U.S. Route 11 in Alabama

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U.S. Highway 11
State Route 7
Length:	250.671 mi[1] (403.416 km)
Formed:	1926
South end:	US 11 / US 80 towards Meridian, MS
Major junctions:	US-82 in Tuscaloosa US-78 in Birmingham US-278 near Gadsden
North end:	US 11 towards Trenton, GA
Alabama State Routes < SR-10 SR-12 > < SR-6 SR-8 >

U.S. Highway 11 (US-11), internally designated by the Alabama Department of Transportation as State Route 7 (SR-7), is a major southwest-northeast state highway across the U.S. state of Alabama. US-11 roughly parallels Interstate 59 throughout the state.

In Alabama, US-11 and SR-7 pass through the following cities and towns:

• Livingston
• York
• Eutaw
• Tuscaloosa
• Bessemer
• Birmingham
• Trussville
• Springville
• Attalla
• Collinsville
• Fort Payne

US-11 and SR-7 enter Alabama on the same route as U.S. Highway 80 and State Route 8 east of Meridian, Mississippi, and intersect the following Interstate highways, U.S. highways, and major state routes in Alabama:

• State Route 17 at York
• State Route 14 at Eutaw
• U.S. Highway 43 and unsigned State Route 13 at Eutaw. These routes overlap until they split in Tuscaloosa.
• Interstate 20/Interstate 59 in northern Greene County near Knoxville
• Interstate 359 and State Route 69 in Tuscaloosa. Northbound US-11, SR-7 and SR-69 are routed on southbound I-359 for the entirety of the interstate highway's route.
• U.S. Highway 82 and unsigned State Route 6 in Tuscaloosa
• Interstate 20/Interstate 59 at Cottondale
• Interstate 20/Interstate 59 at Coaling
• State Route 5 near West Blocton. SR-5 is paired with US-11 and SR-7 for 28 miles until these routes intersect with U.S. Highway 78 in Birmingham near historic Legion Field.
• Interstate 20/Interstate 59 near West Blocton. US-11, SR-5 and SR-7 are routed on I-20/I-59 between Exits 97 and 108.
• Interstate 459 near Bessemer
• U.S. Highway 78 and unsigned State Route 4 in Birmingham. US-11 and 78 and SR-4 and 7 are co-routed as they enter downtown from the west. Routes 78 and 4 spilt from Routes 11 and 7 at the intersection of 1st Avenue North and 24th Street.
• Interstate 65 in downtown Birmingham
• U.S. Highway 31 and U.S. Highway 280 and their unsigned partners State Route 3 and State Route 38 in downtown Birmingham
• State Route 75 in the eastern area of Birmingham
• Interstate 459 at Trussville
• U.S. Highway 231 and unsigned State Route 53 near Ashville
• U.S. Highway 278 and U.S. Highway 431 and their unsigned partners State Route 74 and State Route 1 at Attalla

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