State Route 11 (SR 11) is a
state highway
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in the U.S. state of
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, traveling through portions of
Echols Echols may refer to:
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*Echols County, Georgia
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,
Lanier,
Berrien,
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,
Ben Hill,
Wilcox Wilcox may refer to:
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Pulaski,
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,
Bibb,
Jones,
Jasper
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Newton,
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,
Barrow,
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Hall
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,
Lumpkin, and
Union counties. It travels the entire length of the state from south to north, connecting the
Florida
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state line with the
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state line, roughly bisecting the state into two equal parts. It travels through
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,
Macon, and
Gainesville. It is the longest route in the state. The portion from the southeastern city limits of Monticello to the Jasper–Newton county line is included in the
Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway.
Route description
The route begins at the
Florida
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state line south of
Statenville. The route travels north
concurrent with
US 129 through Statenville,
Lakeland,
Nashville
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,
Ocilla,
Fitzgerald, and
Abbeville
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, before arriving in
Hawkinsville. In Hawkinsville, SR 11 departs US 129 and runs concurrent with
US 341 northwest to
Perry
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. There, SR 11 departs and runs concurrent with
US 41
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, and eventually, US 129 again, north to
Macon. SR 11 leaves Macon concurrent with US 129 and
SR 22. In
Gray
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, SR 11 departs, and travels north, without being concurrent with a
U.S. Highway. In
Jefferson, the route again runs concurrent with US 129. The two routes continue north, passing through
Gainesville. Further north, SR 11 and US 129 are joined by
US 19
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. The three routes climb over and descend the
mountains
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, and continues north to the
North Carolina
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state line, where SR 11 meets its northern terminus.
The following portions of SR 11 are part of the
National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense:
* The segment concurrent with US 341 from Hawkinsville to Perry and US 341 Byp. in Perry
* From the split of US 80/SR 87 and US 129/SR 11 in
Downtown Macon over the Ocmulgee River to the point where it leaves the northern city limits of the city
* From the southern intersection with US 29 Bus./SR 8 and SR 53 to the intersection with SR 82 in Winder
* From the southern end of its concurrency with US 129 in Jefferson to its northern terminus
History
1920s
SR 11 was established at least as early as 1919. It started at an intersection with SR 7 at the Florida state line, southwest of Statenville and ended at SR 12 in Covington. It was also designated from SR 12 in Social Circle through Gainesville and north-northwest to SR 9 in
Dahlonega
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Dahlonega is located at the north end of ...
. There was no indication if the two segments were connected via a concurrency with SR 12 or if they were separate.
By the end of 1921, both segments were indicated to be connected by a concurrency with SR 12 between Covington and Social Circle. The portions of SR 11 and
SR 43 north of Gainesville were swapped. That meant that SR 11 headed north-northeast from Gainesville to Cleveland, then west-northwest to SR 9 in Turners Corner. SR 9 and SR 11 traveled concurrently north-northeast and then north-northwest to Blairsville, where SR 9 ended. Then, SR 11 had a western curve before reaching the North Carolina state line.
By the end of 1926, SR 11's southern terminus was then at the Florida state line, but south-southeast of Statenville. US 341 was designated on the Hawkinsville–Perry segment. US 41 was designated on the Perry–Macon segment. US 129 was designated on two segments: the Macon–Gray and Jefferson–Gainesville segments.
US 270 was designated on the Gainesville–North Carolina segment. SR 12 between Covington and Social Circle was shifted southeast and off of SR 11. Three segments had a "completed hard surface": from Ocilla to Fitzgerald, from
Echeconnee to east-northeast of Macon, and in the north-northeast part of Gainesville. Three segments had a "completed semi hard surface": a segment south-southwest of Echeconnee, from just east of the White–Lumpkin county line to Turners Corner, and from just north of Turners Corner to North Carolina. Six segments had a "sand clay or top soil" surface: from east-northeast of Macon to Gray, from south of Monticello to north-northwest of that city, a small portion southeast of Covington, from Monroe to Jefferson, nearly the entire Hall County portion of the Jefferson–Gainesville segment, from the north-northeast part of Gainesville to just east of White–Lumpkin county line. Six segments were indicated to be under construction: from Fitzgerald to the Ben Hill–Wilcox county line, a segment northwest of Hawkinsville, from Perry to south-southwest of Echeconnee, from south-southeast of the Jones–Jasper county line to south of Monticello, a small portion south-southeast of Covington, and a segment north-northwest of Jefferson.
