U.S. 41 South - Hernando County

U.S. 41 (Broad Street) angles southwest through a swath of Withlacoochee State Forest to intersect Hernando County Road 476 (Lake Lindsey Road).

02/17/14

County Road 476 (Lake Lindsey Road) west enters Nobleton in Hernando County from Bushnell in Sumter County.

02/09/14

CR 476 east from U.S. 41 doubles as a truck route for interests to Interstate 75. The rural county road continues west from Broad Street to Lake Lindsey, U.S. 98 at Stafford, and an end at U.S. 19 by Royal Highlands.

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Remaining southwest, U.S. 41 (Broad Street) passes by May's Prairie and the Chinsegut Wildlife and Environmental Area.

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The county seat of Brooksville is another seven miles along U.S. 41 south. Gowers Corner, where U.S. 41 meets SR 52 in Pasco, is 25 miles away.

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Hernando County Road 481 (Snow Memorial Highway) leads due south by Lake Lindsey and Chinsegut Hill to end at U.S. 41 (Broad Street).

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County Road 481 travels 3.93 miles north to become Citrus County Road 581 en route to SR 44 at Inverness.

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Southwest from CR 481, U.S. 41 runs along areas of the Chinsegut Wildlife and Environmental Area.

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Motorists reach the Brooksville city limits just ahead of the split with County Road 445 (Howell Avenue). CR 445 angles southwest to Downtown while U.S. 41 stays to the east before curving west toward the Brooksville business district.

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Broad Street intersects the west end of County Road 480 (Croom Road) next. Hernando County Road 480 spurs 9.31 miles east from Brooksville to the Croom Tract of Withlacoochee State Forest.

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U.S. 41 fully enters the Brooksville city limits at CR 480 (Croom Road). Croom Road extends a short distance west from Broad Street to Howell Avenue (CR 445).

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A set of flashers operate at U.S. 41 (Broad Street) and Fort Dade Avenue (CR 484). Fort Dade Avenue parallels U.S. 41 as it turns west to Downtown. Mondon Hill Road extends CR 484 east from Brooksville to Bystre Lake and U.S. 98/SR 50 at the Hill N' Dale community.

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Approaching U.S. 98/SR 50A (Jefferson Street) on U.S. 41 south. Broad Street becomes one way only in the eastbound direction at the forthcoming traffic light.

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U.S. 41 south combines with U.S. 98 north / SR 50A west along Jefferson Street, which forms a one way couplet with Broad Street to Mildred Avenue.

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U.S. 98/SR 50A overlap from west of Downtown Brooksville to Cortez Boulevard, which carries SR 50 along the south side of Brooksville. U.S. 98/SR 50 merge outside the city for a 11.22 mile stretch east to Ridge Manor.

09/15/19

A Suncoast Parkway trailblazer directs U.S. 41 drivers onto Jefferson Street west for the continuation of SR 50A to SR 50 and the Brooksville area interchange of SR 589.

02/09/14

U.S. 41/98 combine for 0.9 miles through Downtown Brooksville.

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U.S. 41 south / U.S. 98 north turn west at May Avenue toward Downtown and the Hernando County Courthouse.

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Masaryktown lies nine miles to the southwest of Brooksville via U.S. 41 while Weeki Wachee is 11 miles to the west via SR 50A and SR 50.

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U.S. 41 north / U.S. 98 west and SR 50A (Jefferson Street) intersect Magnolia Avenue at the Hernando County Government Center.

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Main Street (unsigned County Road 445) bisects Downtown Brooksville south from Howell Avenue across U.S. 41-98/SR 50A.

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U.S. 41 south leaves U.S. 98 north / SR 50A (Jefferson Street) west at Mildred Avenue. Mildred Avenue reconnects the southbound direction with Broad Street, which U.S. 41 follows out from Brooksville toward Powell, Garden Grove and Masaryktown.

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Jefferson Street crosses a CSX Railroad line at grade ahead of the split with U.S. 41 south.

