U.S. Route 11 in Virginia

U.S. Route 11
Route information
	Maintained by VDOT
Length:	339.41 mi (546.23 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 11E / US 11W / US 19 / US 421 in Bristol
	I-81 in numerous locations; US 58 in Abingdon; I-77 / US 21 / US 52 in Wytheville; US 460 in Salem; I-581 / US 220 / US 221 in Roanoke; I-64 / US 60 in Lexington; US 250 in Staunton; US 33 in Harrisonburg; US 211 in New Market; US 17 / US 50 / US 522 in Winchester
North end:	US 11 at Rest
Location
Counties:	City of Bristol, Washington, Smyth, Wythe, Pulaski, City of Radford, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Salem, City of Roanoke, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Lexington, Augusta, City of Staunton, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg, Shenandoah, Warren, Frederick, City of Winchester
Highway system

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 11 in Virginia. For the entire length of the highway, see U.S. Route 11.

U.S. Route 11 in Virginia runs north–south through the western part of the state, parallel to Interstate 81.

[edit] History

What is now US 11 was added to the state highway system in 1918 as portions of State Route 10 (Bristol to Roanoke) and State Route 3 (Roanoke to West Virginia). SR 3 became State Route 33 in 1923, and US 11 was applied to its present alignment in 1926. SR 10 and SR 33 vere dropped in 1933.

[edit] Route description

Virginia's portion of US 11 begins at the four-way intersection of east–west Euclid Avenue and north–south Commonwealth Avenue in Bristol. At this intersection, a pair of divided U.S. Highways, US 11W and US 11E, merge to form mainline US 11. US 11W and US 11E parallel each other through East Tennessee to Knoxville, where the divided routes merge to form mainline US 11 again. The west leg of the intersection features southbound US 11W and northbound US 421. The U.S. Highways split at the Tennessee state line; US 11W heads southwest toward Kingsport, Tennessee while US 421 soon joins US 58 west toward Gate City, Virginia. The south leg of the intersection includes southbound US 11E, southbound US 19, southbound US 421, and southbound SR 381. At the Tennessee state line at State Street in downtown Bristol, SR 381 has its southern terminus, US 421 turns east toward Mountain City, Tennessee, and US 11E and US 19 continue south to Johnson City, Tennessee. The north leg of the intersection is SR 381, which is a state-numbered, street-level continuation of I-381, a spur south from I-81.

US 11 and US 19 head east as a two-lane divided boulevard through a residential area. The street becomes undivided shortly before the U.S. Highways reach the northern end of SR 113 (Moore Street), which heads south toward Virginia Intermont College and downtown Bristol. US 11 and US 19 continue northeast on Lee Highway, which here and in much of Virginia is a three-lane road with center turn lane. The highway meets I-81 and US 58 at a diamond interchange with a rakish angle. US 11 and US 19 pass under Norfolk Southern Railway's Pulaski District and cross Beaver Creek before leaving the city of Bristol. The two highways continue northeast through Washington County, where they pass Virginia Highlands Airport before entering the town of Abingdon. At the west end of town, US 11 and US 19 intersect SR 140 (Jonesboro Road), a connector between the U.S. Highways and I-81 that also serves Virginia Highlands Community College. The U.S. highways continue east as Main Street, which passes under the Norfolk Southern rail line before US 19 turns north onto Porterfield Highway. US 11 becomes four lanes and then two at its intersection with US 58 Alternate (Russell Street), which leads to the William King Museum, in downtown Abingdon. The alternate route runs along Main Street for a short distance before turning south with SR 75 (Cummings Street) to rejoin US 58 at I-81. US 11 passes the Barter Theatre. At the east end of town, US 11 crosses over the rail line and meets I-81 at a partial cloverleaf interchange. US 11 has a short concurrency with US 58 east of the interchange before US 58 splits to the east as Jeb Stuart Highway.

