U.S. Route 11 in New York
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by NYSDOT and the cities of Binghamton, Cortland, Syracuse, and Watertown | ||||
Length | 318.66 mi[1] (512.83 km) | |||
Existed | 1926[2]–present | |||
Tourist routes | Lakes to Locks Passage | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 11 at the Pennsylvania state line in Kirkwood | |||
North end | R-223 at the Canada–US border in Rouses Point | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | New York | |||
Counties | Broome, Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 11 (US 11) is a part of the
The portion of US 11 in New York passes through the central district of four cities: Binghamton, Cortland, Syracuse, and Watertown. East of Watertown, the route traverses mostly rural terrain and serves only small villages, such as Potsdam, Malone, and Champlain. While the portion of US 11 between the Pennsylvania state line and Watertown is merely an alternate route to I-81, the section east of Watertown is the primary long-distance route across the North Country of New York.
US 11 was designated as part of the 1926 establishment of the U.S. Numbered Highway System. It was first signed in New York in 1927, replacing New York State Route 2 (NY 2), a route assigned three years earlier as part of the creation of the modern New York state route system. The termini of US 11 have more or less remained the same since; however, multiple realignments have occurred along the points in between. One of US 11's three suffixed routes, NY 11C, follows a former routing of US 11.
Route description
South of Syracuse
US 11 proceeds northwestward through
US 11 remains four lanes, now undivided, as it enters the city of Binghamton, serving as the main thoroughfare of the
US 11 and I-81 continue to parallel each other as they head north from Binghamton toward
The southernmost portion of US 11 in Cortland is known as Port Watson Street, but it then turns several times onto other streets (Church Street, where it has a brief concurrency with
US 11 crosses to the east side of I-81 as it leaves the village, passing through a rural area toward the hamlet of
The highway follows Salina Street through most of Syracuse and its southern suburbs, passing through residential areas with occasional commercial stretches until reaching downtown. US 11 is parallel to
Syracuse to Watertown
As it enters the hamlet of Mattydale, US 11 crosses under the New York State Thruway (I-90) and its name changes from Wolf Street to Brewerton Road. It is a six-lane divided highway on its entire length through Mattydale. As it passes through a commercial area west of Syracuse Hancock International Airport, the road becomes two lanes (later four) with a center turn lane. South Bay Road runs closely parallel to US 11 in this stretch. In North Syracuse, the road reverts to two lanes but becomes four lanes again north of this village, where it crosses under NY 481 and passes through another major commercial area.
Continuing north, US 11 intersects
Just south of Watertown, NY 232 joins US 11 (and terminates) from the southwest. As it enters Watertown, US 11 curves from a northeast–southwest to north–south alignment and follows Washington Street. The route later turns onto Paddock, Holcomb, Massey, and Leray streets and crosses the Black River via the Court Street Bridge (unrelated to the bridge of the same name that carries US 11 in Binghamton). The highway intersects NY 3 and NY 12 at Arsenal Street. Along Massey Street, it has a concurrency with NY 12 between Arsenal and Main streets and intersects NY 12F at Coffeen Street, which terminates from the west. North of the city, it also has a junction with NY 37 which is that road's western terminus (though it approaches from the west).
North Country
US 11 heads northeast from Watertown, passing north of the
After US 11 passes through Calcium, it parallels the western boundary of Fort Drum, whose main gate is just east of the highway's junction with I-781. Past Fort Drum, the route follows a northeasterly routing across northern Jefferson County and southwestern St. Lawrence County, serving the villages of Evans Mills, Philadelphia, Antwerp, Gouverneur, and Richville and overlapping with NY 26 between Evans Mills and Philadelphia and with NY 812 for several miles north from Gouverneur. US 11 eventually reaches the village of Canton, where it follows Gouverneur and Main streets and intersects NY 68 and NY 310.