02/17/14

U.S. 98/SR 50A (Jefferson Street) part ways in 0.21 miles at SR 700 (Ponce De Leon Boulevard). SR 50A proceeds west to reconnect with SR 50 ahead of Spring Hill while U.S. 98 angles northwest to U.S. 19 at Sugarwood Mills.

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The block of Mildred Avenue between Jefferson Street west and Broad Street east leads U.S. 98 south / SR 50A east to combine with U.S. 41 south.

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U.S. 41 south rejoins Broad Street through southwest Brooksville while U.S. 98 south / SR 50A turn east alongside U.S. 41 north along the one way section of Broad Street east.

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Broad Street expands to a four and then six lane commercial arterial as it curves southward from the Downtown Brooksville area.

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A signed portion of SR 700 follows Ponce De Leon Boulevard south from U.S. 98/SR 50A (Jefferson Street) to meet U.S. 41 (Broad Street) at a wye intersection.

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Broad Street comprises the main commercial strip of Brooksville as U.S. 41 lowers toward the busy intersection with SR 50 (Cortez Boulevard).

03/26/18

SR 50 (Cortez Boulevard) links Brooksville with Spring Hill and Weeki Wachee to the west and Interstate 75 and Ridge Manor to the east.

09/15/19

Cortez Boulevard provides part of a truck bypass for U.S. 98 in conjunction with County Road 485 (Cobb Road) north. The divided highway carries four overall lanes, with future plans to add an additional lane in each direction.

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U.S. 41 (Broad Street) maintains six overall lanes southwest from Brooksville to CR 572 (Powell Road).

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Hernando County Road 570 stems west from U.S. 41 along Wiscon Road 4.2 miles to SR 50 (Cortez Boulevard) near the Suncoast Parkway.

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U.S. 41 (Broad Street) crosses paths with Hernando County Road 572 at the settlement of Powell.

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Following Powell Road, CR 572 east traverses areas of forest and ranch land to CR 541 at Spring Lake. Westward, the county road becomes more suburban, eventually taking Elgin Boulevard through northern areas of Spring Hill.

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U.S. 41 narrows to four lanes beyond CR 572. Masaryktown is four miles away, followed by Land O' Lakes in 19 miles.

12/13/21

County Road 574 (Spring Hill Drive) heads west from U.S. 41 (Broad Street) at Garden Grove along the north side of Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport (BKV).

12/13/21

U.S. 41 (Broad Street) lines eastern reaches of Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport (BKV) to Sgt. Le Mills Boulevard. Traffic lights at the forthcoming intersection with CR 576 (Ayers Road) were activated on January 20, 2021.

12/13/21

CR 576 travels east 10.17 miles across southern Hernando County to CR 541 (Spring Lake Highway) by Mountain Lake.

12/13/21

The Ayers Road Extension lengthened CR 576 west 2.4 miles to CR 578 (County Line Road) at Trillium Boulevard. The arterial bypass of Masaryktown fully opened to traffic on September 21, 2021.

12/13/21

Entering the unincorporated community of Masaryktown, U.S. 41 reduces to two lanes. Masaryktown was founded in 1926 and named after the first President of Czechoslovakia.¹

09/15/19

South from CR 576 (Ayers Road), U.S. 41 (Broad Street) travels by eight blocks of streets through Masaryktown.

12/13/21

A flasher operates at Broad Street and Wilson Boulevard in Masaryktown. Wilson Boulevard east to Benes Road represents a former alignment of CR 578 looping east to CR 576.

09/15/19

U.S. 41 shield posted after Wilson Boulevard, alluding to when the road was a County Road.

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County Road 578 begins west from U.S. 41 and Masaryktown along County Line Road.

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1.4 miles to the west is the diamond interchange between County Line Road and the Suncoast Parkway.

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Hernando County Road 578 straddles the Pasco County line 10.82 miles west from U.S. 41 (Broad Street) to U.S. 19 (Commercial Way) at Spring Hill. The road varies between two and four lanes.

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Entering Pasco County, the 18.88 mile route of U.S. 41 south through Hernando County concludes.

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