U.S. Route 41 in Tennessee
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.
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| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 194.58 mi (313.15 km) | |||
| Existed | November 11, 1926[1]–present | |||
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| Counties | Hamilton, Marion, Grundy, Coffee, Rutherford, Davidson, Sumner, Robertson, Montgomery | |||
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Route description
US 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 LaVergne 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 Rd, 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
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Hamilton | East Ridge | 0.00 | 0.00 | | Continuation into Georgia | |||
 | Southern terminus of SR 8; southern end of SR 8 concurrency | |||||||
| 0.8– 1.1 | 1.3– 1.8 |  | 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 |  | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; exit 181A on I-24 | ||||
| 5.7 | 9.2 |   | Southern end of US 11/US 64/SR 2 concurrency | |||||
| 6.2 | 10.0 |  | Northern end of US 11/US 64/SR 2 concurrency; provides access to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport | |||||
| 6.7 | 10.8 |  | Southern end of SR 17 concurrency | |||||
| 8.6 | 13.8 |  | Northern end of SR 8 concurrency | |||||
| 8.8 | 14.2 |  | Eastern terminus of US 72; southern end of US 72 concurrency; western terminus of US 76 | |||||
| 9.2 | 14.8 |  | Southern end of US 11/US 64/SR 2 concurrency | |||||
| 9.3– 9.4 | 15.0– 15.1 |  | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||||
| 10.6 | 17.1 | | Northern end of SR 17 concurrency | |||||
| 10.9 | 17.5 |  | ||||||
| 12.5 | 20.1 |  | ||||||
| 14.2 | 22.9 | | Northern end of US 11 concurrency; northern terminus of unsigned SR 38 | |||||
| 14.3– 14.5 | 23.0– 23.3 | | Exit 174 on I-24 | |||||
| Marion | Haletown | 28.7 | 46.2 |  | Western terminus of SR 134 | |||
| | 29.0– 29.3 | 46.7– 47.2 | Marion Memorial Bridge over the Tennessee River | |||||
| | 31.4 | 50.5 |  | South to I-24 Exit 158 | ||||
| | 32.4 | 52.1 | | |||||
| Jasper | 33.8– 33.9 | 54.4– 54.6 | Marion County Veterans Bridge over the Sequatchie River | |||||
| 34.5 | 55.5 |  | Interchange; northern end of US 64/US 72/SR 2 concurrency; southern end of SR 28 concurrency | |||||
| 35.4 | 57.0 | | 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 |  | 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 |  | Northern end of unsigned SR 56 concurrency; southern terminus of US 41A; eastern terminus of unsigned SR 15 | |||||
| Pelham | 64.9 | 104.4 |  | West to I-24/US 64 Exit 127 | ||||
| Coffee | Hillsboro | 74.0 | 119.1 |  | ||||
| Manchester | 79.3– 79.6 | 127.6– 128.1 | | Exit 114 on I-24 | ||||
| 81.6 | 131.3 |  | ||||||
| 82.5– 82.6 | 132.8– 132.9 | Bridge over the Little Duck River | ||||||
| 82.7 | 133.1 |  | 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 | | Exit 105 on I-24 | ||||
| Beechgrove | 94.3 | 151.8 |  | Western terminus of SR 280 | ||||
| 95.8 | 154.2 |   | ||||||
| Rutherford | Murfreesboro | 112.5 | 181.1 |  | Southern end of SR 99 concurrency | |||
| 112.6 | 181.2 |  | Southern end of US 70S/SR 1 concurrency; western terminus of SR 2 | |||||
| 113.1 | 182.0 |  | Southern end of US 231/SR 10 concurrency | |||||
| 113.7– 113.8 | 183.0– 183.1 |  | 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 |  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 |  | Exit 55 A/B on I-840 | |||||
| Smyrna | 122.8– 123.4 | 197.6– 198.6 |  | Interchange | ||||
| 126.2– 126.6 | 203.1– 203.7 |  | Interchange; provides access to Smyrna Airport | |||||
| Davidson | Antioch | 131.8 | 212.1 |  | ||||
| 134.4 | 216.3 |  | Eastern terminus of SR 254 | |||||
| Nashville | 137.6 | 221.4 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | Exit 52 on I-24; exit 213 on I-40 (westbound only) | |||||
| 143.8– 144.1 | 231.4– 231.9 |  | Southern end of US 31A/US 41A/SR 11 concurrency from one-way pair; exit 210C on I-40 | |||||
| 144.6 | 232.7 |  | Southern end of US 31/SR 6 concurrency; traffic circle; northern terminus of US 31A | |||||
| 144.9 | 233.2 |   | Northern end of US 70S/SR 1 concurrency; southern end of US 431 concurrency | |||||
| 145.5 | 234.2 | | 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 |   | 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 |  | ||||||
| 149.5 | 240.6 | | Northern end of US 431 concurrency; southern terminus of unsigned SR 65 | |||||
| 151.7– 151.9 | 244.1– 244.5 | | Southbound off-ramp from SR 155 off-ramp; exit 90A on I-65 | |||||
| 152.0– 152.1 | 244.6– 244.8 | | No eastbound on-ramp (must use northbound I-65 on-ramp); exit 16B | |||||
| 154.0 | 247.8 |  | ||||||
| Goodlettsville | 158.1 | 254.4 | Rivergate Parkway east to | Western terminus of Rivergate Parkway; provides access to Rivergate Mall | ||||
| 158.6 | 255.2 |  | Western terminus of SR 174 | |||||
| Sumner | 159.9– 160.2 | 257.3– 257.8 | | Northern end of US 31W concurrency; southern terminus of unsigned SR 41; trumpet interchange | ||||
| Davidson |
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| Robertson | Ridgetop | 165.1 | 265.7 |  | ||||
| Springfield | 174.0 | 280.0 | | Southern end of SR 431 concurrency | ||||
| 175.2 | 282.0 |   | Southern end of SR 76 concurrency | |||||
| 176.7 | 284.4 | | Northern end of SR 431 concurrency | |||||
| | 178.7 | 287.6 | | |||||
| Adams | 187.8 | 302.2 |  | Northern end of SR 76 concurrency | ||||
| | 189.2 | 304.5 | Russell B Corbin Memorial Bridge over the Red River | |||||
| Montgomery | | 194.58 | 313.15 | | 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
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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.
References
- 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 University of North Texas Libraries.
- Tennessee Department of Transportation (2010). Official Transportation Map (Map). 1:42,240. Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation. §§ A7–E11.
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