Southern Georgia US 41 enters Georgia paired with a concurrency with
SR 7 southeast of
Valdosta. South of the border between the states, US 41 shares a concurrency with unsigned
Florida State Road 25; however that route ends upon entering Georgia. Upon entering Georgia, US 41 / SR 7 briefly pass through the southwestern corner of
Echols County. The highway enters
Lowndes County while heading towards Valdosta, the county seat of Lowndes. The first municipality the highway meets in southern Georgia is
Lake Park. In the city, US 41 shares a brief concurrency with
SR 376. To the north-northeast of Lake Park is the next town US 41 / SR 7 passes through,
Dasher. Approaching Valdosta from the southeast, the highway, turns onto a bypass of the city, while
business routes travel directly through the center of Valdosta. Along the bypass, US 41 / SR 7 crosses
SR 94,
US 84,
US 221,
SR 38,
SR 31, and
SR 125 before meeting back up with their business routes on the northwestern side of the city. North of Valdosta US 41 and SR 7 are shifted from their originally routing onto
I-75 at exit 22 where the routes runs concurrently with the Interstate Highway for just under seven miles until exit 29 to the city of
Hahira. At the exit US 41 / SR 7 continues north along their original path. This was done so trucks couldn't use the former routing of US 41 to bypass the Georgia
weigh station on I-75. The stretch of roadway that carried US 41 until 1982 is now marked as a "county maintained" road and has a weight limit of 56,000 pounds. After leaving the interstate, the routes run concurrently with
SR 122 eastward to the center of Hahira. Upon reaching the old routing of US 41 (Church Street), US 41 / SR 7 and depart from SR 122, once again heading north. After passing through Hahira, US 41 / SR 7 continue heading north through
Cook County where the highway passes through the communities
Cecil,
Adel,
Sparks, and
Lenox. The only major intersection along US 41 in Cook County is with
SR 37 /
SR 76 (Fourth Street) in Adel. North along the path of the highway from Cook County is
Tift County. Just south of the seat of Tift County,
Tifton, US 41 / SR 7 meet the
Tifton I-75 Business Route (Southwell Boulevard). The business route leaves Southwell Boulevard upon intersecting with US 41, beginning a northbound concurrency with the route through Tifton. I-75 Bus. / US 41 / SR 7 then pick up SR 125 heading north as the routes make their way into the city. In Tifton, the highway crosses the concurrency of
US 82 /
US 319 /
SR 35 /
SR 520 (East 5th Street). Two blocks north of US 82 / US 319, I-75 Bus. / US 41 / SR 7 / SR 125 veer sharply to the northeast at East First Street, then crosses a pair of railroad tracks. At 12th Street, all three routes make a sharp turn to the west while SR 125 branches off in the opposite direction, headed towards
Irwinville. I-75 Bus. / US 41 / SR 7 runs west along 12th Street until it encounters Forrest Avenue and the route takes a sharp curve to the north that ends at Moore Street. Just north of Tifton and once again heading north, the routes meet exit 64 of I-75, this is the northern terminus of I-75 Bus., but US 41 / SR 7 proceed north, passing just to the east of
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. After leaving Tifton, US 41 / SR 7 serves primarily as a secondary parallel route to I-75 through
Turner,
Crisp, and
Dooly counties.
Macon and Warner Robins metro area As US 41 / SR 7 approaches
Macon from the south it enters
Houston County, part of the
Warner Robins metro area. South of the county seat of Houston County,
Perry, US 41 continues its role as parallel to I-75. Upon entering the city limits of Perry the highway joins
SR 127 and
SR 224 (Golden Isles Parkway) just before an interchange with I-75 (exit 135) near the
Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter. After this interchange, the highway has comes to an intersection that provides access to the fairgrounds. At this intersection
a spur of SR 7 travels to the fairgrounds, US 41 / SR 7 travel northeast into the center of Perry carrying SR 127 as well, while SR 224 continues east along the Golden Isles Parkway. In the center of Perry, the highway has an intersection with
US 341 (Ball Street). At the intersection, SR 7 leaves US 41 travelling north along US 341 while
SR 11 Bus joins US 41 heading north. Just a few blocks north of the intersection with US 341 the routes take a turn onto Macon Street now heading north. A block after that, SR 127 leaves the concurrency, heading northeast towards
Kathleen. The last junction within the city limits of Perry is with a bypass of
US 341 Byp. (Perry Parkway). At this intersection, SR 11 Bus terminates,
SR 11 joins US 41 travelling north, and
SR 11 Conn. begins, travelling with US 341 Byp. west of US 41 towards I-75 and
Fort Valley. Proceeding north US 41 / SR 11 travels along the county line between Houston and
Peach counties just west of
Warner Robins. The highway passes then passes in and out of the irregular city limits of Warner Robins, to the west of the center of the city and
