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U.S. Route 11 or U.S. Highway 11 (US 11) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway extending across the eastern U.S. The southern terminus of the route is at US 90 in Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in eastern New Orleans, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at the
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in Rouses Point, New York. The route continues across the border into Canada as Route 223. US 11, created in 1926, maintains most of its original route. The route north of Knoxville, Tennessee, follows a route similar to Interstate 81 (I-81). While it is signed as a north–south route, it physically travels in a northeast–southwest direction. Until 1929, US 11 ended just south of Picayune, Mississippi, at the Pearl River border with Louisiana. It was extended through Louisiana after that. The
Maestri Bridge The Maestri Bridge (originally known as the Pontchartrain Bridge and later as the Watson-Williams Pontchartrain Bridge and the Five Mile Bridge) carries U.S. Route 11 (US 11) across Lake Pontchartrain between New Orleans and Slidell, ...
, which carries US 11 across Lake Pontchartrain, served as the only route to New Orleans from the east for six weeks after
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due to its sturdy construction. The storm virtually destroyed the
I-10 Twin Span Bridge The I-10 Twin Span Bridge, a nearly causeway officially known as the Frank Davis "Naturally N'Awlins" Memorial Bridge, consists of two parallel trestle bridges. These parallel bridges cross the eastern end of Lake Pontchartrain in southern Louis ...
and damaged the
Fort Pike Bridge The Fort Pike Bridge (also known as the Rigolets Bridge), named after nearby Fort Pike, carries U.S. Route 90 across the Rigolets on the eastern side of Lake Pontchartrain between New Orleans and Slidell in Louisiana. It is owned and operated ...
on US 90. I-81, constructed in the 1960s, parallels the route of US 11 in many areas. Beyond I-81's southern terminus, other Interstates run along corridors paralleling US 11, specifically
I-59 Interstate 59 (I-59) is an Interstate Highway located in the southeastern United States. It is a north–south route that spans from a junction with I-10 and I-12 at Slidell, Louisiana, to a junction with I-24 near Wildwood, Georgia. ...
, which is joined to I-81 by I-40, I-75, and
I-24 Interstate 24 (I-24) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. It runs diagonally from I-57, south of Marion, Illinois, to Chattanooga, Tennessee, at I-75. It travels through Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, ...
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Louisiana

US 11 spans within the state of Louisiana. Its southern terminus is located in New Orleans East at a junction with US 90 (Chef Menteur Highway). The route begins as a two-lane highway that travels northward through a remote stretch of marshland within both the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge and the New Orleans city limits. After crossing over
I-10 Interstate 10 (I-10) is the southernmost cross-country highway in the American Interstate Highway System. I-10 is the fourth-longest Interstate in the United States at , following I-90, I-80, and I-40. This freeway is part of the originally pl ...
at exit 254, US 11 proceeds across Lake Pontchartrain on the
Maestri Bridge The Maestri Bridge (originally known as the Pontchartrain Bridge and later as the Watson-Williams Pontchartrain Bridge and the Five Mile Bridge) carries U.S. Route 11 (US 11) across Lake Pontchartrain between New Orleans and Slidell, ...
, a span dating from 1928 that parallels the
I-10 Twin Span Bridge The I-10 Twin Span Bridge, a nearly causeway officially known as the Frank Davis "Naturally N'Awlins" Memorial Bridge, consists of two parallel trestle bridges. These parallel bridges cross the eastern end of Lake Pontchartrain in southern Louis ...
. Midway across the lake, US 11 enters unincorporated
St. Tammany Parish St. Tammany Parish (french: Paroisse de Saint-Tammany) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana named after Tamanend, the legendary Lenape Chief of Chiefs and the "Patron Saint of America." At the 2020 census, the population was 2 ...
. Upon reaching the north shore, US 11 follows Pontchartrain Drive into the city of Slidell, where it becomes a busy four-lane commercial corridor. After a brief concurrency with
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(LA 433), US 11 turns onto Front Street and travels alongside the
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(NS) line through Slidell's historic district. During this stretch, the route intersects both US 190 Business (Fremaux Avenue) and mainline US 190 (Gause Boulevard), both four-lane thoroughfares connecting with nearby I-10. Returning to two-lane capacity, US 11 crosses to the west side of the NS line on a narrow overpass built in 1937. At the north end of the city, US 11 intersects I-12 at exit 83, which is located just west of a major interchange with I-10 and
I-59 Interstate 59 (I-59) is an Interstate Highway located in the southeastern United States. It is a north–south route that spans from a junction with I-10 and I-12 at Slidell, Louisiana, to a junction with I-24 near Wildwood, Georgia. ...
. A few miles later, US 11 enters the town of Pearl River and intersects LA 41 (Watts Road). Here, the route turns southeast onto Concord Boulevard and proceeds a short distance to exit 3 on I-59. US 11 turns north onto I-59 and utilizes the four-lane Interstate alignment for the remainder of its distance in Louisiana. Following a second interchange serving the small town, I-59 and US 11 cross the
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into the dense Honey Island Swamp. Along this stretch is an exit connecting to Old US 11, a remnant of the pre-Interstate alignment that provides access to
Pearl River Wildlife Management Area Pearl River Wildlife Management Area, also known as Pearl River WMA, is a tract of protected area near Slidell, Louisiana, Slidell in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, in the United States. The WMA is managed by the Lou ...
. US 11 crosses into the state of Mississippi with I-59 on a bridge spanning the main branch of the Pearl River just south of
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Mississippi

