U.S. Route 41 (US 41) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs from Miami, Florida, to Copper Harbor, Michigan. In Tennessee, the highway is paralleled by Interstate 24 all the way from Georgia to Kentucky, and I-24 has largely supplanted US-41 as a major highway, especially for large and heavy vehicles, such as tractor-trailer trucks and buses.
 U.S. Route 41 | ||||
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 US 41 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 194.58 mi (313.15 km) | |||
| Existed | November 11, 1926[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 41 / US 76 at the Georgia state line in East Ridge | |||
| North end | US 41 at Kentucky state line near Adams | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Hamilton, Marion, Grundy, Coffee, Rutherford, Davidson, Sumner, Robertson, Montgomery | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editUS 41, joined by US 76, enters Tennessee east of I-75 on the outskirts of East Ridge. It is called "Ringgold Road" through East Ridge up to the Bachman Tunnel, where it enters Chattanooga. In Chattanooga, US 41 and US 76 becomes Westside Drive up to the intersection with Dodds Avenue, where for a short distance it is coexistent with Dodds Avenue. Then US 41 and US 76 becomes East Main Street in downtown Chattanooga up to the intersection with Broad Street (US 11 and US 64). At that point US 76 terminates, US 72 begins, and the now-conjoined US 41 and US 72 merges with US 11 and US 64, trekking southwestward around the base of Lookout Mountain into the Tiftonia community. Just west of Tiftonia, US 11 splits off, and it veers southwestward into Georgia. US 41, US 64, and US 72 take a westward path from Hamilton County into Marion County. US 41 breaks off from US 64 and US 72 at Jasper and joins with unsigned SR 150 before ascending the Cumberland Plateau. US 41 leaves SR 150 and joins with SR 56 at Tracy City and runs southwest into Monteagle.[2] In Monteagle, US 41 descends toward Manchester, with US 41A breaking off toward Franklin County, travelling through Winchester, Tullahoma, Shelbyville, and other small communities before becoming merging with US 31A and becoming Nolensville Pike in Nashville.
After reaching Monteagle, US 41, included as part of the older Dixie Highway, continues northwest into Pelham, in Grundy County, then runs closely parallel with I-24 into Coffee County, going through Hillsboro, Manchester (where the road is also named Hillsboro Blvd) and Beechgrove, before entering Rutherford County. From there, the highway continues diagonally through Murfreesboro (where the road is also named Broad St.), where the Dixie Highway joins up with US 70S. The Stones River National Battlefield is located very near US 41 and US 70S on the northwest side, standing as a monument of the Battle of Stones River which took place during the American Civil War. US 41/70S continues northwest through Smyrna, and La Vergne before reaching Davidson County. The road passes through Antioch, before reaching Nashville, where US 41 separates from US 70S. US 41 goes through Nashville as Murfreesboro Pike, then Dickerson Pike, and comes out on the northeast side of the city joined with US 31W. US 41 continues northeast through Goodlettsville before breaking away from US 31W. US 41 then goes northwest and continues on into Robertson County, going through Springfield before heading west/northwest to the Kentucky border. Just before reaching Kentucky, US 41 briefly runs through Montgomery County.[2]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Hamilton | East Ridge | 0.00 | 0.00 |   US 41 south / US 76 east (SR 3 south) – Dalton | Continuation into Georgia | |||
