U.S. Route 11

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U.S. Route 11 marker

U.S. Route 11

Map
US 11 in red, US 11E in blue, US 11W in magenta
Route information
Length1,645 mi[1] (2,647 km)
ExistedNovember 11, 1926 (1926-11-11)[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 90 in New Orleans, LA
Major intersections
North end Route 223 at the Rouses Point–Lacolle 223 Border Crossing
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesLouisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York
Highway system
US 10US 12

U.S. Route 11 or U.S. Highway 11 (US 11) is a north–south United States highway that is 1,645 miles (2,647 km) long. The southern end of the highway is at US 90 in the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in eastern New Orleans, Louisiana. The northern end is at the Rouses Point–Lacolle 223 Border Crossing in Rouses Point, New York.

In Knoxville, Tennessee, US 11 splits into U.S. Route 11W and U.S. Route 11E. US 11W and US 11E come together as US 11 in Bristol, Virginia less than a mile north of the Tennessee-Virginia state line.

References[change | change source]

  1. "U.S. Route Number Database". American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. December 2009. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018.
  2. {Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555 – via Wikimedia Commons.