U.S. 11 in Mississippi generally serves local traffic as it parallels or overlaps with Interstate 59 from the Louisiana state line near Picayune to Meridian, and I-20/59 east in Lauderdale County to the Alabama border. U.S. 11 stays west of I-59 through Poplarville and Purvis to Hattiesburg, where the route expands to a four lane arterial.
Beyond a cloverleaf interchange with U.S. 49, U.S. 11 proceeds northeast to Downtown Hattiesburg, where it separates into a couplet along Front Street north and Pine Street south. The route crosses the Leaf River to Petal en route to Ellisville.
U.S. 11 crosses Interstate 59 north from Ellisville and again in south Laurel. I-59 bypasses Downtown Laurel alongside U.S. 84/MS 15 while U.S. 11 lines Ellisville Boulevard to the city center. U.S. 11 shifts to the east of I-59 again at north Laurel along a rural route to Meridian.
Entering the city of Meridian by Meridian Regional Airport, U.S. 11 runs north to I-20/59-U.S. 80 at Exit 150 and MS 19. U.S. 11/MS 19 join the freeway across the south side of Meridian east to Exit 154 / MS 39. Neither U.S. 11/80 are acknowledged at Exit 150, where the two routes dog leg west along MS 39 onto their continuation to Russell. U.S. 11/80 cross I-20/59 again east between Toomsuba and Cuba, Alabama.
Historically the Mississippi State Highway Department proposed establishing a Bypass route for U.S. 11 in Hattiesburg following a combination of U.S. 49, U.S. 49 Business and MS 42. The application was approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) on June 27, 1957:
The present route of U.S. 11 through Hattiesburg is along narrow streets through the heart of the business district. The Highway Department is completing a section of Miss. 42 which affords an excellent opportunity to by-pass all through traffic on U.S. 11, saving time for the motorist and relieving congestion in the down town section.
The use of the By-Pass route will eliminate routing traffic through the railroad switching yards in Hattiesburg.
However the following year, the Mississippi State Highway Department requested the removal of U.S. 11 Bypass at Hattiesburg. AASHTO approved the application on June 26.
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| U.S. 11 overlaps with Interstate 59 north 0.48 miles from the Louisiana state line to Exit 1. Turning northwest, U.S. 11 overtakes MS 607 into the unincorporated community of Nicholson. 10/12/16 |
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| U.S. 11 confirming marker posted north between the diamond interchange (Exit 1) with Interstate 59 and 2nd Avenue in Nicholson. 10/12/16 |
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| Entering the city of Hattiesburg, U.S. 11 north expands to a four lane, divided highway leading into the diamond interchange (Exit 60) with I-59/U.S. 98. 10/17/00 |
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| U.S. 11 meets U.S. 49 at an antiquated cloverleaf interchange adjacent to the Cloverleaf Center retail complex in Hattiesburg. 10/17/00 |
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| U.S. 11 partitions into a couplet through Downtown Hattiesburg at Hardy Street. The northbound roadway crosses Gordons Creek east from Pine Street onto Front Street. 10/17/00 |
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| U.S. 11 trailblazer posted along Front Street north at Forrest Street in Downtown Hattiesburg. 01/01/10 |
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| Forrest Street intersects U.S. 11 (Front Street) north between Hattiesburg City Hall and Hattiesburg Saenger Theater. 01/01/10 |
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| Main Street through Downtown Hattiesburg is the former route of U.S. 49 Business. 01/01/10 |
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| The couplet along U.S. 11 formerly extended north along Front/Pine Streets beyond Mobile Street to Gordon Street. This vintage shield was posted where the route turned onto Gordon Street. 10/17/00 |
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| Colored U.S. route markers were used in Mississippi cities during the 1950s. This assembly stood along Gordon Street north between Pine and 2nd Streets in Hattiesburg. 10/17/00 |
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| U.S. 11 lines Bouie Street north from E 4th Street to old Highway 42 in north Hattiesburg. MS 42 was relocated to bypass the city via I-59 and Evelyn Gandy Parkway. 01/01/10 |
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| MS 42 previously followed an arterial route west from U.S. 11 to U.S. 49 across north Hattiesburg. 01/01/10 |
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| Confirming marker posted northbound at Fairley Street in Hattiesburg. 01/01/10 |
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| MS 42 formerly overlapped with U.S. 11 northeast from Bouie Street 0.90 miles to W Central Avenue in Petal. 10/17/00 |
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| U.S. 11 crosses the Leaf River north of Chain Park. 01/01/10 |
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| The ensuing 2.2 miles of U.S. 11 north pass through the city of Petal. 01/01/10 |
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| MS 42 previously turned east from U.S. 11 onto Central Avenue to Downtown Petal. 01/01/10 |
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| Paralleling the Leaf River north from Petal, U.S. 11 advances north into Jones County. 01/01/10 |
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| Beyond the census designated place of Eastabuchie, U.S. 11 continues four miles north to Moselle and 21 miles to Downtown Laurel. 01/01/10 |
