U.S. Federal Route 71 is the main north-south highway in Eastern Jackson County. This runs from the Minnesota/Iowa State Line to the Jackson/Cottonwood County Line. U.S. Rt. 71 passes through the following town in Jackson County. Jackson U.S. Rt. 71 is not multi-plexed in Jackson County. U.S. Rt. 71 intersects the followin highways in Jackson County. Interstate 90, near Jackson.