# U.S. Route 271

U.S. Route 271 (US 271, US-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). Its southern terminus is in Tyler, Texas, at an intersection with State Highway 31 and SH 155. 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 one-half mile (800 m) in Arkansas.

## Route description
### Texas

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 through Gladewater where 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 through Gilmer, 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 is Pittsburg, 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

North of the Red 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.
From Hugo westward eight miles, US 271 runs in a concurrency with U.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 entering Antlers, where there is a concurrency with SH 3 through town. Leaving Antlers, US 271 crosses the Kiamichi River. The road to Clayton is sinuous and scenic, passing through hilly woodlands. The route passes through the communities of Snow and Finley, 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, passing Tuskahoma and Albion, before turning northward prior to Talihina. 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 into Wister. From Wister, US 271 runs northeasterly to Poteau. From Poteau via Panama to SH 9, the highway is co-signed with U.S. 59. Then, US 271 runs concurrently with SH 9 through Spiro to the Arkansas line near Pocola. Almost all of the route between Poteau and the state line is four-lane divided highway.

### Arkansas

The route runs for 3 miles (4.8 km) in Arkansas, all within Fort Smith. Its northern terminus is at Business U.S. 71 and Highway 255 in Fort Smith.

## History

In 1926, US 271 was commissioned between Fort Smith, Arkansas, and Mena, Arkansas, by way of Spiro and Poteau, Oklahoma, but the route south of Poteau was turned over to U.S. Route 270 (and later, U.S. Route 59) in 1930. US 271 was then re-routed through Talihina and Hugo, Oklahoma, as well as Paris and Tyler, Texas, towards Beaumont near the Gulf of Mexico. The Tyler-to-Beaumont leg was taken over by U.S. Route 69 in 1934.
US 271's original northern terminus was at an intersection with U.S. Route 64 and U.S. Route 71 in Fort Smith. It has since been realigned twice: once beginning at U.S. 71 and Y Street then crossing into Oklahoma at Arkoma, the second time to its current terminus in southern Fort Smith. The Arkansas State Highway Commission ordered for US 271 to be extended along Highway 59 to the Missouri state line (pending AASHTO approval) in 1960. Approval was not given by the national organization.

