U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania
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| Length: | 248.4 mi (399.8 km) | |||
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| South end: |
 US 11 at Maryland border in Antrim Township | |||
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   I-81 / I-476 / Penna Turnpike NE Extension in Clarks Summit | ||||
| North end: |
US 11 at New York border in Great Bend Township | |||
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| Counties: | Franklin, Cumberland, Perry, Dauphin, Snyder, Northumberland, Montour, Columbia, Luzerne, Lackawanna, Wyoming, Susquehanna | |||
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U.S. Route 11 roughly parallels Interstate 81 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It serves Harrisburg and Scranton. Between those two cities, US 11 follows the Susquehanna River, while I-81 follows a shorter route over the mountains.
Route description
US 11 enters Pennsylvania parallel to Interstate 81 south of Greencastle in Antrim Township, Franklin County. The two routes head to the northeast, running parallel to each other as they pass through Chambersburg, where they intersect U.S. Route 30, Shippensburg, and Carlisle. Northeast of Carlisle in Middlesex, US 11 interchanges with the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76), and then I-81 roughly 1 mile later. The stretch of US 11 between I-76 and I-81 is known as the "Miracle Mile" since it contains plenty of traveler services including restaurants, gas stations, lodging, truck stops, shops, etc. There is no direct interchange between the two interstates, so travelers must use this stretch, or travel through downtown Carlisle, to get from one interstate to the other.
US 11, now to the south of I-81, continues eastward into the western suburbs of Harrisburg as the Carlisle Pike. This road serves a major arterial route in eastern Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Rumored to have originally been a Native American trail, it is now a significant center of urban sprawl serving much of Harrisburg's western suburbs. The road passes through Middlesex Township, the small unincorporated village of New Kingstown, Silver Spring and Hampden Township. Upon reaching Pennsylvania Route 581, US 11 splits from Carlisle Pike and runs concurrent with PA 581.
In Camp Hill, a close suburb of Harrisburg, US 11 stops paralleling I-81 and joins U.S. Route 15 northward through the western suburbs of Harrisburg, crossing I-81 in this area. As the road exits the Harrisburg area, US 11 and US 15 begin to parallel the Susquehanna River as both head northward. They intersect U.S. Route 22/U.S. Route 322 near Duncannon and U.S. Route 522 in Selinsgrove. The two routes remain overlapped to an intersection in Shamokin Dam, where US 15 branches off to the northwest, following the path of the Susquehanna's West Branch northward. US 11, in contrast, continues to parallel the main Susquehanna River, passing through municipalities such as Danville, Bloomsburg, and Berwick (where it crosses Interstate 80) prior to reaching Wilkes-Barre.
North of Wilkes-Barre in Pittston, US 11 breaks from the Susquehanna and begins to run parallel to I-81 once more. From Wilkes-Barre, the highway goes through nearby Scranton, becoming the North Scranton Expressway north of downtown. The North Scranton Expressway (officially the Congressman Joseph M. McDade Expressway) is a freeway north of downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States, carries U.S. Route 11 and Pennsylvania Route 307 north from the Mulberry Street Bridge over the Lackawanna River near downtown north to Interstate 81, U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 6 Business. It carried unsigned State Route 3027 until State Routes 0011 and 0307 were moved off their former routes to match the signed US 11 and PA 307 alignments (forming State Route 6011 and State Route 6307). SR 3027 still runs along Mulberry Street from Jefferson Avenue, where US 11 and PA 307 turn southwest, southeast to Harrison Avenue (SR 6011).
