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2615:"The Great River Road should be located within designated segments to take advantage of scenic views and provide the traveler with the opportunity to enjoy the unique features of the Mississippi River and its recreational opportunities", the guidelines said. The criteria also specified that the Great River Road should provide for a variety of experiences or themes, including history, geology, and culture, and that the road should provide convenient access to larger population centers. Protection of the Mississippi River corridor was required by "appropriate route selection, effective control and development, and scenic easement acquisition". 636: 1639: 2542:, the commission continues to promote, preserve, and enhance the resources of the Mississippi River Valley and the Great River Road. Representatives of the 10 states and two Canadian provinces serve on the commission's board of directors, and they serve as chairpersons of their state Mississippi River Parkway commissions. But the road from the commission's beginning in 1938 to the success of the Great River Road today has been a long one—full of fits and starts. A late bloomer, the Great River Road was more than 30 years old before it really began to mature. 2648: 934: 42: 169: 28: 2634: 1906: 2619:
recreational interest. While the federal Great River Road crisscrosses the river within each state, the alternative routes provide Great River Road routes on both sides of the river from the headwaters to the gulf. The Mississippi River Parkway Commission makes no distinction between the federal and state routes in its promotional efforts. However, some states do use highway signs that distinguish between a federal and state route.
265: 1302:, beginning in St. John the Baptist Parish and continuing on a 26-mile (42 km) route through lower Louisiana toward New Orleans. A Louisiana militia countered the rebellion, the largest revolt of enslaved persons in United States history. Afterward, there were trials on the plantations and executions of the majority involved in the revolt. The heads of many of those executed were placed on spikes along the Great River Road. 2662: 2611:
With funds available, development could begin in earnest. In 1976, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued program guidelines setting criteria for the Great River Road. The states then set up their own procedures for selecting the route of the Great River Road within their state boundaries.
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The scenic route would consist of existing riverside roads, and new construction would be limited to connecting the existing roads so that a continuous route could be developed. The existing roads would be upgraded to parkway quality. The modified approach would save a great deal of land acquisition
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Developed in 1938, the road has a separate commission in each state. These in turn cooperate through the Mississippi River Parkway Commission (MRPC). The 2,340 miles (3,765 km) are designated with a green-and-white sign showing a river steamboat inside a pilotwheel with the name of the state or
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Parkways. Instead, the states have developed the Great River Road through a nationally coordinated program. BPR recommended "that the selected route shall be improved in a superior manner and that it should be dedicated to recreational purposes as well as to moving traffic". The needed construction
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urged the governors of the 10 states along the Mississippi River to form the commission. State planning officials had been developing the concept of a Mississippi River Parkway as an extension of an idea for a recreational river road that had been first put forward by the Missouri Planning Board in
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into downtown. It follows a convoluted alignment, turning southeast on Main Street (still US 136), northeast on 4th Street, northwest on Orleans Avenue, northeast on 7th Street, northwest on Grand Avenue, and northeast on Rand Park Terrace, curving northwest onto the river-hugging Mississippi River
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With the completion of all the planning reports in early 1970, actual development of the Great River Road was ready to begin. Although a number of states put up Great River Road highway signs and used available state funds for scenic bluff protection and road improvements, full-scale development
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are signed as the National Route, while other portions lack this banner. National Route signs continue to Mississippi River bridges, with the unbannered alternate routes spurring from these before the crossings. A number of spurs are also signed to parks and other points of interest off the main
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With the Federal Highway Act of 1954, Congress responded to the recommendations of BPR by appropriating planning funds. BPR was authorized to work with each of the states to develop specific criteria for the parkway and to determine one specific route within each state for the Mississippi River
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It is divided into two main sections: the Great River Road and the National Scenic Byway Route. The eponymous segment runs on both sides of the river from Louisiana through the state borders of Kentucky/Illinois and Missouri/Iowa, excepting the full length of the road in Arkansas. A five-state
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The route of the federal Great River Road consists of sections that conform to the FHWA guidelines and that were eligible for the Great River Road funds in the 1970s and early 1980s. The states have designated alternative routes that include sections with significant scenic, historic, and
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The term "Great River Road" refers both to a series of roadways and to a larger region inside the US and in each state, used for tourism and historic purposes. Some states have designated or identified regions of state interest along the road and use the roads to encompass those regions.
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Parkway. By the late 1950s, the familiar green-and-white pilot's wheel marker began to spring up on various sections of the designated route. Planning continued through the 1960s. The 1961 Iowa highway map was the first map in that state to highlight the route.