At the next village, Potsdam, the highway becomes four lanes and runs along the northern edge of
The highway soon enters
East of Malone, US 11 takes on a more northerly heading for roughly 15 miles (24 km), passing through Chateaugay and intersecting NY 374 in the community's center. Eventually, it curves back to the southeast, serving Ellenburg and NY 190 before resuming a northeasterly alignment that takes the route through Mooers and into the village of Champlain. In the latter, US 11 connects to I-87 at exit 42 and meets US 9 at a junction a half-mile (0.80 km) to the east of I-87. The route continues on, following a mostly linear east–west alignment across the town of Champlain for four miles (6.4 km) to the shores of Lake Champlain and the village of Rouses Point. Along the way, US 11 connects to the west end of NY 276.
In Rouses Point, US 11 becomes known as Champlain Street as it heads toward the lake shore. At the shoreline, Champlain Street ends as US 11 intersects
History
Origins
Between Syracuse and Binghamton, the road was known as the Salina and Chenango Point Turnpike. The company that built the road was incorporated in 1807. The road opened trade between Binghamton and the salt harvesting operations below Onondaga lake.[5]
Most of the modern US 11 corridor between
Other, shorter sections of US 11 were included as part of legislative routes that mostly followed another corridor across the state. From Binghamton east to Kirkwood Center, modern US 11 was part of Route 4, an east–west route that extended across the Southern Tier and the Catskill Mountains from Lake Erie to the Hudson River. The segment of current US 11 from Binghamton north to Hinmans Corners was the southernmost portion of Route 8, which went northeast to the Utica area on modern NY 12 and NY 12B.[6][7] In 1911, much of current US 11 between Cortland and Whitney Point was designated as part of Route 4-a, a new route that extended southeast to Chenango Forks and south from there to Binghamton.[7] On March 1, 1921, the portion of Route 4-a northwest of Chenango Forks became part of Route 10, which now split into east and west branches east of Cortland as a result.[8]
Designation and realignments
In 1924, the state of
Since 1927, the terminuses of US 11 have more or less remained the same. However, multiple realignments have occurred over the years along the points in between. In
In northeastern St. Lawrence County, US 11 originally served the neighboring hamlets of Brasher Falls and Winthrop. The route left its modern alignment in Stockholm (at Stockholm Center) and rejoined it in Lawrence (at Coteys Corner).[12] On September 1, 1982, ownership and maintenance of CR 110, a county road extending from Stockholm Center to Coteys Corner on a direct east–west routing, was transferred from St. Lawrence County to the state of New York as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government and the village of Canton.[19][20][21] The new state highway was initially designated as NY 11C.[22] On June 13, 1992, the alignments of US 11 and NY 11C between Stockholm Center and Coteys Corner were swapped, placing both routes on their modern alignments.[23][24]
Future
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Plans for the Rooftop Highway, a proposed
A study called the North Country Transportation Study Action Plan and Final Technical Report suggests that the road would likely be built to Interstate Highway standards in order to improve constrained transit systems due to a lack of infrastructure throughout the area. Backers of the project have called for the highway to be designated as I-98;[25] however, this designation has not been recognized by any government agencies, such as the New York State Department of Transportation or the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The number does fit into AASHTO's numbering system, though, as the highest even numbers are designated for highways running along the Canada–United States border, such as the proposed highway.
The Northern Corridor Transportation Group (NCTG) was formed in December 2008 as a means of refocusing the 50-year discussion on the project. Since that time, more than 100 municipal and civic resolutions from the five northern counties of New York have been passed in support of the construction of the project. On July 16, 2009, the NCTG submitted a request to U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to direct $800 million (equivalent to $1.1 billion in 2023[26]) toward the project as part of the reauthorization of a federal highway transportation bill. In a historic move, the six northern legislators representing the North Country in the New York State Legislature (Senators Darrel Aubertine, Joseph Griffo, and Betty Little and Assembly Members Dede Scozzafava, Addie Jenne, and Janet Duprey) signed an official letter of request to the same end.