US 11 meets the southern end of SR 80 (Glenbrook Avenue) south of the communities of Meadowview and Emory; the latter village is the home of Emory and Henry College. The U.S. Highway intersects SR 91 (Maple Street) south of Glade Spring before the highway closely parallels I-81. US 11 has an interchange with I-81 where the highway crosses to the north side of the Interstate shortly before entering Smyth County.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile ^[1]	Destinations	Notes
City of Bristol		0.00	US 11W south (Euclid Avenue) / US 11E south / US 19 south / US 421 / SR 381 (Commonwealth Avenue) – Kingsport, Johnson City, Mountain City, Gate City	Southern terminus of US 11 in Virginia; US 11 splits into US 11W and US 11E; south end of concurrency with US 19
		1.04	US 11 Truck (Moore Street) / US 19 Truck / SR 113 south
		2.78	I-81 / US 58 – Roanoke, Knoxville	I-81 Exit 5
Washington	Abingdon	12.51	SR 140 south (Jonesboro Road) to I-81
		13.41	US 19 north (Porterfield Highway) – Lebanon, Tazewell	North end of concurrency with US 19
		14.23	US 58 Alt. west (Russell Street) – St. Paul	South end of concurrency with US 58 Alternate
		14.47	US 58 Alt. east / SR 75 south (Cummings Street) – Green Spring	North end of concurrency with US 58 Alternate
		17.13	I-81 / US 58 west – Bristol, Roanoke	I-81 Exit 19; south end of concurrency with US 58
		17.43	US 58 east (Jeb Stuart Highway) – Damascus	North end of concurrency with US 58
	Meadowview	22.10	SR 80 north (Glenbrook Avenue) – Emory
	Glade Spring	26.56	SR 91 (Maple Street) – Damascus, Saltville
		29.37	I-81 – Bristol, Roanoke	I-81 Exit 32
Smyth	Chilhowie		SR 107 (White Top Avenue) – Saltville
	Seven Mile Ford		I-81 – Bristol, Roanoke	I-81 Exit 39
	Marion		I-81 south (Bristol)	I-81 Exit 44; southbound entrance to and northbound exit from I-81
			SR 16 south (Commerce Street) – Troutdale	South end of concurrency with SR 16
			SR 16 north (Park Boulevard) – Tazewell	North end of concurrency with SR 16
Wythe	Rural Retreat		SR 90 (Main Street)
			I-81 south – Bristol	I-81 Exit 67; southbound entrance to and northbound exit from I-81
	Wytheville		US 21 south (Main Street) – Independence	South end of concurrency with US 21
			US 21 north (4th Street) to US 52 – Bland	North end of concurrency with US 21
			I-77 north / I-81 south / US 52 north – Bluefield, Bristol	I-81 Exit 73; south end of concurrencies with I-77, I-81, and US 52
			Service Road	I-81 Exit 77
	Fort Chiswell		US 52 south (Fort Chiswell Road) / SR 121 north (Max Meadows Road) – Fort Chiswell, Max Meadows	I-81 Exit 80; north end of concurrency with US 52
	Fort Chiswell		I-77 south – Charlotte	I-81 Exit 81; north end of concurrency with I-77
	Grahams Forge		SR 619 (Major Graham Road) – Grahams Forge	I-81 Exit 84
			SR 618 (Service Road)	I-81 Exit 86
Pulaski			I-81 north / SR 100 (Wysor Road) – Roanoke, Hillsville	I-81 Exit 89; north end of concurrency with I-81
	Pulaski		SR 99 east (2nd Street)
	Pulaski		SR 99 west (3rd Street)
	Dublin		SR 100 (Cleburn Boulevard) – Pearisburg, Hillsville	Partial cloverleaf interchange
	Fairlawn		SR 114 east (Peppers Ferry Road) – Blacksburg
City of Radford			SR 232 south (First Street)
City of Radford			SR 177 south (Tyler Avenue)
Montgomery	Christiansburg		SR 8 south (Main Street) – Floyd
			US 460 Bus. west (Franklin Street)	South end of concurrency with US 460 Business
			SR 111 west (Depot Street)
			US 460 to I-81 – Blacksburg, Roanoke	Diamond interchange
			I-81 / US 460 west – Bristol, Roanoke	I-81 Exit 118C; eastern terminus of US 460 Business; south end of concurrency with US 460
Roanoke	No major junctions
City of Salem			SR 112 north (Wildwood Road)
			US 11 Alt. north / US 460 Alt. east (4th Street)
			US 460 east (Main Street) – Roanoke	East end of concurrency with US 460
			SR 311 north (Thompson Memorial Drive) – New Castle
			US 11 Alt. / US 460 Alt.
			SR 419 (Electric Road) – Cave Spring
City of Roanoke			SR 117 (Peters Creek Road) – Hollins
			US 221 south (Williamson Road) / SR 116	South end of concurrency with US 221 and SR 116
			I-581 north / US 220 north – Lexington, Salem	I-581 Exit 5; ramps from northbound US 11 to northbound I-581 and from southbound I-581 to southbound US 11 only
			US 221 north / US 460 east / US 11 Alt. west / US 220 Alt. / SR 116 north (Orange Avenue) – Salem	North end of concurrency with US 221 and SR 116
