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U.S. Route 11 in Tennessee
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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.
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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]
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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, Tennesee, 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
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.
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