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for the Mississippi River would benefit the nation as a whole. However, the report made an important distinction. Because it would be too expensive to build an entirely new parkway, BPR recommended instead that the project be designated a scenic route.
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The commission was instrumental not only in the early planning and development of the parkway but also in its construction, promotion, marketing, and development. Now known as the Mississippi River Parkway Commission and headquartered in
2134:(County 66). After crossing the Mississippi again, the Great River Road turns north on Marshall Street (County 23) and East River Road (County 1), then turns back west to cross the Mississippi one last time in the Twin Cities area on the 3096: 2338:, the Great River Road follows a large number of county roads that approximate the winding course of the Mississippi. These are, in order, 91, 54, 91, 10, 39 (bridge across the Mississippi near the 2553:
held hearings in 1939 and 1940 to discuss a bill that would have authorized a feasibility study of the Mississippi River Parkway concept. While popular, the parkway idea was soon overshadowed by
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paralleling the river to near Chester. Before entering Chester city limits, the route turns west onto a signed truck bypass that runs closer to the river. It ends by turning southwest onto the
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province. The over-all logo reads "Canada to Gulf" where the local name would be, and most MRPC publications denote the route as beginning at Lake Itasca in Minnesota and ending in Louisiana.
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and new construction costs. Another consideration was that some of the most scenic locations along the river had already been preempted by existing highways, railroads, and towns and cities.
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as County 65. Several more turns—north on County 74, west on County 3, and north to remain on County 3—take it to another Mississippi crossing onto County 18, from which it turns west on
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The Great River Road is not a single road but a designated route along connected segments of named and numbered highways and streets maintained by state, county, or local jurisdictions.
2303:). The Great River Road does not cross the river in the Grand Rapids area, turning south on 7th Avenue, west on 10th Street and County 23, north on County 76, and west on County 63. At 2122:, the Great River Road turns east on 46th Street (County 46), south on Minnehaha Avenue, and east on Godfrey Parkway to reach the south end of the West River Parkway, a segment of the 1477: 720: 1656:. It begins at the approach to the Chester Bridge, following IL 150 and the remainder of the truck bypass back to IL 3, which carries the Great River Road all the way to 2608:. From 1973 to 1982, Congress authorized a total of $ 314 million for the Great River Road. Most of those funds ($ 251 million) were allocated directly to the states. 2403: 2395: 284:. The states posted "National Route" plates above the markers on this route and marked their own alternate routes across the river, creating two alignments between 1465: 1414: 1084: 1052: 966: 942: 907: 903: 410: 719:
into downtown Helena, where it leaves the state highway system, following Columbia, McDonough, and Holly Streets through a residential area. Between Helena and
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back to Illinois. A second state alternate begins in Hannibal by running west on I-72 to its end at US 61, then turning north on US 61. It follows
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It wasn't until 1949 that Congress approved funding for a feasibility study. The study, "Parkway for the Mississippi River", was completed by the
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In 2021, eight of the 10 state Great River Road National Scenic Byways were named All-American Roads by the Federal Highway Administration.
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Wigglesworth, Zeke (July 10, 1995). "The Great River Road Runs Through 10 States—And Countless Tales". Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service.
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funds were not yet available. Legislation to fund the development of the Great River Road was included for the first time as part of the
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Lukas, Paul (June 1, 2002). "Life on the Mississippi: For the Ultimate Cross-Country Driving Trip, Travel down the Great River Road".
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can mostly be inferred by Illinois signage. On the other hand, the Great River Road uses a number of county and local roads in Iowa.
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and crosses the river yet again. Turning south on County 2, the route crosses the Mississippi River one last time before it crosses
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The Mississippi River Parkway Planning Commission was formed in 1938 to develop plans for what was to become the Great River Road.
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Until the early 1980s, a single Canada-to-Gulf alignment of the Great River Road, serving all ten states, was eligible for special
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The concept of a scenic route rather than a national parkway was adopted. As a result, the Great River Road is not owned by the
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Looking north along the Great River Road in Wisconsin, with Minnesota in the distance on the west side of the Mississippi River
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and follows I-172 north to the IL 57 interchange, where the unbannered route from Chester ends. It follows extant IL 57 into
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and improvements "can be done with regular apportionments under the federal highway act or by the states on their own..."
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area. There two routes are signed, one following KY 123 to Bardwell and the other bypassing the city to the west on
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As of 2010, the route through Baxter left MN 371 at College Drive, heading east back over the Mississippi on the
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The German Coast: Abstracts of the Civil Records of St. Charles and St. John the Baptist Parishes, 1804–1812
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In January 1811, there was a rebellion of several hundred enslaved and free black people referred to as the
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More recently, much of the Great River Road, including a portion in every state, has been designated a
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north to Brookdale Drive and jogging east to West River Road, which leads to County 12 into Champlin.