  SR 8 begins | Southern terminus of SR 8; southern end of SR 8 concurrency | |||||||
| 0.8– 1.1 | 1.3– 1.8 |  I-75 – Chattanooga, Atlanta | Exit 1 on I-75 | |||||
| East Ridge–Chattanooga line | 5.0– 5.3 | 8.0– 8.5 | Bachman Tubes under Missionary Ridge | |||||
| Chattanooga | 5.6 | 9.0 |   I-24 west – Nashville, Birmingham | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; exit 181A on I-24 | ||||
| 5.7 | 9.2 |    US 11 north / US 64 east (East 23rd Street/SR 2 west) | Southern end of US 11/US 64/SR 2 concurrency | |||||
| 6.2 | 10.0 |   US 11 south / US 64 west (Dodds Avenue/SR 2 east) | Northern end of US 11/US 64/SR 2 concurrency; provides access to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport | |||||
| 6.7 | 10.8 |  SR 17 north (Willow Street) | Southern end of SR 17 concurrency | |||||
| 8.6 | 13.8 |  SR 8 north (Market Street) | Northern end of SR 8 concurrency | |||||
| 8.8 | 14.2 |  US 72 east / US 76 west (Broad Street) | Eastern terminus of US 72; southern end of US 72 concurrency; western terminus of US 76; northern end of US 76 concurrency | |||||
| 9.2 | 14.8 |  US 11 north / US 64 east / SR 58 (West 20th Street/SR 2 west) | Southern end of US 11/US 64/SR 2 concurrency | |||||
| 9.3– 9.4 | 15.0– 15.1 |  US 27 north (I-124 north/SR 27 west/SR 29 north) – Downtown, Red Bank | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||||
| 10.6 | 17.1 | SR 17 south (Tennessee Avenue) – Incline, Rock City | Northern end of SR 17 concurrency | |||||
| 10.9 | 17.5 |  SR 148 south (Lookout Mountain Parkway) – Lookout Mountain | ||||||
| 12.5 | 20.1 |  SR 318 south (Old Wauhatchie Pike) – Lookout Mountain | ||||||
| 14.2 | 22.9 | US 11 south (Birmingham Highway/SR 38 south) | Northern end of US 11 concurrency; northern terminus of unsigned SR 38 | |||||
| 14.3– 14.5 | 23.0– 23.3 | I-24 – Chattanooga, Nashville | Exit 174 on I-24 | |||||
| Marion | Haletown | 28.7 | 46.2 |  SR 134 east (J.E. Clouse Highway) – Wildwood | Western terminus of SR 134 | |||
| | 29.0– 29.3 | 46.7– 47.2 | Marion Memorial Bridge over the Tennessee River | |||||
| | 31.4 | 50.5 |  SR 27 (Griffith Highway) – Powells Crossroads | South to I-24 Exit 158 | ||||
| | 32.4 | 52.1 | Hancock Road - Marion County Airport | |||||
| Jasper | 33.8– 33.9 | 54.4– 54.6 | Marion County Veterans Bridge over the Sequatchie River | |||||
| 34.5 | 55.5 |   SR 28 south (SR 27 east) to I-24 US 64 west / US 72 west (Main Street/SR 2 west/SR 27 west) – Kimball, South Pittsburg | Interchange; northern end of US 64/US 72/SR 2 concurrency; southern end of SR 28 concurrency | |||||
| 35.4 | 57.0 | SR 28 north – Whitwell | Northern end of SR 28 concurrency; southern terminus of unsigned SR 150; southern end of SR 150 concurrency | |||||
| 36.4 | 58.6 | Betsy Pack Drive/Valley View Drive - Downtown, Sequatchie | former US 41/SR 150 (Betsy Pack Drive); former SR 28 (Valley View Drive) | |||||
| South Cumberland State Park | 43.5 | 70.0 | Denny Cove (South Cumberland State Park) main entrance | Gravel access road into park | ||||
| 44.9 | 72.3 | Foster Falls Recreation Area (South Cumberland State Park) main entrance | Access road into park | |||||
| Grundy | Tracy City | 50.8 | 81.8 | Lakes Road - Grundy Lakes (South Cumberland State Park) | ||||
| 51.8 | 83.4 |  SR 56 north (Clair Street) – Coalmont, Altamont | South end of unsigned SR 56 concurrency; northern end of unsigned SR 150 concurrency; western terminus of unsigned SR 150 | |||||
| 52.6 | 84.7 | 3rd Street - Fiery Gizzard / Grundy Forest State Natural Area (South Cumberland State Park) | ||||||
| South Cumberland State Park | 54.8 | 88.2 | South Cumberland State Park visitor center | |||||