US 11 runs for approximately in Mississippi. It enters the state along I-59, passing through several groves of trees. After a short distance, US 11 and I-59 interchange at exit 1 with Mississippi Highway 607 (MS 607), where MS 607 ends and US 11 takes over its northeastern alignment away from I-59. US 11 generally parallels I-59 across Mississippi, serving as a local business route and following city streets through communities such as Hattiesburg, Laurel, and
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, where I-59 begins a concurrency with
I-20 Interstate 20 (I‑20) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. I-20 runs beginning at an interchange with I-10 in Scroggins Draw, Texas, and ending at an interchange with I-95 in Florence, South Carolina. Between ...
eastbound. It leaves the state east of Meridian concurrent with US 80, entering the state of Alabama.


Alabama

US 11 spans in Alabama. It and US 80 split into Alabama near Cuba, with US 80 following an eastward track toward Demopolis. US 11, in contrast, continues to parallel the I-20/I-59 freeway through
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to Eutaw, where US 11 joins US 43. The overlapping routes proceed northeast to Tuscaloosa, where US 43 splits from US 11 and heads north. US 11, however, continues along the I-20/I-59 corridor to Birmingham. US 11 overlaps I-20/59 for approximately between Woodstock and Bessemer. From Bessemer into Birmingham, the route is locally known as the "Bessemer Superhighway". US 11 is cosigned with State Route 5 (SR 5) between Woodstock and Birmingham. US 11 through the western side of Birmingham is known as the Bessemer Superhighway and 3rd Avenue West. It passes near the
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, Rickwood Field (one of the oldest baseball stadiums in the U.S.), and Legion Field (known for hosting football games). On the east side of Birmingham, US 11 is known locally as 1st Avenue North and as Roebuck Parkway. West of downtown Birmingham, US 11 intersects US 78. US 78 turns east onto US 11, forming an overlap as the roadway enters the heart of the city. In the midst of the city center, US 78 breaks from US 11, progressing south of US 11 as the two routes exit the city. East of downtown, I-20 splits from I-59, with US 11 following I-59 to the northeast. US 11 passes through
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and
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before crossing into Georgia northeast of Hammondville. Throughout Alabama, US 11 is paired with unsigned State Route 7 (SR 7). Until 1955, US 11 was routed to
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and Gadsden following the current routes of SR 23 and US 411 and followed Third Street and went west on Forrest Avenue in downtown Gadsden. It was relocated to its present route to Attalla, with the original route designated as an alternate route until 1963. The routes that corresponds to US 11's route in Alabama includes the Bear Meat Cabin Road (Huntsville Road), the Rome and Tuscaloosa Road (also called "Georgia Road") from Birmingham, and the Chattanooga Road (also called Alabama Road) from Attalla.


