U.S. 11 South - Lexington to Bristol


U.S. 11 (Lee Highway) spans the Maury River and enters the independent city of Lexington from East Lexington. Immediately south of the span, U.S. 11 separates with U.S. 11 Business (N Main Street) by Virginia Military Institute.
07/24/04
A vintage trailblazer for I-81 was previously posted at the wye interchange with U.S. 11 Business (Main Street). U.S. 11 follows a two lane limited access bypass around Lexington with an exchange at U.S. 60 (Midland Trail).
07/24/04

U.S. 11 follows Williamson Road south from Hollins (SR 117) into the city of Roanoke. U.S. 11 ALT separates from U.S. 11 and joins U.S. 460 (Orange Avenue) west to Salem. U.S. 220 Business, U.S. 221 and SR 116 south combine with U.S. 11 south toward Downtown Roanoke.
07/24/04
U.S. 11 (Lee Highway) south at SR 419 (Electric Road), an arterial belt route encircling Roanoke southeast from Salem.
05/27/21
U.S. 11 (Lee Highway) crosses the Roanoke River just beyond the intersection with SR 419 (Electric Road).
05/27/21

U.S. 11 branches west from I-77/81 by a number of fast food franchises and assorted retail in east Wytheville. Cassell Road west and Withers Road east come together at this traffic light from residential areas beyond the commercial strip.
05/26/21
U.S. 11 (E Main Street) next meets SR 365, a major collector to Wytheville Community College.
10/02/10
SR 365 spurs 0.57 miles north from U.S. 11 to a traffic circle on the campus of Wytheville Community College.
05/26/21
N 11th Street to E Monroe Street and Peppers Ferry Road connects U.S. 11 and Downtown Wytheville with Interstate 77.
05/26/21
U.S. 11 (W Main Street) combines with U.S. 21 at N 4th Street. Since removed, the lone set of shields marking the intersection referenced the former turn of U.S. 52 from U.S. 11 south onto U.S. 21 north.
07/16/05


U.S. 11/21 combine from the Wytheville central business district between 4th Street and 12th Street / Lee Highway. These confirming markers preceding 6th Street were removed by 2018.
07/16/05

An erroneous State Route 11 shield preceded Country Club Road on U.S. 11 (S Main Street) in Marion.
10/02/10
U.S. 11 expands with a grassy median on the south side of Marion. A half diamond interchange joins Lee Highway with Interstate 81 north via Washington Avenue south.
10/02/10
U.S. 11 reaches the southbound entrance ramp to Interstate 81 just beyond the Marion city line.
10/02/10
U.S. 11 (Lee Highway) south at SR 107 (Whitetop Road) in the town of Chilhowie. SR 107 constitutes an 8.39 mile long route from I-81 nearby to SR 91 (Main Street) in Saltville.
03/05/17
U.S. 19 south joins U.S. 11 (Main Street) from Porterfield Memorial Highway at Abingdon west to Bristol.
03/05/17


U.S. 11/19 (Lee Highway) in northeast Bristol parallel I-81/U.S. 58 to the north through a commercial corridor. The four routes converge west of The Falls retail complex and Island Road.
05/26/21
U.S. 11 splits into U.S. 11E/W at U.S. 421/SR 381 (Commonwealth Avenue) in Bristol. An end shield was previously posted for U.S. 11 where U.S. 19 turns south alongside U.S. 421 to Downtown.
05/31/07
U.S. 11W combines with U.S. 421 southwest along Euclid Avenue to State Street and Gate City Highway. U.S. 11E accompanies U.S. 19/421 south on Commonwealth Avenue to Bristol, Tennessee.
05/26/21
Unsigned SR 381 continues north along Commonwealth Avenue 0.63 miles to Keys Street, where Interstate 381 begins. U.S. 11E and U.S. 11W recombine into U.S. 11 at Knoxville, Tennessee.
05/26/21
Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 07/24/04, 07/16/05
- Brent Ivy: 05/26/21, 05/27/21
- ABRoads, Carter Buchanan: 09/29/10, 10/02/10
- Carter Buchanan: 03/05/17
- Andy Field, Carter Buchanan: 05/31/07
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Page Updated Monday August 09, 2021.