U.S. 71

U.S. Route 71
Route information
Length:	1,532 mi (2,466 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 190 in Krotz Springs, LA
	I‑20 from Bossier City to Shreveport, LA I‑30 in Texarkana, TX/AR I‑40 in Alma, AR I‑49 near Pineville, MO I‑44 near Joplin, MO I‑29 / I‑35 / I‑70 in Kansas City, MO I‑80 / US 6 near Atlantic, IA I‑90 in Jackson, MN I‑94 in Sauk Centre, MN US 2 in Bemidji, MN
North end:	Highway 71 to Highway 11 / TCH at Fort Frances, ON
Location
States:	Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Replaced

U.S. Route 71 (US 71) is a north–south United States highway. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Interstate highways. Currently, the highway's northern terminus is in International Falls, Minnesota at the Canada–US border, at the southern end of the Fort Frances-International Falls International Bridge to Fort Frances, Ontario. U.S. Route 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 Port Barre and Krotz Springs, Louisiana at an intersection with U.S. Route 190.

The southern terminus of US 71 is in Louisiana, beginning between Port Barre and Krotz Springs, Louisiana, at an intersection with U.S. 190. The highway follows a northwesterly course through Louisiana, passing through the communities of Alexandria, Montgomery, Coushatta, and Shreveport. From its southern terminus to Shreveport, US 71 has largely been superseded by Interstate 49 - which is eventually planned to roughly follow the US 71 alignment as far north as Kansas City, Missouri. After Shreveport, US 71 follows a northerly course, crossing into Arkansas just north of Ida, Louisiana.

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