Alabama US 411 begins at US 78 (Parkway Drive) in the city of Leeds in far eastern Jefferson County. SR 25, the U.S. Highway's companion route, continues south as a signed highway that briefly follows US 78 east before splitting south toward
Harpersville; however, mileposts along US 411 in Alabama generally reflect SR 25. US 411 heads north along two-lane 9th Street, which has a pair of at-grade crossings of
Norfolk Southern Railway rail lines. The street's name changes to Whitmire Street, which the U.S. Highway follows to Ashville Road. US 411 follows Ashville Road, a two-lane road with a
center turn lane, northeast into
St. Clair County, where the highway expands to four lanes. The U.S. Highway meets I-20 at a
partial cloverleaf interchange as it leaves the city of Leeds. US 411 continues as two-lane Moody Parkway northeast through the Cahaba Valley formed by the
Little Cahaba River between Pine Ridge to the west and Oak Ridge to the east. The highway has a brief concurrency with
SR 174 through
Odenville, where the highways pass under a
CSX rail line. US 411 continues northeast through the Beaver Creek Valley between Pine Ridge and the Beaver Creek Mountains. The highway leaves the valley after it joins US 231 (Heart of Dixie Highway) to pass through Pine Ridge to the city of Ashville. The U.S. Highways enter town along 5th Street and proceed to the county courthouse, where they meet the eastern end of
SR 23 (6th Avenue). Both highways turn east onto 6th Avenue, then US 231 turns north onto Court Street East. US 411 leaves Ashville along Rainbow Drive, which heads northeast between Big Canoe Creek and Canoe Creek Mountain to the south. The U.S. Highway crosses the mountain and enters
Etowah County where it crosses the Big Canoe Creek branch of
Neely Henry Lake. US 411 follows the western flank of Dunaway mountain to Rainbow City, where the route intersects
SR 77 (Grand Avenue). in Gadsden, Alabama US 411 expands to a four-lane
divided highway as it enters the city of Gadsden. The highway crosses the Big Wills Creek branch of Neely Henry Lake and meets the eastern end of I-759 at a partial cloverleaf interchange; that freeway continues east as SR 759. US 411 veers onto Albert Rains Boulevard, which follows the right bank of the
Coosa River through downtown Gadsden. The highway passes by the Spirit of American Citizenship Monument and under Broad Street, an Omnitrax rail line, and US 278 and US 431 (Meighan Boulevard), which access US 411 via a partial cloverleaf interchange. US 411 leaves (or will soon exit) Gadsden along a newly constructed four-lane divided highway that passes between
Shinbone Ridge to the west and several loops of the Coosa River. The U.S. Highway drops to two lanes before it enters
Cherokee County, then expands again to a four-lane divided highway, Weiss Lake Boulevard. US 411 curves east along the northern edge of
Weiss Lake and intersects
SR 68 (Industrial Boulevard) in the town of
Leesburg, east of which US 411 and SR 68 cross the lake, an impoundment of the Coosa River. Shortly after entering the city of Centre, the U.S. Highway and state highway turn onto the Clarence E. Chestnut Jr. Bypass, a four-lane road with center turn lane; US 411 Business and SR 25 continue along Main Street into the center of town. SR 68 diverges from the U.S. Highway at Cedar Bluff Road, which carries SR 283 southwest toward downtown. SR 283 becomes US 411's companion route on the bypass, which next intersects
SR 9 (Armory Road), which intersects SR 68 immediately to the north. US 411 drops to two lanes east of SR 9 and curves south to collect the east end of US 411 Business (Main Street) and SR 25 on the eastern edge of Centre. US 411 continues east and crosses Cowan Creek before reaching the Alabama–Georgia state line and the northern terminus of SR 25 east of the hamlet of
Forney.
