U.S. Route 271
Route information | |
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Auxiliary route ofUS 71 | |
Length | 297.3 mi (478.5 km) |
Existed | 1926[1]–present |
Major junctions | |
South end | SH 31/SH 155atTyler, TX |
North end | US 71B/AR 255at Fort Smith, AR |
Location | |
Country | United States |
States | Texas,Oklahoma,Arkansas |
Highway system | |
U.S. Route 271(US 271,US-271) is a north–southUnited States highway.Never a long highway, it went from bi-state route (ArkansasandOklahoma) to a tri-state route (Arkansas, Oklahoma andTexas). Its southern terminus is inTyler, Texas,at an intersection withState Highway 31andSH 155.The highway's northern terminus is inFort Smith, Arkansas,at an intersection with BusinessU.S. Route 71andHighway 255.It entersArkansasfromOklahomaas acontrolled-access highway,but the highway continues asInterstate 540when US 271 exits toward downtown after one-half mile (800 m) in Arkansas.
Route description
[edit]Texas
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US 271 begins in Tyler at an intersection with SH 31 (Front Street) and SH 155, and thus runs northward concurrent with SH 155. At 1 mile, there is an intersection with Spur 147 which runs across the north side of the city to connect with Broadway and then US 69.
At 3.2 miles is the intersection with Loop 323. The site of Camp Ford, a Confederate POW camp during the Civil War, is encompassed by a former TxDOT picnic area now maintained by Smith County at this junction. The SH 155 concurrency ends at 8 miles, near the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. SH 155 goes to Gilmer via Winona and Big Sandy. The easier route between Tyler and Gilmer is US 271.
At 12.7 miles is the interchange with Interstate 20, signed for Dallas (west) and Longview (east). North of the interstate, US 271 passes throughGladewaterwhere there are junctions with SH 135 and US 80. Trucks are required to use Loop 485, a bypass around the east side of town, if they are following US 271 through the area or if they want to turn onto US 80.
North of Gladewater, US 271 passes throughGilmer,where there are junctions with SH 300 and SH 154. There is also another concurrency (only 1.5 miles) with SH 155 which then veers to the northeast toward Linden. North of Gilmer isPittsburg,where US 271 intersects with SH 11. Then the highway crosses Big Cypress Creek just below the dam that forms Lake Bob Sandlin. In Mount Pleasant, there are junctions with SH 49 and US 67 and then the interchange with Interstate 30. Beyond IH 30 are the small towns of Talco, Bogata (junction with SH 37), Deport, and Pattonville.
In Paris, US 271 runs concurrently with Loop 286 and US 82 around the east and northeast sides of the city. After splitting northward from the loop, US 271 is a four-lane divided highway into Oklahoma, crossing the Red River 15 miles north of Paris and 10 miles south of Hugo.
Oklahoma
[edit]North of theRed River,US 271 continues as a four-lane highway. The Choctaw Nation operates a casino on the west side of the highway where US 271 is concurrent with SH 109. North of the junction with SH 109 west is the intersection with SH 271A, the only lettered spur along US 271, which runs westward to the Goodland Academy.
FromHugowestward eight miles, US 271 runs in a concurrency withU.S. 70.The southern terminus of the Indian Nation Turnpike is an interchange on this concurrency. The ODOT roadside park at the west end of the concurrency is the only one on the entire route of US 271 in Oklahoma.
Northward, US 271 is a two-lane road. It goes under the turnpike without an interchange before enteringAntlers,where there is a concurrency with SH 3 through town. Leaving Antlers, US 271 crosses theKiamichi River.The road toClaytonis sinuous and scenic, passing through hilly woodlands. The route passes through the communities ofSnowandFinley,followed by the western terminus of SH 144 before passing the Clayton Lake State Park and then crossing the Kiamichi again. There are weight limits of 15 tons (depending on vehicle length) posted between SH 144 and Clayton.
In Clayton, there is a concurrency with SH 2, which to the south is the better through travel route from Antlers. The town has a monument that indicates that the highway was built by convict labor in 1925. From Clayton, US 271 takes on an easterly trajectory, passingTuskahomaandAlbion,before turning northward prior toTalihina.In Talihina, there is a brief concurrency with SH 63. From Talihina eastward eight miles, US 271 runs concurrently with SH 1 until the beginning of the Talimena Scenic Drive. North and south of this intersection there are scenic overlooks. US 271 thus continues northward for another 15 miles to a T intersection with US 270, with which it runs concurrently for six miles intoWister.From Wister, US 271 runs northeasterly toPoteau.From Poteau viaPanamato SH 9, the highway is co-signed withU.S. 59.Then, US 271 runs concurrently with SH 9 throughSpiroto theArkansasline nearPocola.Almost all of the route between Poteau and the state line is four-lane divided highway.
