U.S. Route 11 in Virginia

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U.S. Route 11
Formed:	1926 (along SR 10 and SR 33)
South end:	US 11E/US 11W in Bristol
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
North end:	US 11 near Inwood, WV
Virginia Routes < SR 10 US 13 > Primary - Secondary - History

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

[edit] References

Preceded by: 11E - 11W

U.S. Route 11 Virginia

Succeeded by: West Virginia