rout ed ▁through ▁T ali h ina ▁and ▁Hugo , ▁Oklahoma , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Paris ▁and ▁Ty ler , ▁Texas , ▁towards ▁ ▁Be aum ont ▁near ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁The ▁Ty ler - to - Be aum ont ▁leg ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 6 9 ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁US ▁ 2 7 1 ' s ▁original ▁northern ▁termin us ▁was ▁at ▁an ▁intersection ▁with ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 6 4 ▁and ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 7 1 ▁in ▁Fort ▁Smith . ▁It ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁real igned ▁twice : ▁once ▁beginning ▁at ▁U . S . ▁ 7 1 ▁and ▁Y ▁Street ▁then ▁crossing ▁into ▁Oklahoma ▁at ▁Ark oma , ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁termin us ▁in ▁southern ▁Fort ▁Smith . ▁The ▁Ark ansas ▁State ▁Highway ▁Commission ▁ordered ▁for ▁US ▁ 2 7 1 ▁to ▁be ▁extended ▁along ▁Highway   5 9 ▁to ▁the ▁Missouri ▁state ▁line ▁( p ending ▁A AS HT O ▁appro val ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁Appro val ▁was ▁not ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁national ▁organization . ▁ ▁Special ▁routes ▁ ▁Major ▁inter sections ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁routes ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 7 1 ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 1 7 1 ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 3 7 1 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁End points ▁of ▁US ▁highway ▁ 2