Arkansas
[edit]The route runs for 3 miles (4.8 km) inArkansas,all withinFort Smith.Its northern terminus is at Business U.S. 71 andHighway 255in Fort Smith.
History
[edit]In 1926, US 271 was commissioned betweenFort Smith, Arkansas,andMena, Arkansas,by way ofSpiroandPoteau, Oklahoma,but the route south of Poteau was turned over toU.S. Route 270(and later,U.S. Route 59) in 1930. US 271 was then re-routed throughTalihinaandHugo, Oklahoma,as well asParisandTyler, Texas,towardsBeaumontnear theGulf of Mexico.The Tyler-to-Beaumont leg was taken over byU.S. Route 69in 1934.
US 271's original northern terminus was at an intersection withU.S. Route 64andU.S. Route 71in Fort Smith. It has since been realigned twice: once beginning at U.S. 71 and Y Street then crossing into Oklahoma atArkoma,the second time to its current terminus in southern Fort Smith. TheArkansas State Highway Commissionordered for US 271 to be extended alongHighway 59to theMissouristate line (pending AASHTO approval) in 1960.[2]Approval was not given by the national organization.
Special routes
[edit]Major intersections
[edit]State | County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Texas | Smith | Tyler | 0.0 | 0.0 | SH 31(Front Street) /SH 155south (Beckham Avenue south) | Southern terminus; south end of SH 155 overlap; road continues as SH 155 south (Beckham Ave.) | ||
1.0 | 1.6 | Spur 147west (Gentry Parkway) –Downtown Tyler | ||||||
1.7 | 2.7 | FM 14north (East M.L. King Jr. Boulevard) –Texas College,Caldwell Zoo | ||||||
3.2 | 5.1 | Loop 323 | ServesTyler Pounds Regional Airport | |||||
3.9 | 6.3 | ToLoop 323south / Camp Ford Memorial Parkway –UT of Tyler | ||||||
4.6 | 7.4 | FM 2015north | ||||||
8.0 | 12.9 | SH 155north –Big Sandy | North end of SH 155 overlap | |||||
| 9.0 | 14.5 | FM 3270 | |||||
| 10.3 | 16.6 | FM 2908south | |||||
| 12.4 | 20.0 | I-20–Dallas,Longview | I-20 exit 571A | ||||
| 13.4 | 21.6 | FM 757–Starrville | |||||
| 17.8 | 28.6 | FM 16west –Starrville,Winona | |||||
Gregg | Gladewater | 23.5 | 37.8 | SH 135south –Kilgore | ||||
24.6 | 39.6 | Loop 485north – truck route toUS 80/ US 271 | ||||||
25.5 | 41.0 | US 80(Upshur Street) –Big Sandy,Longview | ||||||
26.3 | 42.3 | Loop 485south – truck route toUS 80/ US 271 | ||||||
26.7 | 43.0 | FM 2275east –Warren City | ||||||
Upshur | | 28.4 | 45.7 | FM 1844east –East Mountain | ||||
West Mountain | 31.1 | 50.1 | FM 726east –Glenwood | |||||
Gilmer | 38.4 | 61.8 | SH 155south –Big Sandy,Tyler | interchange; south end of SH 155 overlap | ||||
38.9 | 62.6 | SH 300south –Longview | ||||||
39.6 | 63.7 | SH 154(Marshall Street) –GilmerBusiness District | ||||||
40.0 | 64.4 | SH 155north –Linden | North end of SH 155 overlap | |||||
Bettie | 45.3 | 72.9 | FM 2088west –Simpsonville | |||||
Midway | 48.6 | 78.2 | FM 593east –Ewell | |||||
Camp | | 52.5 | 84.5 | FM 1522west –Pine | ||||
| 52.6 | 84.7 | FM 3384north | |||||
| 57.2 | 92.1 | FM 3384south | |||||
Pittsburg | 57.7 | 92.9 | Loop 238north (Rusk Street) | |||||
58.1 | 93.5 | FM 993(Lafayette Street) | ||||||
58.3 | 93.8 | FM 557(Jefferson Street) –Lone Star | ||||||
58.6 | 94.3 | SH 11(Daingerfield Street) –Daingerfield,Northeast Texas Community College | ||||||
59.6 | 95.9 | Loop 238south (Mount Pleasant Street) –Business District | ||||||
59.7 | 96.1 | Loop 179west (truck route) toSH 11west –Lake Bob Sandlin State Park | ||||||
| 62.7 | 100.9 | Loop 255 | interchange | ||||
Titus | Mount Pleasant | 65.7 | 105.7 | FM 3417west / Mike Hall Parkway –Mt. Pleasant Regional Airport | ||||