Georgia

After entering the state from Alabama, US 11 and State Route 58 (SR 58) travel northeast,
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to
I-59 Interstate 59 (I-59) is an Interstate Highway located in the southeastern United States. It is a north–south route that spans from a junction with I-10 and I-12 at Slidell, Louisiana, to a junction with I-24 near Wildwood, Georgia. ...
, through the valley between Sand and Lookout mountains. The routes travel through the county seat of Dade County, Trenton, where they are briefly concurrent with SR 136. In the community of Wildwood, US 11 and SR 58
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the eastern terminus of SR 299 before continuing north into Tennessee. US 11 extends within the state's borders. US 11 and SR 58 see an annual average daily traffic (AADT) of 5,000 vehicles or more north of Trenton. However, most of the route's through traffic has been diverted to I-59, which closely parallels the route not only in Georgia but also in Alabama and Mississippi.


Tennessee

US 11 enters Tennessee west of
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. The route, concurrent with State Route 38 (SR 38) from the state line north, runs parallel to
I-24 Interstate 24 (I-24) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. It runs diagonally from I-57, south of Marion, Illinois, to Chattanooga, Tennessee, at I-75. It travels through Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, ...
for 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. The road is also called Lee Highway in southwestern Virginia. East of downtown, I-24 terminates while I-75 continues east along the I-24 right-of-way. US 11 and US 64 continue to the northeast, paralleling I-75 to Cleveland. In
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, US 64 separates from US 11, following US 74 east out of the city. US 11 remains close to I-75 as it heads north, passing through Athens, Sweetwater, Loudon, and Lenoir City before entering Farragut. On the western edge of town, US 11 merges with US 70 at Dixie Lee Junction to form Kingston Pike. The routes remain joined for just over as they pass through Farragut and
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before diverging again in
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. In
East Knoxville East Knoxville is the section of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, that lies east of the city's Downtown Knoxville, downtown area. It is concentrated along Magnolia Avenue (U.S. Route 70 in Tennessee, US-70/U.S. Route 11, US-11), Martin Luther King, Jr., ...
, US 11 splits into US 11W and US 11E, with US 70 following US 11E.


U.S. Route 11E

Traversing from Knoxville, Tennessee, to
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, US 11E connects the cities and towns of
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, Jefferson City,
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,
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, Tusculum, Jonesborough, Johnson City, Bluff City, and Bristol, all in Tennessee. After crossing into Virginia, it reconnects with US 11W.


U.S. Route 11W

Traversing from Knoxville, Tennessee, to
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, US 11W connects the cities and towns of Blaine, Rutledge, Bean Station, Rogersville, Surgoinsville, Church Hill,
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, and
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, all in Tennessee. After crossing into Virginia, it reconnects with US 11E.


Virginia

US 11W and US 11E rejoin as US 11 in Bristol less than a mile north of the TennesseeVirginia state line. As Lee Highway, US 11 proceeds northeastward through Abingdon,
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, and Radford. In this area, I-81 was constructed parallel to US 11. At Christiansburg, US 11 joins US 460 and the two routes overlap for to
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, where the two highways split. US 11 winds through Roanoke on several roads, sometimes opposite the signed direction. Part of the
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, a colonial trail, follows the roadbed of US 11, also known as the
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, through Virginia. Near
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is the historical marker: "This is the old road from Pennsylvania to the
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, over which in early times settlers passed going south. On it were the Black Horse Tavern and the Tinker Creek Presbyterian Church." From Roanoke, the highway continues through
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, Lexington, Staunton, Harrisonburg, and
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in the
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. (Between Buchanan and Lexington, US 11 passes over famed
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). I-81 was constructed parallel to US 11 through many of these cities, although it generally bypassed the smaller towns. US 11 enters West Virginia about northeast of Winchester. Through the Great Appalachian Valley, US 11 follows much of former Valley Pike, a former colonial trace and important roadway during the Civil War.


West Virginia

US 11 enters West Virginia less than southeast of I-81. US 11 heads northeast for about through Berkeley County, passing through Inwood, Martinsburg, and Falling Waters before crossing the Potomac River into Maryland. The road is known as Winchester Avenue south of Martinsburg and as Williamsport Pike north of the city.


Maryland

In Maryland, US 11 passes over the Potomac River into Williamsport and through Hagerstown in Washington County before crossing the Mason–Dixon line into Pennsylvania. I-81 was constructed along much the same route in the 1960s.


