U.S. Route 11 in Tennessee
 U.S. Route 11 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 124.86 mi (200.94 km) | |||
| Existed | November 11, 1926[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 11 / SR 58 at the Georgia state line | |||
| North end |    US 11E / US 11W / US 70 in Knoxville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Hamilton, Bradley, McMinn, Monroe, Loudon, Knox | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 11 (U.S. 11) in the U.S. state of Tennessee travels from the Georgia state line in Chattanooga to Knoxville, where it then splits into U.S. 11E and U.S. 11W. These two highways then travel to the Virginia state line near Kingsport and Bristol. During its length, it shares concurrencies with State Route 2 (SR 2) and SR 38.
Route description
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U.S. 11 enters Tennessee west of Chattanooga. The route, concurrent with SR 38 from the state line north, runs parallel to Interstate 24 (I-24) for three miles (4.8 km) to an intersection with Cummings Highway (US 41/US 64/US 72/SR 2). While SR 38 terminates here, U.S. 11 follows the highway east into downtown Chattanooga. At the intersection of Broad and West 20th streets, U.S. 11 and US 64 separate from US 41 and US 72 and follow East 20th Street, which then curves to become East 23rd Street, east through downtown. The routes briefly overlap with US 41, here concurrent to US 76, on Dodds Avenue before resuming an easterly progression on Brainerd Road thereafter called Lee Highway.[2]
East of downtown, I-24 terminates while I-75 continues east along the I-24 right-of-way. U.S. 11 and US 64 continue to the northeast, through northern Chattanooga, and run concurrent with I-75 between exits 7 and 11. SR 317 runs concurrent with I-75 between exits 7 and 9. At exit 11, the route splits, running through Ooltewah and Collegedale before entering Bradley County. The route travels north to Cleveland and comes to an interchange with APD-40 (US 64 Bypass/US 74/SR 311). In downtown Cleveland, US 64 separates from U.S. 11, following SR 40 east out of the city.[2]
U.S. 11 parallels I-75 as it heads north, passing through Athens, where it intersects with SR 30; Sweetwater, where it intersects SR 68; Loudon, where it intersects SR 72; and Lenoir City, where it intersects with US 321/SR 95. The route then forms a concurrency with US 70 (Kingston Pike) at Dixie Lee Junction and enters Knox County passing first through Farragut and then entering West Knoxville. The route comes to an intersection with SR 131 and then I-140 (Pellissippi Parkway). In Downtown Knoxville, the routes intersect with US 129. U.S. 11 and US 70 split east of Knoxville, and split into U.S. 11E and U.S. 11W. U.S. 11W goes through Rutledge, Bean Station, Rogersville, and Kingsport. U.S. 11E goes through Jefferson City, Morristown, Russellville, Greeneville, Jonesborough, Johnson City, where the route forms a concurrency with US 19, and Bristol, before crossing into Virginia.[2]
History
[edit]Cleveland to Charleston Concrete Highway | |
 Original segment of US 11 in Charleston | |
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| Location | Charleston, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°17′14″N 84°45′05″W / 35.28722°N 84.75139°W |
| Built | 1925–1927 |
| NRHP reference No. | 07001382[3] |
| Added to NRHP | January 10, 2008 |
In October 1925, the Joint Board of Interstate Highways finalized its report establishing the new U.S. Highway numbering system, which included U.S. 11 running from Rouses Point, New York, through Scranton, Pennsylvania, Bristol, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, Tennessee, and ultimately to the Tennessee–Georgia state line.[2] The American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) formally adopted the system on November 11, 1926.[2] At the time, the Bureau of Public Roads reported that nearly the entire length of U.S. 11 was surfaced, with completion expected by 1927.[2]
A development occurred when the state of Tennessee requested that U.S. 11 be split into two branches: U.S. 11 West via Kingsport and Rogersville, and U.S. 11 East via Johnson City. This was motivated by community advocacy and the prominence of the Lee Highway.[2] AASHO approved this split in June 1929, clearly distinguishing the routes as U.S. 11 W and U.S. 11 E.[2]
In 1934, AASHO consolidated the two routes, however, the U.S. numbered system relied on voluntary participation of the states, and Tennessee continued to use the U.S. 11 East/West split. In 1952–53, to reconcile differences between state signage and AASHO’s official logs, the AASOH formally recognized the split: U.S. 11 West (the former main route) and U.S. 11 East (via Johnson City and Greeneville) remained in use through Tennessee.[2]
Cleveland to Charleston Concrete Highway
[edit]The longest segment of the original concrete U.S. 11 located in Charleston was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on January 10, 2008, as the Cleveland to Charleston Concrete Highway.[3] This segment, built from 1925 to 1927, now consists of Market and Water streets and runs from U.S. 11 to the Hiwassee River where the original bridge was located.