## Major intersections

| State | County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Texas | Smith | Tyler | 0.0 | 0.0 | SH 31 (Front Street) / SH 155 south (Beckham Avenue south) | Southern terminus; south end of SH 155 overlap; road continues as SH 155 south (Beckham Ave.) |
| Texas | Smith | Tyler | 1.0 | 1.6 | Spur 147 west (Gentry Parkway) – Downtown Tyler | |
| Texas | Smith | Tyler | 1.7 | 2.7 | FM 14 north (East M.L. King Jr. Boulevard) – Texas College, Caldwell Zoo | |
| Texas | Smith | Tyler | 3.2 | 5.1 | Loop 323 | Serves Tyler Pounds Regional Airport |
| Texas | Smith | Tyler | 3.9 | 6.3 | To Loop 323 south / Camp Ford Memorial Parkway – UT of Tyler | |
| Texas | Smith | Tyler | 4.6 | 7.4 | FM 2015 north | |
| Texas | Smith | Tyler | 8.0 | 12.9 | SH 155 north – Big Sandy | North end of SH 155 overlap |
| Texas | Smith | ​ | 9.0 | 14.5 | FM 3270 | |
| Texas | Smith | ​ | 10.3 | 16.6 | FM 2908 south | |
| Texas | Smith | ​ | 12.4 | 20.0 | I-20 – Dallas, Longview | I-20 exit 571A |
| Texas | Smith | ​ | 13.4 | 21.6 | FM 757 – Starrville | |
| Texas | Smith | ​ | 17.8 | 28.6 | FM 16 west – Starrville, Winona | |
| Texas | Gregg | Gladewater | 23.5 | 37.8 | SH 135 south – Kilgore | |
| Texas | Gregg | Gladewater | 24.6 | 39.6 | Loop 485 north – truck route to US 80 / US 271 | |
| Texas | Gregg | Gladewater | 25.5 | 41.0 | US 80 (Upshur Street) – Big Sandy, Longview | |
| Texas | Gregg | Gladewater | 26.3 | 42.3 | Loop 485 south – truck route to US 80 / US 271 | |
| Texas | Gregg | Gladewater | 26.7 | 43.0 | FM 2275 east – Warren City | |
| Texas | Upshur | ​ | 28.4 | 45.7 | FM 1844 east – East Mountain | |
| Texas | Upshur | West Mountain | 31.1 | 50.1 | FM 726 east – Glenwood | |
| Texas | Upshur | Gilmer | 38.4 | 61.8 | SH 155 south – Big Sandy, Tyler | interchange; south end of SH 155 overlap |
| Texas | Upshur | Gilmer | 38.9 | 62.6 | SH 300 south – Longview | |
| Texas | Upshur | Gilmer | 39.6 | 63.7 | SH 154 (Marshall Street) – Gilmer Business District | |
| Texas | Upshur | Gilmer | 40.0 | 64.4 | SH 155 north – Linden | North end of SH 155 overlap |
| Texas | Upshur | Bettie | 45.3 | 72.9 | FM 2088 west – Simpsonville | |
| Texas | Upshur | Midway | 48.6 | 78.2 | FM 593 east – Ewell | |
| Texas | Camp | ​ | 52.5 | 84.5 | FM 1522 west – Pine | |
| Texas | Camp | ​ | 52.6 | 84.7 | FM 3384 north | |
| Texas | Camp | ​ | 57.2 | 92.1 | FM 3384 south | |
| Texas | Camp | Pittsburg | 57.7 | 92.9 | Loop 238 north (Rusk Street) | |
| Texas | Camp | Pittsburg | 58.1 | 93.5 | FM 993 (Lafayette Street) | |
| Texas | Camp | Pittsburg | 58.3 | 93.8 | FM 557 (Jefferson Street) – Lone Star | |
| Texas | Camp | Pittsburg | 58.6 | 94.3 | SH 11 (Daingerfield Street) – Daingerfield, Northeast Texas Community College | |
| Texas | Camp | Pittsburg | 59.6 | 95.9 | Loop 238 south (Mount Pleasant Street) – Business District | |
| Texas | Camp | Pittsburg | 59.7 | 96.1 | Loop 179 west (truck route) to SH 11 west – Lake Bob Sandlin State Park | |
| Texas | Camp | ​ | 62.7 | 100.9 | Loop 255 | interchange |
| Texas | Titus | Mount Pleasant | 65.7 | 105.7 | FM 3417 west / Mike Hall Parkway – Mt. Pleasant Regional Airport | |
| Texas | Titus | Mount Pleasant | 66.3 | 106.7 | Bus. US 271 north – Mount Pleasant | interchange; south end of freeway; northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| Texas | Titus | Mount Pleasant | 67.5 | 108.6 | FM 4000 (Marvin Priefert Highway) | |
