U.S. Route 371 is a north–south United States highway in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Louisiana. 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 13 miles (21 km) between Lockesburg, Arkansas and DeQueen with U.S. Highway 59 and U.S. Highway 71. Its southern terminus is 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Coushatta, Louisiana at an intersection with Interstate 49.

U.S. Route 371 marker

U.S. Route 371

Map
US 371 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 71
Maintained by LaDOTD and AHTD
Length214 mi (344 km)
Existed1994[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
South end I-49 / LA 177 at Evelyn, LA
Major intersections
North end US 59 / US 70 / US 71 / AR 41 at DeQueen, AR
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesLouisiana, Arkansas
Highway system
  • Louisiana State Highway System
LA 370LA LA 372
AR 370AR AR 372
LA 6LA  7 LA 8
LA 178LA  179 LA 180

Route description edit

Louisiana edit

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 Coushatta, Louisiana at an intersection with US 71. Intersecting I-20 and US 80 at Minden, it then crosses the Arkansas Line at Springhill, Louisiana. Louisiana Highway 371, on the other hand, was renumbered to Louisiana Highway 3277 because of the creation of US 371.

Arkansas edit

 
Northern terminus of US 371 at US 59/US 70/US 71/AR 41 in De Queen

US 371 contains about 134 miles (216 km) in South Arkansas.

US 371 enters Arkansas in Columbia County. The route runs north to intersect AR 160 in Taylor and winds east to Magnolia. A concurrency with US 82 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 forms. US 371 meets AR 372 before entering Prescott, where the route runs with AR 24 and is intersected by Interstate 30 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 Nashville, again meeting US 278, and runs west through rural land and into Sevier County. In Sevier County, US 371 meets US 59/US 71, 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 edit

 
U.S. Route 371 in Prescott, Arkansas looking north

Initially referenced as the Bi-State Corridor, the Arkansas State Highway Commission designated several state highways as a proposed corridor to seek AASHTO approval as a US highway in January 1994.[1] Upon receiving approval, the route was officially commissioned in Arkansas as Highway 371 on 24 August 1994.[2]

Minnesota edit

A prior, unrelated US 371 was decommissioned in Minnesota in 1971.[3] The route still bears the designation of MN 371.

Major intersections edit

StateCounty/ParishLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
LouisianaDeSoto  
 
I-49 / LA 177 south – Alexandria, Shreveport
I-49 exit 162; south end of LA 177 overlap
Evelyn 
 
LA 510 west
Red River 
 
LA 177 north
north end of LA 177 overlap
Armistead 
 
  US 84 west / LA 1 – Mansfield, Shreveport, Natchitoches
south end of US 84 overlap
Coushatta 
 
 
 
 
US 84 east to US 71 south – truck route to LA 480
north end of US 84 overlap
 
 
LA 480 south (Front Street)
 
 
 
 
 
US 71 south to US 84 east – Alexandria, truck route to LA 480
south end of US 71 overlap
 
 
LA 155 east (Ashland Road) – Martin, Ashland
 
 
US 71 north – Bossier City
north end of US 71 overlap
 
 
LA 786 east
 
 
LA 788 west – Hall Summit
 
 
LA 514 west
south end of LA 514 overlap
 
 
LA 514 east – Castor
north end of LA 514 overlap
BienvilleWoodardville 
 
LA 783 south
 
 
LA 790 west
Ringgold 
 
 
 
LA 4 east / LA 154 east (Bienville Road) – Jamestown, Castor
south end of LA 4 / LA 154 overlap
 
 
 
 
LA 4 west / LA 154 west – Loggy Bayou
south end of LA 4 / LA 154 overlap
Davis 
 
LA 516 east – Fryeburg
Webster 
 
LA 531 north – Heflin
Sibley 
 
LA 164 west – Doyline, Lake Bistineau State Park
Minden 
 
 
 
I-20 east / LA 159 north – Minden, Monroe
south end of I-20 overlap; US 371 south follows exit 47
 
 
I-20 west – Shreveport
north end of I-20 overlap; US 371 north follows exit 44
Dixie Inn   US 79 / US 80 – Minden
 
 
LA 528 west – Bellevue
Cotton Valley 
 
LA 3014 east (Humble Avenue)
  LA 160
Sarepta  LA 2
 
 
 
LA 2 Spur east – Shongaloo
Porterville 
 
LA 802 east (Porterville Road)
Springhill  LA 803-1
  LA 157 – Plain Dealing, Haynesville
ArkansasColumbiaTaylor5.709.17 
 
AR 160 west – Walker Creek
south end of AR 160 overlap
5.839.38 
 
AR 160 east – Macedonia
north end of AR 160 overlap
21.9535.33 
 
AR 344 west – Lake Columbia
Magnolia25.1640.49 
 
US 82B east (Main Street)
27.2343.82  
 
US 82 to US 79 – Texarkana, El Dorado, Southern Arkansas University
Waldo31.4550.61 
 
AR 98 east – Camden
south end of AR 98 overlap
32.5752.42 
 
AR 98 west – Texarkana
north end of AR 98 overlap
Lamartine35.5857.26 
 
AR 355 north – Falcon
NevadaWillisville44.1170.99 
 
  AR 32 west / CR 8 – Bodcaw
Irma46.8075.32 
 
AR 76 east – Waterloo
Rosston49.2879.31 
 
 
 
US 278 east to AR 57 – Camden
south end of US 278 overlap
49.7079.98 
 
AR 200 east – Cale
50.1680.72 
 
US 278 west – Hope
north end of US 278 overlap
 
 
AR 372 east – Serepta Springs
Laneburg 
 
AR 372 west
 
 
AR 299 south – Bluff City
south end of AR 299 overlap
 
 
 
 
AR 53 south / AR 299 north – Emmet
north end of AR 299 overlap
Prescott 
 
US 67 south – Hope
south end of US 67 overlap
 
 
 
 
US 67 north / AR 24 east – Bluff City
north end of US 67 overlap
 
 
 
 
 
AR 19 north (West Main Street) to I-30 east
 
 
AR 200 east (Ron Harrod Drive)
  I-30 – Texarkana, Little RockI-30 exit 44
Hempstead 
 
AR 195 south – De Ann
Blevins  
 
AR 29 to AR 19 – Hope
Dotson 
 
AR 195 north – Delight
HowardNashville 
 
  US 278 east / AR 27 (Mine Street) – Hope, Murfreesboro
south end of US 278 overlap
 
 
AR 980 north (Main Street) – Business District, Airport
 
 
US 278 west – Dierks
north end of US 278 overlap
  AR 355 – Mineral Springs, Center Point
 
 
AR 26 east – Center Point, Murfreesboro
SevierLockesburg 
 
 
 
 
 
US 59 south / US 71 south / AR 24 west – Horatio, Ashdown, Texarkana
south end of US 59 / US 71 overlap
 
 
US 70 east – Dierks, Lake Greeson, Hot Springs, Crater of Diamonds State Park, Daisy State Park
south end of US 70 overlap
De Queen 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US 59 north / US 70 west / US 71 north / US 70B west / AR 41 south – Hugo, OK, Foreman, Fort Smith
north end of US 59 / US 70 / US 71 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also edit

Related routes:

References edit

  1. ^ "Minute Order 94-004" (PDF). Minutes of the Meeting. ASHC. 26 January 1994. pp. 470–471. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Minute Order 94-263" (PDF). Minutes of the Meeting. ASHC. 24 August 1994. pp. 470–471. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. ^ U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (3 December 1971). "U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee Agenda" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 2. Retrieved 10 April 2016 – via Wikisource.

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