# U.S. Route 11 in Mississippi

U.S. Highway 11 (US 11) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Rouses Point, New York. In Mississippi, US 11 runs for approximately 170 miles (270 km) from near Nicholson to Cuba, Alabama. The Mississippi section of US 11 is defined in Mississippi Code Annotated § 65-3-3.

## Route description

Throughout the state of Mississippi, US 11 closely parallels Interstate 59 (I-59).

### Pearl River County

US 11 enters the state of Mississippi along I-59. After a short distance, US 11 and I-59 interchange at exit 1 with Mississippi Highway 607 (MS 607), where MS 607 ends and US 11 takes over its northeastern alignment. US 11 heads to the northeast in the community of Nicholson, where it parallels the Norfolk Southern Railway tracks.
The highway progresses northward along with the railroad tracks. The three are connected soon after at an intersection with Section Line Road, which runs westbound from US 11. Several miles north of the interchange from I-59, I-59 begins to parallel once again to the far east. After a while, US 11 intersects with South Haugh Avenue. US 11 continues northward where the highway enters the city of Picayune.
A short distance into Picayune, US 11 intersects with a divided highway segment of MS 43. US 11 and the railroad tracks continue to the north and intersects with West and East Canal streets in the center of Picayune. After the intersection with East 4th Street, US 11 continues northeastward.
After a short distance, US 11 intersects with East Sycamore Road, an alignment of MS 43. North of MS 43, the highway continues northward, entering the community of Richardson. US 11 continues northward into the community of Ozona, paralleling an original alignment, which is signed to the east. After the intersection the US 11 heads toward the community of Carriere. US 11 soon afterward enters the community of Hawthorne. The US 11 then enters the community of McNeill. After McNeill, US 11 turns to the northeast once again. US 11 passes through the communities of Tyler and Millard.
US 11 heads to the east and enters the community of Derby. There, US 11 turns to the northeast, intersecting with MS 26. After that intersection, US 11 continues northward into Poplarville. In Poplarville, the highway intersects with a short, original alignment of itself. As the highway continues northward, it begins to parallel I-59 once again. After a short distance, US 11 leaves Pearl River County for Lamar County. After the county crossing, Red Top Road merges in, and the route begins paralleling the nearby railroad tracks. After a short distance, US 11 enters the city of Lumberton.

### Lamar County

US 11 enters the city of Lumberton once crossing the county line then heads to the local community of Seneca. The highway continues to the northeast, entering the community of Talowah and passes through the city of Purvis. Paralleling the original alignment, the two roads eventually intersect and switch directions; eventually, it will intersect with MS 589, which becomes concurrent. US 11 enters the community of Richburg before crossing the county line and into Forrest County.

### Forrest County

In the community of Richburg, US 11 crosses the county line from Lamar County and into Forrest County. The highway interchanges with exit 60 on I-59 and US 98 then enters the community of Bonhome. At an intersection with Richburg Road, US 11 leaves Bonhome and enters the city of Hattiesburg.
In Hattiesburg, US 11 makes a curve to the north and takes the name Broadway Drive. US 11 becomes a divided highway and, turning northeast, reaches an interchange with US 49 at a complete cloverleaf interchange, one of very few in the South to lack merging lanes between loop ramps, thus exacerbating the weaving patterns which plague many cloverleaf interchanges. After the interchange ends, US 11 continues to the northeast, meeting Pine Street and adopting its name. US 11 next enters the downtown area, the route surrounded by commercial buildings and paralleled by nearby railroad tracks. Near the city hall, the northeast-bound route follows Hardy Street, Front Street and Mobile Street, while the southeast-bound route remains on Pine Street.
The northeast-bound and southeast-bound routes merge back onto Pine Street; shortly thereafter, US 11 turns to the north as Bouie Street, then intersects with Old Highway 42. Again heading northeast, US 11 is concurrent with Old Highway 42 across the Leaf River into Petal; the routes then split, with US 11 heading to the north and Old Highway 42 heading to the east. Paralleling nearby railroad tracks, US 11 crosses under the MS 42 expressway, which has an interchange with US 11; the route soon becomes less developed and leaves Petal.
US 11 continues northward and comes to the community of Dragon. The route leaves Dragon and begins a slight curve to the northwest, still paralleling the railroad tracks. At an intersection near Eastabutchie, US 11 crosses the county line and into Jones County.

