U.S. Route 11 in Virginia
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US 11 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by VDOT | ||||
Length | 339.41 mi[1] (546.23 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
Tourist routes | ![]() | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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North end | ![]() | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Virginia | |||
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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U.S. Route 11 (US 11) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway in western Virginia. At 339 miles (546 km), it is the second longest numbered route (after US 58) and longest primarily north–south route in the state. It enters the state from Tennessee as the divided routes US 11E and US 11W at Bristol, roughly follows the West Virginia border through the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah Valley, and enters the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia from Frederick County. Most of the route closely parallels I-81. From south to north, US 11 serves the cities and towns of Bristol, Abingdon, Wytheville, Pulaski, Radford, Christiansburg, Roanoke, Lexington, Staunton, Harrisonburg, Strasburg, and Winchester. As one of the original U.S. Highways, it was first designated through Virginia in 1926 and has largely followed the same route since. Prior to the construction of the Interstate Highway System, it was the primary long-distance route for traversing the western part of the state. Much of it roughly follows the Great Wagon Road, a colonial-era road that followed the Appalachian Mountains from Georgia to Pennsylvania.
Route description
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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. 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.
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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 Railway line before US 19 turns north onto Porterfield Highway. US 11 becomes four lanes and then two at its intersection with US 58 Alternate (US 58 Alt.; Russell Street), which leads to the William King Museum of Art, 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 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.
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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.
History
[edit]What is now US 11 was added to the state highway system in 1918 as portions of SR 10 (Bristol to Roanoke) and SR 3 (Roanoke to West Virginia). SR 3 became SR 33 in 1923, and US 11 was applied to its present alignment in 1926. SR 10 and SR 33 vere dropped in 1933.
Major intersections
[edit]County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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City of Bristol | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | US 11 splits into US 11E and US 11W; south end of US 19 overlap | ||||
1.0 | 1.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
2.8 | 4.5 | ![]() ![]() | I-81 exit 5 | |||||
Bonham Road | former SR 76 south | |||||||
Washington | Abingdon | 12.5 | 20.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
13.4 | 21.6 | ![]() ![]() | North end of concurrency with US 19 | |||||
14.2 | 22.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | South end of concurrency with US 58 Alternate | |||||
14.5 | 23.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | North end of concurrency with US 58 Alternate; no left turn northbound | |||||
| 17.1 | 27.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | I-81 exit 19; south end of concurrency with US 58 | ||||
| 17.4 | 28.0 | ![]() ![]() | North end of concurrency with US 58 | ||||
Cedarville | 22.1 | 35.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||
Old Glade Spring | 26.7 | 43.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||
| 29.3 | 47.2 | ![]() | I-81 exit 32 | ||||
Smyth | Chilhowie | 33.3 | 53.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | former SR 79 south | |||
Seven Mile Ford | 36.9 | 59.4 | ![]() | I-81 exit 39 | ||||
| 41.3 | 66.5 | ![]() ![]() | I-81 exit 44 | ||||
Marion | 43.3 | 69.7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | South end of concurrency with SR 16 | ||||
44.5 | 71.6 | ![]() ![]() | North end of concurrency with SR 16 | |||||
Mount Carmel | ![]() ![]() | I-81 exit 47 | ||||||
Wythe | Rural Retreat (Staley Crossroads) | 58.2 | 93.7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
| 65.4 | 105.3 | ![]() ![]() | I-81 exit 67 | ||||
Wytheville | 68.9 | 110.9 | ![]() ![]() | South end of concurrency with US 21 | ||||
69.2 | 111.4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | North end of concurrency with US 21 | |||||
