U.S. Route 371

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
US 371 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 71
Maintained by LaDOTD and AHTD
Length	214 mi (344 km)
Existed	1994–present
Major junctions
South end	I-49 / LA 177 at Evelyn, LA
	US 71 in Minden, LA I-20 in Minden, LA US 82 in Magnolia, AR I-30 in Prescott, AR
North end	US 59 / US 70 / US 71 / AR 41 at DeQueen, AR
Location
States	Louisiana, Arkansas
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Louisiana Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic Arkansas Highway System Interstate U.S. State Business Spurs Suffixed Scenic Heritage ← LA 370 LA → LA 372 ← AR 370 AR → AR 372 ← LA 6 LA  7 → LA 8 ← LA 178 LA  179 → LA 180

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 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

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

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 August 24, 1994.[2]

Minnesota

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

Major intersections

State	County/Parish	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Louisiana	DeSoto	​			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
	Bienville	Woodardville			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
Arkansas	Columbia	Taylor	5.70	9.17	AR 160 west – Walker Creek	south end of AR 160 overlap
			5.83	9.38	AR 160 east – Macedonia	north end of AR 160 overlap
		​	21.95	35.33	AR 344 west – Lake Columbia
		Magnolia	25.16	40.49	US 82B east (Main Street)
			27.23	43.82	US 82 to US 79 – Texarkana, El Dorado, Southern Arkansas University
		Waldo	31.45	50.61	AR 98 east – Camden	south end of AR 98 overlap
			32.57	52.42	AR 98 west – Texarkana	north end of AR 98 overlap
		Lamartine	35.58	57.26	AR 355 north – Falcon
	Nevada	Willisville	44.11	70.99	AR 32 west / CR 8 – Bodcaw
		Irma	46.80	75.32	AR 76 east – Waterloo
		Rosston	49.28	79.31	US 278 east to AR 57 – Camden	south end of US 278 overlap
			49.70	79.98	AR 200 east – Cale
			50.16	80.72	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 Rock	I-30 exit 44
	Hempstead	​			AR 195 south – De Ann
		Blevins			AR 29 to AR 19 – Hope
		Dotson			AR 195 north – Delight
	Howard	Nashville			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
	Sevier	Lockesburg			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       Concurrency terminus

See also

Related routes:

• U.S. Route 71
• U.S. Route 171
• U.S. Route 271
• LA 7 in the pre-1955 Louisiana Highway numbering

References

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" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 2. Retrieved 10 April 2016 – via Wikimedia Commons.

External links

• Endpoints of US highway 371