Texas State Highway 11

State Highway 11 marker
State Highway 11
Map
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length153.2 mi[1] (246.6 km)
ExistedApril 4, 1917–present
Major junctions
West end SH 56 in Sherman
Major intersections
East end
Future I-369 / US 59 in Linden
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesGrayson, Fannin, Hunt, Hopkins, Franklin, Wood, Camp, Titus, Morris, Cass
Highway system
RE 10 Loop 11

State Highway 11 (SH 11) is a highway that runs from US 59 (Future I-369) in Linden to SH 56 in Sherman in northeast Texas.

Route description

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SH 11 begins at an intersection with State Highway 56 on the easternedge of Sherman, just north of the Sherman Regional Airport. The route then travels to the southeast through Northeast Texas. In 2009, it was rerouted around the city of Commerce, concurrent with State Highway 24 and State Loop 178, with the old routing through Commerce transferred to a business route. It continues southeast toward Sulphur Springs, where it shares a concurrency with State Highway 154 and the old routing of US 67, and intersects I-30 on the south side of town. After Sulphur Springs, the route takes a more easterly direction through Northeast Texas, before reaching its eastern terminus at US 59 (Future I-369) on the eastern edge of Linden.

History

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Historic SH 11
Historic SH 11

State Highway 11 was one of the original twenty-five state highways proposed on June 21, 1917, overlaid on top of the Jefferson Highway.[2] In 1917, the routing was proposed from the Oklahoma state line at Denison, south on present day U.S. Highway 69 through Whitewright into Greenville. From Greenville, it went east on U.S. Highway 67 to Mount Pleasant, and south on U.S. Highway 271 to Gilmer and along State Highway 300 to Longview, and finally, U.S. Highway 80 through Marshall to the Louisiana state line.

On June 17, 1918, the segment from Gilmer to Longview had yet to be built, so the road was rerouted over the current US 271 and US 80 routes through Gladewater, Texas.[3]

On August 21, 1923, SH 11 had lost most of its original assignment. The section north of Greenville was transferred to SH 42, the section south to Gladewater was renumbered as SH 65, and the section east of there was transferred to SH 15. SH 11 was rerouted southeast via current SH 11 to Daingerfield, replacing part of SH 1A, then north on current U.S. Highway 259 to Omaha.[4] On March 16, 1927, SH 11 was rerouted via the current SH 11 to end at Commerce. The section from Greenville to Sulphur Springs became a rerouting of SH 1.[5] On March 19, 1929, SH 11 extended north to DeKalb. On February 8, 1933, it was extended to begin in Ladonia via the present day State Highway 50.[6] On July 15, 1935, the extension from Commerce to Ladonia was cancelled.[7] On November 24, 1936, this extension was restored.[8]

On September 26, 1939 the US 259 segment of SH 11 was cancelled and was transferred to SH 26, and SH 11 was extended from Daingerfield to Linden via its current alignment, replacing SH 47, and up US 59 to a terminus in Texarkana. The US 59 alignment of SH 11 was removed on October 13, 1947 and was transferred to US 59, The Ladonia-Commerce segment was removed as it became part of SH 50, and SH 11 was rerouted on its current assignment on December 17, 1970 over FM 1281 and part of FM 697.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
GraysonSherman SH 56 (East Lamar Street)

FM 697 east – Ida

FM 1417 north
Tom Bean

FM 902 west / FM 2729 south (South Britton Street) – Cannon, Howe
west end of FM 2729 overlap

FM 2729 north (North Lyon Street) – White Rock
east end of FM 2729 overlap
Whitewright

US 69 north / SH 160 south – Bells, Denison
Western end of US 69 concurrency

FM 898 east – Downtown Whitewright

US 69 south – Greenville
East end of US 69 overlap
Fannin FM 151 – Whitewright, Orangeville

FM 3297 north
SH 121 – Bonham, Trentoninterchange
Randolph

Bus. SH 121 south
Western end of Bus. SH 121 concurrency


Bus. SH 121 north
Eastern end of Bus. SH 121 concurrency

FM 2815 north
FM 1553
Bailey SH 78 – Bonham, Leonard
HuntWolfe City SH 34 – Honey Grove, Greenville

