U.S. Route 11 in Virginia
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| U.S. Route 11 |
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| Formed: | 1926 (along SR 10 and SR 33) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| South end: |   US 11E/US 11W in Bristol |
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| Major junctions: |
 US 21 in Wytheville US 460 in Christiansburg US 220 in Roanoke US 60 in Lexington US 250 in Staunton US 50 in Winchester |
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| North end: |  US 11 near Inwood, WV |
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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] See also
- Spurs of US 11 in Virginia
- U.S. Route 11E, ca. 1930 to present
- U.S. Route 11W, ca. 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 ca. 1930, now U.S. Route 11E
- U.S. Route 11 Business (Virginia)
[edit] References
| Preceded by 11E - 11W |
U.S. Route 11 Virginia |
Succeeded by West Virginia |
Categories: U.S. Highways in Virginia | Bristol, Virginia | Washington County, Virginia | Smyth County, Virginia | Wythe County, Virginia | Pulaski County, Virginia | Montgomery County, Virginia | Radford, Virginia | Roanoke County, Virginia | Salem, Virginia | Roanoke, Virginia | Botetourt County, Virginia | Rockbridge County, Virginia | Lexington, Virginia | Augusta County, Virginia | Staunton, Virginia | Rockingham County, Virginia | Harrisonburg, Virginia | Shenandoah County, Virginia | Warren County, Virginia | Frederick County, Virginia | Winchester, Virginia