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| Moselle-Seminary Road branches northwest from U.S. 11 beyond Mill Creek to the diamond interchange along Interstate 59 at Exit 80. 01/01/10 |
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| MS 590 meets U.S. 11 at a grade separated intersection in the town of Ellisville. MS 590 leads east to MS 29 and west to U.S. 49 beyond Seminary. 01/01/10 |
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| MS 590 previously ended at U.S. 11 from the west. Construction extending the state highway east past Jones College included a viaduct spanning U.S. 11, the adjacent Southern Railway System and Rocky Creek. 01/01/10 |
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| The Ellisville business district lies just east of U.S. 11 and the parallel Southern Railway Systems. Forthcoming MS 29 runs just north of Downtown along Holly Street. 01/01/10 |
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| MS 29 travels south from Ellisville to MS 42 at Runnellstown and U.S. 98 at New Augusta. 01/01/10 |
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| MS 588 begins west alongside MS 29 on Hill Street from U.S. 11. MS 29/588 overlap 0.95 miles northwest to Interstate 559 at Exit 88 before separating on respective courses to Soso and Collins. 01/01/10 |
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| Confirming marker posted north of MS 29/588 (Hill Street) in Ellisville. 01/01/10 |
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| Following the route of U.S. 11, Laurel is seven miles to the northeast. Downtown Meridian is 64 miles to the north via U.S. 11 and its former route with U.S. 80. 01/01/10 |
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| Having shifted east of Interstate 59 at Hattiesburg, U.S. 11 crosses the freeway again at Exit 90 north of Ellisville. 01/01/10 |
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| Advancing north from Ellisville and I-59, U.S. 11 continues to the settlement of Walters. 01/01/10 |
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| U.S. 11 angles northeast from Palmer to Pendorff. 01/01/10 |
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| Industrial Boulevard stems west from U.S. 11 into an industrial area on the south side of Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) airport. 01/01/10 |
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| U.S. 11 enters the Laurel city limits just north of Industrial Boulevard at Warehouse Drive. 01/01/10 |
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| The signalized intersection with Sanderson Drive north precedes the parclo A2 interchange (Exit 93) with Interstate 59 in Laurel. 01/01/10 |
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| U.S. 11 runs east of Interstate 59 for 2.1 miles. The next direct connection between the two routes is in 5.8 miles. 05/09/16 |
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| East from I-59, U.S. 11 runs pass the South Mississippi Fairgrounds and the Magnolia Center. 01/01/10 |
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| Julian Street east and Oak Park Boulevard west come together at the succeeding traffic light on U.S. 1 north in Laurel. 01/01/10 |
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| Reassurance marker posted north after N 13th Avenue. 01/01/10 |
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| Royal Street links U.S. 11 with parallel Leontyne Price Boulevard between ramps to I-59/U.S. 84/MS 15. 01/01/10 |
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| I-59/U.S. 84-MS 15 span U.S. 11 along a viaduct west to Leontyne Price Boulevard and east to S 6th Avenue. 01/01/10 |
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| U.S. 11 transitions onto Spec Wilson Boulevard north from Ellisville Boulevard at Carroll Gartin Boulevard. The succeeding intersection is with Central Avenue to Downtown Laurel. 01/01/10 |
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| Spec Wilson Boulevard north next intersects Oak Street. 01/01/10 |
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| Remaining mast arms from removed traffic signals along U.S. 11 (Spec Wilson Boulevard) north at Saw Mill Road. 01/01/10 |
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| Leading away from Downtown Laurel, U.S. 11 turns east onto Teresa Street to cross the parallel Norfolk Southern Railroad line. 01/01/10 |
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| West from Spec Wilson Boulevard, Theresa Street, 2nd Avenue and 7th Street were formerly part of U.S. 84 and Mississippi 15. This shield assembly was replaced by 2007. 12/08/00 |
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| The assembly at Spec Wilson Boulevard and Theresa Street previously included one of the last remaining state named shields for Interstate 59 remaining prior to the MDOT readopting the sign design. 12/08/00 |
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| U.S. 11 resumes northward onto Cross Street just beyond the Norfolk Southern Railroad overpass. Crooks Avenue arcs southward from the upcoming intersection too the north split of MS 15 from I-59/U.S. 84. 05/09/16 |
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| Cooks Avenue south 0.48 miles to the parclo interchange (Exit 96 B) with I-59/U.S. 84 is old MS 15. MS 15 continues south from the exchange to Richton and Beaumont. 05/09/16 |
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| A vintage Interstate 59 shield was part of the sign assembly at the intersection where U.S. 11 converges with Cooks Avenue and Cross Street. 12/08/00 |
