U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania

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U.S. Route 11
US 11 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by PennDOT
Length	248.4 mi (399.8 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 11 at Maryland border in Antrim Township
Major intersections	I-81 south of Greencastle US 30 in Chambersburg I-81 in Carlisle US 15 in Camp Hill East Pennsboro Township US 22 / US 322 near Duncannon US 15 in Shamokin Dam I-80 near Berwick I-81 in Moosic Penna Turnpike NE Extension / US 6 in Clarks Summit
North end	Great Bend Township
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Franklin, Cumberland, Perry, Dauphin, Juniata, Snyder, Union, Northumberland, Montour, Columbia, Luzerne, Lackawanna, Wyoming, Susquehanna
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Legislative
← PA 11

U.S. Route 11 (US 11) roughly parallels Interstate 81 (I-81) in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The route runs from the Maryland state line in Antrim Township, Franklin County, northeast to the New York state line in Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County. US 11 serves Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre, and Scranton. Between Harrisburg and Scranton, US 11 follows the Susquehanna River, while I-81 follows a shorter route over the mountains further to the east.

Route description

US 11 enters Pennsylvania parallel to I-81 south of Greencastle in Antrim Township, Franklin County. The two routes head to the northeast, running parallel to each other as they pass through Chambersburg, where they intersect US 30, Shippensburg, and Carlisle. Northeast of Carlisle in Middlesex Township, US 11 has interchanges with the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76), and then I-81 roughly one mile (1.6 km) later. The stretch of US 11 between I-76 and I-81 is known as the "Miracle Mile" since it contains plenty of traveler services including restaurants, gas stations, lodging, truck stops, and shops.^[1] There is no direct interchange between the two Interstates, so travelers must use this stretch, or travel through downtown Carlisle, to get from one Interstate to the other.

US 11, now to the south of I-81, continues eastward into the western

(PA 581), US 11 splits from Carlisle Pike and runs concurrent with PA 581.

In Camp Hill, a close suburb of Harrisburg, US 11 stops paralleling I-81 and joins US 15 northward through the western suburbs of Harrisburg, crossing I-81 in this area. As the road exits the Harrisburg area, US 11 and US 15 begin to parallel the Susquehanna River as both head northward. They intersect US 22/US 322 near Duncannon and US 522 in Selinsgrove. The two routes remain overlapped to an intersection in Shamokin Dam, where US 15 branches off to the northwest, following the path of the West Branch Susquehanna River northward. US 11, in contrast, continues to parallel the main Susquehanna River, passing through municipalities such as Danville, Bloomsburg, and Berwick (where it crosses I-80) prior to reaching the Wilkes-Barre area.

North of Wilkes-Barre in

. It carried unsigned State Route 3027 (SR 3027) until SR 0011 and SR 0307 were moved off their former routes to match the signed US 11 and PA 307 alignments (forming SR 6011 and SR 6307). SR 3027 still runs along Mulberry Street from Jefferson Avenue, where US 11 and PA 307 turn southwest, southeast to Harrison Avenue (SR 6011).

In the northwest corner of Scranton (referred to as the Notch), US 11 intersects US 6. US 6 joins US 11 westward to Factoryville, where US 11 separates from US 6 and resumes its northerly trek through Susquehanna County to the New York–Pennsylvania border in Great Bend Township. This stretch was originally built from 1918 to 1922 on the old route of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and is called the "Lackawanna Trail".^[2] It parallels the current rail route between Scranton and Binghamton, New York, the Nicholson Cutoff, allowing views of the massive earthworks and the Tunkhannock Viaduct.

History

Prior to 1941, US 11 followed Walnut Bottom Road between Shippensburg and Carlisle while

Prior to 1989, US 11 followed an older alignment bypassing downtown Scranton. From Pittston Avenue, US 11 turned right onto Moosic Street and climbed the hill. At Crown Avenue, it turned left, joining PA 307 which was coming from the opposite direction on Moosic Street. Together, they crossed the Harrison Avenue bridge and continued about a mile to Myrtle Street. PA 307 and US 11 turned right on Myrtle Street for one block then left on Wheeler Avenue. After entering the borough of Dunmore and crossing the old Erie Railroad tracks, the pair turned left on Cherry Street then bore right onto South Blakely Street, entering downtown Dunmore. They turned left onto Green Ridge Street, reentering Scranton in the Green Ridge section of the city. At the end of Green Ridge Street at North Scranton Junior High School, they turned right onto Main Avenue entering the Providence section of the city. After a half mile (0.80 km), they turned left onto West Market Street. PA 307 left US 11 by turning left onto Keyser Avenue. US 11 continued on West Market Street to Saltry Place, where it turned left for one block then right onto the North Scranton Expressway. From it, it joined its current alignment heading toward Clarks Summit. At one time, this final intersection with the expressway was a four-way traffic circle servicing Oak Street, Market Street, the Scranton Carbondale Highway (US 6), and Northern Boulevard (today's US 11).

