Guam Highway 11
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Guam Highway 11 is one of the primary automobile highways in the United States
territory of Guam
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runs westward along Cabras Island
, a narrow peninsula which forms the northern edge of Apra Harbor
. This area houses Guam's commercial port facilities, making GH-11 an important transport route. The Port Authority of Guam is located on this highway within the port facilities. The road's designation ends at the control gate to the access road leading out to the man-made Glass Breakwater
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
territory of Guam
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
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Route description
This spur route from GH-1Guam Highway 1
Guam Highway 1, also known as Marine Corps Drive, is one of the primary automobile routes in the United States territory of Guam. It runs in a southwest to northeast direction, from the main gate of Naval Base Guam in the western community of Santa Rita in a general northeasterly direction to the...
runs westward along Cabras Island
Cabras Island
Cabras Island is a long finger of low-lying reef and land which forms the northern shore of Apra Harbor, Guam.The island's length has been extended artificially by the Glass Breakwater, named for Captain Glass, who took Guam for the United States in 1898...
, a narrow peninsula which forms the northern edge of Apra Harbor
Apra Harbor
Apra Harbor is a deep-water port on the western side of Guam in the Mariana Islands. The harbor is formed by Orote Peninsula in the south and Cabras Island in the north. To the south, the harbor narrows and then widens again to form an inner harbor. The southern end of the harbor is the location...
. This area houses Guam's commercial port facilities, making GH-11 an important transport route. The Port Authority of Guam is located on this highway within the port facilities. The road's designation ends at the control gate to the access road leading out to the man-made Glass Breakwater
Cabras Island
Cabras Island is a long finger of low-lying reef and land which forms the northern shore of Apra Harbor, Guam.The island's length has been extended artificially by the Glass Breakwater, named for Captain Glass, who took Guam for the United States in 1898...
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Major intersections
The entire highway is in Piti, GuamPiti, Guam
Piti is a village located on the western shore of Guam. It contains the commercial port of Guam at Apra Harbor as well as several of the island’s largest power plants.- Education :Guam Public School System serves the island....
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Glass Breakwater Cabras Island Cabras Island is a long finger of low-lying reef and land which forms the northern shore of Apra Harbor, Guam.The island's length has been extended artificially by the Glass Breakwater, named for Captain Glass, who took Guam for the United States in 1898... access road |
Western terminus |