6-798: State Route 11 ( SR 11 ) is a mostly unsigned south–north highway that goes from the Alabama border in Giles County, Tennessee to the Kentucky border in Montgomery County . SR 11 begins as a signed primary highway in Giles County at the Alabama state line. It passes through rolling hills and farmland to pass through Minor Hill and Goodspring before entering the Pulaski city limits at an intersection with US 64 . It then becomes concurrent with SR 166 before passing through neighborhoods and crossing
12-458: A bridge over Richland Creek to enter downtown. They then come to an intersection with SR 15 , where SR 11 splits from SR 166 and follows SR 15 east. They then come to an intersection with US 31 ( SR 7 ), where SR 11 becomes unsigned and it follows US 31/SR 7 north to US 31A . State Route 11 is mostly a primary highway, except for in Pulaski, where it turns secondary between US 64 and US 31. SR 11
18-449: Is also secondary through the entirety of Rutherford County according to TDOT Functional Classification Map. Finally, SR 11 is secondary throughout Davidson County, from around I-440 to US 41, where it turns primary once again. The entire route is in Giles County . Hidden route An unsigned highway is a highway that has been assigned a route number , but does not bear road markings that would conventionally be used to identify
24-429: The different classes of routes they maintain (freeways, expressways, rural roads, etc.). In such cases, one or more class of numbers may be reserved for minor routes and these may or may not be signed. Often roads that serve as a connector to a major highway are signed to show the connection to the major road, rather than the road's actual designation. Some highways are not signed to avoid multiple designations, such as when
30-409: The entire route runs concurrent with other highways. There are several instances where a route has officially been given a name by government agencies, and is signed with that name, but the route is also assigned a number by the highway maintenance agencies as to fit in their maintenance and inventory systems. Another common reason to not sign a highway is where the highway is government maintained, but
36-818: The route with that number. Highways are left unsigned for a variety of reasons, and examples are found throughout the world. Depending on the policy of the agency that maintains the highway, and the reason for not signing the route, the route may instead be signed a different designation from its actual number, with small inventory markers for internal use, or with nothing at all. There are a variety of cases where roads are officially designated, but have no markings to show that designation. Many highway maintenance agencies assign some form of number to all highways, bridges, and other features they maintain for tracking and inventory purposes. However, policies vary regarding how and when to publicly post these assigned numbers. Several highway maintenance agencies have multiple numbering systems for
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