Major intersections

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County	Location[6]	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Antrim Township	0.0	0.0	US 11 south (Pennsylvania Avenue) – Hagerstown	Continues into Maryland
			I-81	Eastern terminus of PA 163
	2.2	3.5	I-81 – Hagerstown, Chambersburg	I-81 exit 3
	I-81 – Mercersburg, Waynesboro
	I-81	Western terminus of PA 914
	I-81	Northern terminus of PA 316
		16.0	25.7	I-81 – Gettysburg
				Lincoln Way) – McConnellsburg
	PA 997 Truck north (Sunset Pike) – Pleasant Hall, Orrstown, Roxbury	Southern terminus of PA 433; south end of PA 997 Truck concurrency
		21.0	33.8	I-81 – Letterkenny Army Depot, Scotland	North end of PA 997 Truck concurrency
Cumberland	Shippensburg	26.7	43.0	PA 533 west (Morris Street) – Orrstown	South end of PA 533 concurrency
				I-81	South end of PA 696 concurrency
		26.9	43.3	PA 696 north (Earl Street)	North end of PA 696 concurrency
	I-81	Western terminus of PA 174
	Southampton Township	29.3	47.2	PA 533 east – Newville	North end of PA 533 concurrency
	I-81 – Newville
	I-81 – Plainfield, Mooredale
		46.8	75.3	PA 641 west (Orange Street)	South end of PA 641 concurrency
		47.4	76.3	PA 74 north (College Street)	South end of PA 74 concurrency
		47.8	76.9	I-81	North end of PA 74/PA 641 concurrencies; south end of PA 34 concurrency
		48.2	77.6	PA 34 north (Spring Road)	North end of PA 34 concurrency
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		51.8	83.4	I-81 – Chambersburg, Harrisburg	I-81 exit 52
	I-81 – Wertzville, Mechanicsburg
	Hampden Township	60.2	96.9	South end of freeway
				I-81 – Carlisle	South end of PA 581 concurrency; PA 581 exit 3
	Camp Hill	61.7	99.3	PA 641 – Mechanicsburg	PA 581 exit 4; southbound exit and northbound entrance
		62.7	100.9	I-83 – Harrisburg, York	South end of US 15 concurrency; north end of PA 581 concurrency; PA 581 exit 5
				North end of freeway
				PA 641 west (Trindle Road) – Mechanicsburg	Eastern terminus of PA 641
	M. Harvey Taylor Bridge – Harrisburg	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	East Pennsboro Township	67.5	108.6	PA 944 west (State Street)	Eastern terminus of PA 944; no access from PA 944 to northbound US 11/US 15
		70.1	112.8	I-81 (Capital Beltway) – Carlisle, Harrisburg	I-81 exit 65
Perry	Marysville	72.7	117.0	PA 850 west (Valley Street)	Eastern terminus of PA 850
	Penn Township			South end of freeway
	Penn Township–Duncannon line	80.2	129.1	PA 274 west – Duncannon	Eastern terminus of PA 274
Reed Township	83.0	133.6	US 22 / US 322 – Harrisburg, Lewistown
Watts Township			North end of freeway
	Buffalo Township	93.8	151.0	PA 34 south (Hunters Valley Road) – Newport	Northern terminus of PA 34
	Liverpool	95.6	153.9	PA 17 west – Millerstown	Eastern terminus of PA 17
	Liverpool Township	99.9	160.8	PA 104 north – Middleburg	Southern terminus of PA 104
Juniata	No major junctions
Snyder	Penn Township			South end of freeway
		113.0	181.9	PA 35 south – Selinsgrove	Northern terminus of PA 35
	US 522 south – Selinsgrove	Northern terminus of US 522
				North end of freeway
	Shamokin Dam	118.6	190.9	PA 61 south / PA 147 south – Sunbury	Interchange; northern terminus of PA 61; south end of PA 147 concurrency
		119.1	191.7	US 15 north / PA 147 north – Lewisburg	North end of US 15/PA 147 concurrency
Union	No major junctions
Northumberland	Northumberland	121.5	195.5	PA 405 north (Duke Street) – Milton	South end of PA 405 concurrency
		121.7	195.9	PA 405 south (King Street) – Sunbury	North end of PA 405 concurrency