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71.1 | 114.4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | south end of concurrencies with I-77, I-81, and US 52; US 11 south follows exit 73 | |||||
see I-81 | ||||||||
Pulaski | | 86.8 | 139.7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | north end of concurrency with I-81; US 11 north follows exit 89B | |||
Pulaski | 92.1 | 148.2 | ![]() ![]() | south end of SR 99 south overlap (southbound only) | ||||
92.2 | 148.4 | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Fourth Street Northwest | north end of SR 99 south overlap (southbound only) | |||||||
Dublin | New River Community College (SR 373 east) | |||||||
99.1 | 159.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | interchange | |||||
Fairlawn | 106.0 | 170.6 | ![]() ![]() | |||||
City of Radford | 107.1 | 172.4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||
108.1 | 174.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | former SR 102 south | |||||
Montgomery | Christiansburg | 116.3 | 187.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
116.6 | 187.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | South end of concurrency with US 460 Business | |||||
117.8 | 189.6 | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
118.6 | 190.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | interchange; US 460 exit 2 | |||||
119.6 | 192.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | I-81 exit 118C; north terminus of US 460 Business overlap; south end of concurrency with US 460 | |||||
Roanoke |
No major junctions | |||||||
City of Salem | 139.7 | 224.8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||
141.0 | 226.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
141.8 | 228.2 | ![]() ![]() | East end of concurrency with US 460 | |||||
142.1 | 228.7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
142.4 | 229.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
143.8 | 231.4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
City of Roanoke | 145.5 | 234.2 | ![]() ![]() | |||||
147.2 | 236.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | South end of concurrency with US 221 and SR 116 | |||||
149.4 | 240.4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | I-581 exit 5; northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||||
149.8 | 241.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | North end of concurrency with US 221 and SR 116 | |||||
152.5 | 245.4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
152.6 | 245.6 | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Roanoke | Hollins | 154.6 | 248.8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
154.9 | 249.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Botetourt | | 159.0 | 255.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
Troutville | ![]() | former SR 294 north | ||||||
| 170.9 | 275.0 | ![]() | I-81 exit 162 | ||||
Buchanan | 175.1 | 281.8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | South end of concurrency with SR 43 | ||||
175.9 | 283.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | North end of concurrency with SR 43 | |||||
| 177.0 | 284.9 | ![]() ![]() | south end of I-81 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance; US 11 south follows exit 167 | ||||
| 177.4 | 285.5 | ![]() | I-81 exit 168 | ||||
Rockbridge | Springfield | 184.8 | 297.4 | ![]() ![]() | north end of concurrency with I-81; US 11 north follows exit 175 | |||
Natural Bridge | ![]() ![]() | |||||||
Fancy Hill | 190.1 | 305.9 | ![]() | I-81 exit 180 | ||||
| 198.5 | 319.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||
| 199.3 | 320.7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | interchange | ||||
City of Lexington | 200.5 | 322.7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
Rockbridge | East Lexington | 201.5 | 324.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | I-64 exit 55 | |||
201.8 | 324.8 | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
| 205.4 | 330.6 | ![]() ![]() | I-81 exit 195 | ||||
Steeles Tavern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||||
Augusta | 216.4 | 348.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||
| ![]() | former SR 56 west | ||||||
| 224.1 | 360.7 | ![]() ![]() | |||||
| 224.2 | 360.8 | ![]() ![]() | I-81 exit 213 | ||||
| ![]() | former SR 292 north | ||||||
Jolivue | 232.1 | 373.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | interchange | ||||
City of Staunton | 233.5 | 375.8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||
234.3 | 377.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | South end of concurrency with US 250 | |||||
234.4 | 377.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | North end of concurrency with US 250; south end of concurrency with SR 254 | |||||
235.0 | 378.2 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange; north end of concurrency with SR 254 | |||||