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| Chantilly Street is where U.S. 84 formerly separated from U.S. 11 (Cross Street) north. The exchange where U.S. 84 leaves I-59 is three blocks to the east. 05/09/16 |
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| U.S. 11/80 enters the Magnolia Street ahead of the unincorporated community of Kewanee. A weigh station lines the south side of the highway west of Kewanee Road. 11/28/09 |
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| U.S. 11/80 parallel a Norfolk Southern Railroad line west at Kewanee. 11/28/09 |
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| I-20/59 angle southwest from the Alabama state line to meet U.S. 11/80 at a parclo interchange (Exit 169). 11/28/09 |
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| I-20/59 parallel U.S. 11 northeast to Tuscaloosa and U.S. 11/80 west into Meridian. 11/28/09 |
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| Removed after 2016, these reassurance markers for U.S. 11/80 west posted westbound ahead of Marion Russell Road in the unincorporated community of Russell. 02/06/10 |
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| Continuing west from Russell, U.S. 11/80 enter the city of Meridian. 02/06/10 |
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| U.S. 45 bypasses Meridian on a freeway to the east. There is no direct access to U.S. 45 from U.S. 11/80. 02/06/10 |
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| U.S. 11/80 pass through an industrial area in east Meridian ahead of Hawkins Crossing Drive. 02/06/10 |
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| Russell Drive branches west from U.S. 11/80 along the pre-freeway alignment of the US highways to the Meridian street grid. 02/06/10 |
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| U.S. 11 south and MS 19 north part ways with I-20/59-U.S. 80 west at a folded diamond interchange (Exit 150) with Key Avenue south and Airport Boulevard north in Meridian. 05/09/16 |
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| U.S. 11 (Susie B. Ruffin Avenue) south of E 13th Street in Laurel. 01/01/10 |
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| U.S. 11 shifts west from Cross Street onto Teresa Street at Cooks Avenue. Cooks Avenue is the former route of MS 15 north from I-59/U.S. 84. 05/09/16 |
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| A vintage Interstate 59 shield was formerly posted at the wye intersection where U.S. 11 shifts onto Teresa Street. MS 15 formerly joined U.S. 11/84 from Cooks Avenue west. 06/23/01 |
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| Remnant bridge supports from a railroad spur stand along both sides of Teresa Street west of Cooks Avenue. 05/09/16 |
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| Instead signed with U.S. 84 trailblazers, U.S. 11 makes an unmarked turn south from Teresa Street west onto Spec Wilson Boulevard beyond a Norfolk Southern Railroad bridge. 05/09/16 |
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| U.S. 11 follows Ellisville Boulevard south from Downtown Laurel and next meets Interstate 59 directly at a parclo A2 interchange (Exit 93). 05/09/16 |
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| Interstate 59 weaves through the city of Laurel north en route to Meridian. U.S. 11 and I-59 cross paths at the ensuing exit southbound. 05/09/16 |
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| U.S. 11 stays west of the residential street grid in the city of Petal to Central Avenue. Formerly part of MS 42, Central Avenue leads east to Downtown. 01/01/10 |
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| U.S. 11 (Bouie Street) south at E 7th Street in north Hattiesburg. 01/01/10 |
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| U.S. 11 angles southeast onto Gordon Street for three blocks before turning southwest along Pine Street to Downtown Hattiesburg. 01/01/10 |
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| U.S. 11 separates into a couplet at Mobile Street. Southbound U.S. 11 remains along Pine Street through Downtown Hattiesburg while northbound follows Front Street north to Mobile Street west. 01/01/10 |
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| Pine Street south at Main Street in Downtown Hattiesburg. 01/01/10 |
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| Pine Street south at Forrest Street. 01/01/10 |
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| U.S. 11 (Pine Street) south at Hemphill Street. 01/01/10 |
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| U.S. 11 crosses Gordons Creek ahead of Hardy Street where the couplet through Downtown concludes. Hardy Street is part of MS 198 west from U.S. 49 to I-59/U.S. 98. 01/01/10 |
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| Pine Street angles southwest from Hardy Street to 6th Avenue. 01/01/10 |
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| U.S. 11 seamlessly shifts off Pine Street onto Broadway Drive. Traffic signals were formerly used where Pine Street continues southwest. 01/01/10 |
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| U.S. 11 angles southeast from Nicholson and combines with Interstate 59 southwest to Pearl River, Louisiana. 10/12/16 |
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| The northern leg of MS 607 extends 3.24 miles south from the diamond interchange joining U.S. 11 and I-59 to Santa Rosa and the north entrance to John C. Stennis Space Center. 10/12/16 |
Photo Credits:10/17/00, 12/08/00, 06/23/01, 11/28/09, 01/01/10, 02/06/10, 05/09/16, 10/12/16 by AARoads
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