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U.S. Route 71 (US 71) is a U.S. route that runs from Krotz Springs, LA to the Fort Frances–International Falls International Bridge at the Canadian border.In Arkansas, the highway runs from the Louisiana state line near Doddridge to the Missouri state line near Bella Vista.
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 .
United States Numbered Highways of the Arkansas Highway System; ... 1926 map of the U.S. Highways in Arkansas. Mainline highways ... US 71: 310: 500
U.S. Route 71 Business (US 71B) in Northwest Arkansas is a business route of US 71 that spans 19.895 miles (32.018 km). [3] [4]US 71B splits from the main route at the southern end of the Fulbright Expressway in Fayetteville, the southernmost principal city of the Northwest Arkansas region.
U.S. Route 71 in conjunction with Arkansas Highway 23 served the Northwest Arkansas area for many years, but as the area grew the routes became congested. The need for a limited-access highway became apparent, and Interstate 49 was completed through the area by 1999.
Arkansas Highway 100 (1926–1960) Arkansas Highway 329; B. U.S. Route 71B (Fort Smith, Arkansas) ... U.S. Route 71B (Northwest Arkansas) U.S. Route 71 Business ...
Arkansas has long had a stigma of poor roads, dating from the "Arkansas Roads Scandal" playing a prominent role in state politics through the 1920s and 1930s, periodic allegations of corruption, waste, and fraud, and a long-running struggle to adequately fund the operation, maintenance and expansion of a large highway system serving a rural state.
The half of the state south of Little Rock is apter to see ice storms. Arkansas's record high is 120 °F (49 °C) at Ozark on August 10, 1936; the record low is −29 °F (−34 °C) at Gravette, on February 13, 1905. [16] Arkansas is known for extreme weather and frequent storms.