By the end of 1929, US 19 was designated on the Gainesville–North Carolina segment. US 270 was
decommissioned. From south-southeast of the Jones–Jasper county line to the Jasper–Newton county line, the highway had a completed semi hard surface. The Social Circle–Monroe segment had a sand clay or top soil surface. Two segments were indicated to be under construction: a segment south-southeast of Covington and a segment southwest of Social Circle.
1930s
By the middle of 1930, five segments of the highway had a completed hard surface: from Fitzgerald to just north of the Ben Hill–Wilcox county line, from north-northwest of Hawkinsville, from Perry to Gray, a segment in the southwest part of Jefferson, and from north-northeast of Gainesville to the North Carolina state line.
Later that year, a segment in the southwestern part of Social Circle had a completed hard surface. Two segments had a sand clay or top soil: from Social Circle to Winder and from Jefferson to Gainesville. Three segments were indicated to be under construction: the Pulaski County portion of the Abbeville–Hawkinsville segment, nearly the entire Houston County portion of the Hawkinsville–Perry segment, and from Winder to the southwestern part of Jefferson.
By the end of the next year, US 19 south of Turners Corner was shifted west and off of SR 11. Four segments had a completed hard surface: from Hawkinsville to Perry, a segment north-northwest of Monticello, from Winder to Jefferson, and nearly the entire Gainesville–North Carolina segment. The entire Pulaski County portion of the Abbeville–Hawkinsville segment had completed
grading, but no surface course. Three segments were indicated to be under construction: the entire Berrien County portion of the Lakeland–Nashville segment, nearly the entire Wilcox County portion of the Fitzgerald–Abbeville segment, and a segment north-northwest of Monticello.
In March 1932, the Pulaski County portion of the Abbeville–Hawkinsville segment had a sand clay or top soil.
Later that year, two segments had completed grading, but no surface course: nearly the entire Wilcox County portion of the Fitzgerald–Abbeville segment and the entire Pulaski County portion of the Abbeville–Hawkinsville segment. A small portion just south-southeast of the Wilcox–Pulaski county line was under construction.
In August of that year, a portion north-northwest of Abbeville was under construction.
The next month, nearly the entire Jasper County portion of the Monticello–Covington segment had a completed surface, while the Nashville–Alapaha segment was under construction.
By the middle of 1933, two segments were indicated to be under construction: the Lakeland–Nashville segment and the entire Berrien County portion of the Alapaha–Ocilla segment.
In June that year, the Lanier County portion of the Lakeland–Nashville segment had a completed hard surface.
The next month, the Berrien County portion of the Lakeland–Nashville segment had completed grading, but was not surfaced.
In August of that year, the Fitzgerald–Abbeville segment had a completed hard surface.
At the end of the year, the entire segment from Gainesville to the North Carolina state line also had a completed hard surface.
A few months later, from Nashville to the Berrien–Irwin county line, the highway had completed grading, but was not surfaced.
Two segments of SR 11 were indicated to be under construction: the Jasper County portion of the Gray–Monticello segment and the segment from Social Circle to Winder.
Later that year, two segments had a completed hard surface: the Lanier County portion of the Lakeland–Ray City segment and a segment in Alapaha. Two segments had completed grading, but was not surfaced: the Ray City–Alapaha segment and the Berrien County portion of the Alapaha–Ocilla segment.
At the end of the next year, US 129 was extended on SR 11 from Turners Corner to the North Carolina state line. Two segments had a completed hard surface: a segment north-northwest of Abbeville and the segment from east of Covington to Monroe.
By the middle of 1935, three segments had a completed hard surface: nearly the entire Wilcox County portion of the Abbeville–Hawkinsville segment, a segment south-southeast of Hawkinsville, and the entire Jasper County portion. Three segments were indicated to be under construction: the entire Jones County portion of the Gray–Monticello segment, a segment north-northeast of Monroe, and the entire Hall County portion of the Jefferson–Gainesville segment.
Later that year, a small portion just south of Ocilla had a completed hard surface.
By the middle of 1936, two segments had a completed hard surface: the entire Wilcox County portion and the Newton County portion of the segment from Monticello to east of Covington.
A few months later, two small segments had a completed hard surface: one just south of the Jones–Jasper county line and one just north-northwest of Monroe. The segment south of Statenville was under construction.
By the end of the year, the entire Pulaski County portion had a completed hard surface.
A few months later, the Berrien County portion of the Alapaha–Ocilla segment had completed grading, but was not surfaced.
By the middle of 1937, the portion south of Statenville also had this same treatment.