			SR 101 west (Hershberger Road) – Roanoke Regional Airport
			SR 118 north (Airport Road)
Roanoke	Hollins		SR 117 south (Peters Creek Road) – Salem
Roanoke	Hollins		SR 115 (Plantation Road)
Botetourt	Cloverdale		US 220 Alt. (Cloverdale Road) to I-81 / US 220 – Roanoke, Fincastle
			I-81 – Roanoke, Lexington	I-81 Exit 162
	Buchanan		SR 43 south (Parkway Drive) – Blue Ridge Parkway	South end of concurrency with SR 43
			SR 43 north (1st Street) – Eagle Rock	North end of concurrency with SR 43
			I-81 south / SR F-054 (Frontage Road) – Roanoke	I-81 Exit 167; southbound exit from and northbound entrance to I-81; south end of concurrency with I-81
			SR 614 (Arcadia Road) – Arcadia	I-81 Exit 168
Rockbridge	Natural Bridge		I-81 north – Lexington	I-81 Exit 175; north end of concurrency with I-81
	Natural Bridge		SR 130 east (Wert Faulkner Highway) – Glasgow
			I-81 – Roanoke, Lexington	I-81 Exit 180
			US 11 Bus. north (Main Street) / SR 251 south (Link Road) – Lexington
			US 60 (Nelson Street) – Lexington, Buena Vista	Diamond interchange
City of Lexington			US 11 Bus. south (Main Street)	Southbound exit, northbound entrance
Rockbridge	East Lexington		I-64 to I-81 – Charleston, Staunton, Roanoke	I-64 Exit 55
	East Lexington		SR 39 west (Maury River Road) – Goshen
			I-64 / I-81 – Staunton, Roanoke	I-81 Exit 195
Augusta	Steeles Tavern		SR 56 east (Tye River Turnpike) – Vesuvius
	Greenville		US 340 north (Stuarts Draft Highway) – Stuarts Draft, Waynesboro
	Greenville		I-64 / I-81 – Lexington, Staunton	I-81 Exit 213
	Jolivue		SR 262 (Woodrow Wilson Parkway) to I-64 / I-81 – Roanoke, Richmond, Winchester	Partial cloverleaf interchange
City of Staunton			SR 261 north (Statler Boulevard)
			US 250 east (Richmond Avenue) – Waynesboro	South end of concurrency with US 250
			US 250 west / US 11 Bus. north (Greenville Avenue) / SR 254 west (Coalter Street)	North end of concurrency with US 250; south end of concurrency with SR 254
			SR 254 east (New Hope Road)	Interchange; north end of concurrency with SR 254
			SR 261 (Statler Boulevard)
			US 11 Bus. south (Augusta Street)	Directional intersection; no direct access from northbound US 11 to southbound US 11 Business or from northbound US 11 Business to southbound US 11
			SR 262 (Woodrow Wilson Parkway)
Augusta	Weyers Cave		SR 256 east (Weyers Cave Road) – Grottoes
Rockingham	Mount Crawford		SR 257 (Friedens Church Road/Dinkel Avenue) – Bridgewater
City of Harrisonburg			I-81 – Winchester, Staunton	I-81 Exit 243
			SR 253 east (Port Republic Road) – Port Republic
			US 33 (Market Street) – Elkton
Rockingham			I-81 – Winchester, Staunton	I-81 Exit 251
Rockingham	Mauzy		I-81 / SR 259 north – Winchester, Harrisonburg, Broadway	I-81 Exit 257; SR 259's southern terminus is at the same intersection as the entrance ramp to southbound I-81
Shenandoah	New Market		US 211 west (Old Cross Road) to SR 211 – Timberville	South end of concurrency with US 211
	New Market		US 211 east (Lee Highway) – Luray	North end of concurrency with US 211
	Mount Jackson		SR 263 west (Bryce Boulevard) – Mount Clifton
	Mount Jackson		SR 292 west (Conicville Road) to I-81
	Edinburg		SR 185 west (Stoney Creek Boulevard) – Columbia Furnace
	Woodstock		SR 42 south (Reservoir Road) – Columbia Furnace
	Strasburg		SR 55 east (King Street) – Front Royal	South end of concurrency with SR 55
			SR 55 west (John Marshall Highway) – Lebanon Church	North end of concurrency with SR 55
			I-81 to I-66 – Harrisonburg, Winchester, Washington	I-81 Exit 298
Warren	No major junctions
Frederick	Stephens City		SR 277 east (Fairfax Pike) – Double Tollgate
Frederick	Kernstown		SR 37 (Winchester Bypass) to I-81 – Romney, Berkeley Springs	Partial cloverleaf interchange
City of Winchester			US 17 south / US 50 east / US 522 south (Millwood Avenue) – Front Royal	South end of concurrency with US 50 and US 522
City of Winchester			US 50 west / US 522 north / SR 7 east (Piccadilly Street) – Berryville	North end of concurrency with US 50 and US 522
Frederick	Stephenson		SR 37 south (Winchester Bypass) – Romney, Berkeley Springs	Partial interchange; no access from northbound US 11 to southbound SR 37
	Stephenson		I-81 – Martinsburg, Roanoke	I-81 Exit 317
	Rest		US 11 north – Martinsburg	Northern terminus of US 11 in Virginia; West Virginia state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi