State Route 41 (SR 41) is a north–south

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in the southern and western portions of the

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. Its southern terminus is at

U.S. Route 52 U.S. Route 52 (US 52) is a major United States highway in the central United States that extends from the northern to southeastern region of the United States. Contrary to most other even-numbered U.S. Highways, US 52 primarily follows ...

, US 62 Business, and US 68 Business in

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. (US 62 Bus. and US 68 Bus. continue south through

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crossing the

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at the

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from this pointKentucky Transportation Cabinet: Map of Maysville
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in Covington. Throughout its southern portion the route is quite hilly as it passes predominantly northward through scenic areas with state parks and monuments. Along its northern portion the route heads in a more westerly direction across mainly flat terrain as a major road through the cities of

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, and

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Route description

The portion of SR 41 between Covington and Washington Road, just outside

, is designated as the "Sheriff's Sgt. Robert "Bobby" Elliott Memorial Highway", in honor of a Miami County

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who was shot and killed by a prisoner he was guarding on February 25, 1987.

History

*1924 – Original route established;Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System
(The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson originally routed from

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to west of Bainbridge along the current State Route 136 from Manchester to Bentonville, and along its current alignment from Bentonville to west of Bainbridge.Route 41
(The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson *1931 – Southern terminus moved to

; routed along previously unnumbered roads (Aberdeen to Bradysville was a former alignment of

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before 1926, and unnumbered thereafter); Manchester to Bentonville certified as State Route 136; northern terminus also moved to east of Greenfield. *1962 – Extended to Covington along the former State Route 70. *1997 – west of

to west of Springfield upgraded to

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. *unknown – Extended to the

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state line on the

along the previous alignment of the

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/ U.S. Route 68 concurrency (signed as Business U.S. Route 62 in Kentucky; this extension would have occurred after the opening of the

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in 2001). SR 41 has since been truncated back to US 52 and Market Place in Aberdeen. On November 9, 2012, the Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee announced that a

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would be constructed at the intersection of SR 41 and SR 235 in Pike Township, which has been the site of numerous vehicle crashes, including five fatalities from 1992 to 2013. Construction on the $1.1 million project began in June 2014 and was completed the weekend before Monday, September 15. It is the first roundabout in Clark County and is believed to be the first in Ohio with all approaches at high speed, .

Major junctions

References

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