• Washington County and City of Bristol (PDF)
Louisiana 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
marshland 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, 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 (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 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 with I-59 on a bridge spanning the main branch of the
Pearl River just south of
Nicholson, Mississippi. 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.
Tennessee US 11 enters
Tennessee west of
Chattanooga. 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 continues east along the I-24
right-of-way. US 11 and US 64 continue to the northeast, paralleling I-75 to
Cleveland. In
Downtown Cleveland, 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,
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, to
Bristol, Virginia, US 11E connects the cities and towns of
New Market,
Jefferson City,
Morristown,
Greeneville,
Tusculum,
Jonesborough,
Johnson City,
Bluff City, and
Bristol, all in
Tennessee. After crossing into
Virginia, it reconnects with US 11W.
U.S. Route 11W Traversing from
Knoxville, Tennessee, to
Bristol, Virginia, US 11W connects the cities and towns of
Blaine,
Rutledge,
Bean Station,
Rogersville,
Surgoinsville,
Church Hill,
Mount Carmel, and
Kingsport, all in
Tennessee. After crossing into
Virginia, it reconnects with US 11E.
Virginia in
Weyers Cave,
Augusta County, Virginia US 11W and US 11E rejoin as US 11 in
Bristol less than a mile north of the
Tennessee–
Virginia 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, 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 in the
Shenandoah Valley. (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 about northeast of Winchester. Through the
Great Appalachian Valley, US 11 follows much of former
Valley Pike, a former colonial trace and important roadway during the
Civil War.
West Virginia US 11 enters
West Virginia 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 into
Maryland. 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 into
Pennsylvania. I-81 was constructed along much the same route in the 1960s.
Pennsylvania US 11 and I-81 enter
Pennsylvania south of
Greencastle. Known as the
Molly Pitcher highway, US 11 follows I-81 northeast through the
Cumberland Valley, running parallel to each other as they pass through
Chambersburg,
Shippensburg, and
Carlisle. Northeast of Carlisle in
Middlesex Township, US 11 interchanges with the
Pennsylvania Turnpike (
I-76) and I-81 in succession. US 11, now to the south of I-81, continues eastward into the western
suburbs of
Harrisburg 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 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 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, 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 and traversing a number of towns and villages, including
Canton and
Potsdam. US 11 passes north of the
Adirondack Park passing through
Malone. At
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==