State Route 11 (SR 11) is a north–south freeway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 30 (US 30) in East Liverpool at the West Virginia state line on the Jennings Randolph Bridge over the Ohio River from that state's northern panhandle; its northern terminus is at SR 531 in Ashtabula. The route is concurrent with US 30 through East Liverpool and with Interstate 80 (I-80) near Youngstown. The first section of the route to be completed, from Canfield to Austintown, opened in 1969. The entire current route was complete in 1972, and upgraded to a divided highway by 1980.
 State Route 11 | ||||
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| Lake to River Highway[1] | ||||
 SR 11 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 99.60 mi[2] (160.29 km) | |||
| Existed | c. 1967–1969–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 30 in East Liverpool | |||
| North end |  SR 531 in Ashtabula | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Columbiana, Mahoning, Trumbull, Ashtabula | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editThe highest traffic count is at I-80 near Austintown, where 38,360 vehicles travel the highway on average each day.[3] The lowest traffic count is near US 6, where 5,550 vehicles travel the highway on average each day.[4]
SR 11 starts at Jennings Randolph Bridge, and becomes concurrent with US 30 and SR 39 as it turns southwest. The concurrency bends around East Liverpool, SR 39 leaves the concurrency, and SR 7 joins it. The route finally turns north and leaves East Liverpool. It turns northwest, near the southern terminus of SR 170. It intersects the concurrency termini of SR 7 and US 30 in these three miles. SR 11 travels through forests, passes by Lisbon, only connecting with SR 154 at an interchange. The highway travels north to near Leetonia, where it meets SR 344 at a diamond interchange. The forests slowly change into farmland, as it passes under SR 14 and into Mahoning County.[2][5]
In Mahoning County, the route becomes part of the eastern city limits of Canfield, meeting US 224 at a parclo interchange. The highway crosses over the Ohio Turnpike, and becomes concurrent with I-80 few miles later. Here, most of the route is surrounded by urban areas. The interchange with I-80 and I-680 is incomplete, with ramps from I-680 west to I-80 east and I-80 west to I-680 east missing. I-80 and SR 11 travel northeast, leaves Mahoning County, and enters Trumbull County. SR 11 and I-80 split at the interchange at SR 711, east of Girard. This interchange is also incomplete, with ramps from I-80 east to SR 711 south and SR 711 to I-80 west missing.[2][5]
SR 11 continues north toward Ashtabula, meeting interchanges for SR 82 and an access road to the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. Urban areas transition back into rural areas here. It later intersects SR 305 and SR 5 at diamond interchanges near Cortland. The route then enters Ashtabula County, and travels in a straight line, passing through US 322, a rest area, US 6, and SR 307. Mostly forests and fields are between the highway. The route slowly bends northwest, and meets I-90 at a cloverleaf interchange. The route crosses over Ashtabula River, and bypasses Ashtabula. It ends at SR 531, part of the Lake Erie Circle Tour, at a pair of stop signs.[2][5]
History
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SR 11 was designated between 1967–1969 as a connector between Canfield and Austintown.[6][7] Two years later, it was extended north to I-80, and south to SR 7, five miles (8.0 km) north of East Liverpool. A section from SR 531 to SR 307 was also completed. Those two sections were later connected.[7][8] By 1972, all parts of the route were complete.[8][9] SR 11 was upgraded to a limited access highway, from SR 82 to SR 307, between 1972 and 1981.[9][10][11] In 2000, construction began for the King Graves Road interchange,[12] which opened a year later.[13] On October 24, 2005, the interchange at SR 711 and I-80/SR 11 opened, after it was modified to connect SR 711.[14] The only rest area on SR 11 received turn lanes in 2011.[15]
SR 11 was designated as the "Lake to River highway" on September 28, 1973.[1] The section in Ashtabula County was also designated as the "Marine Private Henry Kalinowski Memorial Highway" on April 7, 2009.[16] Around 2002, the section in East Liverpool, starting from Newell Street, and ending at the state line, was designated as the "Lou Holtz Freeway".[17][18]
The original routing of SR 11 in the modern 1923 system went from western Ohio to southeastern Ohio via Dayton and Chillicothe.[19] It was replaced in its entirety by a portion of U.S. Route 35 by 1935, with a concurrency of the routes lasting briefly.[20][21]
Chemical spills
editThere have been three chemical spills on SR 11. The first one happened on November 30, 1984. A tanker truck leaked Titanium tetrachloride at the I-80/SR 11 interchange at Girard. About 200 residents who lived near the highway were evacuated. No injuries were reported, and the chemicals were soon contained.[22] A spill was reported on July 7, 1996. A tanker truck spilled methyl alcohol onto SR 11 northbound, in Fairfield Township. The spill was contained, and charges were filed against the driver.[23] The third and most recent one, happened on September 9, 2003. A tanker spilled one US gallon (3.8 L) of a flammable solvent between SR 344 and SR 154. There were no evacuations.[24]
Exit list
editNote that Columbiana County does not have exit numbers on destination signage.
| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Ohio River | 0.00 | 0.00 |  US 30 east – Pittsburgh | Continuation into West Virginia | ||
| Jennings Randolph Bridge; southern terminus of SR 11 and its concurrency with US 30 at the West Virginia state line | ||||||
| Columbiana | East Liverpool | 0.14 | 0.23 | — |  SR 39 east – Midland | Southern end of SR 39 concurrency |
| 0.85– 1.18 | 1.37– 1.90 | — | Downtown East Liverpool | |||
| 1.78 | 2.86 | — |  SR 7 (West Eighth Street) / SR 39 – Wellsville | Southern end of SR 7 concurrency; northern end of SR 39 concurrency; no access from north to east | ||
| St. Clair Township | 4.77 | 7.68 | — |  SR 170 – Calcutta, East Palestine | Southern terminus of SR 170 | |
| St. Clair–Madison township line | 7.39 | 11.89 | — |  SR 7 (Lisbon Street) / SR 267 – Rogers | Northern end of SR 7 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 267 | |
| Madison Township | 10.82 | 17.41 | — |   US 30 (East Liverpool Road) to SR 45 – West Point, Lisbon | Northern end of US 30 concurrency | |
| Elkrun Township | 15.38 | 24.75 | — |  SR 154 to US 30 – Rogers, Lisbon | ||
| Fairfield Township | 23.78 | 38.27 | — |  SR 344 – Columbiana, Leetonia | ||
| Mahoning | Beaver Township | 27.14 | 43.68 | 27 |   SR 46 (Columbiana–Canfield Road) to SR 14 | |
| Canfield Township | 34.06 | 54.81 | 34 |  US 224 (Boardman–Canfield Road) – Canfield, Poland | ||
| Austintown Township | 39.32 | 63.28 | 39 |  CR 18 (Mahoning Avenue) – Austintown | ||
| 41.24 | 66.37 | 41A 224 |   I-80 west – Cleveland | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-80 east exit 224A | ||
| 41B |   I-680 south – Youngstown | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-680 exit 1 | ||||
| Trumbull | Weathersfield Township | 43.08 | 69.33 | 226 | Salt Springs Road | Exit numbers follow I-80 |
| Girard | 44.29 | 71.28 | 227 |  US 422 (South State Street) – Girard | ||
| Liberty Township | 45.22 | 72.77 | 228 46A |  I-80 east – New York City | Left entrance southbound; northern end of I-80 concurrency; I-80 west exit 228B; southbound access via SR 711 exit 46A | |
| 45.71 | 73.56 | — |  SR 711 – Youngstown | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 48.31 | 77.75 | 48 | Tibbetts-Wick Road | |||
| Vienna Township | 51.67 | 83.15 | 51 |  SR 82 – Warren, Sharon | Modified cloverleaf interchange | |
| Vienna–Fowler township line | 54.68 | 88.00 | 54 |  King Graves Road | Access to Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport and Air Reserve station | |
| Fowler Township | 57.41 | 92.39 | 57 |  SR 305 (Wilson Sharpsville Road) – Cortland, Hartford | ||
| Johnston Township | 61.47 | 98.93 | 61 |   SR 5 (Warren Road) to SR 88 – Cortland | ||
| Greene–Gustavus township line | 67.97 | 109.39 | 68 |  SR 87 (Kinsman Road) – Middlefield, Jamestown | ||
| Ashtabula | Colebrook Township | 73.05 | 117.56 | 73 |  US 322 – Orwell, Jamestown | |
| New Lyme Township | 77.96 | 125.46 | 78 |  US 6 – Chardon, Andover | ||
| Lenox–Dorset township line | 84.56 | 136.09 | 84 |  SR 307 – Jefferson | ||
| Denmark Township | 87.97 | 141.57 | 87 |  SR 167 – Jefferson | ||
| Plymouth Township | 92.62 | 149.06 | 92 | SR 46 (State Road) | Northern terminus of SR 46 | |
| 94.02 | 151.31 | 94 |  I-90 – Cleveland, Erie | |||
| 95.18 | 153.18 | 95 | CR 329 (Seven Hills Road) | |||
| Ashtabula Township | 96.51 | 155.32 | 96 |  SR 84 (South Ridge Road) | ||
| 97.43 | 156.80 | 97 |  US 20 (North Ridge Road) – Ashtabula | |||
| Ashtabula | 98.77 | 158.95 | 98 | 21st Street | ||
| 99.60 | 160.29 |  SR 531 (East Sixth Street) / LECT – North Kingsville | Northern terminus of SR 11 at a T-intersection with stop signs | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b "ORC 5533.28 Lake to River highway". Ohio Administrative Code. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Roadway Description Inventory Report - DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- "Columbiana County" (PDF). August 30, 2017. p. 5.