Major intersections
[edit]| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Hamilton | Lookout Valley | 0.0 | 0.0 |  US 11 south (Birmingham Pike/SR 58 south) – Trenton | Continuation into Georgia; southern terminus of unsigned SR 38 |
| 3.0 | 4.8 |      US 41 north / US 64 west / US 72 west (Cummings Highway/SR 2) – Jasper | Southern end of US 41/US 64/US 72/SR 2 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 38 | ||
| 4.5 | 7.2 |  SR 318 south (Old Wauhatchie Pike) – Lookout Mountain | Northern terminus of SR 318 | ||
| 6.4 | 10.3 |  SR 148 south (Lookout Mountain Parkway) – Lookout Mountain | Northern terminus of SR 148; No access to US 11 south/US 41 north/US 64 west/US 72 west from SR 148 | ||
| Chattanooga | 6.5 | 10.5 |    SR 17 (Tennessee Avenue) to SR 58 – Incline, Rock City | Southern end of SR 17 concurrency | |
| 7.9 | 12.7 |  US 27 north (I-124/SR 27/SR 29) – Downtown, Red Bank | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| 8.0 | 12.9 |  US 41 south / US 72 east / SR 17 west (Broad Street) / SR 58 north (West 20th Street) | Northern end of US 41 / US 72 concurrency; southern end of SR 58 concurrency | ||
| 8.3 | 13.4 | SR 58 south (Market Street) | Northern end of SR 58 concurrency | ||
| 9.1 | 14.6 |  I-24 | Direct access only from westbound I-24; I-24 exit 180A | ||
| 10.7 | 17.2 |  US 41 south / US 76 east (Westside Drive/SR 8) – East Ridge | Southern end of US 41 / US 76 concurrency | ||
| 11.2 | 18.0 | US 41 north / US 76 west (East Main Street/SR 8) | Northern end of US 41 / US 76 concurrency | ||
| 12.2– 12.4 | 19.6– 20.0 | McCallie Tunnels under Missionary Ridge | |||
| 15.9 | 25.6 |  SR 320 east (East Brainerd Road) – East Brainerd | Western terminus of SR 320 | ||
| 17.6 | 28.3 |  SR 153 – Soddy-Daisy, Falling Water | SR 153 exit 1 | ||
| 20.9 | 33.6 |  SR 317 west (Bonny Oaks Drive) – Tyner | Southern end of SR 317 concurrency | ||
| 21.2 | 34.1 |    I-75 south / US 74 west – Atlanta | Southern end of I-75 / US 74 concurrency; I-75 exit 7 | ||
| 22.4– 23.0 | 36.0– 37.0 | SR 317 east (Apison Pike) – Ooltewah, Collegedale | Northern end of SR 317 concurrency; I-75 exit 9 | ||
| Ooltewah | 25.1 | 40.4 |  I-75 north / US 74 east – Knoxville | Eastern end of I-75 / US 74 concurrency; I-75 exit 11 | |
| 25.9 | 41.7 |  SR 321 south (Main Street) – Collegedale, East Brainerd | Northern terminus of SR 321 | ||
| Bradley | Cleveland | 35.5– 35.7 | 57.1– 57.5 |  US 64 Byp. / US 74 (APD-40/SR 311) | Interchange on US 64 Bypass (APD-40) |
| 38.0 | 61.2 | US 11 Byp. north (Keith Street/SR 2) | Southern terminus of US 11 Bypass; northern end of unsigned SR 2 concurrency; southern end of unsigned SR 40 concurrency; western terminus of unsigned SR 40 | ||
| 38.7 | 62.3 |  US 64 west (W. Inman Street/SR 40/SR 74) / SR 312 east (Harrison Pike) | Western terminus of US 64 concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 312; northern end of unsigned SR 40 concurrency; southern end of unsigned SR 74 concurrency | ||
| 40.2 | 64.7 |   SR 60 (25th Street NW/APD-40) to I-75 – Dayton, Dalton | Northern terminus of APD-40 designation | ||
| 41.9 | 67.4 | US 11 Byp. (Keith Street/SR 2) – Athens | Northern terminus of US 11 Bypass and SR 74; southern end of unsigned SR 2 concurrency | ||
| 42.2 | 67.9 | Paul Huff Parkway | Eastern terminus of Paul Huff Parkway | ||
| Charleston | 48.8 | 78.5 |  SR 308 west (Lauderdale Memorial Highway) to I-75 | Eastern terminus of SR 308 | |
| Hiwassee River | 50.3 50.4 | 81.0 81.1 | Bridge over the Hiwassee River | ||
| McMinn | Calhoun | 50.9 | 81.9 |  SR 163 east (Bowater Road) – Downtown Calhoun, Delano | Southern end of SR 163 concurrency |
| 51.4 | 82.7 | SR 163 west (Lamonville Road) to I-75 | Northern end of SR 163 concurrency | ||
| Riceville | 57.5 | 92.5 |   US 11 Bus. north / SR 39 east (Riceville Road) – Downtown Athens, Englewood | Southern end of SR 39 concurrency; southern terminus of US 11 Business | |
