeast,

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to I-59, through the valley between

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and

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mountains. The routes travel through the county seat of Dade County, Trenton, where they are briefly

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with SR 136. In the community of Wildwood, US 11 and SR 58 intersect the eastern terminus of SR 299 before continuing north into

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. US 11 extends within the state's borders. US 11 and SR 58 see an

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(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

Tennessee

US 11 enters

west of

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. The route, concurrent with State Route 38 (SR 38) from the state line north, runs parallel to

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

continues east along the I-24

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. US 11 and US 64 continue to the northeast, paralleling I-75 to

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. In

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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

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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

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. The routes remain joined for just over as they pass through Farragut and

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before diverging again in

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. In

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, US 11 splits into US 11W and US 11E, with US 70 following US 11E.

U.S. Route 11E

Traversing from

, to

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, US 11E connects the cities and towns of

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, Morristown, Greeneville,

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, Jonesborough, Johnson City, Bluff City, and

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, all in

. After crossing into

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, it reconnects with US 11W.

U.S. Route 11W

Traversing from

, to

, US 11W connects the cities and towns of Blaine, Rutledge, Bean Station, Rogersville, Surgoinsville, Church Hill,

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, and

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, all in

. After crossing into

, it reconnects with US 11E.

Virginia

US 11W and US 11E rejoin as US 11 in

less than a mile north of the

–

state line. As Lee Highway, US 11 proceeds northeastward through Abingdon, Wytheville, and Radford. In this area,

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was constructed parallel to US 11. At Christiansburg, US 11 joins US 460 and the two routes overlap for to

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, where the two highways split. US 11 winds through Roanoke on several roads, sometimes opposite the signed direction. Part of the

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, a colonial trail, follows the roadbed of US 11, also known as the

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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

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in the

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. (Between Buchanan and Lexington, US 11 passes over famed

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). I-81 was constructed parallel to US 11 through many of these cities, although it generally bypassed the smaller towns. US 11 enters

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about northeast of Winchester. Through the

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, US 11 follows much of former

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, a former colonial trace and important roadway during the

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West Virginia

US 11 enters

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

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into

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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

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in Washington County before crossing the

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into

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. I-81 was constructed along much the same route in the 1960s.

Pennsylvania

US 11 and I-81 enter

south of Greencastle. Known as the

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highway, US 11 follows I-81 northeast through the

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, running parallel to each other as they pass through

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, Shippensburg, and

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. Northeast of Carlisle in Middlesex Township, US 11 interchanges with the

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(

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) and I-81 in succession. US 11, now to the south of I-81, continues eastward into the western

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s of

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as the

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. In Camp Hill, a close suburb of Harrisburg, US 11 stops paralleling I-81 and joins

US 15 U.S. Route 15 or U.S. Highway 15 (US 15) is a United States Numbered Highway, serving the states of South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York. The route is signed north–south, from US ...

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 The Susquehanna River ( ; Unami language, Lenape: ) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, crossing three lower Northeastern United States, Northeast states (New York, Pennsylvani ...

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 The West Branch Susquehanna River is one of the two principal branches, along with the North Branch, of the Susquehanna River in the Northeastern United States. The North Branch, which rises in upstate New York, is generally regarded as the ex ...

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 Wilkes-Barre ( , alternatively or ) is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it had a population of 44,328 in the 2020 census. ...

. 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 Scranton is a city in and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Scranton is the most populous city in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the ...

, 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 Factoryville is a borough in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,146 at the 2020 census. Factoryville was named for a woolen factory near the original town site. Geography Factoryville is located at (41.564042, ...

, where US 11 separates from US 6 and resumes its northerly trek through

Susquehanna County Susquehanna County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,434 Its county seat is Montrose. The county was created on February 21, 1810, from part of Luzerne County and later organized in ...

to the

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New York

Lakes to Locks Passage northern terminus US11 north terminus US2 west terminus

US 11 proceeds northwestward through

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

from the Pennsylvania border to

Binghamton Binghamton ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of New York, and serves as the county seat of Broome County. Surrounded by rolling hills, it lies in the state's Southern Tier region near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the con ...

. US 11 and I-81 continue to parallel each other as they head north through Cortland and

Syracuse Syracuse most commonly refers to: * Syracuse, Sicily, Italy; in the province of Syracuse * Syracuse, New York, USA; in the Syracuse metropolitan area Syracuse may also refer to: Places * Syracuse railway station (disambiguation) Italy * Provi ...