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A state alternate route enters the state from Arkansas and follows US 61, including two overlaps with
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Some sources show the Great River Road continuing south from New Orleans along the east bank on
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The distinctive route marker displayed along the entire 10-state routing of the Great River Road
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returns the Great River Road to IL 96, which it follows, mostly right along the river, through
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Johnson, Rheta Grimsley (January 20, 2013). "At Destrehan, a brutal truth is remembered".
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begins again at Bear Creek Lake and takes the route northwest across Crowley's Ridge into
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The initial segment in Illinois is part of the National Route, entering from Kentucky at
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A second state alternate route continues on US 61 Business, turning east to follow
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loops off LA 1 from northern Plaquemine back to yet another junction south of
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Information Section, Department of Provincial Secretary (February 12, 1965).
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The National Route reenters from Muscatine, following IL 92 east through the
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south to Perryville and then turning north along US 61. At exit 170 south of
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carries a state alternate from Lansing north to the Minnesota state line at
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The National Route returns to US 61 via US 61 Business, splitting to follow
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The Great River Road is marked entirely along state-maintained highways in
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the route jogs south to County 28, where it turns west and soon enters
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from 1940 to its replacement in 2010 by the current bridge), following
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is a collection of state and local roads that follow the course of the
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The Great River Road leaves Brainerd to the north on County 3 (former
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The two sides of the Great River Road combine at the south end of the
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on its westernmost bridge, the Great River Road again leaves US 51 at
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The first section of unbannered route stretches from Chester to near
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border. From there the National Route follows the entire length of
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Signs are present for an alternate route that runs inland through
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County 12 continues along the Mississippi, becoming County 42 in
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lead to County 9, which runs southwest across the river at the
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has Great River Road markers all the way to the state line (at
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it turns east on County 19, which leads to County 11 and then
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IL 96 continues to carry the unbannered route beyond Niota to
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outlet and back to US 2, where it turns west to and beyond
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interchange on I-110, the National Route comes over the
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A state alternate route begins along LA 986, becoming