Georgia US 411 enters Georgia at the western terminus of its companion
SR 53 in the southwestern corner of
Floyd County. The two-lane highway, which is named Gadsden Road, has a brief concurrency with
SR 100, which heads north as Fosters Mill Road and south as Mill Street, on the west side of the town of
Cave Spring. US 411 enters town along Alabama Street and leaves to the northeast along Rome Street. The U.S. Highway continues as Cave Spring Road, which crosses Cedar Creek and passes through Vans Valley. US 411 passes under the West Rome Bypass and intersects
US 27 and SR 1 (Cedartown Highway), which US 411 joins heading north. The four-lane road with center turn lane passes along the west side of
Lindale and between Walker Mountain and Booze Mountain on the west and east, respectively. US 411 and US 27 expand to a divided highway as they enter the city of Rome and then a four-lane
freeway as they cross over a Norfolk Southern rail line. The freeway has a
diamond interchange with Darlington Drive and Old Lindale Road and a half-diamond interchange with Maple Road. Immediately to the east of the second interchange, US 411 passes through a
directional T interchange; US 27, SR 1,
SR 20, and SR 53 head north toward downtown Rome and US 411 and SR 20 head east. Immediately to the east of the split, the U.S. Highway has a partial cloverleaf interchange with
SR 101 (Dean Avenue); there is no ramp from SR 101 to westbound US 411. The freeway ends east of SR 101. US 411 has an intersection with the southern end of
SR 1 Loop (East Rome Bypass) before leaving the city limits. US 411 heads east along Cartersville Highway into
Bartow County. The four-lane divided highway parallels and then crosses the
Etowah River. US 411 crosses over an east–west CSX rail line immediately before its
trumpet interchange with US 41 and SR 3 (Joe Frank Harris Parkway). The two U.S. Highways head southeast into the city of
Cartersville then diverge immediately to the east of a north–south CSX rail line at the boulevard's partial cloverleaf interchange with
SR 61 (Tennessee Street). Immediately to the north of the interchange, SR 20 (Canton Highway) splits east and SR 61 becomes US 411's companion highway toward Tennessee. The U.S. Highway heads north as a four-lane undivided highway that becomes divided temporarily through the highway's partial cloverleaf interchange with
I-75 (Larry McDonald Memorial Highway). US 411 drops to two lanes south of the town of
White, where the highway begins to closely parallel the north–south CSX rail line. The U.S. Highway intersects
SR 140 (Henry Mack Hill Road) in the hamlet of
Rydal before entering
Gordon County. US 411 passes through the town of
Fairmount as Salacoa Street; the U.S. Highway runs concurrently with SR 53 between Calhoun Street and Fairmount Highway. North of the town of
Ranger, through which the route is named Tennessee Highway, the highway meets the eastern end of
SR 156 (Red Bud Road). US 411 passes through the town of
Oakman, then diverges from a road called Old Highway 411, crosses to the west side of the railroad, intersects
SR 136 (Nicklesville Road), and enters
Murray County. The U.S. Highway passes to the west of Reregulation Reservoir and
Carters Lake, both impoundments of the
Coosawattee River, which the highway crosses to the west of the lakes. US 411 intersects
US 76 and SR 282 at Ramhurst, which follow part of Old Highway 411 before heading east through the
Cohutta Mountains, and begins to follow the path of the
Old Federal Road through Cherokee country, widening to four undivided lanes along the west flank of
Fort Mountain. US 411 and US 76 continue as 3rd Avenue through the city of
Chatsworth. In the center of town, the highways intersect Fort Street, which carries
SR 2 and
SR 52 east toward Fort Mountain and
State Route 52 Alternate to the west. At the north end of town, US 76 and SR 52 leave US 411 along G.I. Maddox Boulevard. The U.S. Highway passes along the west flank of Camp Ground Mountain and is named Hill Street through the town of
Eton, where the route meets the eastern end of
SR 286 (Coffey Road) and drops to two lanes. US 411 passes through the town of
Crandall, crosses to the east side of the railroad, and follows the Fairy Valley to the hamlet of Cisco, where SR 2 splits to the west. US 411 crosses over to the west side of the rail line in the hamlet of
Tennga immediately before reaching the Georgia–Tennessee state line, where SR 61 has its northern terminus.