Despite enthusiasm from North Country leaders, the project has so far failed to gain approval. In 2014, DOT Commissioner Joan McDonald fielded questions at an Albany budget hearing after governor Andrew Cuomo had announced in his State of the State proposal that his administration would spend $2.5 million on a feasibility study. While Commissioner McDonald was receptive to the idea of the highway, she announced that the DOT likely wouldn't pursue the project based on traffic studies that had performed in 2002 and 2006.[27]
Suffixed routes
US 11 has three suffixed routes, all of which serve as alternate routes to US 11. NY 11A and NY 11B were assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York,[28][29] while NY 11C was assigned in 1982.[19][22]
- NY 11A (13.11 mi or 21.10 km) runs to the west of US 11 between Tully and Onondaga. It serves as the primary north–south highway through Onondaga Reservation.[1]
- NY 11B (36.98 mi or 59.51 km) extends from Potsdam to Malone along a routing situated south of US 11.[1]
- hamlets on the banks of the St. Regis River.[1]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Broome | Kirkwood | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 11 south – Great Bend | Pennsylvania state line |
To | Interchange | ||||
7.48 | 12.04 | NY 990G | |||
To NY 7 / Colesville Road – Industrial Park, Conklin | Interchange | ||||
City of Binghamton | 11.73 | 18.88 | NY 7 (Tompkins Street / Brandywine Avenue) | ||
Southern Tier Expressway west – Vestal | Interchange | ||||
12.59 | 20.26 | State Street ( NY 434 west) | Eastern terminus of NY 434 | ||
12.83 | 20.65 | NY 17C west (Main Street) | Eastern terminus of NY 17C | ||
Scranton, Syracuse | Exit 5 (I-81) | ||||
I-81 south | Exit 6 (I-81) | ||||
17.49 | 28.15 | NY 12 north to I-88 east – Chenango Bridge, Norwich | Southern terminus of NY 12 | ||
17.72 | 28.52 | I-81 north – Syracuse | Exit 6 (I-81) | ||
22.90 | 36.85 | Exit 7 (I-81) | |||
I-81 south – Binghamton, Endicott | Southern terminus of US 11 / NY 26 overlap | ||||
30.55 | 49.17 | NY 26 north / NY 79 east to NY 206 east / Main Street – Greene | Northern terminus of US 11 / NY 26 overlap; southern terminus of US 11 / NY 79 overlap | ||
Exit 8 (I-81) | |||||
Town of Lisle | 32.76 | 52.72 | NY 79 west – Richford, Ithaca | Northern terminus of US 11 / NY 79 overlap | |
I-81 south – Binghamton | I-81 exit 9 | ||||
39.59 | 63.71 | ||||
Virgil | 43.69 | 70.31 | NY 392 west – Virgil | Eastern terminus of NY 392 | |
I-81 south – Marathon, Binghamton | Exit 10 (I-81) | ||||
51.51 | 82.90 | Southern terminus of US 11 / NY 41 overlap | |||
Cortland | 53.84 | 86.65 | NY 13 south (Port Watson Street) – Dryden, Ithaca | Southern terminus of US 11 / NY 13 overlap | |
54.15 | 87.15 | I-81 | Northern terminus of US 11 / NY 13 overlap; southern end of NY 222 overlap | ||
NY 222 west (Groton Avenue) | Northern end of NY 222 overlap | ||||
NY 930Q) – Syracuse, Binghamton | Interchange; exit 12 (I-81) | ||||
56.78 | 91.38 | NY 90 north (Cayuga Street) | Southern terminus of NY 90 | ||
57.07 | 91.85 | NY 41 north (Clinton Street) | Northern terminus of US 11 / NY 41 overlap | ||
Onondaga | Village of Tully | 68.76 | 110.66 | NY 80 east (Clinton Street) – Highland Forest | Southern terminus of US 11 / NY 80 overlap |
I-81 south | north terminus of US 11 / NY 80 overlap; northern terminus of NY 281 | ||||
70.04 | 112.72 | Exit 14 (I-81) | |||
I-81 south – Skaneateles, Cazenovia | |||||
I-81 north – Syracuse | I-81 exit 15 | ||||
I-81 – Binghamton, Syracuse | Exit 16 (I-81) | ||||
81.97 | 131.92 | NY 11A south | Northern terminus of NY 11A | ||