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and curves back north on Main Street, which leads to
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and then turns west on County 39 along the river to
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border, the Great River Road turns back north along
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There were two routes, one from Bemidji into 2027:, where it joins with the west-side alignment. 1381:, following that highway along 3rd Street into 1263:. Through that city, the Great River Road uses 544:and turns north along the river on River Road. 3260:(the last one to show the Canadian extensions) 2225:, which the Great River Road follows north to 1779:. The National Route turns northwest there on 1385:. The National Route historically crossed the 3232:Explore Minnesota: Official State Highway Map 3155:"Driving Directions for the Great River Road" 2146:), it sticks to the old pre-freeway route of 1500:The Great River Road's National Route enters 977:, the National Route leaves the state on the 655:. The National Route enters the state on the 3371: 3359:Smith, Karen Haas (November–December 1998). 1735:The National Route reenters Illinois on the 275: 3361:"The Great River Road Celebrates 60 Years" 3181:Safety and Public Works (March 15, 2010). 1405:in northern Memphis. It soon turns off on 248:section of the road has been designated a 3409: 3339: 3038: 3094: 1904: 1637: 1267:, Government Street, River Road (partly 1035:The National Route reenters Iowa on the 949:. It turns east onto Main Drive through 932: 882:As with Missouri, the National Route in 634: 263: 167: 3079: 2921: 2919: 2917: 2915: 2913: 2911: 2909: 2907: 2905: 2903: 2901: 2899: 2897: 2895: 2893: 2891: 2889: 2887: 2885: 2778: 2776: 2350:), 8 (bridge between Andrusia Lake and 1456:. It leaves US 51 for the last time at 1329:, much of the Great River Road follows 1095:, where the National Route crosses the 627:take the Great River Road to Arkansas. 619:leads northeast to Vidalia, from which 3432: 3406:Template:Attached KML/Great River Road 3297:"'Great River Road' On 1961 Iowa Maps" 3258:– via Minnesota Digital Library. 3227:Minnesota Department of Transportation 3064: 2883: 2881: 2879: 2877: 2875: 2873: 2871: 2869: 2867: 2865: 2759:"Explore Minnesota's Great River Road" 2373: 2267:south across the Mississippi and into 2050:. MN 55 turns north as it merges with 1291:) and turns north to follow I-110 and 1199:, the road becomes River Road (partly 1051:, the Great River Road turns north on 57:2,069.0 mi (3,329.7 km) 3358: 3330: 3277:(Press release). Province of Manitoba 3148: 3146: 3144: 3142: 2999: 2831: 2782: 2736:Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 2470:, the Great River Road then followed 2446:, County 5 and BIA 3 to the shore of 2221:takes MN 115 east to its terminus at 1987:, the Great River Road turns west on 1806:. After following US 34 east to near 3415:Mississippi River Parkway Commission 3095:Bergeron, Judy (February 16, 2024). 2960: 2958: 2956: 2841:Mississippi River Parkway Commission 2773: 2386:and the other from Lake Itasca into 2189:. County 33 (Benton Drive) leads to 2019:south across the Mississippi on the 1935:, where WIS 35 heads inland through 1877:carries the route through Galena to 1838:) takes Great River Road traffic to 1645:14 mi (23 km) upstream of 1599:Portions of the Great River Road in 1508:and runs northeast and east through 937:US Post Office stamp issued in 1966. 889:A state alternate route crosses the 259: 3342:Discover America's Great River Road 2862: 2688: 2066:east across the Mississippi on the 460:single route from Point Douglas to 13: 3323: 3203:. City of Brainerd. Archived from 3139: 2124:Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway 1448:) and Four Mile Lane, and east on 1259:around the curves of the river to 1163:A state alternate route begins in 1008:, remaining on that highway until 575:and continuing along the river to 504:, which it follows all the way to 228:. It formerly extended north into 14: 3511: 3378: 3152: 2964: 2953: 2783:Hecox, Doug (February 16, 2021). 