 U.S. Route 41 | ||||
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 US 41 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 2,008 mi[1] (3,232 km) | |||
| Existed | November 11, 1926 (1926-11-11)[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 1 inMiami, FL | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| North end | Ft. Wilkins State Park nearCopper Harbor, MI | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| States | Florida,Georgia,Tennessee,Kentucky,Indiana,Illinois,Wisconsin,Michigan | |||
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U.S. Route 41, alsoU.S. Highway 41 (US 41), is a major north–southUnited States Numbered Highway that runs fromMiami, Florida, to theUpper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, fromNaples to Miami, wasUS 94. The highway's southern terminus is in theBrickell neighborhood of Downtown Miami at an intersection withBrickell Avenue (US 1), and its northern terminus is east ofCopper Harbor, Michigan, at a modestcul-de-sac nearFort Wilkins Historic State Park at the tip of theKeweenaw Peninsula. US 41 is closely paralleled byInterstate 75 (I-75) fromNaples, Florida, all the way throughGeorgia toChattanooga, Tennessee.
| mi[1] | km | |
|---|---|---|
| FL | 483 | 777 |
| GA | 378 | 608 |
| TN | 197 | 317 |
| KY | 104 | 167 |
| IN | 279 | 449 |
| IL | 62 | 100 |
| WI | 226 | 364 |
| MI | 279 | 449 |
| Total | 2,008 | 3,232 |
In Florida, US 41 is paralleled byInterstate 75 all the way fromMiami toGeorgia (on the northern border), and I-75 has largely supplanted US 41 as a major highway.
Between Miami and Naples, US 41 is signed east–west and cuts across the Florida peninsula, running through the vastEverglades wilderness. This section has been designated aNational Scenic Byway. The byway runs east–west through theBig Cypress National Preserve, skirting the northern border of theEverglades National Park for about 20 miles (32 km). The part of the highway between Tampa and Miami is known as theTamiami Trail (derived from the combination of the names of the road's two termini, Tampa and Miami), thus, this section of the road is commonly known as theEast Trail, as it runs east–west across the state, in contrast to the road's otherwise distinctively north–south route. In Naples, Route 41 changes direction at an intersection with 5th Avenue in Downtown Naples, turning from west to north towards Tampa (or from south to east towards Miami).
As the Trail moves into Hillsborough County the historic communities ofRuskin, Florida andGibsonton, Florida are south Hillsborough County high points. Ruskin was founded by the Commongood Society. Highway 41 from Ruskin's Little Manatee River to Big Bend Rd (CR 672) has been designated by the Florida Senate as the Trooper Kenneth E. Flynt Highway in Memory of Florida Trooper Flynt who was killed in the line of duty.[3] Gibsonton was populated by Carnival workers.
US 41 is in the process of being widened throughout the northern Tampa Bay suburbs. It is currently six lanes wide betweenTampa,Lutz, and much ofLand o' Lakes, and again betweenGarden Grove andBrooksville. It is also four lanes wide in Tampa south ofBUS US 41, between a section north of Land o' Lakes,Masaryktown, and Garden Grove, and south ofInverness. A large portion of US 41 is co-designated along the unmarkedState Road 45 between Belle Meade andHigh Springs.
FromUS 92 inTampa toUS 41 Business andState Road 676 near theunincorporatedPalm River-Clair Mel, US 41 carries the unsignedState Road 599 designation. It contains the northern end of the Tamiami Trail at theSR 60 intersection. It is normally three lanes wide, but betweenInterstate 4 and the northern terminus ofSR 569 it is only two lanes wide. The unsigned state highway is 5.6 miles (9.0 km) long. At the northern terminus,US 41 turns west. (If one continues straight, 40th Street leads toBusch Gardens Tampa.) Major intersections include State Road 574,SR 569,I-4,SR 60, and theLee Roy Selmon Expressway (SR 618).
In Northern Florida, US 41 runs along theDeSoto Trail betweenFloral City andWilliston and again betweenHigh Springs, andLake City.
In Georgia, US 41 is paralleled byInterstate 75 all the way fromFlorida toTennessee, and I-75 has largely supplanted US 41 as a major highway.
