Texas State Highway Loop 271

Loop 271 is a state highway loop in Alanreed, Texas.[1]

State Highway Loop 271
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length1.335 mi[1] (2.148 km)
Existed1953–present
Major junctions
West end I-40 west of Alanreed
East end I-40 east of Alanreed
Highway system
← Loop 270→ Loop 272
Eastbound in Alanreed, Texas

Route description

Loop 271 begins at the end of the ramp for eastbound Interstate 40's exit #135; traffic may also turn on to the eastbound frontage road. The route travels along 3rd Avenue, and intersects FM 291 in the center of Alanreed. The highways share a brief concurrency before FM 291 turns to the south. Loop 271 ends at I-40, where eastbound traffic can either enter the freeway eastbound or default onto the eastbound frontage road.[2]

History

Loop 271 was designated on July 28, 1953. It is an older alignment of US 66, which was rerouted north of the town that year.[1] The route is signed with Historic US 66 route markers. When Interstate 40 supplanted US 66 around Alanreed and the endpoints were converted to incomplete interchanges, the route description was not changed; as a result, the certified length is thus longer than the actual current length.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Alanreed, Gray County.

mi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 I-40Western terminus; eastbound exit only
0.40.64 FM 291 northWest end of FM 291 concurrency
1.01.6 FM 291 southEast end of FM 291 concurrency
1.11.8 I-40 eastEastern terminus; eastbound entrance only
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 271". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  2. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2014). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2014 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 172. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  3. Google (April 18, 2011). "Overview map of Texas State Highway Loop 271 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
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