Pennsylvania

US 11 and I-81 enter Pennsylvania south of Greencastle. Known as the Molly Pitcher highway, US 11 follows I-81 northeast through the Cumberland Valley, running parallel to each other as they pass through
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,
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, and
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. Northeast of Carlisle in Middlesex Township, US 11 interchanges with the Pennsylvania Turnpike (
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) and I-81 in succession. US 11, now to the south of I-81, continues eastward into the western
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s of Harrisburg as the Carlisle Pike. In Camp Hill, a close suburb of Harrisburg, US 11 stops paralleling I-81 and joins
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northward through the western suburbs of Harrisburg. As the road exits the Harrisburg area, US 11 and US 15 begin to parallel the
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as both head northward. The two routes remain overlapped to an intersection in
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, where US 15 branches off to the northwest, following the path of the West Branch Susquehanna River northward. US 11, in contrast, continues to parallel the main Susquehanna River, passing through municipalities such as Danville, Bloomsburg, and Berwick prior to reaching Wilkes-Barre. In Wilkes-Barre, 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
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north of downtown. In
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, just north of Scranton, US 11 intersects US 6. US 6 joins US 11 westward to
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, where US 11 separates from US 6 and resumes its northerly trek through
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to the New York–Pennsylvania border.


New York

US 11 proceeds northwestward through
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from the Pennsylvania border to Binghamton. US 11 and I-81 continue to parallel each other as they head north through Cortland and
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. The route continues northward to Watertown. US 11 heads northeast from Watertown, passing along the northern edge of Fort Drum and traversing a number of towns and villages, including
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and Potsdam. US 11 passes north of the Adirondack Park passing through Malone. At
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, US 11 joins New York State Route 9B and heads north to the
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, becoming Route 223.