66.3 | 106.7 | Bus. US 271north –Mount Pleasant | interchange; south end of freeway; northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||||
67.5 | 108.6 | FM 4000(Marvin Priefert Highway) | ||||||
| 68.9 | 110.9 | FM 127(Monticello Road) | |||||
| 70.1 | 112.8 | FM 899(West 1st Street) | interchange; north end of freeway | ||||
Mount Pleasant | 70.8 | 113.9 | SH 49east (West Ferguson Road) | |||||
70.9 | 114.1 | US 67(West 16th Street) –Winfield,Omaha | ||||||
71.2 | 114.6 | I-30–Dallas,Texarkana | I-30 exit 160 | |||||
71.8 | 115.6 | FM 1734 | ||||||
| 74.4 | 119.7 | Bus. US 271south –Mount Pleasant | |||||
| 82.4 | 132.6 | FM 1896south | |||||
Talco | 86.3 | 138.9 | FM 71 | |||||
86.6 | 139.4 | Loop 96east (Broad Street) | ||||||
Franklin |
No major junctions | |||||||
Red River | Bogata | 96.3 | 155.0 | Bus. US 271north (South Main Street) | ||||
96.4 | 155.1 | FM 909north (Halesboro Street) | south end of FM 909 overlap | |||||
96.5 | 155.3 | FM 909south (Halesboro Street) | north end of FM 909 overlap | |||||
96.7 | 155.6 | SH 37–Mount Vernon,Clarksville | ||||||
| 97.5 | 156.9 | Bus. US 271south | |||||
Rugby | 99.8 | 160.6 | FM 410south –Cunningham | south end of FM 410 overlap | ||||
99.9 | 160.8 | FM 410north –Detroit | north end of FM 410 overlap | |||||
Lamar | Deport | 103.1 | 165.9 | FM 1149east (East Ruth Street) | ||||
103.3 | 166.2 | Bus. US 271north | ||||||
103.9 | 167.2 | FM 1503south –Minter | ||||||
104.0 | 167.4 | Bus. US 271south | ||||||
Pattonville | 109.1 | 175.6 | FM 196south –Cunningham | south end of FM 196 overlap | ||||
109.2 | 175.7 | FM 196north | north end of FM 196 overlap | |||||
Paris | 115.4 | 185.7 | FM 1508north –Reno,Airport | |||||
117.0 | 188.3 | Loop 286south toSH 19/SH 24–Commerce | Interchange; south end of Loop 286 overlap | |||||
117.2 | 188.6 | Bus. US 271north –Paris,Paris Junior College | Interchange | |||||
118.0 | 189.9 | US 82east (US 82 Bus.west) –Clarksville | Interchange; south end of US 82 overlap | |||||
118.5 | 190.7 | Pine Mill Road | no direct northbound exit (signed at US 82 east) | |||||
119.6 | 192.5 | FM 195 | Interchange | |||||
120.2 | 193.4 | Spur 139east | ||||||
120.7 | 194.2 | Stillhouse Road | Interchange, access to Paris Regional Medical Center | |||||
121.2 | 195.1 | US 82west /Loop 286south /Bus. US 271south toSH 19/SH 24–Bonham | Interchange; north end of US 82 / Loop 286 overlap | |||||
Hinckley | 125.0 | 201.2 | FM 1499west –Caviness,Lamar Point | |||||
Camp Maxey | 128.3 | 206.5 | FM 2648east –Novice | |||||
Powderly | 130.4 | 209.9 | FM 3298east | |||||
Midcity | 132.4 | 213.1 | FM 906–Pat Mayse Lake,Chicota,Slate Shoals | |||||
Arthur City | 134.5 | 216.5 | FM 197west –Chicota | |||||
| 134.8 | 216.9 | Texas–Oklahoma line | |||||
Oklahoma | Red River | 0.00 | 0.00 | Bridge | ||||
Choctaw | | 2.0 | 3.2 | SH-109east –Frogville,Shoals | South end of SH-109 overlap | |||
| 6.2 | 10.0 | SH-109west –Gay,Bluff | North end of SH-109 overlap | ||||
| 8.3 | 13.4 | SH-271Awest –Goodland Academy | |||||
| 9.1 | 14.6 | US 70east / F Street north –Idabel,Hugo | Interchange; south end of US-70 overlap; former southern terminus ofUS-271 Bus. | ||||
Hugo | 12.6 | 20.3 | Indian Nation Turnpikenorth / Jackson Street east –Antlers,McAlester,Tulsa,Hugo,Idabel,Airport | Interchange; Indian Nation Tpk. exit 1; southern terminus of the Indian Nation Tpk.; former western terminus ofUS-70 Bus.;former northern terminus of US-271 Bus. | ||||
