Philadelphia County PA 611 begins at an interchange with
I-95 (Delaware Expressway) in the
South Philadelphia section of
Philadelphia in
Philadelphia County, heading north on
Broad Street. South of I-95, Broad Street continues into The Navy Yard, a mixed-use development that is located at the former
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. From the southern terminus, the route follows an eight-lane
divided section of Broad Street that is also known as the Southern Boulevard Parkway, running between
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park to the west and the
South Philadelphia Sports Complex to the east. At Pattison Avenue,
SEPTA's
Broad Street Line, a subway line, begins to run under the route from its southern terminus at
NRG Station. Past the sports complex, the road runs through urban neighborhoods and comes to an interchange with
I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway), which heads west across Philadelphia and east toward the
Walt Whitman Bridge over the
Delaware River into
New Jersey. Past Penn Square, PA 611 continues north along six-lane divided Broad Street through more commercial development and high-rise buildings in Center City. The road passes to the west of the
Pennsylvania Convention Center between
Arch Street and
Race Street and to the east of the former
Hahnemann University Hospital between Race Street and
Vine Street. At Vine Street, the route comes to an interchange with
I-676/
US 30 (Vine Street Expressway), with access provided by the Vine Street
frontage road.
Roman Catholic High School is located east of the road just north of Vine Street. Following this, PA 611 passes more commercial development and crosses Spring Garden Street before running to the east of
Benjamin Franklin High School. The road then heads out of Center City and into
North Philadelphia. The route continues north as a four-lane road with alternating divided and undivided stretches through urban residential and commercial development, crossing
Ridge Avenue/Fairmount Avenue and
Girard Avenue, the latter of which carries SEPTA's
Route 15 trolley line. The road enters
Cecil B. Moore and crosses
Cecil B. Moore Avenue as it heads through the
Temple University campus, passing to the east of the
Liacouras Center multi-purpose arena between Cecil B. Moore Avenue and Montgomery Avenue. PA 611 leaves the university campus at the Diamond Street intersection and runs past more urban homes and businesses, crossing Dauphin Street and continuing into
Glenwood. Just south of the Lehigh Avenue intersection, the road passes over SEPTA's
Main Line north of the
North Broad station. After the Glenwood Avenue junction, the route passes under
Amtrak's
Northeast Corridor railroad line east of the
North Philadelphia station serving Amtrak and SEPTA's
Trenton Line and
Chestnut Hill West Line. PA 611 heads into the
Nicetown–Tioga section of Philadelphia and crosses Allegheny Avenue, at which point it runs to the west of the
Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry before intersecting Westmoreland Street/Rising Sun Avenue. The route passes between the
Temple University School of Medicine to the west and
Temple University Hospital and
Shriners Hospital for Children to the east between Ontario Street and Venango Street. The road continues through urban areas as a five-lane road with a
center left-turn lane and intersects Erie Avenue and
Germantown Avenue before passing over
Conrail Shared Assets Operations' Richmond Industrial Track line south of Lycoming Street. The route crosses Hunting Park Avenue before it comes to a junction with
US 13 (
Roosevelt Boulevard), where left turns are prohibited. A short distance later, PA 611 reaches a partial interchange with
US 1 (Roosevelt Expressway), with access to southbound US 1 via Cayuga Street and from northbound US 1 via St. Lukes Street. The missing movements to and from US 1 are provided by US 13. Past the train station, PA 611 intersects Easton Road, where it continues north along four-lane divided Easton Road. A short distance later, the route comes to a junction with the southern terminus of
PA 263, which splits to the northeast along North York Road. This intersection has no direct access from southbound PA 611 to PA 263. Past this junction, PA 611 heads northwest as a four-lane undivided road past a mix of suburban homes and businesses. The road curves north and briefly becomes a divided highway at the Fitzwatertown Road intersection before passing more commercial development and crossing under
Norfolk Southern's
Morrisville Line. The route transitions into a divided highway again and reaches the Willow Grove interchange with the
Pennsylvania Turnpike (
I-276); this interchange is a double
trumpet interchange. Past this interchange, the road widens to a six-lane divided highway and runs past businesses. Upon crossing Blair Mill Road, PA 611 heads into
Horsham Township and turns into a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane. The route then becomes a four-lane divided highway and curves northwest, crossing
Pennypack Creek and coming to a junction with the eastern terminus of
PA 463 in
Horsham. This intersection has no direct access from PA 463 to northbound PA 611. A short distance later, the road intersects Dresher Road/Meetinghouse Road near
Horsham Friends Meeting, with Dresher Road providing access to PA 463. PA 611 bends to the north-northwest and the median becomes a center turn lane, with the route passing more development and becoming the eastern border of the
Biddle Air National Guard Base. The road runs through Hallowell and continues north between the air station to the west and commercial development to the east, coming to an intersection with County Line Road. PA 611 continues north-northwest on four-lane divided North Easton Road, passing under Ferry Road. The route turns into a four-lane road with two northbound lanes, one southbound lane, and a center left-turn lane before it comes to an intersection with Silo Hill Road that has a northbound