A few months later, SR 11's Statenville–Lakeland segment was shifted eastward. It traveled through Stockton to a point east of Lakeland and turned left on
SR 65 and then SR 31 to Lakeland. There, it continued its former path. The Berrien County portion of the Alapaha–Ocilla segment had a completed hard surface.
By the end of the year, the Alapaha–Ocilla segment had a completed hard surface. A segment in Lakeland had completed grading, but was not surfaced. Three segments were indicated to be under construction: nearly the entire Echols County portion of the Statenville–Stockton segment, a segment north of Stockton, and the Barrow County portion of the Monroe–Winder segment.
The next year, two segments had a completed hard surface: the Lakeland–Nashville segment and the Hall County portion of the Jefferson–Gainesville segment. Three segments had completed grading, but was not surfaced: the Lanier County portion of the Stockton–Lakeland segment, a segment from north-northwest of Monroe to Winder, and the Jackson County portion of the Jefferson–Gainesville segment. The Echols County portion of the Statnville–Stockton segment was indicated to be under construction.
By the middle of 1939, two segments had a completed hard surface: the Nashville–Alapaha segment and a small portion southeast of the Jackson–Hall county line. From north-northwest of Monroe to Winder, SR 11 had a sand clay or top soil surface.
The decade ended with the entire segment from the Florida state line to Lakeland having a completed hard surface.
1940s to 1960s
By the end of 1940, US 129 was extended through the state and designated on the portion of SR 11 from the Florida state line to Hawkinsville. A segment of SR 11 northwest of Jefferson had a completed hard surface.
In 1942, the entire length of SR 11 had a completed hard surface.
Between July 1957 and June 1960, at a point northeast of
Byron
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, SR 49 was shifted off of US 41/SR 11 and onto a sole path to SR 247 south of Macon, then north-northwest on SR 247 to return to US 41/SR 11 south-southwest of Macon.
Between June 1963 and the end of 1965, US 41 was shifted off of SR 11 in this same area, following SR 49 and SR 247, and returned to SR 11 south of Macon.
1970s to 2000s
In 1976, a portion of US 129 north of Hawkinsville was shifted west onto US 341/SR 11 from Hawkinsville to a point northwest of the city.
In 1982, at a point northeast of Byron, SR 11 was shifted eastward onto US 41/SR 49 and then US 41/US 129/SR 49/SR 247 and headed north-northwest into Macon.
By A decade later, a northeastern bypass of Perry, designated as
SR 866, was proposed from US 341/SR 11 east of Perry to
Interstate 75 (I-75) north-northwest of it.
The next year, SR 11 was shifted onto the path of SR 866 and then resumed its northern routing on US 41. Its former path on US 341 and US 41 was redesignated as SR 11 Bus.
In 1997, a western bypass of Arcade and Jefferson, designated as
SR 837, was proposed from SR 82 in Arcade to US 129/SR 11 northwest of Jefferson.
In 2001, this bypass was proposed to be extended northwest and west to end at US 129/SR 11 in Talmo.
The next year, SR 837 was completed.
In 2003, US 129 was shifted westward. It and SR 11 replaced the northern part of SR 837. The former path of US 129 became US 129 Bus. on SR 15 Alt. The southern part of SR 837 was redesignated as SR 11 Conn.
By 2013, US 341 Byp. was designated on the northeastern bypass of Perry and its western extension.
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Future
The intersection with SR 316 is planned to become an interchange in the future,
along with
SR 81 at SR 316.
This project is part of a master plan to convert SR 316 into a full limited-access highway.
Major intersections
Special routes
Lakeland bypass
State Route 11 Bypass (SR 11 Byp.) is a
bypass for SR 11 in
Lakeland. It consists of West Church Avenue and East Church Street and then turns south onto North College Road (
SR 135 Byp.). It also travels
concurrently with
SR 135 between North Center Street and North Temple Street.
Between June 1960 and June 1963, SR 11 Byp. was established from US 129/SR 11/SR 37 to SR 135 in the northern part of the city.
By the end of 1965, it was extended to its current eastern terminus.
Lakeland connector
State Route 11 Connector (SR 11 Conn.) is a marked segment of North Pecan Street between
SR 122 and
US 129/SR 11/
SR 37 in
Lakeland. Between the beginning of 1945 and the end of 1946, it was established on its current path.
Hawkinsville business loop
State Route 11 Business (SR 11 Bus.) is a
business route
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of SR 11 in
Hawkinsville. It also travels in a concurrency with
US 129 Bus./
US 341 Bus. and part of
SR 26. In 1989, it was established.
