U.S. Route 441

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Miami, FL
Major intersections
North end
US 25W / SR 116 in Rocky Top, TN
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesFlorida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee
Highway system

U.S. Route 441 (US 441) is a 939-mile-long (1,511 km) auxiliary route of

Athens, and Knoxville. It also crosses the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where it meets the southwestern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and where no trucks or other commercial traffic
are allowed.

Route description

Miami

Florida

Main article: U.S. Route 441 in Florida

US 441 begins northbound at Southwest 7th Street, which is westbound

State Road 870 (Commercial Boulevard) in Tamarac. Additionally, US 441 meets Interstate 595 (Exits 8 and 8B) west of Fort Lauderdale and the tolled State Road 869 (the Sawgrass Expressway) in Coconut Creek
.

At West Palm Beach, US 441 intersects

Apopka
before leaving the Orlando area.

In

U.S. Route 90
to the northern extents of Lake City.

Past Lake City, US 441 interchanges with

Interstate 10 (Exit 303), then skirts the western edge of the Okefenokee Swamp as it enters Georgia
.

The section from Miami to West Palm Beach is paired with mostly-unsigned State Road 7; many locals in this area generally call US 441 as "State Road 7" instead of US 441. The section from Holopaw to Ocala is paired with unsigned State Road 500. From SR 121 in Gainesville to US 90 in Lake City, it is part of the DeSoto Trail.

Georgia

Main article: U.S. Route 441 in Georgia
U.S. Route 441 north of Commerce, Georgia, near the interchange with Interstate 85

In Georgia, US 441 continues to bypass the Okefenokee Swamp to Edith, where it turns to the northwest toward the interior of the state. In Homerville, US 441 intersects U.S. Route 84, then meets and merges with U.S. Route 221 south of Pearson. The routes remain concurrent to Douglas, where US 221 and US 441 split. Farther north, US 441 intersects U.S. Route 319 south of Jacksonville. US 319 turns north onto US 441, creating an overlap north to McRae. US 319 and US 441 intersect U.S. Route 280, which joins the routes for a concurrent run through McRae. In the center of McRae, US 280, US 319 and US 441 meet the concurrent routes of U.S. Route 23 and U.S. Route 341. North of the city, US 280 splits off while US 319 and US 441 then pass Little Ocmulgee State Park before continuing concurrently to Dublin. Just south of Dublin, US 319 and US 441 interchange with Interstate 16. In Dublin, US 441 splits from US 319 onto a new bypass. On the bypass, US 441 intersects with U.S. Route 80.

North of Dublin, US 441 passes through Milledgeville prior to meeting U.S. Route 129 near Eatonton. US 129 and US 441 continue concurrently through Madison (where US 129 and US 441 interchange with Interstate 20) and U.S. Route 278 to Athens, where US 129 and US 441 turn eastward onto a limited-access beltway encircling the city. On the beltway, US 129 and US 441 run concurrent with U.S. Route 29 and, for a stretch, U.S. Route 78 to an interchange northeast of the city. Here, US 29 exits the highway while US 441 remains on the beltway for two more exits before departing.

The route proceeds north to

Chattahoochee National Forest
.

From the Florida state line to

Georgia State Route 89
is concurrent with US 441.

North Carolina

Main article: U.S. Route 441 in North Carolina

Upon crossing the state line, US 23 and US 441 enter the

limited-access highway. US 23 and US 441 both merge onto the freeway, becoming concurrent with US 74; however, US 23 follows US 74 east toward Asheville while US 441 utilizes US 74 west. Near Qualla
, the overlap with US 74 comes to an end as US 441 departs the freeway as well as the forest.

US 441 heads north to

Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation, where it briefly overlaps U.S. Route 19 through the town center. Past Cherokee, US 441 progresses north through the reservation to the southern extent of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a dual-state park situated on the North Carolina-Tennessee border. From the park entrance to the Tennessee state line, the route follows a northwesterly alignment as it traverses the Great Smoky Mountains
.

Tennessee

Main article: U.S. Route 441 in Tennessee
US 441 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

US 441 enters Tennessee at Newfound Gap. The route heads north through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Gatlinburg, along the Great Smoky Mountains Parkway, where the route meets U.S. Route 321. US 321 joins US 441 northward through Pigeon Forge before separating north of the city. US 441 continues north to Sevierville, where it intersects with U.S. Route 411. US 441 turns west onto US 411, following the route west to Seymour. Here, US 411 heads to the southwest towards Georgia while US 441 continues northwest to Knoxville.