FM 1563 west
west end of FM 1563 overlap

FM 1563 east
west end of FM 1563 overlap

To FM 1563 / County Road 4700
Fairlie

FM 2655 to FM 1563 east
Commerce


SH 24 north / Bus. SH 11 east – Commerce, Sulphur Springs, Cooper, Paris
interchange; west end of SH 24 overlap
SH 224

Bus. SH 224 (Live Oak Street) – Commerce


SH 24 south / Loop 178 west – Campbell, Northeast Texas Children's Museum
east end of SH 24 overlap; west end of Loop 178 overlap

FM 3218 south


Bus. SH 11 west – Commerce
east end of Loop 178 overlap
Hopkins
FM 275 south – Cumby

FM 3134 north – Emblem
Ridgeway
FM 2653 south – Brashear
west end of FM 2653 overlap

FM 2653 north – Cooper Lake State Park South Sulphur Unit
east end of FM 2653 overlap
Sulphur Springs
SH 19 north / Houston Street – Sulphur Springs, Paris, Southwest Dairy Museum
west end of SH 19 overlap

Bus. US 67 – Sulphur Springs
I-30 (US 67) – Texarkana, DallasI-30 exit 122
Rockdale
SH 19 south – Emory, Canton
east end of SH 19 overlap
Sulphur Springs FM 2297 – Arbala
SH 154 – Quitman, Commerce, Cooper
Martin Springs
FM 2560 south – Reilly Springs

FM 1870 north – Thermo

FM 1567 west – Reilly Springs
Como
FM 69 north – Dike
west end of FM 69 overlap

FM 69 south – Coke
east end of FM 69 overlap
Pickton
FM 269 south
west end of FM 269 overlap

FM 269 north – Pine Forest, Weaver
east end of FM 269 overlap

FM 3019 north – Greenwood
Franklin
No major junctions
WoodWinnsboro
FM 852 west
west end of FM 852 overlap
SH 37 – Mount Vernon, Quitman


FM 312 south / FM 852 east (South Walnut Street)
east end of FM 852 overlap

FM 1448 east

FM 515 west – Coke

FM 115 north – Scroggins

FM 1647 south – Perryville
CampLeesburg
FM 1519 west
west end of FM 1519 overlap

FM 1519 east
east end of FM 1519 overlap

FM 21 north – Mount Vernon, Bob Sandlin State Park

FM 1521 north – Rocky Mound

Loop 179 east (David H. Abernathy Boulevard) – truck route to US 271
Pittsburg
FM 1520 north
Loop 238 (Mount Pleasant Street / Rusk Street)

FM 993 south (Lafayette Street)

FM 557 east (Jefferson Street)
US 271 (Greer Boulevard / truck route) – Mount Pleasant, Gilmer
Titus
FM 2348 north – Union Hill

FM 1735 north – Northeast Texas Community College
MorrisCason
FM 144 south – Lone Star
west end of FM 144 overlap

FM 144 north – Omaha
east end of FM 144 overlap
Daingerfield

US 259 north / SH 49 west (Broadnax Street) – Business District, Omaha, Mount Pleasant
west end of US 259 / SH 49 overlap

US 259 south (Linda Drive) – Lone Star, Longview
Eastern end of US 259 concurrency
PR 17 – Daingerfield State Park
CassHughes Springs
FM 161 / FM 250 south (Taylor Street / Hanes Boulevard) – Naples, Lone Star
west end of FM 250 overlap

FM 250 north (Keasler)
east end of FM 250 overlap


SH 49 east / FM 2612 west – Jefferson, Lone Star
Eastern end of SH 49 concurrency

FM 130 west – Carterville
Linden SH 8 – New Boston
FM 125 (Main Street)
US 59 (Future I-369) – Atlanta, JeffersonU.S. 59 is the future Interstate 369
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Business routes

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SH 11 has one business route.

Business State Highway 11-H is a business loop that runs through Commerce. The road was bypassed in 2009 by SH 11.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 11". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  2. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. June 21, 1917. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. June 17, 1918. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 21, 1923. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. March 14, 1927. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. February 8, 1933. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. July 15, 1935. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. November 23, 1936. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  9. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 11-H". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
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