17.8 | 28.6 | US 70west –Durant,Soper | North end of US-70 overlap | |||||
Pushmataha | Antlers | 31.1 | 50.1 | SH-3west (Main Street) toIndian Nation Turnpike–Atoka,Ada | South end of SH-3 overlap | |||
31.9 | 51.3 | SH-3east (Main Street) –Broken Bow | North end of SH-3 overlap | |||||
| 59.3 | 95.4 | SH-144east –Nashoba | |||||
Clayton | 68.4 | 110.1 | SH-2south | South end of SH-2 overlap | ||||
| 71.5 | 115.1 | SH-2north –Wilburton | North end of SH-2 overlap | ||||
Le Flore | Talihina | 92.8 | 149.3 | SH-63east –Mena, AR | South end of SH-63 overlap | |||
93.4 | 150.3 | SH-1west /SH-63west (Dallas Street) –Hartshorne | North end of SH-63 overlap; south end of SH-1 overlap | |||||
| 101.5 | 163.3 | SH-1east (Talimena Scenic Drive) –Mena, AR | North end of SH-1 overlap | ||||
Fanshawe | 116.6 | 187.6 | US 270west –Wilburton | South end of US-270 overlap | ||||
Wister | 122.9 | 197.8 | US 270east –Wister LakeandPark | North end of US-270 overlap | ||||
Poteau | 129.2 | 207.9 | US 59 Byp.north (Cavanal Expressway) /US 59south –Heavener,Sallisaw,Fort Smith | Parclo interchange;south end of US-59 overlap; southern terminus of US-59 Byp. | ||||
134.0 | 215.7 | US 59 Byp.south (Cavanal Expressway) /SH-112north | Parclo interchange; northern terminus of US-59 Byp.; southern terminus of SH-112 | |||||
Panama | 141.6 | 227.9 | SH-31west –Bokoshe | |||||
| 144.8 | 233.0 | US 59north /SH-9west toI-40–Sallisaw,Stigler | North end of US-59 overlap; south end of SH-9 overlap | ||||
| 154.3 | 248.3 | SH-9Aeast –Arkoma | |||||
Pocola | 156.5 | 251.9 | SH-112south (Pocola Boulevard) –Poteau | South end of SH-112 overlap | ||||
158.2 | 254.6 | SH-112north –Arkoma | Interchange; north end of SH-112 overlap | |||||
159.3 0.00 | 256.4 0.00 | Oklahoma–Arkansas line SH-9ends,I-540begins | ||||||
Arkansas | Sebastian | Fort Smith | 0.4 | 0.64 | I-540north /AR 253south toI-40–Hackett | I-540 exit 14; north end of I-540 overlap; northern terminus of AR 253 | ||
3.2 | 5.1 | US 71B/AR 255(Zero Street) –Downtown Fort Smith,Port of Fort Smith | Northern terminus | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
[edit]Related routes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Bureau of Public Roads&American Association of State Highway Officials(11 November 1926).United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials(Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC:United States Geological Survey.OCLC32889555.Retrieved7 November2013– viaWikimedia Commons.
- ^"Minutes of the Meeting"(PDF).Arkansas State Highway Commission.9 November 1960. p. 1399.Retrieved28 January2013.
External links
[edit]Browse numbered routes | ||||
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←SH 261 | TX | →SH 273 | ||
←SH-270 | OK | →US 277 | ||
←US 270 | AR | →AR 272 |
- United States Numbered Highway System
- U.S. Highways in Arkansas
- U.S. Highways in Oklahoma
- U.S. Highways in Texas
- U.S. Route 71
- Transportation in Smith County, Texas
- Transportation in Gregg County, Texas
- Transportation in Upshur County, Texas
- Transportation in Camp County, Texas
- Transportation in Titus County, Texas
- Transportation in Franklin County, Texas
- Transportation in Red River County, Texas
- Transportation in Lamar County, Texas
- Transportation in Choctaw County, Oklahoma
- Transportation in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma
- Transportation in Le Flore County, Oklahoma
- Transportation in Sebastian County, Arkansas