 U.S. Route 11 | ||||
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 US 11 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| 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 United States Numbered Highway System that runs from New Orleans, Louisiana, to the Canada–United States 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–United States 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.
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.