. The route continues northward to Watertown. US 11 heads northeast from Watertown, passing along the northern edge of

Fort Drum Fort Drum is a U.S. Army military reservation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, near the western border of northern New York, United States. The population of the CDP portion of the base was 12,955 at the 2010 census. ...

and traversing a number of towns and villages, including

Canton Canton may refer to: Administrative divisions * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and entertainment * Canton (band), an It ...

and

Potsdam Potsdam () is the capital and largest city of the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the Havel, River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of B ...

. US 11 passes north of the

Adirondack Park The Adirondack Park is a park in northeastern New York (state), New York protecting the Adirondack Mountains. The park was established in 1892 for "the free use of all the people for their health and pleasure", and for watershed protection. At , ...

passing through

Malone Malone () is an Irish surname. From the Irish "''Mael Eóin''", the name means a servant or a disciple of Saint John. People * Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin (died 1127), historian and Abbot of Clonmacnoise, Ó Maoil Eoin * Adrian Malone (1937 ...

. At

Rouses Point Rouses Point is a village in Clinton County, New York, United States, along the 45th parallel. The population was 2,209 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Jacques Rouse, a French Canadian soldier who fought alongside the Americans du ...

, US 11 joins New York State Route 9B and heads north to the

, becoming Route 223.

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;Southern segment :;Louisiana :: in

New Orleans New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...

:: in New Orleans :: in Slidell :: in Slidell :: in

. The highways travel concurrently to Nicholson, Mississippi. :;Mississippi :: in

:: in Hattiesburg :: in Walters :: in

:: northeast of Laurel :: in

. I-20/I-59/US 11 travel concurrently through the city. US 11/US 80 travel concurrently to

Cuba, Alabama Cuba is a town in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 306, down from 346 in 2010. History The Cuba post office existed prior to 1850, with nothing in the present-day area of the town of Cuba but wildern ...

. :: east-northeast of Toomsuba :;Alabama :: in Eutaw. The highways travel concurrently to

. :: in

Knoxville 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 ...

:: in

. I-359/US 11 travel concurrently through the city. :: in Tuscaloosa :: in Tuscaloosa :: in Tuscaloosa :: in Tuscaloosa :: south of Lake View. The highways travel concurrently to Bessemer. :: southwest of McCalla :: in

. 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

. US 11/US 41/US 72 travel concurrently through the city. US 11/US 64 travel concurrently to

. :: 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

. :: in Knoxville :: in Knoxville :: in Knoxville :: in Knoxville. The highways travel concurrently through the city. :: in Knoxville :: in Knoxville ;Northern segment :;Virginia :: in

. 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 :: in Seven Mile Ford :: southwest of

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:: 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. I-81/US 11 travel concurrently to south of Pulaski. :: in Christiansburg :: in Christiansburg. US 11/US 460 travel concurrently to

. :: 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

. :: northeast of

:: in Lexington :: in East Lexington :: northeast of East Lexington :: in Greenville :: in Greenville :: in Staunton. The highways travel concurrently through the city. :: in Harrisonburg :: in Harrisonburg :: northeast of Harrisonburg :: in Mauzy :: in

:: in Strasburg :: in

. The highways travel concurrently through the city. :: northeast of Winchester :;West Virginia :: north-northeast of Falling Waters :;Maryland :: in Halfway :: in

:;Pennsylvania :: in Antrim Township :: in

:: in Middlesex Township :: in Middlesex Township :: in Camp Hill. The highways travel concurrently to Shamokin Dam. :: in Summerdale :: in Penn Township :: in Monroe Township :: in South Centre Township :: in

Moosic Moosic ( ) is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, south of downtown Scranton and northeast of downtown Wilkes-Barre, on the Lackawanna River. Moosic is in a former coal-mining region. A few older industries existed at ...

:: in South Abington Township. US 6/US 11 travel concurrently to northwest of

. :;New York :: in Dickinson :: in Chenango :: in Chenango :: in Chenango :: northwest of Whitney Point :: in Cortlandville :: northwest of Tully :: south of LaFayette :: south of Nedrow :: in Salina :: south-southwest of Mannsville :: in

Calcium Calcium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ca and atomic number 20. As an alkaline earth metal, calcium is a reactive metal that forms a dark oxide-nitride layer when exposed to air. Its physical and chemical properties are most similar to it ...

:: in the Town of Champlain :: in the Town of Champlain :: in

:: at the

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Alabama

Georgia

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U.S. Route 11W

Virginia

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Maryland

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New York

History

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