Syracuse | 84.06 | 135.28 | NY 173 (Seneca Turnpike) | ||
85.17 | 137.07 | To I-81 | Exit 17 (I-81) | ||
86.18 | 138.69 | NY 175 west (Kennedy Street) | Eastern terminus of NY 175 | ||
NY 931L (South State Street) | Northern terminus of unsigned NY 931L | ||||
87.51 | 140.83 | NY 92 east (Genesee Street) | Western terminus of NY 92 | ||
87.70 | 141.14 | NY 5 (Erie Boulevard) | |||
87.89 | 141.45 | NY 290 east (James Street) | Western terminus of NY 290 | ||
To I-90 Toll / New York Thruway / Willow Street | |||||
89.01 | 143.25 | NY 298 (Court Street) | |||
NY 298 Truck west (Bear Street) | Southern end of NY 298 Truck overlap | ||||
89.45 | 143.96 | NY 370 west (Park Street) | Eastern terminus of NY 370 | ||
Salina | NY 298 Truck east (Factory Avenue) | Northern end of NY 298 Truck overlap | |||
92.53 | 148.91 | hamlet of Mattydale | |||
I-81 via Bear Road ( NY 930J ) | To exit 10 (NY 481) southbound; western terminus of unsigned NY 930J | ||||
Cicero | 95.86 | 154.27 | To NY 481 north – Fulton, Oswego via Circle Drive ( NY 931H) | To exit 10 (NY 481) northbound; western terminus of unsigned NY 931H | |
97.27 | 156.54 | I-81 – Baldwinsville, Bridgeport | |||
101.35 | 163.11 | Bartel Road to I-81 | Hamlet of Brewerton | ||
NY 69A north – Parish | Southern terminus of NY 69A | ||||
I-81 – Parish | |||||
117.13 | 188.50 | ||||
124.91 | 201.02 | Maple Avenue to I-81 north | |||
I-81 | Exit 38 (I-81) | ||||
137.25 | 220.88 | I-81 – Ellisburg | Eastern terminus of NY 193; hamlet of Pierrepont Manor | ||
I-81 | Eastern terminus of NY 178 | ||||
I-81 – Rodman | Hamlet of Adams Center | ||||
148.57 | 239.10 | To I-81 (via NY 971P ) | interchange | ||
I-81 | Northern terminus of NY 232 | ||||
City of Watertown | 156.42 | 251.73 | NY 3 west (Arsenal Street) to NY 12F | Northbound intersection; south terminus of US 11 north / NY 3 east / NY 12 south overlap | |
156.53 | 251.91 | NY 3 east / NY 12 south (State Street) – Utica | Northbound intersection; north terminus of US 11 north / NY 3 east / NY 12 south overlap; southern terminus of US 11 north / NY 12 north overlap | ||
NY 283 east (Factory Street) | northbound intersection | ||||
I-81 | southbound intersection; south end of US 11 south / NY 12 south overlap | ||||
I-81 – Oswego | Southbound intersection; eastern terminus of NY 12F | ||||
156.88 | 252.47 | NY 12 north (Main Street) | northern terminus of US 11 / NY 12 overlap | ||
Pamelia | 158.48 | 255.05 | NY 37 east – Ogdensburg | Western terminus of NY 37 | |
I-81 – Black River | Hamlet of Calcium | ||||
163.79 | 263.59 | Exit 4 (I-781); single-point urban interchange | |||
166.79 | 268.42 | Fort Drum | Southern terminus of US 11 / NY 26 overlap | ||
Village of Philadelphia | 173.84 | 279.77 | NY 26 north – Theresa | Northern terminus of US 11 / NY 26 overlap | |
St. Lawrence | Village of Gouverneur | 191.59 | 308.33 | NY 58 / NY 812 south (Clinton Street / William Street) – Morristown, Edwards | Southern terminus of US 11 / NY 812 overlap |
De Kalb | 203.02 | 326.73 | NY 812 north – Ogdensburg | Northern terminus of US 11 / NY 812 overlap | |
Village of Canton | 215.43 | 346.70 | NY 68 west – Ogdensburg | south terminus of US 11 / NY 68 overlap | |
216.82 | 348.94 | NY 68 east / NY 310 north – Colton | north terminus of US 11 / NY 68 overlap; southern terminus of NY 310 | ||
NY 971U ) | Former routing of US 11; western terminus of unsigned NY 971U | ||||
226.09 | 363.86 | NY 345 north | Southern terminus of NY 345 | ||
226.64 | 364.74 | NY 56 north – Massena | Northern terminus of US 11 / NY 56 overlap | ||
226.81 | 365.02 | NY 56 south | Southern terminus of US 11 / NY 56 overlap | ||