Hawkinsville spur route
State Route 11 Spur (SR 11 Spur) was a
spur route
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of SR 11 that existed west of
Hawkinsville. Between June 1960 and June 1963, SR 11 Spur was established from
SR 230 southwest of the city to
US 341/SR 11 northwest of it.
By the end of 1965, the southbound lanes of US 341/SR 11 were designated on the spur route.
In 1989, it was
decommissioned.
Perry business loop
State Route 11 Business (SR 11 Bus.) is a
business route
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and former mainline of SR 11. It begins at the "Perry Parkway" (
US 341 Byp./SR 11), and travels
concurrently with
US 341 into downtown Perry. At Houston Lake Road, the highway joins a concurrency with
SR 127, until it reaches Ball Street, where US 341/SR 11 Bus. turns right towards the northwest. The concurrency with US 341 comes to an end two blocks later at the intersection with
US 41 (Commerce Street), and it then turns right. US 41/SR 11 Bus. is carried by Commerce Street until that street terminates at Macon Road, and the concurrency make a left turn, following that street north until it reaches the Perry Parkway again. SR 11 Bus. ends at this segment of Perry Parkway, SR 11 travels concurrent with US 41 north of the parkway, and US 341 Byp. travels concurrent with
SR 11 Conn. In 1993, a northeastern
bypass of Perry, designated as
SR 866, was proposed from US 341/SR 11 east of Perry to
Interstate 75 (I-75) north-northwest of the city.
The next year, SR 11 was shifted onto this bypass, replacing SR 866. Its former path through the city was redesignated as SR 11 Bus.
Perry bypass route
State Route 11 Bypass (SR 11 Byp.) was a short
bypass route
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of SR 11 in downtown
Perry
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. Between June 1963 and the end of 1965, it was established from
US 341/SR 11 (Main Street) to
US 41/SR 11 (Carroll Street).
By the end of 1982, it was redesignated as a western extension of
SR 127.
Perry spur route
State Route 11 Spur (SR 11 Spur) was a short
spur route
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of SR 11 in downtown
Perry
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. In 1968, it was established from
US 341/
SR 7 (Washington Street) to
US 41/SR 11.
By the end of 1982, SR 11 through the city was shifted eastward, replacing all of SR 11 Spur.
Perry connector
State Route 11 Connector (SR 11 Conn.) is a
connecting route of SR 11 located northwest of the main part of Perry, and is the
concurrent state road for
US 341 Byp. from
US 41/SR 11/
SR 11 Bus. to
US 341/
SR 7. It also has an
interchange with
I-75
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. It is known as Perry Parkway for its entire length. In 1993, part of a northeastern
bypass of Perry, designated as
SR 866, was proposed between US 41/SR 11 and I-75.
The next year, all of SR 866 was either redesignated as part of SR 11, since it was moved onto the bypass, or just removed.
In 1996, SR 11 Conn. was established on its current path.
Arcade–Jefferson connector
State Route 11 Connector (SR 11 Conn.) is a
connecting route that connects
US 129 Bus./
SR 15 Alt. in
Arcade
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** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade game's hardware
** Arcade system board, a standardized printed circuit board
* Amusement arcade, a place with arcade games
* ...
with SR 11 and the southern terminus of
SR 11 Bus. in
Jefferson. The highway, which is named "Jefferson Bypass", is entirely
concurrent with
US 129, and the only other major intersections are
SR 82 and former
SR 319 (Etheridge Road). In 1997, a western bypass of Arcade and Jefferson, designated as
SR 837, was proposed from SR 82 in Arcade to US 129/SR 11 northwest of Jefferson.
In 2002, SR 837 was completed.
In 2003, US 129 was shifted westward. It and SR 11 replaced the northern part of SR 837. The former path of US 129 became US 129 Bus. on SR 15 Alt. The southern part of SR 837 was redesignated as SR 11 Conn.
