Pennsylvania Route 71 was a state highway

State highway

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 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

, serving the Washington-Greensburg

Greensburg, Pennsylvania

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 corridor that Interstate 70 now serves. The western terminus of the route was at U.S. Route 40 in North Bethlehem Township

North Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania

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. The eastern terminus was at U.S. Route 30 in Greensburg.

Following its decommissioning in 1964, the routing of PA 71 became Pennsylvania Route 917

Pennsylvania Route 917

Pennsylvania Route 917 is a long state highway located in Washington county in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at US 40 in North Bethlehem Township. The northern terminus is at PA 136 in Fallowfield Township.-Route description:...

 from US 40 to then-Interstate 70S (now Interstate 70) in Bentleyville

Bentleyville, Pennsylvania

Bentleyville is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,502 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bentleyville is located at . U.S...

, I-70S from Bentleyville to Pennsylvania Route 201

Pennsylvania Route 201

Pennsylvania Route 201, designated by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as State Route 201, is a long south-north state highway located in southeast Pennsylvania in the counties of Fayette and Westmoreland. The southern terminus is at U.S. Route 119/PA 711 in Connellsville...

 near North Belle Vernon

North Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania

North Belle Vernon is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,107 at the 2000 census.-Geography:North Belle Vernon is located at ....

, PA 201 from I-70S to Pennsylvania Route 136

Pennsylvania Route 136

Pennsylvania Route 136 is a long state highway located in Washington, Allegheny, and Westmoreland counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at US 40 & PA 18 in Washington...

 near West Newton

West Newton, Pennsylvania

West Newton, located southeast of Pittsburgh, is a borough in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Formerly, the manufacture of radiators and boilers were the chief industries. In 1900, the people living there numbered 2,467. In 1910, 2,880 people lived there...

, and PA 136 from PA 201 to US 30.

In 1948, a drive-in theater was built on PA 71 in Rostraver Township, just off of I-70, and was named after its route: Super 71 Drive-In. This name was kept throughout its entire existence (1948-1995), even after the stretch of PA 71 it was located on was decommissioned and renumbered PA 201.