Highway Designation File

Transportation Planning and Programming Division
Current Description-Effective Date-Authority


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
131.98 2010

U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 271

Original Description per Administrative Circular No. 16-1944

07/01/1932 - Paris 52, Mt. Pleasant 75, Tyler 29, Jacksonville 61, Lufkin 114, Beaumont.

03/01/1935 - Paris 52, Mt. Pleasant 75, Tyler.

01/01/1939 - Paris 52, Mt. Pleasant 76, Tyler.

05/01/1942 - Paris 52, Mt. Pleasant 70, Tyler



Minute Order  16701, dated 09/26/1939

From the Texas/Oklahoma S/L via Paris, Bogata, Mt. Pleasant, Pittsburg, and Gladewater.  (Lamar, Red River, Titus, Camp, Upshur, Gregg, and Smith Counties)  General redescription of Highway System.



[BLUE STAR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY, from Paris to Gladewater. (Designated by M/O 74329, 4/25/78)]



Minute Order 111270, dated 02/28/2008

In the city of Mount Pleasant, a segment of US 271 was designated along a new location on the state highway system from the intersection of existing US 67 southeastward to a point south of the city of Mount Pleasant, a distance of approximately 3.8 milesa.

Additionally, a segment of US 271 was redesignated on the state highway system as US 67 with a concurrency of SH 49 from the intersection of the proposed new location of US 271 southeastward to the intersection of Elsye Street (the proposed new location of US 67), a distance of approximately 0.4 mileb.

Additionally, a segment of US 271 was redesignated on the state highway system as SH 49 from Elsye Street (the proposed new location of US 67) southeastward to the intersection of existing US 271 (the proposed new location of BU 271-E), a distance of approximately 1.6 milesb.

Additionally, a segment of US 271 was redesignated on the state highway system as BU 271-E from the intersection of existing BU 271-E and SH 49 southward to the intersection of the proposed new location of US 271, a distance of approximately 2.3 milesb.

(Titus County)

  • a - New Designation: On New Location
  • b - Redesignation (Partial Route)