Jefferson business loop
State Route 11 Business (SR 11 Bus.) is a
business route
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of SR 11 that is mostly within the
city limits
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of
Jefferson. It is a former section of SR 11. The highway begins at an
intersection
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with
US 129, SR 11, and the northern terminus of
SR 11 Conn., where SR 11 turns north onto US 129. The street name is Winder Highway at first, until it reaches the intersection with Memorial Drive where it becomes Lee Street. Between Epps Street and Cobb Street, the route curves to the southeast as Railroad Avenue branches off to the left and it passes by a local antiques store next to a grade crossing with a
CSX
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line. The southeast curve ends just before the intersection with Railroad Street, and the highway has a later intersection with Oak Street and Hill Street, the former of which travels along the west side of the Woodbine–Jefferson City Cemetery and then enters the
Jefferson Historic DistrictCity of Jefferson Historic Districts, Jefferson, Georgia (July 28, 2008)
just before encountering the western terminus of US 129 Bus./ SR 15 Alt./ SR 82. Two blocks later, SR 11 Bus. turns left onto Washington Avenue along with US 129 Bus., while SR 15 Alt./SR 82 continue east onto Sycamore Street towards Commerce
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and the Gainesville metropolitan area Gainesville is the name of several places in the United States of America:
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* Gainesville, Arkansas
* Gainesville, Florida, the largest municipality with this name
* Gainesville, Georgia
* Gainesville, Missouri
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respectively. SR 11 Bus. continues to travel concurrently with US 129 Bus. for the rest of its length until both highways terminate at US 129/SR 11 north of Jefferson. In 2003, SR 11 Bus. was designated on its current path.
Gainesville business loop
State Route 11 Business (SR 11 Bus.) is a business route
A business route (or business loop, business spur, or city route) in the United States is a short special route connected to a ''parent'' numbered highway at its beginning, then routed through the central business district of a nearby city ...
of SR 11 in Gainesville. It travels along Athens Highway from US 129 Bus./SR 11/ SR 60/ SR 369 in the central part of the city to US 129/SR 11 in the northeast part of the city.
SR 11 Bus. begins as a continuation of Athens Highway (E.E. Butler Parkway), which also takes the concurrency with SR 60 away from SR 369. SR 11 Bus./SR 60 travels along Athens Highway until the intersections with Academy Street Northwest and Academy Street East, where the name changes to Green Street. North of the First Baptist Church of Gainesville, SR 11 Bus. branches off to the northeast onto Riverside Drive, while SR 60 continues north along Thompson Bridge Road. Immediately after SR 60 Conn. (Oak Tree Drive), Riverside Drive turns left towards the Riverside Military Academy
Riverside Military Academy is a private, college preparatory, boarding and day school for boys in grades 6 through 12 in Gainesville, Georgia, United States.
History
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, and SR 11 Bus. moves onto Morningside Drive, which winds through a wooded residential area until it encounters a row of billboards on the southwest corner of a local street named Park Hill Drive, then adopts that street name as its own. As Park Hill Drive, SR 11 Bus. encounters the northern terminus of SR 11 Conn. across from South Enota Drive Northeast. The road gains the name Cleveland Highway after Roper Hill Road, then curves more towards the north after the intersection with Old Clarks Bridge Road, and later encounters the western terminus of SR 284 (Clarks Bridge Road NE) across from a local dead end street named Northeast Barrett Street. One last local intersection (Lakeville Drive) branching off to the northwest and the entrance to the Chattahoochee–Oconee division of the United States Forest Service
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can be found before SR 11 Bus. ends at US 129/SR 11 (Limestone Parkway/Cleveland Highway).
The portion of SR 11 Bus. that is concurrent with SR 60 is part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense.
In 1990, SR 11 Bus. was established from US 129/SR 11 in the central part of the city to US 129/SR 11 in the northern part.
Gainesville connector
State Route 11 Connector (SR 11 Conn.) was a connecting route of SR 11 that was established in 1969 between SR 13 to US 129/SR 11. In 1985, its southern terminus was truncated to another intersection with US 129/SR 11. In 1990, it was decommissioned, with its southern part became part of a re-routed US 129/SR 11. It was known as Downey Boulevard and South Enota Drive.
Cleveland bypass route
State Route 11 Bypass (SR 11 Byp.) is a bypass of SR 11 that bypasses the city of Cleveland
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just to the west. It is completely concurrent with US 129 Byp. and is known as Appalachian Parkway for its entire length. It connects US 129/SR 11 just south of the city with US 129/SR 11 and SR 75 Conn. north-northwest of it, with an intersection
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with SR 115 west-southwest of the city. The bypass routes were established in 2016.
Blairsville truck route
State Route 11 Truck (SR 11 Truck) was a truck route
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of SR 11 that traveled concurrently with U.S. Route 129 Truck (US 129 Truck) for its entire length. It also had a concurrency with US 76/ SR 2/ SR 515. Between the beginning of 1995 and the beginning of 2012, this highway was proposed as SR 1191. By 2015, SR 1191 was completed. In 2016, US 129 Truck and SR 11 Truck were decommissioned and redesignated as the US 19/ US 129/SR 11 mainline.
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Georgia Roads (Routes 1 - 20)
Georgia State Route 11 on State-Ends.com
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