In the northwest corner of Scranton (referred to as the Notch), US 11 intersects U.S. Route 6. US 6 joins US 11 westward to Factoryville, where US 11 separates from US 6 and resumes its northerly trek through Susquehanna County to the New York-Pennsylvania border in Great Bend Township. This stretch was originally built from 1918-1922 on the old route of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, and is called the "Lackawanna Trail".[1]
History
Prior to 1941, US 11 followed Walnut Bottom Road between Shippensburg and Carlisle while PA 33 ran along the Governor Rittner Highway.[2] In 1941, US 11 and PA 33 swapped alignments, with US 11 moving to Governor Rittner Highway and PA 33 moving to Walnut Bottom Road.[3][4]
Prior to 1989, US 11 followed an older alignment bypassing Downtown Scranton. From Pittston Avenue, US 11 turned right onto Moosic Street and climbed the hill. At Crown Avenue, it turned left, joining PA 307 which was coming from the opposite direction on Moosic Street. Together they crossed the Harrison Avenue bridge and continued about a mile to Myrtle Street. PA 307 and US 11 turned right on Myrtle for one block then left on Wheeler Avenue. After entering the Borough of Dunmore and crossing the old Erie Railroad tracks, the pair turned left on Cherry Street then bore right onto South Blakely Street, entering Downtown Dunmore. They turned left onto Green Ridge Street, re-entering Scranton in the Green Ridge section of the city. At the end of Green Ridge Street at North Scranton Junior High School, they turned right onto Main Avenue entering the Providence section of the city. After a half mile, they turned left onto West Market Street. PA 307 left US 11 by turning left onto Keyser Avenue. US 11 continued on West Market Street to Saltry Place, where it turned left for one block then right onto the North Scranton Expressway. From it, it joined its current alignment heading towards Clarks Summit. At one time, this final intersection with the expressway was a 4-way traffic circle servicing Oak Street, Market Street, the Scranton Carbondale Highway (US 6), and Northern Boulevard (today's US 11).
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Franklin | Maryland state line | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 11 south (Pennsylvania Avenue) – Hagerstown | Continues into Maryland |
| Antrim Township | 0.0 | 0.0 |  PA 163 west (Mason Dixon Road) to I-81 | Eastern terminus of PA 163 | |
| 2.2 | 3.5 | I-81 – Hagerstown, Chambersburg | Interchange | ||
| Greencastle | 5.0 | 8.0 |  PA 16 (Baltimore Street) to I-81 – Mercersburg, Waynesboro | ||
| Guilford Township | 10.5 | 16.9 |  PA 914 east (Swamp Fox Road) to I-81 | Western terminus of PA 914 | |
| Chambersburg | 15.4 | 24.8 |  PA 316 south (Wayne Street) to I-81 | Northern terminus of PA 316 | |
| 16.0 | 25.7 |  US 30 east (Queen Street) – Gettysburg | |||
| US 30 west (Lincoln Way) – McConnellsburg | |||||
| Greene Township | 19.7 | 31.7 |      PA 433 / PA 997 Truck north (Sunset Pike) – Pleasant Hall, Orrstown, Roxbury | Southern terminus of PA 433, south end of PA 997 Truck concurrency | |
| 21.0 | 33.8 | PA 997 (Cumberland Highway) to I-81 – Letterkenny Army Depot, Scotland | North end of PA 997 Truck concurrency | ||
| Cumberland | Shippensburg | 26.7 | 43.0 |  PA 533 west (Morris Street) – Orrstown | South end of PA 533 concurrency |
 PA 696 south (Fayette Street) to I-81 | South end of PA 696 concurrency | ||||
| 26.9 | 43.3 | PA 696 north (Earl Street) | North end of PA 696 concurrency | ||
| Southampton Township | 28.0 | 45.1 |  PA 174 east (Walnut Bottom Road) to I-81 | Western terminus of PA 174 | |
| 29.3 | 47.2 | PA 533 east – Newville | North end of PA 533 concurrency | ||