The first major city in Georgia north of Florida is Valdosta, and the primary US 41 has been rerouted to run along Inner Perimeter Road aroundValdosta; there is a business route through Valdosta. The highway follows I-75 north of Valdosta from exit 22 to exit 29.
The highway proceeds through South andCentral Georgia cities and towns includingAdel,Tifton,Cordele,Unadilla,Perry,Warner Robins,Macon,Barnesville, andGriffin as it approaches theAtlanta metropolitan area. TheAtlanta Motor Speedway is located on US 19 and US 41 inHampton, south ofAtlanta. Tara Boulevard andMetropolitan Parkway carry the highway, along with its co-signed partnerUS 19, north into the city. InHapeville, just outside Atlanta, the highway serves the northeastern part ofHartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, passing near the headquarters ofDelta Air Lines.
In Atlanta, Highway 41 was formerly carried on Spring Street nearFive Points, but it has long been re-routed via Northside Drive around the downtown area. (It was a major truck route.) TheMercedes-Benz Stadium,Georgia World Congress Center, andState Farm Arena are located off Northside Drive. North of Atlanta, the stretch of Highway 41 between Atlanta andMarietta was the first four-laned highway in Georgia when it was completed in 1938. Now, the Northside Parkway and the Cobb Parkway carry US 41 through northern Fulton and Cobb counties. This thoroughfare is the home ofTruist Park, theBig Chicken,Cumberland Mall, theCobb Galleria, and theSix Flags White Water amusement park. US 41 also passes throughMarietta,Kennesaw,Acworth,Cartersville,Adairsville,Calhoun, andDalton en route to Tennessee.
US 41, joined byUS 76, enters Tennessee east ofI-75 on the outskirts ofEast Ridge. It is called Ringgold Road through East Ridge up to the Bachman Tunnel, where it entersChattanooga and then around the base ofLookout Mountain. It then heads through the towns of Lookout Valley,Jasper, and other communities before ascending theCumberland Plateau, running throughTracy City andMonteagle,[4] where it descends towardManchester.
After reaching Monteagle, US 41, included as part of the olderDixie Highway, continues northwest intoPelham, inGrundy County, then runs closely parallel with I-24 intoCoffee County, going throughHillsboro, Manchester (where the road is also named Hillsboro Boulevard) andBeechgrove, before enteringRutherford County. From there, the highway continues diagonally throughMurfreesboro (where the road is also named Broad Street), where the Dixie Highway joins up withUS 70S. TheStones River National Battlefield is located very near US 41/US 70S on the northwest side, standing as a monument of theBattle of Stones River which took place during theAmerican Civil War. US 41/US 70S continues northwest throughSmyrna, andLaVergne before reachingDavidson County. The road passes throughAntioch, before reachingNashville, where US 41 separates from US 70S. US 41 goes through Nashville as Murfreesboro Road, then Dickerson Pike, and comes out on the northeast side of the city joined withUS 31W. US 41 continues northeast throughGoodlettsville before breaking away from US 31W. US 41 then goes northwest and continues on intoRobertson County, going throughSpringfield before heading west/northwest to the Kentucky border. Just before reaching Kentucky, US 41 briefly runs throughMontgomery County.
US 41 enters the state as a two-lane highway in Guthrie where it intersectsUS 79 and continues through Todd County throughTrenton. After crossing into Christian County, US 41 goes throughPembroke before reachingHopkinsville. In Hopkinsville, US 41 intersects the US 68 bypass and the Pennryrile Parkway which leads into downtown Hopkinsville. In downtown, US 41 has a short concurrency with US 68/KY 80 and has an intersection with the northern end ofUS 41A. Finally, after an intersection with the northern Hopkinsville bypass, US 41 turns toCrofton and northern Christian County.
After crossing into Hopkins County, US 41 has an incomplete intersection with the Pennyrile Parkway and goes through the small towns ofNortonville (and an intersection withUS 62), Mortons Gap, Earlington. InMadisonville, US 41 is known as Main Street and has an intersection with the southern end of US 41 Alternate. After an incomplete interchange with I-69, US 41 continues ontoHanson. In easternWebster, US 41 goes through the towns of Slaughters and Sebree. InHenderson County, US 41 enters Robards and remains a rural two-lane highway before reaching KY 425, just to the south of theHenderson city limits. At KY 425, US 41 turns to the east and intersects the current northern end of I-69 in Kentucky.