Robins Air Force Base, Georgia's largest industrial complex. North of Warner Robins the highway turns northeast onto
SR 49 where it joins the US 41 / SR 11 concurrency. Passing
Middle Georgia Regional Airport, the highway turns north before an interchange where routes join with
US 129 and
SR 247 (Hawkinsville Road) and continue north into Macon. Three miles north of that interchange the highways part ways, with US 129 /
US 41 Bus. north / SR 11 / SR 49 (Broadway) continuing northeast and US 41 / SR 247 (Pio Nono Avenue) turning to the northwest. A mile north of there, the highway has another interchange with I-75 which carries the
Fall Line Freeway through this part of Macon. After this interchange with I-75 US 41 does not have a direct connection to I-75 until the highways are well into the southern suburbs of Atlanta. Another two miles further into Macon, US 41 / SR 247 intersects
US 80 and
SR 22 (Eisenhower Parkway). Next is an intersection with
SR 74, which provides access to
Mercer University to the west of US 41. As US 41 now travels north away from the center of the city, Pio Nono Avenue ends at an intersection with US 41 Bus. south /
SR 19 (Vineville Avenue). Here US 41 Bus. ends, US 41 turns onto Vineville Avenue where it joins SR 19 heading northwest, while SR 247 leaves the concurrency continuing north. Travelling out of Macon and
Bibb County and into
Monroe County, US 41 / SR 19 meets
I-475 just south of its northern end at I-75. From here, US 41 / SR 19 closely parallel I-75 to
Forsyth. In Forsyth, SR 19 ends at a junction with
SR 18 (Harold G Clarke Parkway). Harold G Clarke Parkway ends at the junction and SR 18 joins US 41 as the highway proceeds to the center of Forsyth. In Forsyth, the highway meets
SR 42 /
SR 83. SR 42 crosses US 41 while SR 83 has a brief concurrency with the highway within Forsyth. US 41 / SR 18 / SR 83 travel in a westerly path through the city before SR 83 eventually departs the concurrency travelling south. US 41 / SR 18 continue out of Forsyth travelling roughly to the west-northwest out of Monroe County into
Lamar County and the southern limits of the
Atlanta metropolitan area.
Southern suburbs of Atlanta at the western terminus of
SR 20 In the seat of Lamar County,
Barnesville, US 41 briefly turns to the southwest to meet US 341 at its northern terminus. Here SR 7 joins US 41 again. Proceeding northwest around Barnesville the concurrency is joined by
SR 36. Now turning to the north on the west side of Barnesville, SR 18 leaves the concurrency heading west towards
Zebulon. US 41 / SR 7 / SR 36 continues north as a limited-access highway. To the north of the Barnesville city limits, SR 36 leaves the concurrency travelling northeast towards
Jackson. US 41 / SR 7 curves to the northwest, leaving Lamar County and briefly passing through the northeast corner of
Pike County before entering
Spalding County. Upon entering Spalding County, US 41 joins
US 19 and
SR 3. At this junction, SR 7 meets its northern end,
SR 155 meets its southern end alongside business routes of US 19 and US 41. The concurrency of US 19 / US 41 / SR 3 then proceeds north to the west side of
Griffin where it bypasses the center of the city as
limited-access highway. In Griffin US 19 / US 41 / SR 3 has interchanges with
SR 362,
SR 16, and
SR 92. At the interchange with SR 92, the limited-access section of the highway ends. SR 92 begins a brief concurrency with US 19 / US 41 / SR 3, but it ends just half a mile to the north of its beginning. SR 92 leaves the concurrency, heading west. US 19 / US 41 / SR 3 then proceeds through the western tip of
Henry County, traveling through
Hampton where it is named Bear Creek Boulevard. In Henry County, Bear Creek Boulevard intersects first with
SR 20, then passes by the
Atlanta Motor Speedway and shortly after has an intersection with
SR 81. US 19 / US 41 / SR 3 continues north to
Clayton County where it is known as Tara Boulevard. In Clayton County, the highway enters the densely commercial and residential southern suburbs of
Atlanta. Its first major intersection upon entering the county is with McDonough Road (former SR 3 / former
SR 920) in
Lovejoy. Proceeding north, Tara Boulevard intersects
SR 54 in the county seat,
Jonesboro, here the Tara Boulevard shares a brief concurrency with SR 54. This concurrency ends when the highway meets
SR 138, SR 54 leaves the concurrency to join SR 138 headed east towards the center of Jonesboro. North of Jonesboro, Tara Boulevard merges directly into I-75 while US 19 / US 41 / SR 3 veers to the north-northeast forming the remainder of a full interchange with the interstate highway. From this point northward US 19 / US 41 / SR 3 is known as Old Dixie Highway. Old Dixie Highway continues north through Clayton County, passing through
Forest Park. North of Forest Park, the concurrency, now called Old Dixie Road has an interchange with the southern side of Atlanta's interstate
loop,
Interstate 285.
