History
The highway roughly parallels the Warrior Path, an old Indian trail which connected New York to the Carolina Piedmont via Virginia and West Virginia. A series of roads linking Virginia to Maryland through Martinsburg were present on maps as early as 1873.
US 11 is one of the original six highways that were part of the U.S. Numbered Highway System in the state, the others being US 19, US 21, US 40, US 50, and US 60.
The oldest bridge still in use on the highway is the bridge over Middle Creek, about 0.02 miles (32 m) north of the interchange with County Route 11/8 in Martinsburg. The overpass carrying the railroad tracks in Martinsburg was originally constructed in 1976.
Read more about this topic: U.S. Route 11 In West Virginia
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