Washington State Route 11

State Route 11 marker
State Route 11
Chuckanut Drive
Map
SR 11 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WSDOT
Length21.30 mi[1] (34.28 km)
Existed1964[2]–present
Tourist
routes
Chuckanut Drive Scenic Byway
Major junctions
South end I-5 in Burlington
North end I-5 in Bellingham
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountiesSkagit, Whatcom
Highway system
SR 10 US 12

State Route 11 (SR 11) is a 21.28-mile (34.25 km) long state highway that serves Skagit and Whatcom counties in the U.S. state of Washington. SR 11, known as Chuckanut Drive, begins at an interchange with Interstate 5 (I-5) north of Burlington and continues northwest through several small towns and the Chuckanut Mountains to the Fairhaven district of Bellingham, where the highway turns east and ends again at I-5.

A segment of what is now SR 11 was originally added to the state highway system in 1895 as a Blanchard – Whatcom County line road. The highway became State Road 6 in 1905 and was named Waterfront Road in 1907. The road was incorporated into the Pacific Highway in 1913 and U.S. Route 99 (US 99) in 1926. After an inland bypass was designated by the state to become US 99 in 1931, Chuckanut Drive became U.S. Route 99 Alternate. During the 1964 highway renumbering, the road became SR 11. In 1987, SR 11 was realigned through Bellingham, shifting its northern terminus south to Fairhaven.

  1. ^ Multimodal Planning Division (January 4, 2021). State Highway Log Planning Report 2020, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 280–285. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Washington State Legislature (1970). "RCW 47.17.050: State route No. 11". Retrieved November 23, 2010.