U.S. Route 371 is a north–south

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in the U.S. states of

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and

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. The highway's northern terminus is in De Queen, Arkansas at an intersection with U.S. Highway 70. It is co-signed for its last between Lockesburg, Arkansas and DeQueen with U.S. Highway 59 and U.S. Highway 71. Its southern terminus is west of

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at an intersection with

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Route description

Louisiana

U.S. 371 is an afterthought in the federal highway system. Within Louisiana it was merely the 1990s renumbering and re-signing of the post-1955 Louisiana Highway 7 north of US 71, which after the 1990s change ceased to exist as a number for a state highway in Louisiana. The section south of US 71 was the post-1955 Louisiana Highway 179, which after the 1990s change ceased to exist as a number for a state highway in Louisiana. It also replaced a section of Louisiana Highway 177. Although signage is on I-49, US 371 begins just north of

at an intersection with

US 71 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 Intersta ...

. Intersecting

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and

US 80 U.S. Route 80 or U.S. Highway 80 (US 80) is a major east–west United States Numbered Highway in the Southern United States, much of which was once part of the early auto trail known as the Dixie Overland Highway. As the "0" in the ...

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, it then crosses the Arkansas Line at

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. Louisiana Highway 371, on the other hand, was renumbered to Louisiana Highway 3277 because of the creation of US 371.

Arkansas

US 371 contains about in

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. US 371 enters Arkansas in Columbia County. The route runs north to intersect AR 160 in

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and winds east to

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. A concurrency with

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begins in Magnolia, and continues north to the city limits. US 371 continues west to meet AR 98 in Waldo, before heading north to enter Nevada County. The route next meets AR 32 and AR 76 before entering Rosston, where a short concurrency with

US 278 U.S. Route 278 (US 278) is a parallel route of US 78. It currently runs for from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, to Wickes, Arkansas at US 71/ US 59, passing through five states in the process. Landmarks along its route incl ...

forms. US 371 meets AR 372 before entering Prescott, where the route meets AR 24 and is intersected by

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before entering Hempstead County. US 371 winds through Hempstead County west and north, concurring briefly with AR 195 and eventually entering Howard County. The route passes through

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, again meeting US 278, and runs west through rural land and into Sevier County. In Sevier County, US 371 meets

US 59 U.S. Route 59 (US 59) is a north–south U.S. highway (though it was signed east–west in parts of Texas). A latecomer to the U.S. Highway System, US 59 is now a border-to-border route, part of the NAFTA Corridor Highway System. It par ...

, which form a northern concurrency, eventually adding US 70 as well. These four routes run together west to De Queen, at which US 371 terminates.

History

Initially referenced as the Bi-State Corridor, the

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designated several state highways as a proposed corridor to seek

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approval as a US highway in January 1994. Upon receiving approval, the route was officially commissioned in Arkansas as Highway 371 on 24 August 1994.

Minnesota

A prior, unrelated US 371 was decommissioned in Minnesota in 1971. The route still bears the designation of MN 371.

Major intersections

References

External links

Endpoints of US highway 371
{{US 71 71-3 71-3 71-3 3 Transportation in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana Transportation in Red River Parish, Louisiana Transportation in Bienville Parish, Louisiana Transportation in Webster Parish, Louisiana Transportation in Columbia County, Arkansas Transportation in Nevada County, Arkansas Transportation in Hempstead County, Arkansas Transportation in Howard County, Arkansas Transportation in Sevier County, Arkansas