I-80 – Washingtonville, Riverside
Montour Township	140.5	226.1	PA 42 south (Rupert Drive) – Catawissa	Interchange; south end of PA 42 concurrency
	T intersection past the interchange.
		142.4	229.2	I-80 – Lightstreet	South end of PA 487 concurrency
		142.8	229.8	PA 487 south (Poplar Street) – Catawissa	North end of PA 487 concurrency
	I-80 – Milton, Hazleton	I-80 exit 241
	Berwick	153.9	247.7	PA 93 north (Orange Street) – Orangeville	South end of PA 93 concurrency
		154.6	248.8	PA 93 south (Market Street)	North end of PA 93 concurrency
Luzerne	Salem Township–Shickshinny line	164.6	264.9	PA 239 south – Mocanaqua, Wapwallopen	South end of PA 239 concurrency
	Shickshinny	165.2	265.9	PA 239 north (Union Street)	North end of PA 239 concurrency
	Plymouth Township	173.9	279.9	PA 29 north (Mill Street) – Silkworth	South end of PA 29 concurrency
		175.3	282.1	I-81 – Nanticoke, Wilkes-Barre	Interchange, north end of PA 29 concurrency
	Kingston	182.4	293.5	PA 309 north (North Cross Valley Expressway) – Luzerne, Dallas	PA 309 exit 5; access to northbound PA 309 and access from southbound PA 309
	West Pittston	188.6	303.5	PA 92 north (Tunkhannock Avenue) – Tunkhannock	Southern terminus of PA 92
	I-81 – Hughestown, Dupont	Interchange; access via Laurel Street/Main Street
I-81	Western terminus of PA 502
	194.1	312.4	I-81 – Wilkes-Barre, Scranton	I-81 exit 180
	Scranton	199.1	320.4	PA 307 south (Moosic Street)	South end of PA 307 concurrency
		199.1	320.4	To I-84 east / I-380 south	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; access via President Biden Expressway
				South end of freeway
		200.0	321.9	7th Avenue / Providence Road
		200.7	323.0	Main Avenue
		202.1	325.2	PA 307 north (Keyser Avenue)	North end of PA 307 concurrency
		203.0	326.7	I-81 – Dickson City	West end of US 6 Bus.
				North end of freeway
	Penna Turnpike NE Extension south – Binghamton, Wilkes-Barre	I-81 exit 194; I-476 / Penna Turnpike NE Extension exit 131 (Clarks Summit); northern terminus of I-476; south end of US 6 concurrency
		206.5	332.3	PA 407 north (South Abington Road) – Clarks Green	Southern terminus of PA 407
	Dalton	210.4	338.6	PA 632 east – Dalton	Interchange; western terminus of PA 632
	La Plume Township	212.2	341.5	PA 438 east	Western terminus of PA 438
Wyoming	Factoryville–Clinton Township line	214.2	344.7	PA 107 east – Lake Sheridan, Fleetville	Western terminus of PA 107
	Clinton Township	214.8	345.7	US 6 west (Grand Army of the Republic Highway) – Tunkhannock	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; north end of US 6 concurrency
	Nicholson	219.6	353.4	PA 92 (State Street)	Interchange
Susquehanna	Hop Bottom	225.6	363.1	PA 167 north (Main Street) – Brooklyn, Montrose	Southern terminus of PA 167
	I-81 – Carbondale	Western terminus of PA 106
		229.9	370.0	PA 547 east	Western terminus of PA 547
	New Milford Township	238.3	383.5	PA 706 west (Wyalusing Street) – Montrose	Eastern terminus of PA 706
	New Milford	239.2	385.0	PA 848 east (Harford Road) – Harford, Gibson	Western terminus of PA 848
		239.4	385.3	I-81	Western terminus of PA 492
	Susquehanna	Northern terminus of PA 171
		248.4	399.8	US 11 north (Kirkwood Avenue) – Binghamton	Continues into New York
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Electronic toll collection       Incomplete access

In popular culture

Route 11 in Pennsylvania is where Nan Adams has her tire blow-out in the "Twilight Zone" episode "The Hitch Hiker".

See also

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