2756: 2694: 2564:(BPR) (predecessor agency to the 1939:and the Great River Road follows 1540:. The last leg in Kentucky takes 1341:, it runs nearer to the river on 639:Great River Road sign in Arkansas 583:takes the route inland along the 524:connects the Great River Road to 2660: 2646: 2632: 2342:outlet), 12, 33 (bridge between 2193:and another river crossing, the 2102:, at which point it crosses the 1971:take the route through downtown 1959:), turning north on WIS 35 near 1912:south of La Crosse looking south 1317:or even further down to Venice. 1153: 484:Few if any signs are present in 474: 40: 26: 3420:Entry for the parts of the road 3289: 3263: 3219: 3192: 3188:. City of Brainerd. p. 16. 3174: 3171:(see regional links at the top) 3114: 3088: 3073: 3069:. Center for Louisiana Studies. 3058: 3039:Scheinman, Ted (January 2020). 3032: 3015: 2993: 2606:Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 2494:, where it turned southeast on 1411:Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park 2931: 2825: 2799: 2750: 2723: 2705:Federal Highway Administration 2676:List of Ontario Tourist Routes 2566:Federal Highway Administration 2173:(which has been supplanted by 1079:, and then continues north on 1016:north. After passing over the 671:. There it turns northeast on 552:along the river and under the 1: 3303:. January 18, 1961. p. 4 2681: 2547:U.S. House of Representatives 2209:to County 213, which ends at 2177:), now known as County 75 to 1732:interchange near Fall Creek. 1712:and then on the west side to 1387:Memphis & Arkansas Bridge 773:Memphis & Arkansas Bridge 346:Memphis & Arkansas Bridge 3201:"College Drive Construction" 2811:Experience Mississippi River 2466:. Crossing into Manitoba on 2150:as much as possible, taking 1947:, County VV and County A to 1810:, it again turns north onto 1373:The Great River Road enters 1359:Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge 1122:The Great River Road enters 1047:to reach US 52. In northern 795:, with more than half along 661:Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge 643:The Great River Road enters 492:on the west bank, following 326:Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge 7: 3367:. Vol. 62, no. 3. 2975:Louisiana State Legislature 2625: 2571:The study concluded that a 2430:. The other route followed 2187:Sauk Rapids Regional Bridge 2169:. There it picks up former 1142:. Except for a detour onto 729:St. Francis National Forest 683:until an intersection near 599:. LA 1 is followed through 232:, serving the provinces of 10: 3516: 3344:. Great River Publishing. 2971:Louisiana Revised Statutes 2928:photos, accessed June 2014 2521: 2482:(Trans-Canada Highway) to 2233:at the south city limits. 2161:. The route jogs north on 1737:Mark Twain Memorial Bridge 1688:and then a short piece of 1417:the route turns east with 1300:1811 German Coast uprising 1207:. LA 48 hugs the river to 856:Mark Twain Memorial Bridge 755:around the north shore of 380:Mark Twain Memorial Bridge 376:Mark Twain Memorial Bridge 184:through ten states of the 3065:Conrad, Glenn R. (1981). 2551:Committee on Public Lands 2528:Secretary of the Interior 2434:west from Lake Itasca to 2319:. County 39 and a bit of 2070:and again turns north on 1516:it turns north to follow 1247:; the route then follows 1183:leads along the river to 276:National and other routes 131: 126: 122: 76: 66: 61: 53: 48: 39: 23: 3199:Engineering Department. 3084:. Alexandria, Louisiana. 2231:crossing the Mississippi 2205:, where it jogs east on 2084:Shepard Road/Warner Road 1700:. Rather than cross the 1623:through Cairo, and then 1169:Crescent City Connection 979:Norbert F. Beckey Bridge 945:and Madison Avenue into 767:. US 70 leads east into 455:Point Douglas, Minnesota 415:Norbert F. Beckey Bridge 396:Fort Madison Toll Bridge 378:(replaced by the modern 3340:Middleton, Pat (1996). 