U.S. Route 11 in Virginia

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U.S. Route 11
US 11 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length	339.41 mi[1] (546.23 km)
Existed	1926–present
Tourist routes	Virginia Byway
Major junctions
South end	US 11E / US 11W / US 19 / US 421 / SR 381 in Bristol
Major intersections	I-81 in numerous locations US 58 in Abingdon I-77 / US 21 / US 52 in Wytheville US 460 in Salem Future I-73 / I-581 / US 220 / US 221 in Roanoke I-64 / US 60 in Lexington US 250 in Staunton US 33 in Harrisonburg US 211 in New Market US 17 / US 50 / US 522 in Winchester
North end	US 11 at Rest
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Counties	City of Bristol, Washington, Smyth, Wythe, Pulaski, City of Radford, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Salem, City of Roanoke, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Lexington, Augusta, City of Staunton, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg, Shenandoah, Warren, Frederick, City of Winchester
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Virginia Routes Interstate US Primary Secondary Byways History HOT lanes
← SR 10 → US 11E

U.S. Route 11 (US 11) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway in western Virginia. At 339 miles (546 km), it is the second longest numbered route (after US 58) and longest primarily north–south route in the state. It enters the state from Tennessee as the divided routes US 11E and US 11W at Bristol, roughly follows the West Virginia border through the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah Valley, and enters the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia from Frederick County. Most of the route closely parallels I-81. From south to north, US 11 serves the cities and towns of Bristol, Abingdon, Wytheville, Pulaski, Radford, Christiansburg, Roanoke, Lexington, Staunton, Harrisonburg, Strasburg, and Winchester. As one of the original U.S. Highways, it was first designated through Virginia in 1926 and has largely followed the same route since. Prior to the construction of the Interstate Highway System, it was the primary long-distance route for traversing the western part of the state. Much of it roughly follows the Great Wagon Road, a colonial-era road that followed the Appalachian Mountains from Georgia to Pennsylvania.