Virginia State Route 41 (SR 41) is a primary state highway

State highway

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 in the U.S. state of Virginia

Virginia

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. Known as Franklin Turnpike, the state highway runs 21.14 miles (34 km) from SR 293

Virginia State Route 293

State Route 293 is a primary state highway in the city of Danville, Virginia, United States. It was the first alignment of U.S. Route 29 in the city, and carried U.S. Route 29 Business until 1996, when the Danville Expressway was completed and the old US 29 alignment became a new U.S. Route 29...

 in Danville

Danville, Virginia

Danville is an independent city in Virginia, United States, bounded by Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Caswell County, North Carolina. It was the last capital of the Confederate States of America. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Danville with Pittsylvania county for...

 north to SR 57

Virginia State Route 57

Virginia State Route 57 Virginia State Route 57 Virginia State Route 57 (SR 57]] is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from SR 8 near Woolwine east to SR 360 near Halifax. SR 57 connects the independent city of Martinsville with Chatham and Halifax, the...

 in Callands

Callands, Virginia

Callands is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...

.

Route description

SR 41 begins at an acute intersection with SR 293 (Main Street) in the northern part of the city of Danville. The state highway heads northwest and intersects U.S. Route 29 Business (Piney Forest Road) before leaving the independent city

Independent city

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 and entering Pittsylvania County. SR 41 passes through the unincorporated communities of Mount Hermon

Mount Hermon, Virginia

Mount Hermon is a census-designated place in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 3,966.-References:*...

 and Pleasant Gap

Pleasant Gap, Virginia

Pleasant Gap is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...

, where the highway crosses White Oak Mountain. The state highway curves west then veers north at Swansonville. SR 41 reaches its northern terminus at SR 57 (Callands Road) in Callands. The state highway follows the height of land north of the watershed of the Sandy River

Sandy River (Virginia)

-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...

, which empties into the Dan River

Dan River

The Dan River flows in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. It originates in Patrick County, Virginia, and crosses the state border into Stokes County, North Carolina. It then flows into Rockingham County. From there it goes back into Virginia. It reenters North Carolina near the...

 in Danville. To the north of SR 41 are the watersheds of Little Falls Creek east of White Oak Mountain and the Bannister River

Bannister River

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 west of the mountain; these streams empty into the Dan River at Danville and near South Boston

South Boston, Virginia

South Boston is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,142 at the 2010 census.- History :On December 8, 1796, the General Assembly authorized eight commissioners to establish at Boyd's Ferry on the south side of the Dan River the town of South Boston, named for...

, respectively.

Major intersections

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Danville, Virginia

Danville is an independent city in Virginia, United States, bounded by Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Caswell County, North Carolina. It was the last capital of the Confederate States of America. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Danville with Pittsylvania county for...

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Pittsylvania County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 61,745 people, 24,684 households, and 18,216 families residing in the county. The population density was 64 people per square mile . There were 28,011 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...

|Callands

Callands, Virginia

Callands is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...

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External links

• Virginia Highways Project: VA 41