U.S. Route 71
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U.S. Route 71 is a north-south United States highway. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Interstate highways.
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Termini
As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in International Falls, Minnesota at the Canadian border, at the southern end of a toll bridge to Fort Frances, Ontario. U.S. Highway 53 also ends here. On the other side of the bridge, Trans-Canada Highway 11 is an east-west route. US 71's southern terminus is between Opelousas and Krotz Springs, Louisiana at an intersection with U.S. Highway 190.
Historic termini
Until 1950, US 71 extended down the present-day route of U.S. Highway 190 to Port Allen, Louisiana near the state capitol, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Otherwise, the route is largely intact.
US 71 and Interstate 49
A large section of US 71 through Arkansas and Missouri is being upgraded to Interstate standards as a potential extension of Interstate 49 from Shreveport, Louisiana to Kansas City, Missouri. For more, see Interstate 49.
Business and Alternate US 71
Two rather long sections of Business US 71 exist. The Joplin and Northwest Arkansas alignments each run through several cities and total about 30 miles length each. Part of the Joplin section runs several miles as freeway.
- Business US 71 — Clarinda, Iowa
- Business US 71 — Maryville, Missouri
- Business US 71 — Kansas City, Missouri - Decommissioned
- Business US 71 — Nevada, Missouri
- Alternate US 71 — Carthage, Missouri - Neosho, Missouri Decommissioned
- Business US 71 — Carthage, Missouri to Tipton Ford, Missouri (through Joplin)
- Business US 71 — Neosho, Missouri
- Business US 71 — 2 miles south of Goodman, Missouri to south of Anderson, Missouri
- Business US 71 — Bentonville, Arkansas - Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Business US 71— Alma, Arkansas - Fort Smith, Arkansas
- Business US 71 — Waldron, Arkansas
- Business US 71 — Alexandria, Louisiana
Bypass US 71
- Bypass US 71 — Harrisonville, Missouri - Kansas City, Missouri Decommissioned
States traversed
The highway passes through the following states:
- Minnesota
- Iowa
- Missouri
- Arkansas (With U.S. Highway 59 from Acorn to Interstate 30 at Texarkana, U.S. Highway 270 from Y City to Acorn and U.S. Highway 62 from Fayetteville to Rogers.
- Texas (southbound lane only; the northbound lane is physically located in Arkansas; the road is locally designated as State Line Boulevard)
- Louisiana