| Monteagle | 57.3 | 92.2 | Dixie Lee Avenue (SR 2 west) | Southern end of unsigned SR 2 concurrency | ||||
| 58.1 | 93.5 |  US 41A north (Main Street/SR 15 west/SR 56 south) – Sewanee | Northern end of unsigned SR 56 concurrency; southern terminus of US 41A; eastern terminus of unsigned SR 15 | |||||
| Pelham | 64.9 | 104.4 |  SR 50 (Payne Cove Road) – Decherd, Altamont | West to I-24/US 64 Exit 127 | ||||
| Coffee | Hillsboro | 74.0 | 119.1 |  SR 127 (Winchester Highway) – Winchester, Viola | ||||
| Manchester | 79.3– 79.6 | 127.6– 128.1 | I-24 – Chattanooga, Nashville | Exit 114 on I-24 | ||||
| 81.6 | 131.3 |  SR 55 (McArthur Street/McMinnville Highway) – Lynchburg, McMinnville | ||||||
| 82.5– 82.6 | 132.8– 132.9 | Bridge over the Little Duck River | ||||||
| 82.7 | 133.1 |  SR 53 north (Woodbury Highway) – Woodbury | Southern terminus of SR 53 | |||||
| 88.5 | 142.4 | Stone Fort Drive - Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park | ||||||
| 88.6 | 142.6 | Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Duck River | ||||||
| Busy Corner | 87.9– 88.1 | 141.5– 141.8 | I-24 – Chattanooga, Nashville | Exit 105 on I-24 | ||||
| Beechgrove | 94.3 | 151.8 |  SR 280 east (McBrides Branch Road) | Western terminus of SR 280 | ||||
| 95.8 | 154.2 |   SR 64 (Beech Grove Road/Gossburg Road) – Shelbyville, Wartrace, Bradyville | ||||||
| Rutherford | Murfreesboro | 112.5 | 181.1 |  SR 99 east (Bradyville Pike) – Bradyville | Southern end of SR 99 concurrency | |||
| 112.6 | 181.2 |  US 70S east (Mercury Boulevard/SR 1 east) | Southern end of US 70S/SR 1 concurrency; western terminus of SR 2 | |||||
| 113.1 | 182.0 |  US 231 south (S Church Street/SR 10 south) | Southern end of US 231/SR 10 concurrency | |||||
| 113.7– 113.8 | 183.0– 183.1 |  US 231 north (Memorial Boulevard/SR 10 north) / SR 96 / SR 99 west (Old Fort Parkway) – Lebanon, Triune | Northern end of US 231/SR 10/SR 99 concurrency; interchange | |||||
| 115.9– 116.0 | 186.5– 186.7 | Bridge over the West Fork of the Stones River | ||||||
| 116.1 | 186.8 |  SR 268 east (N Thompson Lane)S Thompson Lane - Stones River National Battlefield main entrance | Western terminus of SR 268 | |||||
| 116.5 | 187.5 | Van Cleve Lane - McFadden Farm (Stones River National Battlefield) | ||||||
| 118.0– 118.9 | 189.9– 191.4 |  I-840 – Knoxville, Chattanooga | Exit 55 A/B on I-840 | |||||
| Smyrna | 122.8– 123.4 | 197.6– 198.6 |  SR 102 (Lee Victory Parkway/Nissan Drive) | Interchange | ||||
| 126.2– 126.6 | 203.1– 203.7 |  SR 266 (Sam Ridley Parkway) | Interchange; provides access to Smyrna Airport | |||||
| Davidson | Antioch | 131.8 | 212.1 |  SR 171 (Old Hickory Boulevard/Hobson Pike) – Mount Juliet | ||||
| 134.4 | 216.3 |  SR 254 west (Bell Road) – Brentwood | Eastern terminus of SR 254 | |||||
| Nashville | 137.6 | 221.4 |  SR 255 (Donelson Pike) – Oak Hill, Donelson | Provides access to Nashville International Airport | ||||
| 138.2– 138.4 | 222.4– 222.7 | Tunnel under Nashville International Airport | ||||||
| 139.3– 139.5 | 224.2– 224.5 |  SR 155 (Briley Parkway) | Exit 4; single-point urban interchange; beltway around Nashville | |||||
| 140.5 | 226.1 | Bridge over Mill Creek | ||||||
| 141.2– 141.5 | 227.2– 227.7 |  I-24 / I-40 – Chattanooga, Nashville, Knoxville | Exit 52 on I-24; exit 213 on I-40 (westbound only) | |||||
| 143.8– 144.1 | 231.4– 231.9 |  I-40 / US 31A south / US 41A south (2nd Avenue S/4th Avenue S/SR 11 south) | Southern end of US 31A/US 41A/SR 11 concurrency from one-way pair; exit 210C on I-40 | |||||
| 144.6 | 232.7 |  US 31 south (8th Avenue S/SR 6 south) | Southern end of US 31/SR 6 concurrency; traffic circle; northern terminus of US 31A | |||||
