Alternate US 71 is a former bannered highway. It provided an alternate route for US 71 between Carthage, Missouri and Neosho, Missouri, bypassing Joplin, Missouri. Both endpoints were junctions with US 71. By the late 1990's, the section north of Interstate 44 at Fidelity was designated US 71, with the former US 71 being designated Business 71. Alternate 71 has been decommissioned and is now Missouri State Highway 571, U.S. Highway 71, Missouri State Highway 59, and U.S. Highway 60. Other than its endpoints, only two towns are located on the former highway: Fidelity, Missouri and Diamond, Missouri. Carthage is a city located in Jasper County, Missouri. ... Neosho is a city located in Newton County, Missouri. ... Joplin is a city located in parts of southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of Missouri. ... Interstate 44 is an interstate highway in the central United States. ... United States Highway 71 is a north-south United States highway. ... US 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2,670 miles (4,300 km) from Virginia to Arizona. ... Fidelity is a town located in Jasper County, Missouri. ... Diamond is a town located in Newton County, Missouri. ...

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials currently recommends the removal of all "alternate" routes. AASHTO, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, is a standards setting body which publishes specifications, test protocols and guidelines which are used in highway design and construction throughout the United States. ...

Also see U.S. Highway 71. United States Highway 71 is a north-south United States highway. ...