3301:Creston News Advertiser 1621:Cairo Ohio River Bridge 1018:Great River Road Bridge 854:, where it crosses the 508:except for a detour on 320:Greenville, Mississippi 3460:Arkansas Scenic Byways 3445:National Scenic Byways 2562:Bureau of Public Roads 2390:. The former followed 2299:(becoming County 3 in 2132:Broadway Avenue Bridge 2128:Plymouth Avenue Bridge 2106:near its mouth on the 1925:East Dubuque, Illinois 1913: 1649: 1446:Fort Pillow State Park 1043:), turning north onto 1012:where it then follows 1000:through that city and 938: 651:, which it follows to 640: 425:East Dubuque, Illinois 340:West Memphis, Arkansas 316:Baton Rouge, Louisiana 269: 173: 3424:National Scenic Byway 2585:National Park Service 2118:. After MN 55 enters 1931:and a point south of 1908: 1887:Julien Dubuque Bridge 1641: 1425:, then runs north on 1217:Bonnet Carre Spillway 1138:via a short piece of 1037:Julien Dubuque Bridge 996:. It follows another 973:. After turning onto 936: 783:north into Missouri. 638: 469:National Scenic Byway 431:Julien Dubuque Bridge 411:Muscatine High Bridge 305:Port Allen, Louisiana 267: 250:National Scenic Byway 171: 3455:Roads in Mississippi 3410:KML is from Wikidata 3313:Newspaperarchive.com 3207:on November 25, 2014 3045:Smithsonian Magazine 2438:, then ran north on 2408:Trans-Canada Highway 2238:College Drive Bridge 1891:Wisconsin Highway 35 1181:Tchoupitoulas Street 353:through Kentucky to 3009:U.S. Forest Service 2941:661 (April 1, 1983) 2813:. February 16, 2021 2504:Provincial Road 307 2500:Seven Sisters Falls 2374:Canadian extensions 2325:Lake Winnibigoshish 2062:. There it follows 2040:Hastings, Minnesota 1997:Prescott Drawbridge 1785:Fort Madison Bridge 1759:to a point east of 1672:, and back west on 1492:to the state line. 1468:, turning north on 1452:to rejoin US 51 at 1432:After crossing the 1285:Huey P. Long Bridge 992:along the river to 928:Fort Madison Bridge 893:from Missouri into 834:to exit 220 on the 667:to join US 65 near 554:Huey P. Long Bridge 520:. A short piece of 311:Huey P. Long Bridge 16:Highway designation 3495:Roads in Minnesota 3490:Roads in Wisconsin 3465:Roads in Tennessee 3450:Roads in Louisiana 3183:"Committee Agenda" 3161:on August 27, 2014 2926:Google Street View 2850:on August 28, 2008 2711:on October 3, 2013 2697:"Great River Road" 2219:Camp Ripley Bridge 2130:and ending at the 1914: 1836:Rock Island County 1789:Fort Madison, Iowa 1745:Hannibal, Missouri 1676:to rejoin IL 3 in 1650: 1643:Illinois Route 100 1504:from Tennessee on 1440:, looping west on 1399:A.W. Willis Bridge 1295:into Mississippi. 1024:the route reaches 939: 647:from Louisiana on 641: 451:De Soto, Wisconsin 370:Hannibal, Missouri 351:Memphis, Tennessee 270: 174: 3500:Mississippi River 3480:Roads in Illinois 3475:Roads in Kentucky 3470:Roads in Missouri 2668:U.S. Roads portal 2368:Itasca State Park 2360:Clearwater County 2295:and northwest to 1953:Black Hawk Bridge 1363:Greenville Bridge 1361:(replaced by the 1315:Pointe Ă  la Hache 1097:Black Hawk Bridge 806:, all the way to 675:, splitting onto 657:Greenville Bridge 446:Black Hawk Bridge 413:(replaced by the 355:Chester, Illinois 330:Greenville Bridge 328:(replaced by the 260:Route description 182:Mississippi River 166: 165: 49:Route information 3507: 3440:Great River Road 3400: 3373: 3368: 3355: 3336: 3317: 3316: 3310: 3308: 3293: 3287: 3286: 3284: 3282: 3276: 3267: 3261: 3259: 3257: 3255: 3223: 3217: 3216: 3214: 3212: 3196: 3190: 3189: 3187: 3178: 3172: 3170: 3168: 3166: 3150: 3137: 3136: 3134: 3132: 3118: 3112: 3111: 3109: 3107: 3092: 3086: 3085: 3077: 3071: 3070: 3062: 3056: 3055: 3053: 3051: 3036: 3030: 3029: 3027: 3023:"Meeting Agenda" 3019: 3013: 3012: 3006: 2997: 2991: 2990: 2988: 2986: 2981:on July 10, 2012 2977:. Archived from 2962: 2951: 2935: 2929: 2923: 2860: 2859: 2857: 2855: 2849: 2843:. Archived from 2838: 2829: 2823: 2822: 2820: 2818: 2803: 2797: 2796: 2794: 2792: 2780: 2771: 2770: 2768: 2766: 2754: 2748: 2747: 2745: 2743: 2727: 2721: 2720: 2718: 2716: 2707:. Archived from 2701:America's Byways 2692: 2670: 2665: 2664: 2663: 2656: 2651: 2650: 2649: 2642: 2637: 2636: 2635: 2138:. From there to 2092:Lexington Bridge 2078:, soon entering 1999:into Minnesota. 