| 57.7 | 92.9 | SR 39 west (Riceville Road) to I-75 – Decatur | Northern end of SR 39 concurrency | ||
| Athens | 63.8 | 102.7 |  SR 30 (Decatur Pike) – Dayton, Etowah | West to I-75 | |
| 65.5 | 105.4 | US 11 Bus. (Redfern Drive / North Jackson Street) – Downtown Athens | Northern terminus of US 11 Business | ||
| 66.5 | 107.0 |  SR 305 (Ingleside Avenue) to I-75 – Downtown Athens | West to I-75 | ||
| Niota | 70.4 | 113.3 |  SR 309 west (Union Grove Road) to I-75 | Eastern terminus of SR 309 | |
| Monroe | Sweetwater | 76.7 | 123.4 |  SR 68 (New Highway 68) – Spring City, Madisonville | West to I-75 |
| 78.4 | 126.2 |  SR 322 (Oakland Road) to I-75 – Vonore | |||
| Loudon | Philadelphia | 84.7 | 136.3 |  SR 323 west (Pond Creek Road) to I-75 | Eastern terminus of SR 323 |
| Loudon | 88.0 | 141.6 |  SR 72 (Loudon Highway) to I-75 – Kingston | ||
| 90.2– 90.7 | 145.2– 146.0 | Congressman John J. Duncan Jr. Loudon County Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Tennessee River | |||
| 92.9 | 149.5 |  SR 324 west (Sugar Limb Road) to I-75 | Eastern terminus of SR 324 | ||
| Lenoir City | 96.7 | 155.6 |  US 321 (Lamar Alexander Parkway/SR 73/SR 95) – Oak Ridge, Greenback, Maryville | ||
| Dixie Lee Junction | 101.8 | 163.8 | US 70 west (Kingston Pike/SR 1) – Kingston | Eastern terminus of SR 2; southern end of US 70/SR 1 concurrency | |
| Knox | Farragut | 106.0 | 170.6 |  SR 332 east (S Campbell Station Road) | Western terminus of SR 332 |
| Knoxville | 107.7 | 173.3 |  SR 131 north (Lovell Road) | Southern terminus of SR 131 | |
| 108.8– 109.0 | 175.1– 175.4 |  I-140 (Pellissippi Parkway) – Maryville, Oak Ridge | I-140 Exit 1 westbound; Exit 1 A/B eastbound | ||
| 115.8 | 186.4 | SR 332 (Northshore Drive) | |||
| 119.3 | 192.0 | Kingston Pike to Cumberland Avenue - Downtown Knoxville | Former routing of US 11/US 70/SR 1 through downtown Knoxville; western end of now unsigned  SR 158 (Neyland Drive) concurrency | ||
| 119.5– 119.6 | 192.3– 192.5 |   US 129 (Alcoa Highway/SR 115) to I-40 / I-75 – Alcoa, Maryville | Interchange | ||
| 119.7 | 192.6 |  SR 450 east (Joe Johnson Boulevard) – University of Tennessee | Western terminus of SR 450 | ||
| 121.0 | 194.7 | Lake Loudon Boulevard – University of Tennessee, Thompson-Boling Arena, Neyland Stadium | |||
| 121.8 | 196.0 | Walnut Street – Civic Colesium / Blount Mansion / James White Fort | Intersection with exit to Tennessee Riverboat Landing | ||
| 121.9 | 196.2 | Volunteer Landing | Eastbound exit only | ||
| 122.1 | 196.5 |  SR 158 east (James White Parkway) to I-40 | Eastbound exit, westbound entrance; eastern end of now unsigned SR 158 concurrency | ||
| 122.2 | 196.7 |  SR 71 south (James White Parkway) | Southern end of unsigned SR 71 concurrency; interchange; follows Hall of Fame Drive | ||
| 122.5 | 197.1 | W Church Avenue - Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Downtown | |||
| 122.8 | 197.6 | Summit Hill Drive - Downtown | To US 441/SR 62 | ||
| 123.2 | 198.3 | East 5th Avenue - Downtown Hall of Fame Drive (SR 71 north) | Northern end of unsigned SR 71 concurrency; East 5th Avenue is the former routing of US 11/US 70/SR 1; follows Magnolia Avenue | ||
| 124.86 | 200.94 | US 11W north (Rutledge Pike/SR 1) / US 11E north / US 70 east (Asheville Highway/SR 168) | Route splits into US 11E and US 11W; US 70/SR 1 continues along US 11E; eastern terminus of unsigned SR 168 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Weingroff, Richard. "U.S. 11 - Rouses Point, New York, to New Orleans, Louisiana". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Official Transportation Map (back) (PDF) (Map). TDOT. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – Cleveland to Charleston Concrete Highway (#07001382)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
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