- "Mahoning County" (PDF). August 30, 2017. pp. 3–4.
- "Trumbull County" (PDF). August 30, 2017. pp. 7–9, 19.
- "Ashtabula County" (PDF). August 30, 2017. pp. 5–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ^ Traffic Survey Reports – Trumbull County (PDF) (Report). Ohio Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ Traffic Survey Reports – Ashtabula County (PDF) (Report). Ohio Department of Transportation. 2012. p. 2. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Ohio State Route 11" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ Ohio State Map (Map). Ohio Department of Highways. 1967. Archived from the original (MrSID) on February 2, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ^ a b Ohio State Map (Map). Ohio Department of Highways. 1969. Archived from the original (MrSID) on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ^ a b Ohio State Map (Map). Ohio Department of Highways. 1971. Archived from the original (MrSID) on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ^ a b Ohio State Map (Map). Ohio Department of Transportation. 1972. Archived from the original (MrSID) on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ^ Ohio State Map (Map). Ohio Department of Transportation. 1976. Archived from the original (MrSID) on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ^ Ohio State Map (Map). Ohio Department of Transportation. 1981. Archived from the original (MrSID) on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ^ "Taft Breaks Ground For King Graves Interchange" (Press release). Ohio Department of Transportation. November 30, 2000. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
- ^ "Tafts Attends Opening of King Graves Interchange" (Press release). Ohio Department of Transportation. October 24, 2001. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
- ^ Goodwin, John Jr. (October 25, 2005). "After years, residents can hit open road". The Vindicator. Youngstown, OH. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
- ^ Ohio Department of Transportation District 4 (March 2011). "2011 District 4 Construction Program" (DOC). p. 8. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "ORC 5533.281 Marine Private Henry Kalinowski Memorial Highway". Ohio Administrative Code. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ^ Sapakoff, Gene (January 6, 2002). "Route 11 renamed Lou Holtz Highway for native son". The Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ "Technical Services Straight Line Diagram: U.S. Route 30 – Columbiana County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Transportation. pp. 10–14. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (July 1923). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1934). Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (PDF) (Map). 1:760,320. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 7236991. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1935). Official Highway Map of Ohio (PDF) (Map). [1:760,320]. Columbus: Ohio Department of Highways. OCLC 5673562, 54667348. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Webster, Emily; Ott, Thomas; Roberts, Tim (November 30, 1984). "Gas forces evacuation: Caustic leaks from tanker". The Vindicator. Youngstown, OH. p. B2. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ "Methyl alcohol spills on Route 11". The Vindicator. Youngstown, OH. July 7, 1996. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ "Part of Route 11 closed". The Vindicator. Youngstown, OH. September 9, 2003. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
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