History
In 1970, the section of Interstate 380 between the current exit 8 and 13 opened to traffic, and the U.S. Route 611 designation was moved onto that portion of highway. The original U.S. 611 still parallels Interstate 380 approximately 200 yards to the east through Gouldsboro State Park but is now known as Coolbaugh TR 627. The road is now closed to traffic. Locally, it is often known as "Old Route 611".
Until 1972, PA State Route 611 remained designated U.S. Route 611, and continued north to U.S. Route 11 in Scranton. That same year, the portion south of Tobyhanna was decommissioned to a state highway.
The stretch between Gouldsboro and Elmhurst Township is now Route 435. Route 611's southern terminus had always been in Center City Philadelphia at the junction with Route 3; it was extended south to I-95 in 1987. The overhead directional signs at the south end of the PA 611 Doylestown Bypass northbound still point towards the Bypass as "U.S. 611".
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