U.S. Route 11 | ||||
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Map of New York with US 11 highlighted in red
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by NYSDOT and the cities of Binghamton, Cortland, Syracuse and Watertown | ||||
Length: | 318.66 mi (512.83 km) | |||
Existed: | 1926 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | US 11 at the Pennsylvania state line south of Binghamton | |||
I-81 to I-86 / NY 17 in Binghamton NY 13 / NY 41 in Cortland NY 5 in Syracuse NY 3 / NY 12 in Watertown NY 56 in Potsdam NY 30 in Malone I-87 near Champlain |
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North end: | Route 223 at the Canada–US border in Rouses Point | |||
Location | ||||
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 U.S. Highway System that runs from New Orleans, Louisiana, to the Canada–US border at Rouses Point, New York. In the state of New York, US 11 extends for 318.66 miles (512.83 km) from the Pennsylvania state line south of the Southern Tier city of Binghamton to the Canada–US border at the North Country village of Rouses Point, where it becomes Route 223 upon entering Quebec. The portion of US 11 south of Watertown follows a mostly north–south alignment and is paralleled by Interstate 81 (I-81) while the part of the route north of Watertown follows a more east–west routing, parallel to but not directly on the St. Lawrence River.
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.