### Jones County

In Jones County, US-11 passes through the community of Moselle before entering Ellisville. US-11 intersects MS-29 and MS-590 in Ellisville. North of Ellisville, US-11 meets Interstate 59 and then meets again. US-11 goes through the downtown of Laurel. It intersects I-59 for the final time outside of Laurel. US-11 passes Sandersville before entering Lauderdale County.

### Jasper County

US 11 enters Jasper County from Forrest County. It bypasses the town of Heidelberg to the east before meeting Mississippi Highway 528. The route then goes through Stratford Springs. US-11 parallels the Jasper-Clarke county line before entering into Clarke County

### Lauderdale County
## History
## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Pearl River | Nicholson | 0.0 | 0.0 | I-59 south / US 11 south – New Orleans | Continuation into Louisiana |
| Pearl River | Nicholson | 0.5 | 0.80 | I-59 north / MS 607 south – Stennis Space Center, Hattiesburg | Northern end of I-59 concurrency; Exit 1 on I-59 |
| Pearl River | Picayune | 6.3 | 10.1 | MS 43 – Hattiesburg, Crossroads | |
| Pearl River | Poplarville | 28.1 | 45.2 | MS 26 – Wiggins, Bogalusa | |
| Lamar | Lumberton | 41.8 | 67.3 | MS 13 – Maxie, Columbia | |
| Lamar | Purvis | 52.4 | 84.3 | MS 589 – Sumrall | |
| Forrest | Hattiesburg | 61.1 | 98.3 | I-59 / US 98 – Laurel, New Orleans | Exit 60 on I-59 |
| Forrest | Hattiesburg | 64.7 | 104.1 | US 49 – Gulfport, Jackson | |
| Forrest | Petal | 69.8 | 112.3 | MS 42 to I-59 | |
| Jones | Ellisville | 87.5 | 140.8 | MS 590 west – Seminary | Eastern terminus of MS 590 |
| Jones | Ellisville | 89.0 | 143.2 | MS 29 to MS 588 west / I-59 – Soso, Runnelstown | Eastern terminus of MS 588 |
| Jones | Walters | 91.1 | 146.6 | I-59 – Laurel, Hattiesburg | Exit 90 on I-59 |
| Jones | Laurel | 93.6 | 150.6 | I-59 – Hattiesburg, Meridian | Exit 93 on I-59 |
| Jones | Laurel | 99.4 | 160.0 | I-59 – Hattiesburg, Sandersville, Meridian | Exit 99 on I-59 |
| Jasper | Heidelberg | 112.6 | 181.2 | MS 528 north | Southern terminus of MS 528 |
| Clarke | Pachuta | 125.9 | 202.6 | MS 18 – Quitman, Bay Springs | |
| Clarke | Enterprise | 135.8 | 218.5 | MS 513 south | Southern end of MS 513 concurrency |
| Clarke | Enterprise | 136.1 | 219.0 | MS 513 north – Stonewall, Quitman | Northern end of MS 513 concurrency |
| Lauderdale | Meridian | 150.4 | 242.0 | I-20 west / I-59 south / US 80 west / MS 19 north – Jackson, Philadelphia | Western end of I-20/I-59/US 80/MS 19 concurrency; I-20/59 exit 150 |
| Lauderdale | Meridian | 151.1 | 243.2 | James Chaney Drive, Valley Road, 49th Avenue | I-20/59 exit 151 |
| Lauderdale | Meridian | 152.0 | 244.6 | 29th Avenue | I-20/59 exit 152 |
| Lauderdale | Meridian | 153.3 | 246.7 | MS 145 south / MS 493 north (22nd Avenue) – Quitman | Northern terminus of MS 145; southern terminus of MS 493; I-20/59 exit 153 |
| Lauderdale | Meridian | 155.0 | 249.4 | I-20 east / I-59 north / MS 19 south / MS 39 – Tuscaloosa, Butler | Eastern end of I-20/I-59/MS 19 concurrency; southern end of MS 39 concurrnecy; southern terminus of MS 39; I-20/59 exit 154 |
| Lauderdale | Meridian | 155.9 | 250.9 | MS 39 north – De Kalb | Northern end of MS 39 concurrency |
| Lauderdale | ​ | 170.3 | 274.1 | I-20 / I-59 – Meridian, Tuscaloosa | I-20/59 exit 169 |
| Lauderdale | ​ | 173.1 | 278.6 | US 11 north / US 80 east | Alabama state line |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ||||||