New York State Route 11A
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New York State Route 11A (NY 11A) is a 13.11 miles (21.1 km) state highway
State highway
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 in Onondaga County, New York
Onondaga County, New York
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, in the United States
United States
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. As its numbering implies, NY 11A is a spur of U.S. Route 11
U.S. Route 11 in New York
U.S. Route 11 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from New Orleans, Louisiana, to the Canadian border at Rouses Point, New York...

. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 80
New York State Route 80
New York State Route 80 is a west–east New York State Route located within Onondaga, Madison, Chenango, Otsego, Herkimer, and Montgomery Counties in New York. Its western terminus is located at a junction with NY 175 in the city of Syracuse in Onondaga County, from which it...

 in Tully
Tully (town), New York
Tully is a town in Onondaga County, New York, USA. The population of the town was 2,709 at the 2000 census. The name of the town is derived from the Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero. The town is on the county's south border, south of Syracuse....

. Its northern terminus is at a junction with US 11 in Nedrow
Nedrow, New York
Nedrow is a hamlet located in the Town of Onondaga in Onondaga County, New York. The population was 2,265 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Nedrow is located at , on US Route 11, south of Syracuse, New York...

, near Syracuse
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...

. NY 11A was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York and has not been substantially altered since.

Route description

NY Route 11A begins at NY 80 near Interstate 81
Interstate 81 in New York
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 exit in Tully Center. NY 11A proceeds north, paralleling I-81 and intersecting Solvay Road north of an on-ramp connecting I-81 to NY 11A. After 6.6 miles (10.62 km), NY 11A intersects U.S. Route 20 west of LaFayette
LaFayette, New York
LaFayette is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 4,833 at the 2000 census. The town is named after LaFayette, a national hero of both France and the United States....

 in Cardiff
Cardiff, New York
Cardiff, New York is a small hamlet in Onondaga County, New York, located south of Syracuse. It was the site of the William C. "Stub" Newell farm where the "Cardiff Giant", a famous hoax, was "discovered" on October 16, 1869....

. Past Cardiff, NY 11A enters the Onondaga Indian Reservation, dividing the reservation in half as it proceeds northward. At the northern edge of the reservation in Nedrow
Nedrow, New York
Nedrow is a hamlet located in the Town of Onondaga in Onondaga County, New York. The population was 2,265 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Nedrow is located at , on US Route 11, south of Syracuse, New York...

, NY 11A merges with US 11, which becomes South Salina Street as it continues north toward Syracuse.

History

NY 11A was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York to its current alignment. On June 27, 2006, the bridge carrying NY 11A over Hemlock Creek in the Onondaga Nation was closed, allowing construction to begin on a new, $2 million bridge. The project was expected to be completed by October 2006.

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