235.2 | 378.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | south end of US 250 Truck overlap | |||||
237.1 | 381.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||||
237.6 | 382.4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | north end of US 250 Truck overlap | |||||
Augusta | Weyers Cave | 246.3 | 396.4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
| ![]() ![]() ![]() | former SR 256 west | ||||||
Rockingham | | 252.3 | 406.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
City of Harrisonburg | 255.4 | 411.0 | ![]() | I-81 exit 243 | ||||
258.2 | 415.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
259.3 | 417.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Court Square (traffic circle around Rockingham County Courthouse) (northbound only) | |||||
Rockingham | | 263.1 | 423.4 | ![]() | I-81 exit 251 | |||
Mauzy | 269.9 | 434.4 | ![]() ![]() | |||||
269.9 | 434.4 | ![]() | I-81 exit 257 | |||||
![]() | former SR 259 east | |||||||
Shenandoah | New Market | 277.1 | 445.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | South end of concurrency with US 211 | |||
277.4 | 446.4 | ![]() ![]() | North end of concurrency with US 211 | |||||
| ![]() ![]() ![]() | former SR 262 west | ||||||
Mount Jackson | 284.0 | 457.1 | ![]() ![]() | |||||
285.3 | 459.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Edinburg | 291.2 | 468.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||
Woodstock | 295.5 | 475.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | former SR 59 west | ||||
Court Street | former SR 59 east | |||||||
Strasburg | 308.1 | 495.8 | ![]() ![]() | South end of concurrency with SR 55 | ||||
308.3 | 496.2 | ![]() ![]() | North end of concurrency with SR 55 | |||||
| 309.9 | 498.7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | I-81 exit 298 | ||||
Warren |
No major junctions | |||||||
Frederick | Stephens City | 318.6 | 512.7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
Kernstown | 321.5 | 517.4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | interchange | ||||
City of Winchester | 325.8 | 524.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | south end of US 17 / US 50 / US 522 overlap | ||||
![]() ![]() | north end of US 17 / US 50 overlap | |||||||
326.8 | 525.9 | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
![]() ![]() | north end of US 522 overlap | |||||||
Frederick | | 328.7 | 529.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | interchange | |||
| 329.3 | 530.0 | ![]() | I-81 exit 317 | ||||
| ![]() | former SR 274 east | ||||||
Rest | 335.7 | 540.3 | ![]() ![]() | West Virginia state line | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
[edit]Spurs of US 11 in Virginia
- U.S. Route 11E, c. 1930 to present
- U.S. Route 11W, c. 1930 to present
- U.S. Route 211, 1926 to present
- U.S. Route 311, 1926 to mid-1930s, now part of U.S. Route 220
- U.S. Route 411, 1926 to early 1930s, now part of U.S. Route 58
- U.S. Route 411, mid-1930s to late 1970s, now U.S. Route 11E
- U.S. Route 511, 1926 to c. 1930, now U.S. Route 11E
- U.S. Route 11 Business (Virginia)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2010 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- Washington County and City of Bristol (PDF)
- Smyth County (PDF)
- Wythe County (PDF)
- Pulaski County (PDF)
- Montgomery County and City of Radford (PDF)
- Roanoke County, City of Roanoke, and City of Salem (PDF)
- Botetourt County (PDF)
- Rockbridge County, City of Buena Vista, and City of Lexington (PDF)
- Augusta County, City of Staunton, and City of Waynesboro (PDF)
- Rockingham County and City of Harrisonburg (PDF)
- Shenandoah County (PDF)
- Warren County (PDF)
- Frederick County and City of Winchester (PDF)
External links
[edit]Media related to U.S. Route 11 in Virginia at Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Highways Project: US 11
- US 11 in VA at AARoads
- U.S. Highways in Virginia
- U.S. Route 11
- Transportation in Bristol, Virginia
- Transportation in Washington County, Virginia
- Transportation in Smyth County, Virginia
- Transportation in Wythe County, Virginia
- Transportation in Pulaski County, Virginia
- Transportation in Montgomery County, Virginia
- Transportation in Radford, Virginia
- Transportation in Roanoke County, Virginia
- Transportation in Salem, Virginia
- Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia
- Transportation in Botetourt County, Virginia
- Transportation in Rockbridge County, Virginia
- Transportation in Lexington, Virginia
- Transportation in Augusta County, Virginia
- Transportation in Staunton, Virginia
- Transportation in Rockingham County, Virginia
- Transportation in Harrisonburg, Virginia
- Transportation in Shenandoah County, Virginia
- Transportation in Warren County, Virginia
- Transportation in Frederick County, Virginia
- Transportation in Winchester, Virginia
- Transportation in Stephens City, Virginia