jughandle. PA 611 narrows to a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane and runs through a mix of farm fields and woodland with some residential and commercial development, crossing the
North Branch Neshaminy Creek. The road curves north and turns into a three-lane road with two northbound lanes and one southbound lane, with the name changing to Easton Road. PA 611 reaches
Plumsteadville, where it becomes a three-lane road with a center turn lane and passes a mix of homes and businesses, crossing Stump Road. North of here, the route narrows to two lanes and passes some industrial development before heading into a mix of farms and woods with some homes and businesses and entering
Bedminster Township. The road crosses
Cabin Run and bends to the north-northeast as it continues through rural areas with some development, coming to an intersection with the northern terminus of
PA 413 in
Pipersville. PA 611 heads through wooded areas with some fields and homes, crossing
Deep Run and curving to the northwest. PA 611 leaves Easton for
Forks Township and runs through forested areas with some homes alongside the river, curving to the north. The road continues through rural areas parallel to the Delaware River, turning to the northwest and then to the northeast. The route enters
Lower Mount Bethel Township and through Sandts Eddy. PA 611 curves north and runs through wooded areas with some homes and businesses, crossing a
Norfolk Southern railroad spur. The road turns northwest away from the Delaware River and runs to the southwest of Norfolk Southern's Portland Secondary, heading into
Martins Creek. Here, the route turns east at an intersection with Front Street and Main Street to remain along North Delaware Drive, passing over the Norfolk Southern line and
Martins Creek. PA 611 runs through woods before heading through farm fields and making a turn to the north. The route leaves Stroudsburg for Stroud Township and runs west through commercial areas with some homes, passing through
Arlington Heights. The road gains a center left-turn lane and passes more businesses, heading to the south of the
Stroud Mall. PA 611 comes to a partial interchange providing access from northbound PA 611 to westbound I-80 and from eastbound I-80 to southbound PA 611 and turns to the northwest. The route continues through a mix of residential and commercial development and woods parallel to I-80. Farther west, the road passes north of
St. Luke's Hospital–Monroe Campus and widens to five lanes, coming to an at-grade intersection with the northern terminus of the
PA 33 freeway, which provides access to I-80 immediately to the south. Past this junction, PA 611 narrows to an unnamed three-lane road with a center turn lane and heads northwest, passing through a corner of
Hamilton Township before it crosses into
Pocono Township and runs through
Bartonsville. The route continues northwest through wooded areas and development, crossing
Pocono Creek twice and passing through Lower Tannersville. In
Tannersville, PA 611 forms a short wrong-way concurrency with
PA 715. The road passes to the east of the Pocono Premium Outlets and runs through wooded areas before it comes to a partial interchange with I-80, with access from westbound I-80 to both directions of PA 611 and from southbound PA 611 to eastbound I-80. The route continues north through forests with some residential and commercial development, intersecting Great Wolf Drive, which leads west to the
Great Wolf Lodge resort, and curving northwest in
Scotrun. The highway runs north through wooded areas with some businesses. The route passes to the west of a
Sanofi Pasteur plant before it comes to a junction with
PA 314 in
Swiftwater, where it turns into a four-lane divided highway. PA 611 then curves northwest and forms a brief
concurrency with PA 314 before that route splits to the west. PA 611 crosses into
Paradise Township and reaches Wiscasset, where it intersects Woodland Road, which leads northeast to the
Mount Airy Casino Resort. The road continues through forests with some development and enters the borough of
Mount Pocono. The route becomes Pocono Boulevard and passes under a Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad line before it heads east of the Martz Express bus station serving Mount Pocono and the former
Mount Pocono station, continuing north as a two-lane undivided road through residential areas with a few businesses. PA 611 heads into a commercial area and comes to an intersection with
PA 940, with that route turning north for a short concurrency before it splits west at an intersection that also serves as the southern terminus of
PA 196. From here, PA 611 becomes a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane and runs past businesses before it transitions to a three-lane road with two northbound lanes and one southbound lane, heading into forests and crossing into
Coolbaugh Township, where the name changes to Memorial Boulevard. The road becomes three lanes with a center turn lane again and passes to the northeast of
Pocono Mountains Regional Airport before running near some commercial development. The route continues through forested areas with some homes and businesses, reaching a bridge over the Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad line and becoming a four-lane undivided road. Farther northwest, the road crosses
Tobyhanna Creek and comes to an intersection with
PA 423 southwest of
Tobyhanna, with that route providing access to southbound
I-380 and from northbound I-380. PA 611 continues northwest through forests as a three-lane road with one northbound lane and two southbound lanes and reaches its northern terminus at a partial interchange with I-380, with access to northbound I-380 and from southbound I-380. ==History==