| Texas | Titus | ​ | 68.9 | 110.9 | FM 127 (Monticello Road) | |
| Texas | Titus | ​ | 70.1 | 112.8 | FM 899 (West 1st Street) | interchange; north end of freeway |
| Texas | Titus | Mount Pleasant | 70.8 | 113.9 | SH 49 east (West Ferguson Road) | |
| Texas | Titus | Mount Pleasant | 70.9 | 114.1 | US 67 (West 16th Street) – Winfield, Omaha | |
| Texas | Titus | Mount Pleasant | 71.2 | 114.6 | I-30 – Dallas, Texarkana | I-30 exit 160 |
| Texas | Titus | Mount Pleasant | 71.8 | 115.6 | FM 1734 | |
| Texas | Titus | ​ | 74.4 | 119.7 | Bus. US 271 south – Mount Pleasant | |
| Texas | Titus | ​ | 82.4 | 132.6 | FM 1896 south | |
| Texas | Titus | Talco | 86.3 | 138.9 | FM 71 | |
| Texas | Titus | Talco | 86.6 | 139.4 | Loop 96 east (Broad Street) | |
| Texas | Franklin | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions |
| Texas | Red River | Bogata | 96.3 | 155.0 | Bus. US 271 north (South Main Street) | |
| Texas | Red River | Bogata | 96.4 | 155.1 | FM 909 north (Halesboro Street) | south end of FM 909 overlap |
| Texas | Red River | Bogata | 96.5 | 155.3 | FM 909 south (Halesboro Street) | north end of FM 909 overlap |
| Texas | Red River | Bogata | 96.7 | 155.6 | SH 37 – Mount Vernon, Clarksville | |
| Texas | Red River | ​ | 97.5 | 156.9 | Bus. US 271 south | |
| Texas | Red River | Rugby | 99.8 | 160.6 | FM 410 south – Cunningham | south end of FM 410 overlap |
| Texas | Red River | Rugby | 99.9 | 160.8 | FM 410 north – Detroit | north end of FM 410 overlap |
| Texas | Lamar | Deport | 103.1 | 165.9 | FM 1149 east (East Ruth Street) | |
| Texas | Lamar | Deport | 103.3 | 166.2 | Bus. US 271 north | |
| Texas | Lamar | Deport | 103.9 | 167.2 | FM 1503 south – Minter | |
| Texas | Lamar | Deport | 104.0 | 167.4 | Bus. US 271 south | |
| Texas | Lamar | Pattonville | 109.1 | 175.6 | FM 196 south – Cunningham | south end of FM 196 overlap |
| Texas | Lamar | Pattonville | 109.2 | 175.7 | FM 196 north | north end of FM 196 overlap |
| Texas | Lamar | Paris | 115.4 | 185.7 | FM 1508 north – Reno, Airport | |
| Texas | Lamar | Paris | 117.0 | 188.3 | Loop 286 south to SH 19 / SH 24 – Commerce | Interchange; south end of Loop 286 overlap |
| Texas | Lamar | Paris | 117.2 | 188.6 | Bus. US 271 north – Paris, Paris Junior College | Interchange |
| Texas | Lamar | Paris | 118.0 | 189.9 | US 82 east (US 82 Bus. west) – Clarksville | Interchange; south end of US 82 overlap |
| Texas | Lamar | Paris | 118.5 | 190.7 | Pine Mill Road | no direct northbound exit (signed at US 82 east) |
| Texas | Lamar | Paris | 119.6 | 192.5 | FM 195 | Interchange |
| Texas | Lamar | Paris | 120.2 | 193.4 | Spur 139 east | |
| Texas | Lamar | Paris | 120.7 | 194.2 | Stillhouse Road | Interchange, access to Paris Regional Medical Center |
| Texas | Lamar | Paris | 121.2 | 195.1 | US 82 west / Loop 286 south / Bus. US 271 south to SH 19 / SH 24 – Bonham | Interchange; north end of US 82 / Loop 286 overlap |
| Texas | Lamar | Hinckley | 125.0 | 201.2 | FM 1499 west – Caviness, Lamar Point | |
| Texas | Lamar | Camp Maxey | 128.3 | 206.5 | FM 2648 east – Novice | |
| Texas | Lamar | Powderly | 130.4 | 209.9 | FM 3298 east | |
| Texas | Lamar | Midcity | 132.4 | 213.1 | FM 906 – Pat Mayse Lake, Chicota, Slate Shoals | |
| Texas | Lamar | Arthur City | 134.5 | 216.5 | FM 197 west – Chicota | |