Immediately south of the city, US 441 junctions with

Interstate 640 before exiting the city limits. North of the city at Halls Crossroads, SR 33 breaks from US 441 and heads northeast toward New Tazewell. US 441, meanwhile, turns northwest, paralleling Interstate 75 for a distance before crossing the top of Norris Dam and finally interchanging with the freeway at exit 128 near Rocky Top. The route then terminates at an intersection with U.S. Route 25W
just west of I-75 in Rocky Top.

The route is paired with unsigned State Route 71 for most of its length in Tennessee.

History

A US 441 shield used in Florida prior to 1993

US 441 was one of the original 1926 US routes. Initially it ran between Orlando and Ocala, Florida. In 1935 it was extended north to High Springs, Florida, and in 1948 to Baldwin, Georgia. The following year the southern end was moved to downtown Miami. In 1952 US 441 reached its final configuration when it was extended north from Baldwin to Rocky Top, Tennessee (then known as Lake City).[1]

In Florida, where signs for U.S. Highways formerly had different colors for each highway (until the state was forced by the federal government to conform to standards that required consistent black-and-white signs), the shield for US 441 was brown.[citation needed]

In 1970 signs denoting US 441 were removed from that portion of the route which runs through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, to discourage commercial vehicles (which are not allowed in the park).

Major intersections

Florida
US 41 in Miami
US 27 in Miami
I-95 in North Miami Beach
I-595 in Davie
US 98 in Royal Palm Beach. The highways travel concurrently to Okeechobee.
US 192 in Holopaw. The highways travel concurrently to Kissimmee.
US 17 / US 92 / US 192 in Kissimmee. US 17/US 92/US 441 travels concurrently to Orlando.
Florida's Turnpike in Kissimmee
I-4 in Orlando
US 27 in Leesburg. The highways travel concurrently to Ocala.
US 301 in Belleview. The highways travel concurrently to east-northeast of Lowell.
I-75 in Alachua
US 41 in High Springs. The highways travel concurrently to south of Lake City.
I-75 in Ellisville
US 90 in Lake City
I-10 in Lake City
Georgia
US 84 in Homerville
US 221 south-southwest of Pearson. The highways travel concurrently to Douglas.
US 82 in Pearson
US 319 south-southeast of Jacksonville. The highways travel concurrently to .
US 280 in McRae. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of McRae.
US 23 / US 341 in McRae
I-16 in Dublin
US 319 in Dublin
US 80 in Dublin
US 129 in Eatonton. The highways travel concurrently to Athens.
I-20 in Madison
US 278 in Madison. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of Madison.
US 29 / US 78 in Athens. The highways travel concurrently through Athens.
I-85 north of Commerce
US 23 northwest of Cornelia. The highways travel concurrently to north-northwest of Dillsboro, North Carolina.
US 123 east-southeast of Clarkesville
US 76 in Clayton. The highways travel concurrently through Clayton.
North Carolina
US 64 in Franklin. The highways travel concurrently around the southeastern edge of Franklin.
US 23 / US 74 north-northwest of Dillsboro. US 74/US 441 travels concurrently to southeast of Whittier.
US 19 west-southwest of Cherokee. The highways travel concurrently to Cherokee.
Tennessee
US 321 in Gatlinburg. The highways travel concurrently to Pigeon Forge.
US 411 in Sevierville. The highways travel concurrently to Seymour.
I-40 / I-75 / I-275 in Knoxville
I-640 / US 25W in Knoxville
I-75 in Rocky Top
US 25W in Rocky Top

[2]

Popular culture references

US 441 is mentioned in the song "

American Girl", by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. ("She could hear the cars roll by/Out on 441/Like waves crashin' on the beach") Petty is from Gainesville, Florida and US 441 travels through Gainesville and is the eastern bound of the University of Florida campus. This prompted an urban legend that stated that song was based on a suicide committed on the university campus.[3]

US 441 is also mentioned in the song "Best of Me" by country singer Brantley Gilbert. He sings, "I remember it all too well/ Riding 441 down to Milledgeville".

US 441 is mentioned in the song titled "It's Over" by the country artist Corey Smith. He sings, "Its time to show myself the door/ There's no pretending anymore/ No, it's over/ Where I'm going I don't know/ Somewhere down this dusty road/ North on 441/ Pass the rolling cattle fields, the trailer parks, and rusted cotton mills/ Lord get me out of here." He also released a song in 2020 called "Old 441" about the highway.

See also

References

  1. ^ "End of US Highway 441"
  2. ISBN 978-0-528-00771-2
    .
  3. Snopes.com
    .

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