Park Street ( NY 971T) | Former routing of NY 56; northern terminus of unsigned NY 971T | ||||
227.07 | 365.43 | Nicholville | Western terminus of NY 11B | ||
Stockholm | 237.00 | 381.41 | NY 11C north – Winthrop, Brasher Falls | south terminus of NY 11C; hamlet of Stockholm Center | |
239.75 | 385.84 | NY 420 north – Winthrop | Southern terminus of NY 420 | ||
North Lawrence, Brasher Falls | north terminus of NY 11C | ||||
246.19 | 396.20 | Nicholville | Former northern terminus of NY 195; hamlet of Lawrenceville | ||
Franklin | Moira | 251.75 | 405.15 | NY 95 north | Southern terminus of NY 95 |
Village of Malone | 264.61 | 425.85 | NY 11B west / NY 30 south / NY 37 west – Massena, Tupper Lake | south terminus of US 11 / NY 30 overlap; eastern terminus of NY 11B; eastern terminus of NY 37 | |
265.02 | 426.51 | NY 30 north | north terminus of US 11 / NY 30 overlap | ||
Burke | 271.98 | 437.71 | NY 122 west – Constable | Eastern terminus of NY 122 | |
Huntingdon, Dannemora | Western terminus of NY 374 | ||||
Clinton | Clinton | 286.10 | 460.43 | NY 189 north – Churubusco | Southern terminus of NY 189 |
NY 971L) – Ellenburg Center, Plattsburgh | |||||
NY 22 north | |||||
305.46 | 491.59 | NY 22 south – Plattsburgh | Northern terminus of NY 22; hamlet of Mooers | ||
Town of Champlain | 311.95 | 502.03 | I-87 to A-15 – Montreal, Plattsburgh | Exit 42 (I-87) | |
312.53 | 502.97 | US 9 – Champlain, Plattsburgh | |||
314.10 | 505.49 | Lacolle | Western terminus of NY 276 | ||
Rouses Point | 316.70 | 509.68 | NY 9B south / Lakes to Locks Passage | Northern terminus of NY 9B | |
317.55 | 511.05 | NY 276 west (Pratt Street) | Eastern terminus of NY 276 | ||
317.88 | 511.58 | Western terminus of US 2 (eastern segment) | |||
318.66 | 512.83 | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Continuation into Quebec | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- List of county routes in Clinton County, New York
- New York State Bicycle Route 11, a pair of state bicycle routes that follow the southernmost and northernmost sections of US 11 in New York
References
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- ^ Lawyer, William Summer (1900). Binghamton, Its Settlement, Growth and Development: And the Factors in Its History, 1800-1900. Century Memorial Publishing Company.
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- ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.
- ^ Weingroff, Richard (January 9, 2009). "US 11: Rouses Point, New York, to New Orleans, Louisiana". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- ^ Automobile Blue Book (1927). Automobile Blue Book. Vol. 1 (1927 ed.). Chicago: Automobile Blue Book. This edition shows U.S. Routes as they were first officially signed in 1927.
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- ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (June 15, 1992). "Report of the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering to the Executive Committee" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
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- ^ "It's now I-98, not Rooftop Highway". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Saranac Lake, NY. August 1, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
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- ^ "DOT Commissioner says I-98 "rooftop highway" is unlikely". New York NOW. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- 1930 renumbering
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External links
- U.S. Route 11 at Alps' Roads • New York Routes
- North Country Transportation Study
- Northern Tier Expressway Corridor Study