| Texas | Lamar | ​ | 134.8 | 216.9 | Texas–Oklahoma line | Texas–Oklahoma line |
| Oklahoma | Red River | Red River | 0.00 | 0.00 | Bridge | Bridge |
| Oklahoma | Choctaw | ​ | 2.0 | 3.2 | SH-109 east – Frogville, Shoals | South end of SH-109 overlap |
| Oklahoma | Choctaw | ​ | 6.2 | 10.0 | SH-109 west – Gay, Bluff | North end of SH-109 overlap |
| Oklahoma | Choctaw | ​ | 8.3 | 13.4 | SH-271A west – Goodland Academy | |
| Oklahoma | Choctaw | ​ | 9.1 | 14.6 | US 70 east / F Street north – Idabel, Hugo | Interchange; south end of US-70 overlap; former southern terminus of US-271 Bus. |
| Oklahoma | Choctaw | Hugo | 12.6 | 20.3 | Indian Nation Turnpike north / 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 of US-70 Bus.; former northern terminus of US-271 Bus. |
| Oklahoma | Choctaw | Hugo | 17.8 | 28.6 | US 70 west – Durant, Soper | North end of US-70 overlap |
| Oklahoma | Pushmataha | Antlers | 31.1 | 50.1 | SH-3 west (Main Street) to Indian Nation Turnpike – Atoka, Ada | South end of SH-3 overlap |
| Oklahoma | Pushmataha | Antlers | 31.9 | 51.3 | SH-3 east (Main Street) – Broken Bow | North end of SH-3 overlap |
| Oklahoma | Pushmataha | ​ | 59.3 | 95.4 | SH-144 east – Nashoba | |
| Oklahoma | Pushmataha | Clayton | 68.4 | 110.1 | SH-2 south | South end of SH-2 overlap |
| Oklahoma | Pushmataha | ​ | 71.5 | 115.1 | SH-2 north – Wilburton | North end of SH-2 overlap |
| Oklahoma | Le Flore | Talihina | 92.8 | 149.3 | SH-63 east – Mena, AR | South end of SH-63 overlap |
| Oklahoma | Le Flore | Talihina | 93.4 | 150.3 | SH-1 west / SH-63 west (Dallas Street) – Hartshorne | North end of SH-63 overlap; south end of SH-1 overlap |
| Oklahoma | Le Flore | ​ | 101.5 | 163.3 | SH-1 east (Talimena Scenic Drive) – Mena, AR | North end of SH-1 overlap |
| Oklahoma | Le Flore | Fanshawe | 116.6 | 187.6 | US 270 west – Wilburton | South end of US-270 overlap |
| Oklahoma | Le Flore | Wister | 122.9 | 197.8 | US 270 east – Wister Lake and Park | North end of US-270 overlap |
| Oklahoma | Le Flore | Poteau | 129.2 | 207.9 | US 59 Byp. north (Cavanal Expressway) / US 59 south – Heavener, Sallisaw, Fort Smith | Parclo interchange; south end of US-59 overlap; southern terminus of US-59 Byp. |
| Oklahoma | Le Flore | Poteau | 134.0 | 215.7 | US 59 Byp. south (Cavanal Expressway) / SH-112 north | Parclo interchange; northern terminus of US-59 Byp.; southern terminus of SH-112 |
| Oklahoma | Le Flore | Panama | 141.6 | 227.9 | SH-31 west – Bokoshe | |
| Oklahoma | Le Flore | ​ | 144.8 | 233.0 | US 59 north / SH-9 west to I-40 – Sallisaw, Stigler | North end of US-59 overlap; south end of SH-9 overlap |
| Oklahoma | Le Flore | ​ | 154.3 | 248.3 | SH-9A east – Arkoma | |
| Oklahoma | Le Flore | Pocola | 156.5 | 251.9 | SH-112 south (Pocola Boulevard) – Poteau | South end of SH-112 overlap |
| Oklahoma | Le Flore | Pocola | 158.2 | 254.6 | SH-112 north – Arkoma | Interchange; north end of SH-112 overlap |
| | | | 159.30.00 | 256.40.00 | Oklahoma–Arkansas line SH-9 ends, I-540 begins | Oklahoma–Arkansas line SH-9 ends, I-540 begins |
| Arkansas | Sebastian | Fort Smith | 0.4 | 0.64 | I-540 north / AR 253 south to I-40 – Hackett | I-540 exit 14; north end of I-540 overlap; northern terminus of AR 253 |
| Arkansas | Sebastian | Fort Smith | 3.2 | 5.1 | US 71B / AR 255 (Zero Street) – Downtown Fort Smith, Port of Fort Smith | Northern terminus |
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