1520:, continuing on 1478:Cottonwood Grove 1472:atop a levee to 1383:Downtown Memphis 1223:, connecting in 1197:Jefferson Parish 1167:and crosses the 1130:, connecting to 1103:) to Wisconsin. 891:Des Moines River 751:, then north on 659:(originally the 457:on the east bank 442:on the west bank 427:on the east bank 407:on the west bank 392:on the east bank 372:on the west bank 357:on the east bank 342:on the west bank 322:on the east bank 307:on the west bank 178:Great River Road 44: 33:Great River Road 30: 21: 20: 3515: 3514: 3510: 3509: 3508: 3506: 3505: 3504: 3430: 3429: 3411: 3408: 3403: 3402: 3401: 3385: 3381: 3376: 3352: 3326: 3324:Further reading 3321: 3320: 3306: 3304: 3295: 3294: 3290: 3280: 3278: 3274: 3268: 3264: 3253: 3251: 3224: 3220: 3210: 3208: 3197: 3193: 3185: 3179: 3175: 3164: 3162: 3151: 3140: 3130: 3128: 3120: 3119: 3115: 3105: 3103: 3093: 3089: 3078: 3074: 3063: 3059: 3049: 3047: 3037: 3033: 3025: 3021: 3020: 3016: 3004: 2998: 2994: 2984: 2982: 2963: 2954: 2950:(Nov. 30, 1976) 2936: 2932: 2924: 2863: 2853: 2851: 2847: 2836: 2830: 2826: 2816: 2814: 2805: 2804: 2800: 2790: 2788: 2781: 2774: 2764: 2762: 2755: 2751: 2741: 2739: 2729: 2728: 2724: 2714: 2712: 2693: 2689: 2684: 2666: 2661: 2659: 2652: 2647: 2645: 2638: 2633: 2631: 2628: 2524: 2404:Longbow Corners 2376: 2370:on County 122. 2246:MN 371 Business 2199:Morrison County 2104:Minnesota River 2032:Hastings Bridge 2021:Hastings Bridge 1993:St. Croix River 1977:WIS 35 Business 1844:Muscatine, Iowa 1635:) to Missouri. 1611:and leaving at 1554:Cairo, Illinois 1281:Airline Highway 1189:Magazine Street 1156: 1087:(partly former 725:Crowley's Ridge 721:Bear Creek Lake 477: 405:Muscatine, Iowa 390:Niota, Illinois 282:federal funding 278: 262: 149:National Forest 35: 34: 31: 17: 12: 11: 5: 3513: 3503: 3502: 3497: 3492: 3487: 3482: 3477: 3472: 3467: 3462: 3457: 3452: 3447: 3442: 3428: 3427: 3417: 3384: 3383: 3382: 3380: 3379:External links 3377: 3375: 3374: 3369: 3356: 3350: 3337: 3327: 3325: 3322: 3319: 3318: 3288: 3262: 3218: 3191: 3173: 3138: 3113: 3087: 3072: 3057: 3031: 3014: 3000:Staff (2003). 2992: 2952: 2943:, added by 41 2930: 2861: 2832:Staff (2007). 2824: 2798: 2772: 2749: 2722: 2686: 2685: 2683: 2680: 2679: 2678: 2672: 2671: 2657: 2643: 2627: 2624: 2523: 2520: 2516:West Hawk Lake 2492:Victoria Beach 2474:north to near 2458:, and east on 2448:Lower Red Lake 2375: 2372: 2275:leads east to 2217:entrance. The 2195:Sartell Bridge 2108:Mendota Bridge 2060:South St. Paul 2005: 2004: 1983:. Finally, at 1903: 1902: 1706:Brussels Ferry 1702:Illinois River 1684:into downtown 1658:East St. Louis 1629:Chester Bridge 1597: 1596: 1498: 1497: 1371: 1370: 1323: 1322: 1269:US 61 Business 1173:US 90 Business 1161: 1160: 1155: 1152: 1120: 1119: 998:US 61 Business 975:US 61 Business 961:) to north of 920:US 61 Business 880: 879: 812:Chester Bridge 789: 788: 757:Horseshoe Lake 633: 632: 506:Donaldsonville 482: 481: 476: 473: 465: 464: 458: 448: 443: 433: 428: 418: 408: 398: 393: 383: 373: 363: 361:Chester Bridge 358: 348: 343: 333: 323: 313: 308: 277: 274: 261: 258: 164: 163: 162: 161: 156: 151: 146: 140: 139: 129: 128: 127:Highway system 124: 123: 120: 119: 78: 74: 73: 68: 64: 63: 59: 58: 55: 51: 50: 46: 45: 37: 36: 32: 25: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3512: 3501: 3498: 3496: 3493: 3491: 3488: 3486: 3485:Roads in Iowa 3483: 3481: 3478: 3476: 3473: 3471: 3468: 3466: 3463: 3461: 3458: 3456: 3453: 3451: 3448: 3446: 3443: 3441: 3438: 3437: 3435: 3425: 3421: 3418: 3416: 3413: 3412: 3407: 3398: 3394: 3390: 3389: 3370: 3366: 3362: 3357: 3353: 3351:0-9620823-8-4 3347: 3343: 3338: 3334: 3329: 3328: 3314: 3302: 3298: 3292: 3273: 3266: 3250: 3246: 3242: 3238: 3234: 3233: 3228: 3222: 3206: 3202: 3195: 3184: 3177: 3160: 3156: 3149: 3147: 3145: 3143: 3127: 3126:ROAD TRIP USA 3123: 3117: 3102: 3098: 3091: 3083: 3082:The Town Talk 3076: 3068: 3061: 3046: 3042: 3035: 3024: 3018: 3010: 3003: 2996: 2980: 2976: 2972: 2968: 2961: 2959: 2957: 2949: 2946: 2942: 2939: 2934: 2927: 2922: 2920: 2918: 2916: 2914: 2912: 2910: 2908: 2906: 2904: 2902: 