Tennessee US 411 enters Tennessee at the southern terminus of its companion
SR 33 in the southwestern corner of
Polk County. The highway crosses the
Conasauga River in the hamlet of
Conasauga and meets the eastern end of
SR 313 (Ladd Springs Road) in
Oldfort. US 411 parallels the CSX rail line through the hamlet of
Ocoee, where the highway expands to four lanes plus a center turn lane and has a partial cloverleaf interchange with
US 64 and
US 74 (
SR 40). North of Ocoee, US 411 crosses over the railroad and the
Ocoee River and passes through the town of
Benton, where the route meets the northern end of
SR 314 (Parksville Road). The U.S. Highway expands to a divided highway north of the town. US 411 intersects and begins to run concurrently with
SR 30, crosses the
Hiwassee River, passes by
Hiwassee/Ocoee Scenic River State Park, and meets the eastern end of
SR 163 in the village of
Delano. US 411 becomes undivided and crosses over the CSX rail line shortly after entering
McMinn County. In the town of
Etowah, the highway follows Tennessee Avenue, meets the western end of
SR 310 (Mecca Pike), and SR 30 splits west along David M. Lilliard Memorial Highway. The highway becomes divided once again north of town and continues through farmland and countryside before becoming undivided once again before entering the town of
Englewood. Here, the highway goes through town passing just east of the downtown area and intersecting and having a short concurrency with
SR 39 (Athens Pike; Tellico Street). US 411 then becomes a divided highway again as it leaves Englewood and enters countryside once again before crossing into
Monroe County. US 411 continues through countryside before entering the city of
Madisonville. Here, it becomes undivided for a short distance before having an intersection with its former alignment, which travels through downtown (Old US Highway 411), before becoming divided and having a partial cloverleaf interchange with
SR 68 (New Highway 68). This provides provides access to
Sweetwater,
The Lost Sea,
Tellico Plains,
Cherohala Skyway and the
Cherokee National Forest. US 411 then proceeds along a bypass of downtown as a divided highway passing through a major business district. It then has a grade-separated interchange with its former alignment (Warren Street) before becoming undivided. The highway then leaves Madisonville and continues north as a four-lane divided highway through farmland and countryside. US 411 then comes to an intersection and becomes concurrent with
SR 72 (Loudon Highway) just before entering the town of
Vonore (the northern terminus of the
Old Federal Road) and becoming undivided once again as this time it passes straight through downtown. It intersects
SR 360, which provides access to
Fort Loudoun and
Fort Loudoun State Park and then divides before it crosses the bridge over the
Little Tennessee River/
Tellico Lake into
Loudon County. Here SR 72 turns toward the mountains. Along the southeast edge of
Greenback the road becomes undivided again and is known as Greenback Road, passing
SR 95 which provides access to downtown Greenback. US 411 then continues through countryside and farmland to cross into
Blount County. US 411 continues through farmland as an undivided four-lane highway and has an intersection with
SR 336 northeast of the community of
Lanier. It then continues through farmland before entering the city of
Maryville and becoming concurrent with
US 129 (
SR 115) (Calderwood Highway; provides access to
Calderwood,
Tallassee, and
Deals Gap). It passes by a few businesses before really entering the business district at the intersection with
SR 335 (William Blount Drive). They continue through a major business district before coming to a grade-separated interchange where US 411 and US 129 split, with US 129 bypassing downtown to enter
Alcoa and providing access to
McGhee Tyson Airport and
Knoxville. US 411 continues north into downtown next to
Foothills Mall. US 411 continues into downtown, as Broadway Avenue, and comes to an intersection with
US 321 (
SR 73) (Lamar Alexander Parkway; provides access to
Walland,
Townsend,
Wears Valley, and
Great Smoky Mountains National Park). It then has another intersection with SR 336 before traveling through the center and most historic part of the city and coming to an intersection with
