Mississippi state line to Tuscaloosa Starting at the Mississippi state line, US 11, along with US 80, travel northeast toward
Cuba. In this location, US 80 turns eastward onto a four-lane divided highway. Continuing on US 11, it intersects
SR 17 in
York,
SR 28 in
Livingston (where the
University of West Alabama is located), and
SR 39 near
Epes. After traversing through Epes, US 11 crosses above the
Tombigbee River south of
Fort Tombecbe, part of the
Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway. Going further, US 11 traverses through
Boligee and then through
Eutaw. In Eutaw, the route intersects two different routes at the
Greene County Courthouse Square District: US 43 and SR 14. While SR 14 briefly runs concurrently with US 11, US 43 runs concurrently with it longer. After leaving Eutaw, both U.S. Highways stumble across I-20/I-59 in
Knoxville. From there, both routes travel on a local road serving
Ralph and
Fosters. After crossing above the
Black Warrior River, the road approaches
Tuscaloosa. Along the way, they intersect Joe Mallisham Parkway. In downtown, they come across
Stillman College. After that, US 43 branches north along SR 69 while US 11 travels south along I-359/SR 69.
Tuscaloosa to Downtown Birmingham As the three routes meet I-20/I-59, I-359 ends while the rest continues as a local road. Shortly after US 11 leaves the freeway, it then turns east along Skyland Boulevard. Along the way, the route meets SR 215, US 82, and I-20/I-59. As the route leaves Tuscaloosa, it intersects SR 215 in
Cottondale for the second time. The route then meets the same interstate freeway for the fourth time that it parallels. It then passes through
Coaling,
Vance, and
Woodstock. In Woodstock, it begins to run concurrently with SR 5. After that, both routes then travel along the I-20/I-59 freeway. East of
Lake View, four of the routes on the freeway then meet SR 316. After that, the freeway then comes across I-459 near
McCalla. Shortly after I-459, US 11, as well as SR 5, leave the freeway and then onto 9th Avenue Southwest. They then go through several suburbs of
Birmingham. As they approach downtown, SR 5 turned northwest onto US 78 while US 11 continues east along US 78. After that, the road becomes a short
one-way pair and then comes across I-65. Then, US 78 branches east while US 11 continues northeast. Shortly thereafter, the route meets US 31/US 280.
Downtown Birmingham to the Georgia state line At this point, US 11 runs through industries and railroads in Birmingham. It then comes across Messer Airport Highway, a local road that connects to
Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport. After meeting I-20 for the last time, US 11 no longer parallels I-20. The route then meets I-59, SR 75, I-459, several more state routes, and US 231 in several locations. It then meets US 278/US 431 near Gadsden. After that, it continues to meet even more state routes, as well as I-59, along the rest of the route. It eventually crosses the Georgia state line. ==History==