2900: 2898: 2896: 2894: 2892: 2890: 2888: 2886: 2884: 2882: 2880: 2878: 2876: 2874: 2872: 2870: 2868: 2866: 2846: 2842: 2835: 2828: 2812: 2808: 2802: 2786: 2779: 2777: 2760: 2753: 2738: 2737: 2732: 2726: 2710: 2706: 2702: 2698: 2691: 2687: 2677: 2674: 2673: 2669: 2658: 2655: 2654:Canada portal 2644: 2641: 2630: 2623: 2620: 2616: 2613: 2609: 2607: 2601: 2597: 2594: 2593:Natchez Trace 2590: 2586: 2581: 2577: 2574: 2569: 2567: 2563: 2558: 2556: 2552: 2548: 2543: 2541: 2535: 2532: 2529: 2519: 2517: 2513: 2509: 2505: 2501: 2497: 2493: 2489: 2485: 2481: 2477: 2473: 2469: 2465: 2461: 2457: 2453: 2449: 2445: 2441: 2437: 2433: 2429: 2425: 2421: 2417: 2413: 2409: 2405: 2401: 2397: 2393: 2389: 2385: 2381: 2371: 2369: 2365: 2361: 2357: 2353: 2349: 2348:Andrusia Lake 2345: 2341: 2337: 2334:From Bena to 2332: 2330: 2326: 2322: 2318: 2314: 2310: 2306: 2302: 2301:Itasca County 2298: 2294: 2290: 2286: 2282: 2278: 2274: 2270: 2266: 2262: 2258: 2253: 2251: 2247: 2243: 2239: 2234: 2232: 2228: 2224: 2220: 2216: 2212: 2208: 2204: 2200: 2196: 2192: 2188: 2184: 2180: 2176: 2172: 2168: 2164: 2160: 2159:Wright County 2155: 2153: 2149: 2145: 2141: 2137: 2133: 2129: 2125: 2121: 2117: 2116:Fort Snelling 2114:) and passes 2113: 2109: 2105: 2101: 2097: 2093: 2089: 2085: 2081: 2077: 2073: 2069: 2068:Wakota Bridge 2065: 2061: 2057: 2053: 2049: 2045: 2041: 2037: 2033: 2028: 2026: 2022: 2018: 2014: 2010: 2002: 2001: 2000: 1998: 1994: 1990: 1986: 1982: 1978: 1974: 1970: 1966: 1962: 1958: 1954: 1950: 1946: 1942: 1938: 1934: 1930: 1926: 1922: 1919:, which hugs 1918: 1911: 1907: 1900: 1899: 1898: 1896: 1892: 1888: 1884: 1883:Dubuque, Iowa 1880: 1876: 1872: 1868: 1864: 1860: 1856: 1855:Illinois City 1852: 1847: 1845: 1841: 1837: 1833: 1829: 1825: 1821: 1817: 1813: 1809: 1805: 1801: 1797: 1792: 1790: 1786: 1782: 1778: 1774: 1770: 1766: 1762: 1758: 1754: 1750: 1746: 1742: 1738: 1733: 1731: 1727: 1723: 1719: 1715: 1711: 1710:Hardin Bridge 1707: 1703: 1699: 1695: 1691: 1687: 1683: 1679: 1675: 1671: 1667: 1663: 1659: 1655: 1648: 1644: 1640: 1636: 1634: 1630: 1626: 1622: 1618: 1615:. 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US 61 and 897:, following 888: 881: 814:, following 801: 790: 769:West Memphis 727:through the 669:Lake Village 642: 566: 483: 466: 401:Fort Madison 336:Lake Village 279: 271: 254: 246: 242: 177: 175: 134: 18: 2568:) in 1951. 2540:Minneapolis 2424:Highway 596 2366:and enters 2309:Cass County 2248:), east on 2215:Camp Ripley 2183:Sauk Rapids 2120:Minneapolis 2044:Lake Itasca 1991:across the 1859:East Moline 1851:Quad Cities 1724:and former 1668:, north on 1548:across the 1486:Tiptonville 1466:Hales Point 1415:Richardsons 1327:Mississippi 1321:Mississippi 1261:Baton Rouge 1177:New Orleans 1136:La Crescent 753:Highway 147 695:south, and 693:Highway 318 689:Highway 316 585:False River 518:Bridge City 462:Lake Itasca 286:New Orleans 222:Mississippi 188:. They are 113:Mississippi 3434:Categories 3050:January 7, 2817:August 18, 2791:August 18, 2742:August 18, 2715:August 28, 2682:References 2589:Blue Ridge 2512:Highway 44 2496:Highway 11 2488:Highway 59 2472:Highway 12 2444:Clearbrook 2414:) east of 2412:Highway 17 2400:Highway 71 2344:Allens Bay 2261:Merrifield 2167:Monticello 2142:(opposite 1933:Bridgeport 1832:New Boston 1820:Keithsburg 1714:Kampsville 1654:Fall Creek 1550:Ohio River 1546:the bridge 1365:in 2010). 1351:Greenville 1333:. Between 1065:Guttenberg 1006:Bettendorf 963:Toolesboro 951:Crapo Park 947:Burlington 910:) through 836:St. Peters 826:and using 808:Perryville 777:Highway 77 759:and on to 749:Highway 38 733:Highway 44 705:Highway 44 697:Highway 20 589:oxbow lake 538:Port Allen 530:Plaquemine 2938:23 C.F.R. 2480:Highway 1 2476:Ste. Anne 2352:Wolf Lake 2340:Cass Lake 2317:Ball Club 2179:St. Cloud 2015:west and 2009:Minnesota 2003:Minnesota 1973:La Crosse 1945:Cassville 1937:Lancaster 1921:Wisconsin 1901:Wisconsin 1857:. On the 1842:opposite 1808:Gladstone 1751:and then 1692:to reach 1569:Arlington 1423:Covington 1375:Tennessee 1369:Tennessee 1279:. 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