U.S. Route 11 in Virginia

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U.S. Route 11
US 11 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length	339.41 mi[1] (546.23 km)
Existed	1926–present
Tourist routes	Virginia Byway
Major junctions
South end	US 11E / US 11W / US 19 / US 421 / SR 381 in Bristol
Major intersections	I-81 in numerous locations US 58 in Abingdon I-77 / US 21 / US 52 in Wytheville US 460 in Salem Future I-73 / 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
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
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Virginia Routes Interstate US Primary Secondary Byways History HOT lanes
← SR 10 → US 11E

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
City of Bristol		0.0	0.0	US 11E south / US 19 south / US 421 south (Commonwealth Avenue / US 11 Truck north / SR 381) / US 11W south / US 421 south (Euclid Avenue) to I-81	US 11 splits into US 11E and US 11W; south end of US 19 overlap
		1.0	1.6	US 11 Truck south / US 19 Truck south (Moore Street / SR 113 south)
		2.8	4.5	I-81 / US 58 – Knoxville, Roanoke	I-81 exit 5
				Bonham Road	former SR 76 south
Washington	Abingdon	12.5	20.1	SR 140 south (Jonesboro Road) to I-81 / US 58 – Virginia Highlands Community College
		13.4	21.6	US 19 north (Porterfield Highway) – Hansonville, Bluefield	North end of concurrency with US 19
		14.2	22.9	US 58 Alt. west (Russell Road) to US 19 north	South end of concurrency with US 58 Alternate
		14.5	23.3	US 58 Alt. east / SR 75 (Cummings Street) to I-81	North end of concurrency with US 58 Alternate; no left turn northbound
	​	17.1	27.5	I-81 / US 58 west – Roanoke, Bristol	I-81 exit 19; south end of concurrency with US 58
	​	17.4	28.0	US 58 east (J.E.B. Stuart Highway) – Damascus	North end of concurrency with US 58
	Cedarville	22.1	35.6	SR 80 west (Glenbrook Avenue) / SR 803 (Cedar Creek Road) to I-81
	Old Glade Spring	26.7	43.0	SR 91 (Maple Street / Monroe Road) to I-81 – Glade Spring, Saltville, Damascus
	​	29.3	47.2	I-81 – Bristol, Marion	I-81 exit 32
Smyth	Chilhowie	33.3	53.6	SR 107 (White Top Road) to I-81 – Saltville	former SR 79 south
	Seven Mile Ford	36.9	59.4	I-81 – Marion, Abingdon	I-81 exit 39
	​	41.3	66.5	I-81 south – Abingdon	I-81 exit 44
	Marion	43.3	69.7	SR 16 south (South Commerce Street) to I-81	South end of concurrency with SR 16
		44.5	71.6	SR 16 north (Park Boulevard)	North end of concurrency with SR 16
	Mount Carmel			To Rifton Drive / I-81 – Wytheville, Bristol	I-81 exit 47
Wythe	Rural Retreat (Staley Crossroads)	58.2	93.7	SR 90 (Black Lick Road / North Main Street) to I-81 – Rural Retreat
	​	65.4	105.3	I-81 south – Bristol	I-81 exit 67
	Wytheville	68.9	110.9	US 21 south (Main Street)	South end of concurrency with US 21
		69.2	111.4	US 21 north (Fourth Street) to I-77 / I-81	North end of concurrency with US 21
				SR 365 north – Wytheville Community College
		71.1	114.4	I-77 north / I-81 south / US 52 north – Bluefield, Bristol	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	I-81 north / SR 100 south (Wysor Road) – Roanoke, Hillsville	north end of concurrency with I-81; US 11 north follows exit 89B
	Pulaski	92.1	148.2	SR 99 south (Main Street)	south end of SR 99 south overlap (southbound only)
		92.2	148.4	SR 99 north (Third Street Northwest)
				Fourth Street Northwest	north end of SR 99 south overlap (southbound only)
	Dublin			New River Community College (SR 373 east)
		99.1	159.5	SR 100 to I-81 – NRV Airport, Pearisburg, Hillsville, Bristol, New River Community College	interchange
	Fairlawn	106.0	170.6	SR 114 east (Peppers Ferry Road)
City of Radford		107.1	172.4	SR 232 south (West Main Street) to I-81
		108.1	174.0	SR 177 south (Tyler Avenue) to I-81	former SR 102 south
