U.S. Highway 171
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| Auxiliary route of US 71 | |
| Length: | 183 mi (295 km) |
| Existed: | 1930 – present |
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  US 90 / LA 14 in Lake Charles
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 I-10 in Lake Charles  US 190 / LA 12 in Ragley US 190 / LA 27 in DeRidder US 84 in Mansfield LA 3132 in Shreveport I-20 in Shreveport |
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   US 79 / US 80 / LA 3094 in Shreveport |
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| Parishes: | Calcasieu, Beauregard, Vernon, Sabine, DeSoto, Caddo |
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| Location: | Zwolle |
| Length: | 3.12 mi (5.02 km) |
| Existed: | 2010–present |
U.S. Route 171 (US 171) is a 183-mile-long (295 km) north–south United States highway. This short route, entirely within western Louisiana, has remained largely unchanged from its original 1926 route.
The highway's southern terminus is in Lake Charles at an intersection with U.S. Route 90. Its northern terminus is in Shreveport, at an intersection with US 79/US 80. Here, the roadway continues as Louisiana Highway 3094.
U.S. 171 is a major highway and is mostly divided, except through some towns. Beginning south to north from U.S. 90 the highway crosses I-10 then through Moss Bluff and the community of Gillis before entering Beauregard Parish. Next the community of Ragley, at the junction of U.S. Route 190 and Louisiana Highway 12. U.S. 171 continues north running concurrent with U.S. 190. The highway travels through the community of Longville before entering DeRidder. In DeRidder U.S. 171 crosses the Kansas City Southern Railroad tracks and passes through the DeRidder Commercial Historic District before splitting with U.S. 190. The old Sawmill community of Luddington is within the northern city limits. The northern city limits is also the Vernon Parish line. The old sawmill town of Midway is less than a mile north of DeRidder. About two miles north is the community of Rosepine. Two miles north of Rosepine is the site of the old Neame sawmill community. At a point in history this was a booming town with only two abandoned graves and a mill pond as memories. One graveyard, in a field south of a chip mill, is blocked by trees surrounding it or it would otherwise be in plain sight of the highway. U.S. 171 travels through the community of Pickering and the junction of LA 10, the main entrance to Fort Polk, Louisiana, New Llano, then into the city of Leesville. In Leesville U.S. 171 intersects with west Louisiana Highway 8 (to Texas) and runs concurrent with east LA 8 to the junction of LA 8/LA 28 east to Alexandria at the north Leesville city limits. A newly opened roundabout (traffic circle) completes the junction with LA 28, to hopefully correct several fatal car crashes at the intersection.
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