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California State Route 271

State highway in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties, California, United States

Summary

State highway in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties, California, United States

Field	Value
state	CA
type	SR
route	271
map
map_custom	yes
map_notes	SR 271 highlighted in red
section	571
length_mi	14.84
length_ref
direction_a	South
direction_b	North
terminus_a1	at Cummings
terminus_b1	at Leggett
terminus_a2	at Reynolds
terminus_b2	at Cooks Valley
counties	Mendocino, Humboldt
previous_type	SR
previous_route	270
next_type	SR
next_route	273

State Route 271 (SR 271) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs along a former routing of U.S. Route 101 (US 101) in Mendocino and Humboldt counties. It also connects with State Route 1 just before that route's terminus with US 101 in Leggett. After US 101 was realigned, SR 271 was reduced to being a frontage road in discontinuous segments. While US 101 stays mostly in second growth redwoods, SR 271 is used as a scenic alternate through several old growth redwood groves.

Route description

Sign at the north end of California Route 1 showing direction of California Route 271.

The southern portion of SR 271 begins at an interchange with US 101 in the community of Cummings. SR 271 winds through the forest, paralleling US 101 and intersecting it twice on its northwest journey. The highway eventually comes into the southern area of Leggett, where SR 271 comes to another grade-separated interchange with US 101. The road continues north, paralleling US 101 to the west, and passing through the Drive-Thru Tree Park. The southern segment of SR 271 terminates at SR 1 in Leggett.

The northern portion of SR 271 begins at another interchange with US 101 and parallels US 101 to the east. At an interchange, it passes to the west of US 101 and continues north to the community of Cooks Valley, where it terminates at an interchange with US 101.

SR 271 is not part of the National Highway System, a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.

History

CA 271 was part of U.S. Route 101 until a freeway bypass completed in 1970–1974, assuming the 101 designation. The former highway was then designated as CA 271.

Major intersections

References

"California State Route 271 - southern portion".
"California State Route 271 - northern portion".
{{FHWA NHS map
{{FHWA NHS
(April 2008)
[[California Department of Transportation]], [http://traffic-counts.dot.ca.gov/ All Traffic Volumes on CSHS], 2007

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