At this point, US 41 becomes a limited access four-lane highway with intersections with theAudubon Parkway, KY 2084, KY 351, andUS 60. At US 60, US 41 becomes a four-lane surface road with stoplights as it crosses through the northern parts of Henderson andJohn James Audubon State Park. US 41 crosses theOhio River on theBi-State Vietnam Gold Star Bridges, known locally as the "Twin Bridges." Due to natural fluctuations of the Ohio River's path, US 41 remains in Kentucky for about one mile north of the Twin Bridges. In this section, US 41 passes byEllis Park Race Course before crossing intoEvansville, IN.[5]
In the state ofIndiana, US 41 runs from theOhio River south ofEvansville toChicago withUS 12 andUS 20 beneath the termini of theChicago Skyway and theIndiana Toll Road. This is a distance of approximately 282 miles (615 km).[6]
For its entire length north ofEvansville, US 41 passes through largely rural portions of far western Indiana. It overlapsUS 150 andUS 52 through some of these areas. US 41 is also the main north–south road throughTerre Haute. However north of Terre Haute, US 41 becomes a secondary road, passing through smaller towns such as Rockville and Attica on the east side of theWabash River.State Road 63 is the main route north of Terre Haute in this area since it is a four-lane highway on the west side of the Wabash River. US 41 returns to a four-lane divided highway just south ofBoswell where SR 63 ends, staying as such until reachingCedar Lake. From Cedar Lake north to the Illinois state line, US 41 is a well-travelled road with numerous stoplights, with the exception of the mile-stretch where it overlaps Interstate 80/94. Before leaving Indiana, US 41 travels through the city ofHammond where it is also known as Indianapolis Boulevard and Calumet Avenue. Hammond is the largest city traversed by US 41 between Evansville and Chicago.
US 41 entersIllinois cosigned withUS 12 andUS 20 on Indianapolis Boulevard beneath theChicago Skyway. At the Illinois–Indiana state line, US 41 enters theChicago city limits. The three US routes run together northwest along Indianapolis Boulevard then cut north on Ewing Avenue on the south side. At 95th Street, US 12 and 20 head west. US 41 then runs along the lake amongst the newly developed extension of Lake Shore Drive, which extends from the intersection of Ewing Avenue and Harbor Drive and continues northwest until it reaches 79th St and South Shore Dr. US 41 then continues down South Shore Drive through the South Shore neighborhood and then turns and moves in a northerly direction at the intersection of South Shore Drive and Marquette Drive (Lake Shore Drive continues north while Marquette continues south and eventually becomes Jeffery Blvd.)
US 41, as Lake Shore Drive, passes by theMuseum of Science and Industry (at 57th Street) in the Hyde Park area. From here north, US 41 is a quasi-expressway with bridges too low to admit trucks, and a 45 mph (72 km/h) speed zone, and exits at 53rd Street/Hyde Park Boulevard, 50th Street, 47th Street, Oakwood Boulevard, 31st Street, Interstate 55, and 18th Street. After the I-55 bridges, US 41 passesMcCormick Place, which is the largest convention center in North America. At this point, the roadway becomes a boulevard passing the Museum Campus (Field Museum,Shedd Aquarium, andAdler Planetarium) andSoldier Field, home of theChicago Bears; access to these attractions is provided at 18th Street.
The roadway continues north with a couple of signals as it passes through Grant Park and byBuckingham Fountain. After the signal at Monroe Street, the roadway becomes a quasi-expressway again with exits at Randolph Street/Wacker Drive, Illinois Street/Grand Avenue (Navy Pier exit), and a signal at Chicago Avenue. The roadway then has a sharp S-curve called the Oak Street Curve where the suggested speed limit is 25 mph (40 km/h). After the curve, US 41 is a full expressway. US 41 exits at Foster Avenue but Lake Shore Drive continues north to Bryn Mawr Avenue and Hollywood Avenue before ending.