| 144.9 | 233.2 |   US 70 / US 70S west / US 431 south (Broadway/SR 24/SR 1 west) | Northern end of US 70S/SR 1 concurrency; southern end of US 431 concurrency | |||||
| 145.5 | 234.2 | US 41A north (Rosa L. Parks Boulevard/SR 12 north) | Northern end of US 41A concurrency; southern terminus of unsigned SR 12 | |||||
| 146.2– 146.6 | 235.3– 235.9 | Victory Memorial Bridge over the Cumberland River | ||||||
| 146.8– 147.2 | 236.3– 236.9 |   US 31W north (Spring Street) / US 31E north (Ellington Parkway/SR 6 north) / South 5th Street/Main Street to I-24 | Northern end of US 31 concurrency; US 31 splits into US 31E and US 31W; south end of US 31W concurrency; interchange | |||||
| 147.4 | 237.2 |  To I-24 / I-65 / Spring Street | ||||||
| 149.5 | 240.6 | US 431 north (West Trinity Lane/SR 65 north) to I-65 | Northern end of US 431 concurrency; southern terminus of unsigned SR 65 | |||||
| 151.7– 151.9 | 244.1– 244.5 | I-65 – Nashville, Louisville | Southbound off-ramp from SR 155 off-ramp; exit 90A on I-65 | |||||
| 152.0– 152.1 | 244.6– 244.8 | SR 155 (Briley Parkway) | No eastbound on-ramp (must use northbound I-65 on-ramp); exit 16B | |||||
| 154.0 | 247.8 |  SR 45 (Old Hickory Boulevard) – Whites Creek, Old Hickory, Madison | ||||||
| Goodlettsville | 158.1 | 254.4 | Rivergate Parkway east to I-65 – Madison | Western terminus of Rivergate Parkway; provides access to Rivergate Mall | ||||
| 158.6 | 255.2 |  SR 174 east (Long Hollow Pike) | Western terminus of SR 174 | |||||
| Sumner | 159.9– 160.2 | 257.3– 257.8 | US 31W north (SR 41 north) to I-65 – Millersville, White House | Northern end of US 31W concurrency; southern terminus of unsigned SR 41; trumpet interchange | ||||
| Davidson |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Robertson | Ridgetop | 165.1 | 265.7 |  SR 257 (Greer Road/Woodruff Avenue) to I-65 | ||||
| Springfield | 174.0 | 280.0 | US 431 south (Tom Austin Highway/SR 65 south) – Whites Creek | Southern end of SR 431 concurrency | ||||
| 175.2 | 282.0 |   SR 49 / SR 76 east (Fifth Avenue) to I-24 / I-65 – Pleasant View, Orlinda, White House | Southern end of SR 76 concurrency | |||||
| 176.7 | 284.4 | US 431 north (Memorial Boulevard/SR 65 north) – Adairville | Northern end of SR 431 concurrency | |||||
| | 178.7 | 287.6 | Airport Road - Springfield Robertson County Airport | |||||
| Adams | 187.8 | 302.2 |  SR 76 west (South Church Street) – Clarksville | Northern end of SR 76 concurrency | ||||
| | 189.2 | 304.5 | Russell B Corbin Memorial Bridge over the Red River | |||||
| Montgomery | | 194.58 | 313.15 | US 41 north (State Street) – Guthrie, Hopkinsville | Continuation into Kentucky; northern terminus of unsigned SR 11 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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State Route 150
edit State Route 150 | |
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| Location | Jasper-Tracy City |
| Length | 20.98 mi (33.76 km) |
State Route 150 (SR 150) is a 20.98-mile-long (33.76 km) unsigned companion route for US 41 between Jasper and Tracy City. SR 150 was originally signed along its route while US 41 followed what is now I-24, and the original Dixie Highway, over Monteagle Mountain. When I-24 was routed over the mountain, TDOT rerouted US 41 over SR 150, and removed SR 150 signage at that time except for mile markers, which still remain to this day.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ a b Tennessee Department of Transportation (2010). Official Transportation Map (Map). 1:42,240. Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation. §§ A7–E11.
External links
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Media related to U.S. Route 41 in Tennessee at Wikimedia Commons
