U.S. Route 271 is a north–south United States highway. Never a long highway, it went from bi-state route (Arkansas and Oklahoma) to a tri-state route (Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas). The highway's northern terminus is in Fort Smith, Arkansas at an intersection with Business U.S. Route 71 and Highway 255. It enters Arkansas from Oklahoma as a controlled-access highway, but the highway continues as Interstate 540 when US 271 exits toward downtown after a half mile (800 m). Its southern terminus is in Tyler, Texas at an intersection with State Highway 31 and State Highway 155 in Texas.
Read more about U.S. Route 271: History, Junction List
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