Atlanta Entering the city limits of Atlanta, the highway now takes the name Central Avenue. Just inside the city limits, US 19 / US 41 / SR 3 has another interchange with I-75. Central Avenue briefly leaves Atlanta's city limits and enters the city of
Hapeville. In Hapeville, the highway serves the northeastern part of
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, passing near the headquarters of
Delta Air Lines. Before leaving Hapeville, US 19 / US 41 / SR 3 turns north off of Central Avenue onto Dogwood Drive. Upon reentering the city limits of Atlanta the concurrency takes the name Metropolitan Parkway as it continues directly north. Metropolitan Parkway has a partial interchange with
I-85 with access only to northbound traffic and from southbound traffic. Metropolitan Parkway then passes beneath the
Arthur B. Langford Jr. Parkway without direct access to it or the nearby
Downtown Connector. Two blocks south of
I-20 the highway's name changes once more as it travels into
Downtown Atlanta where it is known as
Northside Drive. The route travels beneath I-20 without any direct access to the interstate. Within
Downtown Atlanta, US 19 / US 41 / SR 3 runs along Northside Drive where it is joined by
US 29 /
Georgia Connecting Route 3 (Chapel Street Southwest). From there, US 19/ US 29/ US 41 / SR 3 runs north and then curves northeast after passing beneath
SR 14 /
SR 154 (Peters Street), then straight north again between Nelson Street Southwest and Markham Street Southwest. Here the routes run along the west side of the
Mercedes-Benz Stadium next door to the
Georgia World Congress Center. As the highway enters
Midtown Atlanta, US 29 leaves the concurrency with US 19 / US 41 just to the west of the
Georgia Tech campus, and turns northwest onto
US 78 /
US 278 /
SR 8, which leaves US 19/41 heading west. The highway briefly curves northeast as it passes over some
Norfolk Southern Railway lines, then turns north again at a partial interchange with Tech Parkway Northwest. Leaving the vicinity of Georgia Tech, it splits from US 19/SR 9 at an intersection with 14th Street Northeast. US 41 / SR 3 continues north along Northside Drive along the western edge of
Atlantic Station towards
Buckhead. Upon entering Buckhead, US 41 / SR 3 has an interchange with I-75, just north of the
Brookwood Split. Continuing directly north, Northside Drive crosses over
Peachtree Creek. Just over a mile north of the river crossing, US 41 / SR 3 leaves Northside Drive, heading northwest towards
Marietta. This section of the highway between Northside Drive and Cobb County is called Northside Parkway. Northside Parkway travels directly towards I-75 where it has another interchange with the interstate. Directly paralleling I-75, Northside Parkway meets
West Paces Ferry Road NW. The aforementioned interchange with I-75 serves as an entrance point to that road as well as Northside Parkway. Continuing north along the interstate, US 41 / SR 3 has another interchange with it, this one also provides access to Mt. Paran Road NW. After the interchange, Northside Drive veers to the northwest slightly further away from I-75. It then crosses over the
Chattahoochee River into
Cobb County, leaving the city of Atlanta.
Northern Atlanta suburbs to Tennessee as seen from
Kennesaw Mountain Upon entering the Cobb County the route is known as Cobb Parkway. Major points as the route enters in Cobb County are
Cumberland Mall, an interchange with I-285,
Truist Park, and
Dobbins Air Reserve Base. US 41 continues to parallel I-75 as the highways head northwest towards
Chattanooga. Heading northwest through
Marietta and
Kennesaw, the highway leaves the Atlanta area and enters
Bartow County, through
Emerson,
Cartersville and
Adairsville, and on into
Gordon County. US 41 /SR 3 heads through
Calhoun, and crosses I-75 just south of
Resaca, and continues to head north into
Whitfield County. Heading through
Dalton, the route crosses I-75 yet again, before heading northwest into
Catoosa County, where it crosses I-75 for the final time before reaching the
Tennessee state line, south of
Chattanooga. Here, US 41, joined by
US 76, enters Tennessee, concurrent with
unsigned state highway
SR 8.
National Highway System The following portions of the highway that 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
US 41 Bus./
SR 7 Bus./
SR 31 southeast of
Valdosta to the northern end of the I-75 concurrency in
Hahira • A brief portion in Tifton • The entire length of the SR 32 concurrency, from Sycamore to Ashburn • From the southern end of the SR 247 concurrency, just south of Rutland, to a point just north of Zebulon Road, just northwest of Macon • From the intersection with US 19/SR 3 and US 19 Bus./US 41 Bus./SR 155, and the northern end of the SR 7 concurrency, south of Griffin, to the I-75 interchange west of Morrow. • A brief portion in Hapeville ==History==