Montgomery	Christiansburg	116.3	187.2	SR 8 south (West Main Street) to I-81
		116.6	187.6	US 460 Bus. west (North Franklin Street)	South end of concurrency with US 460 Business
		117.8	189.6	SR 111 west (Depot Street)
		118.6	190.9	US 460 to I-81 / Falling Branch Road – Blacksburg, Bristol, Roanoke, Virginia Tech	interchange; US 460 exit 2
		119.6	192.5	I-81 / US 460 west – Salem, Roanoke, Bristol	I-81 exit 118C; north terminus of US 460 Business overlap; south end of concurrency with US 460
Roanoke	​			SR 647 (Dow Hollow Road) to I-81 – Christiansburg, Salem
City of Salem		139.7	224.8	SR 112 west (Wildwood Road) to I-81
		141.0	226.9	US 11 Alt. north to US 460 Alt. east (4th Street) / I-81
		141.8	228.2	US 460 east (East Main Street)	East end of concurrency with US 460
		142.1	228.7	SR 311 north (East Burwell Street to Thompson Memorial Drive) to I-81
		142.4	229.2	US 11 Alt. / US 460 Alt. (East 4th Street)
		143.8	231.4	SR 419 (Electric Road) to US 220 / US 221
City of Roanoke		145.5	234.2	SR 117 north (Peters Creek Road)
		147.2	236.9	US 221 south / SR 116 south (Williamson Road)	South end of concurrency with US 221 and SR 116
		149.4	240.4	I-581 north / US 220 north – Lexington, Salem	I-581 exit 5; northbound exit and southbound entrance
		149.8	241.1	US 221 north / US 11 Alt. south / US 460 / SR 116 north (Orange Avenue / US 220 Alt.) to I-581 / US 220 – Lynchburg	North end of concurrency with US 221 and SR 116
		152.5	245.4	SR 101 west (Hershberger Road) to I-581 / US 220 – Roanoke Regional Airport
		152.6	245.6	SR 118 north (Airport Road) – Roanoke Regional Airport
Roanoke	Hollins	154.6	248.8	SR 117 south (Peters Creek Road) to I-581 – Salem
		154.9	249.3	SR 115 (Plantation Road) to I-81 / US 220
Botetourt	​	159.0	255.9	US 220 Alt. (Roanoke Road / Cloverdale Road) to I-64 / I-81 / US 220 north / US 460 – Fincastle, Lexington, Staunton, Roanoke, Bristol, Lynchburg
	Troutville			SR 670 (Trinity Road) – Fincastle	former SR 294 north
	​	170.9	275.0	I-81 – Lexington, Roanoke	I-81 exit 162
	Buchanan	175.1	281.8	SR 43 south (Parkway Drive) / SR 1305 (Lowe Street) – Blue Ridge Parkway	South end of concurrency with SR 43
		175.9	283.1	SR 43 north (First Street) / SR 1318 (Old Mill Road) – Eagle Rock	North end of concurrency with SR 43
	​	177.0	284.9	I-81 south – Roanoke	south end of I-81 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance; US 11 south follows exit 167
	​	177.4	285.5	SR 614 – Arcadia	I-81 exit 168
Rockbridge	Springfield	184.8	297.4	I-81 north – Lexington	north end of concurrency with I-81; US 11 north follows exit 175
	Natural Bridge			SR 130 east (Wert Faulkner Highway) – Natural Bridge, Glasgow, Lynchburg, Cave Mountain Lake
	Fancy Hill	190.1	305.9	I-81 – Roanoke, Staunton	I-81 exit 180
	​	198.5	319.5	US 11 Bus. north (Main Street) / SR 251 south (Link Road) – Lexington, Collierstown
	​	199.3	320.7	US 60 to I-81 – Lexington, Buena Vista	interchange
City of Lexington		200.5	322.7	US 11 Bus. south – Lexington	interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
Rockbridge	East Lexington	201.5	324.3	I-64 to I-81 – Charleston, Staunton	I-64 exit 55
		201.8	324.8	SR 39 west (Maury River Road) – Rockbridge Baths, Goshen, Virginia Horse Center
	​	205.4	330.6	I-64 / I-81 – Staunton, Roanoke	I-81 exit 195
	Steeles Tavern			SR 606 (Raphine Road) to I-64 / I-81 – Raphine
Augusta		216.4	348.3	SR 56 east (Tye River Turnpike) / SR 851 (Midway School Road) – Vesuvius
	​			SR 620 (Spottswood Road) – Spottswood	former SR 56 west
	​	224.1	360.7	US 340 north (Stuarts Draft Highway) – Stuarts Draft, Waynesboro
	​	224.2	360.8	I-64 / I-81 – Lexington, Roanoke, Staunton	I-81 exit 213
	​			SR 701 (Howardsville Road) – Middlebrook	former SR 292 north
	Jolivue	232.1	373.5	SR 262 to I-64 / I-81 / SR 252 – Roanoke, Richmond, Winchester	interchange