SR 35 (Hall Road/Washington Street). SR 33 continues north to Knoxville here, and US 411 turns right to become concurrent with SR 35 (its new companion route). It follows Washington Street for a short distance before turning left onto Sevierville Road, at an intersection with
SR 447 (Washington Street), and leaves downtown. It then passes by
Blount Memorial Hospital before going through some neighborhoods and leaving Maryville. US 411 continues as a narrow two-lane highway through countryside and farmland and crosses the
Little River in the community of
Wildwood. It then continues through countryside and farmland, passing by
411 Speedway, before entering the city of
Seymour and
Sevier County. US 411 goes through neighborhoods in Seymour for about before coming to an intersection with
US 441 (
SR 71; Chapman Highway; provides access to Knoxville) and
SR 338 (Boyds Creek Highway; provides access to
Kodak and
Douglas Dam). Here, US 411/SR 35 turn right to become concurrent with US 441/SR 71 and continue as an undivided four-lane highway through Seymour. Upon leaving Seymore, the highways traverse the Slate Knobs, the eastern foothills of
Chilhowee Mountain, and becoming narrow and curvy while maintaining four lanes throughout. After several miles the road widens to a four-lane divided highway and stays that way until it enters the city of
Sevierville where it becomes undivided once again. From Seymour to Sevierville, US 411 and US 441 run together in a
wrong-way concurrency; highway route signs once gave the conflicting directions. The route crosses the
Little Pigeon River and enters downtown at the intersection with
SR 66/
Great Smoky Mountains Parkway (Winfield Dunn Parkway; provides access to
I-40), where US 441/SR 71 split southward, as Forks of the River Parkway, to go to
Pigeon Forge,
Gatlinburg, and the
Great Smoky Mountains National Park. US 411/SR 35 continue through downtown as Main Street and has an intersection with
SR 448 (North Parkway/Parkway; also part of Great Smoky Mountains Parkway) before leaving downtown at the crossing of
Middle Creek, where it transitions to Dolly Parton Parkway. It continues through a major business district and has an intersection with
SR 449 (Veterans Boulevard; provides access to
Dollywood and Pigeon Forge). It then passes by some more businesses before leaving Sevierville and entering the community of
Cherokee Hills, near the intersection with
SR 416 (Pittman Center Road; provides access to
Pittman Center and
Gatlinburg). It then has an intersection with
SR 339 (Long Springs Road; provides access to
Cosby) before leaving Cherokee Hills and narrowing to an improved two-lane Highway. US 411 then passes through the community of
New Center before having a sharp switchback and becoming narrow prior to crossing into
Jefferson County. After crossing the county line, US 411 immediately enters the community of
Chestnut Hill and has an intersection with
SR 92 next to the
Bush Bean Museum, which also right across the road from the
cannery plant and corporate headquarters of
Bush Brothers and Company. US 411 then enters some mountains and becomes curvy for a short distance before widening to a new four-lane divided highway just before crossing into
Cocke County. US 411 continues along the new four-lane highway into the city of
Newport and ends at its national northern terminus at an intersection with
US 25W/
US 70 (
SR 9) just a short distance away from that route's interchange with I-40 (Exit 432 A-B; though exit 432 A is only signed as US 411 on the Interstate in both directions), with SR 35 turning right to become concurrent with, though unsigned, that route towards downtown.
National Highway System The following portions of US 411 are part of the
National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense: • From the southern part of Rainbow City, Alabama, through Gadsden, to a point southwest of
Turkey Town • From the southern end of the US 27/SR 1 concurrency in
Six Mile, Georgia, through Rome and Cartersville, to McCallie • The entire length of the US 76 concurrency, from south-southeast of Chatsworth, into the city • From the Georgia–Tennessee state line, in Tennga, to the bridge over the Little River, northeast of Maryville, Tennessee ==Major intersections==