Ohio State Route 41

State Route 41
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	156.15 mi[1] (251.30 km)
Existed:	1924 – present
Major junctions
South end:	Business US 62 at the Ohio River in Aberdeen
	I-71 in Jeffersonville I-70 near Springfield I-75 in Troy
North end:	US 36/SR 48 near Covington
Location
Counties:	Brown, Adams, Highland, Pike, Ross, Fayette, Madison, Clark, Miami
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 39 SR 43 →

State Route 41 is a north–south state highway in the southern and western portions of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at the Ohio River on the Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge in Aberdeen (Business U.S. Route 62 continues south through Maysville, Kentucky from this point^[2]); and its northern terminus is along State Route 48 at U.S. Route 36 in Covington. Throughout its southern portion the route is quite hilly as it passes predominantly northward through scenic areas with state parks and monuements. Along its northern portion the route heads in a more westerly direction across mainly flat terrain as a major road through the cities of Washington Court House, Springfield, and Troy, all of which are experiencing growth in industry and commerce.

History

• 1924 – Original route established^[3]; originally routed from Manchester to 1-mile (1.6 km) west of Bainbridge along the current State Route 136 from Manchester to Bentonville, and along its current alignment from Bentonville to 1-mile (1.6 km) west of Bainbridge^[4].
• 1931 – Southern terminus moved to Aberdeen; routed along previously unnumbered roads (Aberdeen to Bradysville was a former alignment of State Route 7 before 1926, and unnumbered thereafter); Manchester to Bentonville certified as State Route 136; northern terminus also moved to 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Greenfield^[4].
• 1962 – Extended to Covington along the former State Route 70^[4].
• 1997 – 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Springfield to 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Springfield upgraded to divided highway^[4].
• unknown – Extended to the Kentucky state line on the Ohio River along the previous alignment of the U.S. Route 62/U.S. Route 68 concurrency^[5] (signed as Business U.S. Route 62 in Kentucky^[2]; this extension would have occurred after the opening of the William H. Harsha Bridge in 2001).

References

1. ^ Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
2. ^ ^{a b} Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: Map of Maysville
3. ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
4. ^ ^{a b c d} Route 41 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
5. ^ State Route 41 in Brown County

External links

• State Route 41 Endpoint Photos