History


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. I-20/I-59/US 11 travel concurrently through the city. US 11/US 80 travel concurrently to
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Ashville Ashville or Asheville may refer to: Places United States * Ashville, Alabama * Ashville, Louisville, Kentucky * Ashville, New York * Asheville, North Carolina ** Asheville metropolitan area ** Asheville School ** Asheville High School ** Asheville ...
:: in Attalla. The highways travel concurrently through the city. :: in
Fort Payne Fort Payne is a city in and county seat of DeKalb County, Alabama, DeKalb County, in northeastern Alabama, United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 14,877. European-American settlers gradually developed th ...
:;Georgia ::No major intersections :;Tennessee :: in
Chattanooga Chattanooga ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Located along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia, it also extends into Marion County on its western end. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, ...
. US 11/US 41/US 72 travel concurrently through the city. US 11/US 64 travel concurrently to Cleveland. :: in Chattanooga :: in Chattanooga. The highways travel concurrently through the city. :: in Chattanooga. The highways travel concurrently through the city. :: in Lenoir City :: southwest of Farragut. The highways travel concurrently to Knoxville. :: in Knoxville :: in Knoxville :: in Knoxville :: in Knoxville. The highways travel concurrently through the city. :: in Knoxville :: in Knoxville ;Northern segment :;Virginia :: in Bristol. US 11/US 19 travel concurrently to Abingdon. :: in Bristol :: northeast of Bristol :: east of Abingdon. US 11/US 58 travel concurrently for approximately . :: southeast of
Glade Spring Glade Spring is a town in Washington County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,456 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kingsport– Bristol (TN)– Bristol (VA) Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Jo ...
:: in Seven Mile Ford :: southwest of Marion :: northeast of Marion :: west of
Wytheville Wytheville is a town in, and the county seat of, Wythe County, in southwestern Virginia, United States. It is named after George Wythe, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and mentor to Thomas Jefferson. Wytheville's populat ...
:: in Wytheville. The highways travel concurrently through the city. :: in Wytheville. I-77/US 11/US 52 travel concurrently to
Fort Chiswell Chiswell , sometimes , is a small village at the southern end of Chesil Beach, in Underhill, on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. It is the oldest settlement on the island, having formerly been known as Chesilton. The small bay at Chiswell is ca ...
. I-81/US 11 travel concurrently to south of
Pulaski Pulaski may refer to: Places * Pulaski Heights, a section of the city of Little Rock, Arkansas * Pulaski Shoal, an underwater landform west of the Florida Keys * Pulaski, Georgia, a town * Pulaski Square, one of the "Squares of Savannah" in t ...
. :: in Christiansburg :: in Christiansburg. US 11/US 460 travel concurrently to
Salem Salem may refer to: Places Canada Ontario * Bruce County ** Salem, Arran–Elderslie, Ontario, in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie ** Salem, South Bruce, Ontario, in the municipality of South Bruce * Salem, Dufferin County, Ontario, part ...
. :: in Roanoke. The highways travel concurrently through the city. :: in Roanoke :: in Roanoke :: southwest of
Buchanan Buchanan may refer to: People * Buchanan (surname) Places Africa * Buchanan, Liberia, a large coastal town Antarctica * Buchanan Point, Laurie Island Australia * Buchanan, New South Wales * Buchanan, Northern Territory, a locality * Buchanan ...
:: northeast of Buchanan. The highways travel concurrently to west of
Natural Bridge A natural arch, natural bridge, or (less commonly) rock arch is a natural landform where an arch has formed with an opening underneath. Natural arches commonly form where inland cliffs, coastal cliffs, fins or stacks are subject to erosion fr ...
. :: northeast of
Natural Bridge A natural arch, natural bridge, or (less commonly) rock arch is a natural landform where an arch has formed with an opening underneath. Natural arches commonly form where inland cliffs, coastal cliffs, fins or stacks are subject to erosion fr ...
:: in Lexington :: in East Lexington :: northeast of East Lexington :: in Greenville :: in Greenville :: in Staunton. The highways travel concurrently through the city. :: in Harrisonburg :: in Harrisonburg :: northeast of Harrisonburg :: in Mauzy :: in
New Market New Market may refer to: Bangladesh *New Market, Dhaka *New Market, Khulna, in Sonadanga Model Thana *New Market, Chittagong, near Government City College, Chittagong India * New Market, Bhopal *New Market, Kolkata Jamaica *New Market, Jama ...
:: in Strasburg :: in
Winchester Winchester is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs Nation ...
. The highways travel concurrently through the city. :: northeast of Winchester :;West Virginia :: north-northeast of Falling Waters :;Maryland :: in
Halfway Halfway or Half Way may refer to: Places Canada *Halfway, New Brunswick, a community in Durham Parish * Halfway, Ontario, a community in Madawaska Valley Ireland *Halfway, County Cork, a village in the Republic of Ireland United Kingdom * Halfwa ...
:: in Hagerstown :;Pennsylvania :: in Antrim Township :: in
Chambersburg Chambersburg is a borough in and the county seat of Franklin County, in the South Central region of Pennsylvania, United States. It is in the Cumberland Valley, which is part of the Great Appalachian Valley, and north of Maryland and the Mas ...
:: in Middlesex Township :: in Middlesex Township :: in Camp Hill. The highways travel concurrently to
Shamokin Dam Shamokin Dam is a borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,647 at the 2020 census. "Shamokin" , or "Shahëmokink" in the Delaware language, and Schahamokink in another Algonquian language, means "place of e ...
. :: in Summerdale :: in Penn Township :: in Monroe Township :: in South Centre Township :: in Moosic :: in South Abington Township. US 6/US 11 travel concurrently to northwest of
Factoryville Factoryville is a borough in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,146 at the 2020 census. Factoryville was named for a woolen factory near the original town site. Geography Factoryville is located at (41.564042 ...
. :;New York :: in Dickinson :: in Chenango :: in Chenango :: in Chenango :: northwest of Whitney Point :: in Cortlandville :: northwest of Tully :: south of LaFayette :: south of Nedrow :: in Salina :: south-southwest of Mannsville :: in Calcium :: in the Town of Champlain :: in the Town of Champlain :: in
Rouses Point Rouses Point is a village (New York), village in Clinton County, New York, Clinton County, New York (state), New York, United States, along the 45th parallel north, 45th parallel. The population was 2,209 at the 2010 census. The village is named ...
:: at the
Canada–United States border The border between Canada and the United States is the longest international border in the world. The terrestrial boundary (including boundaries in the Great Lakes, Atlantic, and Pacific coasts) is long. The land border has two sections: Can ...
north of Rouses Point


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