| Penn Township | 37.4 | 60.2 |  PA 233 (Centerville Road) to I-81 – Newville, Centerville | ||
| Carlisle | 44.9 | 72.3 |  PA 465 (Allen Road) to I-81 – Plainfield, Mooredale | ||
| 46.8 | 75.3 |  PA 641 west (Orange Street) | South end of PA 641 concurrency | ||
| 47.4 | 76.3 |  PA 74 north (College Street) | South end of PA 74 concurrency | ||
| 47.8 | 76.9 |  PA 34 south (Hanover Street) | South end of PA 34 concurrency | ||
| 47.8 | 76.9 | PA 74 south / PA 641 east (High Street) | North end of PA 74/641 concurrencies | ||
| 48.2 | 77.6 | PA 34 north (Spring Road) | North end of PA 34 concurrency | ||
| Middlesex Township | 50.7 | 81.6 |  I-76 / Penna Turnpike – Philadelphia, Pittsburgh | Interchange | |
| 51.8 | 83.4 | I-81 – Chambersburg, Harrisburg | Interchange | ||
| Silver Spring Township | 57.4 | 92.4 |  PA 114 (New Willow Mill Road) to I-81 – Wertzville, Mechanicsburg | ||
| Mechanicsburg | South end of freeway | ||||
| 60.2 | 96.9 |  PA 581 west (Capital Beltway) – Carlisle | South end of PA 581 concurrency | ||
| Camp Hill | 61.7 | 99.3 | PA 641 (Trindle Road) – Mechanicsburg | ||
| 62.7 | 100.9 |  US 15 south – Gettysburg PA 581 to I-83 east – Harrisburg, York | South end of US 15 concurrency north end of PA 581 concurrency | ||
| North end of freeway | |||||
| PA 641 west (Trindle Road) | Eastern terminus of PA 641 | ||||
| M. Harvey Taylor Bridge – Harrisburg | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||||
| East Pennsboro Township | 67.5 | 108.6 |  PA 944 west (State Street) | Eastern terminus of PA 944 | |
| Hampden Township | 70.1 | 112.8 | I-81 (Capital Beltway) – Carlisle, Harrisburg | Interchange | |
| Perry | Marysville | 72.7 | 117.0 |  PA 850 west (Valley Street) | Eastern terminus of PA 850 |
| Duncannon | South end of freeway | ||||
| 80.2 | 129.1 |  PA 274 west – Duncannon | |||
| Dauphin | Reed Township | 83.0 | 133.6 |   US 22 / US 322 – Harrisburg, Lewistown | |
| Perry | Watts Township | North end of freeway | |||
| Buffalo Township | 93.8 | 151.0 | PA 34 south (Hunters Valley Road) – Newport | Northern terminus of PA 34 | |
| Liverpool | 95.6 | 153.9 |  PA 17 west – Millerstown | Eastern terminus of PA 17 | |
| Liverpool Township | 99.9 | 160.8 |  PA 104 north – Middleburg | Southern terminus of PA 104 | |
| Snyder | Penn Township | South end of freeway | |||
| 113.0 | 181.9 |  PA 35 south – Selinsgrove | Northern terminus of PA 35 | ||
| Monroe Township | 115.6 | 186.0 |  US 522 south – Selinsgrove | Northern terminus of US 522 | |
| North end of freeway | |||||
| Shamokin Dam | 118.6 | 190.9 |  PA 61 south – Sunbury | Interchange, northern terminus of PA 61 | |
| 119.1 | 191.7 | US 15 north – Lewisburg | Northern end of US 15 concurrency | ||
| Northumberland | Northumberland | 121.5 | 195.5 |  PA 147 north (Duke Street) – Milton | South end of PA 147 concurrency |
| 121.7 | 195.9 | PA 147 south (King Street) – Sunbury | North end of PA 147 concurrency | ||
| Montour | Danville | 132.8 | 213.7 |   PA 54 (Continental Boulevard) to I-80 – Washingtonville, Riverside | |
| Columbia | Catawissa Township | 140.5 | 226.1 |  PA 42 south (Rupert Drive) – Catawissa | Interchange, South end of PA 42 concurrency |
| Bloomsburg | 140.8 | 226.6 | PA 42 north to I-80 – Millville, Buckhorn | Interchange, North end of PA 42 concurrency | |
| 142.4 | 229.2 |  PA 487 north (Lightstreet Road) to I-80 – Lightstreet | South end of PA 487 concurrency | ||
| 142.8 | 229.8 | PA 487 south (Poplar Street) – Catawissa | North end of PA 487 concurrency | ||
| South Centre Township | 148.5 | 239.0 | I-80 – Milton, Hazleton | Interchange | |
| Berwick | 153.9 | 247.7 |  PA 93 north (Orange Street) – Orangeville | South end of PA 93 concurrency | |
