U.S. Route 441 in North Carolina

U.S. Highway 441
US 441 highlighted in red; US 441 Business highlighted in blue
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length	64.5 mi[1] (103.8 km)
Existed	1951–present
Major junctions
South end	US 23 / US 441 / SR 15 at the Georgia line
Major intersections	US 64 in Franklin US 23 / US 74 near Dillsboro US 19 in Cherokee
North end	US 441 / SR 71 at the Tennessee line
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Macon, Jackson, Swain
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided North Carolina Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← I-440 → NC 461

U.S. Route 441 (US 441) is a north–south United States Highway that runs from Miami, Florida to Rocky Top, Tennessee. In the U.S. state of North Carolina, US 441 travels for 64.5 miles (103.8 km) from the Georgia state line near Dillard, Georgia to the Tennessee state line in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. US 441 is a primary route connecting the cities of Franklin, Sylva, and Cherokee in western North Carolina. The highway runs concurrently with other U.S. highways for much of its routing in North Carolina including US 23 from the Georgia state line to Dillsboro, US 64 in Franklin, US 74 from Dillsboro to near Qualla, and US 19 in Cherokee. US 441 has two business routes in North Carolina, in Franklin and Cherokee.

Established in 1926 between Orlando and Ocala, Florida. By 1951, US 441 had been extended north from Ocala, Florida to Baldwin, Georgia. Transportation officials in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia applied to extend US 441 from Baldwin, Georgia to US 129 in Maryville, Tennessee. US 441 was extended through North Carolina in 1951 running along a relatively similar routing as today. Its extension overlaid existing highways, US 23 from Georgia to Franklin and North Carolina Highway 107 (NC 107) from Franklin to the Tennessee state line. NC 107 was truncated to Sylva in 1956, removing the concurrency. US 441 was placed on a bypass east of Franklin in 1974, with the highway's former alignment becoming US 441 Business. Later that year, the highway was placed onto a new alignment in Dillsboro, continuing to an interchange with US 19A and US 23. The routing of US 441 has remained consistent since 1975. No US 441 signage is present within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which was requested by the National Park Service in 1970.