U.S. Route 71

U.S. Route 71
US 71 highlighted in red
Route information
Length	1,532 mi[citation needed] (2,466 km)
Existed	1926[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 190 in Krotz Springs, LA
Major intersections	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
Country	United States
States	Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided
← US 70 → US 72

U.S. Route 71 or U.S. Highway 71 (US 71) is a major north–south United States highway that extends for over 1500 miles (2500 km) in the central United States. 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 (Ontario Highway 11) is an east–west route while Ontario Highway 71 is a north–south route. US 71's southern terminus is between Port Barre and Krotz Springs, Louisiana at an intersection with U.S. Route 190.^[1] For the entirety south of Kansas City, Missouri, US 71 runs parallel and concurrent with the existing and future Interstate 49. North of Kansas City, US 71 runs halfway between Interstate 29 and Interstate 35, which they split in the city at an interchange with Interstate 70.