| 154.6 | 248.8 | PA 93 south (Market Street) | North end of PA 93 concurrency | ||
| Luzerne | Shickshinny | 164.6 | 264.9 |  PA 239 south – Mocanaqua, Wapwallopen | South end of PA 239 concurrency |
| 165.2 | 265.9 | PA 239 north (Union Street) | North end of PA 239 concurrency | ||
| Plymouth Township | 173.9 | 279.9 |  PA 29 north (Mill Street) – Silkworth | South end of PA 29 concurrency | |
| 175.3 | 282.1 | PA 29 south (Cross Valley Expressway) to I-81 – Nanticoke, Wilkes-Barre | Interchange, north end of PA 29 concurrency | ||
| Wilkes-Barre | 182.4 | 293.5 |  PA 309 north – Luzerne, Dallas | Interchange | |
| West Pittston | 188.6 | 303.5 |  PA 92 north (Tunkhannock Avenue) – Tunkhannock | Southern terminus of PA 92 | |
| Pittston | 191.7 | 308.5 | Suscon Road - Hughestown | Interchange | |
| Lackawanna | Moosic |  PA 502 east to I-81 | Western terminus of PA 502 | ||
| 194.1 | 312.4 | I-81 – Wilkes-Barre, Scranton | Interchange | ||
| Scranton | 199.1 | 320.4 |   To I-81 / I-84 / I-380 (Central Scranton Expressway) PA 307 south (Moosic Street) | South end of PA 307 concurrency | |
| South end of freeway | |||||
| 200.0 | 321.9 | 7th Avenue / Providence Road | |||
| 200.7 | 323.0 | Main Avenue | |||
| 202.1 | 325.2 | PA 307 north (Keyser Avenue) | North end of PA 307 concurrency | ||
| 203.0 | 326.7 |  To US 6 / I-81 – Dickson City | |||
| North end of freeway | |||||
| South Abington Township | 205.2 | 330.2 | I-81 / US 6 east / I-476 / Penna Turnpike NE Extension south – Binghamton, Wilkes-Barre | Interchange, northern terminus of I-476, south end of US 6 concurrency | |
| 206.5 | 332.3 |  PA 407 north (South Abington Road) – Clarks Green | Southern terminus of PA 407 | ||
| Dalton | 210.4 | 338.6 |  PA 632 east – Dalton | Interchange, western terminus of PA 632 | |
| La Plume Township | 212.2 | 341.5 |  PA 438 east | Western terminus of PA 438 | |
| Factoryville | 214.2 | 344.7 |  PA 107 east – Lake Sheridan, Fleetville | Western terminus of PA 107 | |
| 214.8 | 345.7 | US 6 west (Grand Army of the Republic Highway) – Tunkhannock | Northbound exit and southbound entrance, north end of US 6 concurrency | ||
| Wyoming | Nicholson | 219.6 | 353.4 | PA 92 (State Street) | Interchange |
| Susquehanna | Hop Bottom | 225.6 | 363.1 |  PA 167 north (Main Street) – Brooklyn, Montrose | Southern terminus of PA 167 |
| Harford Township | 229.6 | 369.5 |  PA 106 east to I-81 – Carbondale | Western terminus of PA 106 | |
| 229.9 | 370.0 |  PA 547 east | Western terminus of PA 547 | ||
| New Milford | 238.3 | 383.5 |  PA 706 west (Wyalusing Street) – Montrose | Eastern terminus of PA 706 | |
| 239.4 | 385.3 |   PA 492 east (Jackson Street) to I-81 / PA 848 south (Harford Road) – Harford, Gibson | Western terminus of PA 492, Northern terminus of PA 848 | ||
| Great Bend | 246.1 | 396.1 |  To I-81 / PA 171 (State Street) – Susquehanna | To Northern terminus of PA 171 | |
| New York state line | 248.4 | 399.8 | US 11 north | Continues into New York | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
- Pennsylvania portal
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| Previous state: Maryland |
Pennsylvania | Next state: New York |
References
- ↑ Flanagan, Thomas F. Northern Electric Railway. p. 19. Ben Rohrbeck Traction Publications, 1980.
- ↑ Official Road Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1940. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Local Road Route Changes Affect Harrisburg Drivers". The Evening News (Harrisburg, PA). June 20, 1941. p. 18. Retrieved August 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Official Road Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1950. Retrieved January 1, 2014.