At Broadway, US 41 intersects the eastern terminus ofUS 14. US 41 continues alongLincoln Avenue in the north side of the city, eventually meeting Skokie Boulevard/Cicero Avenue, where US 41 turns north and is paralleled byInterstate 94. In the northern suburbs of Chicago, US 41 joins I-94 (Edens Expressway) just north of Lake Avenue for a short distance before splitting from the freeway just south of Lake–Cook Road and continuing north as theSkokie Highway for roughly 25 miles (40 km) to a point near theWisconsin border. Just south of the border, US 41 rejoins I-94. The two co-signed routes continue northward into Wisconsin.
InWisconsin, US 41 runs north and south along the eastern edge of the state. It enters from Illinois inPleasant Prairie and is concurrent withInterstate 94 north toMilwaukee. In Milwaukee, US 41 followsInterstate 894 around the southern and western sides of the city. US 41 then heads north-northwest on a freeway toFond du Lac andOshkosh, then northeast toAppleton andGreen Bay. The route is a major access point for theEAA AirVenture Oshkosh air show inOshkosh, and forLambeau Field, home of theGreen Bay Packers. Beyond Green Bay, US 41 continues on toOconto andPeshtigo before reaching the Michigan border atMarinette. US 41 is a freeway for nearly 70% of its length through Wisconsin, with the exceptions being an expressway section north of Green Bay and surface streets in Marinette.
US 41 was officially designatedInterstate 41 between Green Bay and the Wisconsin–Illinois state line on April 9, 2015. I-41 has been cosigned with US 41 along the freeway sections between a point just south of the Illinois state line where US 41 and I-94 split, and the I-43 interchange northwest of Green Bay.
US 41 is astate trunkline highway that entersMichigan via theInterstate Bridge betweenMarinette, Wisconsin, andMenominee, Michigan. Along its nearly279+1⁄4-mile (449.4 km) route,[7] US 41 serves as a major conduit for Michigan traffic, serving the CentralUpper Peninsula and theCopper Country.[8] From the Michigan–Wisconsin border to downtownHoughton, the highway is part of theNational Highway System.[9] The trunkline comprises mostly two lanes, undivided except for sections thatrun concurrently withUS 2 nearEscanaba orM-28 nearMarquette. US 41/M-28 is a four-laneexpressway along the Marquette Bypass, and segments of the highway inDelta andMarquette counties have four lanes.[10] The route carries the designation of the Copper Country TrailNational Scenic Byway betweenHancock andCopper Harbor. The trunkline ends at a cul-de-sac east ofFort Wilkins Historic State Park in Copper Harbor.[10][11]
Along its route, US 41 passes through farm fields, forest lands, and along theLake Superior shoreline. The highway is included in theLake Superior Circle Tour and theLake Michigan Circle Tour.[10] It also passes through theHiawatha National Forest and theKeweenaw National Historical Park.[12] Historical landmarks along the trunkline include theMarquette Branch Prison,Peshekee River Bridge, and theQuincy Mine.[13][14]
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| Location | Naples–Miami |
| Existed | 1926–1949 |
When their routes were originally laid out in 1926, US 41's southern endpoint was inNaples, Florida, at the western endpoint ofUS 94, which ran east to Miami. In 1949, US 94 was decommissioned, and the entire route became part of US 41, giving it an east–west section that retained the hidden SR 90 designation. The former US 94 ended inMiami at the same intersection where US 41 (and SR 90) do now. In 1953, US 41 was extended along US 1 andState Road A1A (SR A1A) to terminate inMiami Beach, Florida, but it was truncated back to the earlier terminus in 2000. Prior to 1993, when theFlorida Department of Transportation color-coded U.S. highways in Florida, the color used for US 41 was orange.
US 41 initially took a more westerly route betweenNashville, Tennessee, andHopkinsville, Kentucky. The current US 41 wasUS 241.[15] In 1930, the two routes became US 41W and US 41E, but in 1943 the western route becameUS 41 Alternate, with the main US 41 moving to the east route.[16][17][18]
In July 2005, efforts started inCongress to re-designate US 41 betweenMilwaukee andGreen Bay, Wisconsin, asI-41.[19] Those efforts came to fruition in April 2015, almost ten years later, with US 41 signage mostly replaced by I-41 starting at the Illinois state line, following I-894 around the west end of Milwaukee, and on to Green Bay.[20]
US 1 inMiami
I-95 in Miami
US 441 in Miami
US 17 inPunta Gorda
US 301 inSarasotaUS 301 inBradenton. The highways travel concurrently toPalmetto.