City of Staunton		233.5	375.8	US 11 Truck north (Statler Boulevard / SR 261) to US 250
		234.3	377.1	US 250 east (Richmond Road) to I-64 / I-81	South end of concurrency with US 250
		234.4	377.2	US 250 west / US 11 Bus. north (Greenville Avenue) / SR 254 west (South Coalter Street) – Historic District	North end of concurrency with US 250; south end of concurrency with SR 254
		235.0	378.2	SR 254 east (New Hope Road)	Interchange; north end of concurrency with SR 254
		235.2	378.5	US 11 Truck south / US 250 Truck east (Statler Boulevard / SR 261) to US 250 east	south end of US 250 Truck overlap
		237.1	381.6	US 11 Bus. south (Augusta Street)	southbound exit and northbound entrance
		237.6	382.4	SR 262 / US 250 Truck west (Woodrow Wilson Parkway) to I-81 / SR 254 – Waynesboro	north end of US 250 Truck overlap
Augusta	Weyers Cave	246.3	396.4	SR 256 east (Weyers Cave Road) to I-81 – Weyers Cave, Grottoes, Airport
	​			SR 646 (Fadley Road) to SR 42	former SR 256 west
Rockingham	​	252.3	406.0	SR 257 (Dinkel Avenue / Friedens Church Road) to I-81 – Bridgewater, Bridgewater College, Natural Chimneys
City of Harrisonburg		255.4	411.0	I-81 – Winchester, Roanoke	I-81 exit 243
		258.2	415.5	To Maryland Avenue / Port Republic Road (SR 253 east) / I-81 / SR 42
		259.3	417.3	US 33 (Market Street) to I-81	Court Square (traffic circle around Rockingham County Courthouse) (northbound only)
Rockingham	​	263.1	423.4	I-81 – New Market, Staunton, Harrisonburg	I-81 exit 251
	Mauzy	269.9	434.4	SR 259 west (Mayland Road) – Broadway, Timberville
		269.9	434.4	I-81 – New Market, Harrisonburg	I-81 exit 257
				SR 608 (Mauzy Athlone Road)	former SR 259 east
Shenandoah	New Market	277.1	445.9	US 211 west (Old Cross Road / SR 1002) to I-81	South end of concurrency with US 211
		277.4	446.4	US 211 east (East Lee Highway) – Luray, Shenandoah National Park, Skyline Drive, Luray Caverns	North end of concurrency with US 211
	​			SR 767 (Quicksburg Road) to SR 42 – Quicksburg	former SR 262 west
	Mount Jackson	284.0	457.1	SR 263 west (Bryce Boulevard) – Basye, Orkney Springs
		285.3	459.1	SR 292 west (Conicville Road) to I-81 / SR 703 – Conicville
	Edinburg	291.2	468.6	SR 185 west / SR 675 west (Stoney Creek Boulevard) to I-81 / SR 42 – Lantz Mill
	Woodstock	295.5	475.6	SR 42 south / SR 670 (Reservoir Road) to I-81 – Columbia Furnace	former SR 59 west
				Court Street	former SR 59 east
	Strasburg	308.1	495.8	SR 55 east (King Street) / to Industrial Access Road – Front Royal	South end of concurrency with SR 55
		308.3	496.2	SR 55 west (John Marshall Highway) – Lebanon Church	North end of concurrency with SR 55
	​	309.9	498.7	I-81 to I-66 east – Woodstock, Winchester	I-81 exit 298
Warren	No major junctions
Frederick	Stephens City	318.6	512.7	SR 277 east / SR 631 (Fairfax Street) to I-81
	Kernstown	321.5	517.4	SR 37 to I-81 – Romney, Berkeley Springs, Roanoke, Martinsburg	interchange
City of Winchester		325.8	524.3	US 17 south / US 50 east / US 522 south (Millwood Avenue) to I-81	south end of US 17 / US 50 / US 522 overlap
				US 50 west (East Cork Street)	north end of US 17 / US 50 overlap
		326.8	525.9	SR 7 east (East Piccadilly Street)
				US 522 north (Commercial Street)	north end of US 522 overlap
Frederick	​	328.7	529.0	SR 37 south to US 522 north / US 50 west	interchange
	​	329.3	530.0	I-81 – Martinsburg, Roanoke	I-81 exit 317
	​			SR 761 (Old Charlestown Road) – Summit Point	former SR 274 east
	Rest	335.7	540.3	US 11 north (Winchester Avenue) – Martinsburg	West Virginia state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

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)

• Media related to U.S. Route 11 in Virginia at Wikimedia Commons
• Virginia Highways Project: US 11
• US 11 in VA at AARoads