U.S. Route 11 in Tennessee
U.S. Route 11 (US 11) in the U.S. state of Tennessee travels from the Georgia state line in Chattanooga to Knoxville, where it then splits into US 11E and US 11W. These two highways then travel to the Virginia state line near Kingsport and Bristol. During its length, it shares concurrencies with SR 2 and SR 38.
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| Length | 124.86 mi (200.94 km) | |||
| Existed | 1920s–present | |||
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| Counties | Hamilton, Bradley, McMinn, Monroe, Loudon, Knox | |||
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Route description
US 11 enters Tennessee west of Chattanooga. The route, concurrent with SR 38 from the state line north, runs parallel to Interstate 24 for three miles (5 km) to an intersection with Cummings Highway (US 41/US 64/US 72/SR 2). While SR 38 terminates here, US 11 follows the highway east into downtown Chattanooga. At the intersection of Broad Street and East 23rd Street, US 11 and US 64 separate from US 41 and US 72 and follow East 23rd 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.[1]
East of downtown, I-24 terminates while Interstate 75 continues east along the I-24 right-of-way. US 11 and US 64 continue to the northeast, through northern Chattanooga, and run concurrent with I-75 between exits 7 and 11. State Route 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 US 11, following State Route 40 east out of the city.[1]
US 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. US 11 and US 70 split east of Knoxville, and split into US 11E and US 11W. US 11W goes through Rutledge, Bean Station, Rogersville, and Kingsport. US 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.[1]
History
Cleveland to Charleston Concrete Highway
Cleveland to Charleston Concrete Highway | |
 Original segment of U.S. Route 11 in Charleston. | |
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| Location | Charleston, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°17′14″N 84°45′05″W |
| Built | 1925-27 |
| NRHP reference No. | 07001382[2] |
| Added to NRHP | January 10, 2008 |
The longest segment of the original concrete U.S. Route 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.[2] This segment was built from 1925 to 1927, and 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
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Hamilton | Lookout Valley | 0.0 | 0.0 | | Continuation into Georgia; southern terminus of unsigned SR 38 |
| 3.0 | 4.8 |    | Southern end of US 41/US 64/US 72/SR 2 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 38 | ||
| 4.5 | 7.2 |  | Northern terminus of SR 318 | ||
| 6.4 | 10.3 |  | 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 |   | Southern end of SR 17 concurrency | |
| 7.9 | 12.7 |  | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| 8.0 | 12.9 | | Northern end of US 41 / US 72 concurrency; southern end of SR 58 concurrency | ||
| 8.3 | 13.4 | | Northern end of SR 58 concurrency | ||
| 9.1 | 14.6 |  | Direct access only from westbound I-24; I-24 exit 180A | ||
| 10.7 | 17.2 |  | Southern end of US 41 / US 76 concurrency | ||
| 11.2 | 18.0 | | 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 |  | Western terminus of SR 320 | ||
| 17.6 | 28.3 |  | SR 153 exit 1 | ||
| 20.9 | 33.6 |  | Southern end of SR 317 concurrency | ||
| 21.2 | 34.1 |   | Southern end of I-75 / US 74 concurrency; I-75 exit 7 | ||
| 22.4– 23.0 | 36.0– 37.0 | | Northern end of SR 317 concurrency; I-75 exit 9 | ||
| Ooltewah | 25.1 | 40.4 | | Eastern end of I-75 / US 74 concurrency; I-75 exit 11 | |
| 25.9 | 41.7 |  | Northern terminus of SR 321 | ||
| Bradley | Cleveland | 35.5– 35.7 | 57.1– 57.5 |   | Interchange on US 64 Bypass (APD-40) |
| 38.0 | 61.2 | | 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 |  | 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 |  | Northern terminus of APD-40 designation | ||
| 41.9 | 67.4 | | 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 |  | 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 |  | Southern end of SR 163 concurrency |
| 51.4 | 82.7 | | Northern end of SR 163 concurrency | ||
| Riceville | 57.5 | 92.5 |   | Southern end of SR 39 concurrency; southern terminus of US 11 Business | |
| 57.7 | 92.9 | | Northern end of SR 39 concurrency | ||
| Athens | 63.8 | 102.7 |  | West to I-75 | |
| 65.5 | 105.4 | | Northern terminus of US 11 Business | ||
| 66.5 | 107.0 |  | West to I-75 | ||
| Niota | 70.4 | 113.3 |  | Eastern terminus of SR 309 | |
| Monroe | Sweetwater | 76.7 | 123.4 |  | West to I-75 |
| 78.4 | 126.2 |  | |||
| Loudon | Philadelphia | 84.7 | 136.3 |  | Eastern terminus of SR 323 |
| Loudon | 88.0 | 141.6 |  | ||
| 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 |  | Eastern terminus of SR 324 | ||
| Lenoir City | 96.7 | 155.6 |  | ||
| Dixie Lee Junction | 101.8 | 163.8 | | Eastern terminus of SR 2; southern end of US 70/SR 1 concurrency | |
| Knox | Farragut | 106.0 | 170.6 |  | Western terminus of SR 332 |
| Knoxville | 107.7 | 173.3 |  | Southern terminus of SR 131 | |
| 108.8– 109.0 | 175.1– 175.4 |  | I-140 Exit 1 westbound; Exit 1 A/B eastbound | ||
| 115.8 | 186.4 | | |||
| 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  | ||
| 119.5– 119.6 | 192.3– 192.5 |   | Interchange | ||
| 119.7 | 192.6 |  | 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 |  | Eastbound exit, westbound entrance; eastern end of now unsigned SR 158 concurrency | ||
| 122.2 | 196.7 |  | 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 | | 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
- Special routes of U.S. Route 11
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to U.S. Route 11 in Tennessee. |
- Official Transportation Map (back) (PDF) (Map). TDOT. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- "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.