US 19 inTampa
I-275 north-northeast of Tampa
I-4 inTampa
US 92 in Tampa. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 98 inBrooksville. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 27 inWilliston. The highways travel concurrently toHigh Springs.US 441 in High Springs. The highways travel concurrently to south ofLake City.
I-75 inEllisville
US 90 in Lake City
I-10 northwest ofFive Points
US 129 southeast ofJasper. The highways travel concurrently to Jasper.
US 84 /US 221 inValdosta. US 41/US 221 travels concurrently through the city.I-75 northwest of Valdosta. The highways travel concurrently toHahira.
US 82 /US 319 inTiftonI-75 in Tifton
US 280 inCordeleI-75 inUnadillaI-75 inPerry
US 341 in PerryUS 129 north ofSofkee. The highways travel concurrently toMacon.I-75 in Macon
US 80 in Macon
I-475 inBolingbrokeUS 341 south ofBarnesvilleUS 19 south ofGriffin. The highways travel concurrently toAtlanta.I-75 west ofMorrow
I-285 inForest ParkI-75 on the Atlanta–Hapeville city line
I-85 in Atlanta
US 29 in Atlanta. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 29 /US 78 /US 278 in Atlanta. US 41/US 78/US 278 travels concurrently through the city.I-75 in AtlantaI-75 in AtlantaI-75 in AtlantaI-285 east ofSmyrna
US 411 inCartersville. The highways travel concurrently to northwest of Cartersville.
US 76 east ofDalton. The highways travel concurrently toChattanooga, Tennessee.I-75 in DaltonI-75 southeast ofRinggoldI-75 inEast Ridge
I-24 inChattanooga
US 11 /US 64 in Chattanooga. The highways travel concurrently through the city.US 11 /US 64 in Chattanooga. US 11/US 41 travels concurrently through the city. US 41/US 64 travels concurrently toJasper.
US 27 /US 72 in Chattanooga. US 41/US 72 travels concurrently to Jasper.I-24 in ChattanoogaI-24 inManchesterI-24 northwest of Manchester
US 70S inMurfreesboro. The highways travel concurrently toNashville.
US 231 in Murfreesboro. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
I-24 /I-40 in Nashville
US 31 in Nashville. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 70 /US 431 in Nashville. US 41/US 431 travels concurrently through the city.
US 31 /US 31E /US 31W in Nashville. US 31W/US 41 travels concurrently toGoodlettsville.
I-65 in NashvilleUS 431 inSpringfield. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 79 inGuthrie
US 68 inHopkinsville. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 62 inNortonville
I-69 inMadisonvilleI-69 inHenderson. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
Future I-69 /US 60 in HendersonI-69 inEvansville
I-64 on theScott–Johnson township line
US 50 /US 150 inVincennes. US 41/US 50 travels concurrently through the city. US 41/US 150 travels concurrently toTerre Haute.
I-70 /US 40 in Terre Haute
US 36 inRockville
US 136 inVeedersburg. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
I-74 in Veedersburg
US 52 southeast ofEarl Park. The highways travel concurrently toKentland.
US 24 /US 52 in KentlandUS 231 inSt. John
US 30 inSchererville
I-80 /I-94 /US 6 inHammond. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
I-90 Toll in Hammond
US 12 /US 20 in Hammond. The highways travel concurrently toChicago.I-90 Toll in HammondI-90 Toll in Chicago
I-55 in Chicago
US 14 in ChicagoUS 14 in ChicagoI-94 inWilmette. The highways travel concurrently toNorthbrook.
I-41 /I-94 Toll inWadsworth. I-41/US 41 travels concurrently toHoward, Wisconsin. I-94/US 41 travels concurrently toMilwaukee, Wisconsin.
I-43 /I-894 in Milwaukee. I-43/US 41 travel concurrently through the city.
I-43 /I-794 in Milwaukee
US 18 in Milwaukee
US 45 in Milwaukee. The highways travel concurrently toRichfield.
US 151 inFond du LacUS 45 inOshkosh
US 10 northwest ofMenasha
US 141 in Howard. The highways travel concurrently to theTown of Abrams.I-41 /I-43 in Howard
US 2 inPowers. The highways travel concurrently toRapid River.US 141 inCovington
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