Routing of the Great River Road
This is a complete list of directions for the Great River Road from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Not a single road as its name might suggest, the Great River Road is more accurately described as a designated route, the whole of which is composed of connected segments of other named and numbered highways and routes maintained by local jurisdictions.
The directions below follow the route from north to south. Some segments include one-way streets that may temporarily alter the general direction in particular areas. While believed accurate at the time of compilation, an up-to-date road map should be consulted for actual navigation; in addition to possibly containing unrecognized errors or omissions, this list will not be up-to-date with local closures, detours, and reroutings.
Route abbreviations
These abbreviations are used in the designation of specific numbered highways:
Sections in certain states are also officially designated a National Scenic Byway. Those sections stretches are denoted below with NSB.
The Canadian Extensions
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- Minaki to Kenora
- SH 596 to KH 17
- Kenora to Dryden
- KH 17
- Kenora to Manitoba
- KH 17
- Dryden to Fort Frances
- SH 594 to SH 502 to KH 11
- Fort Frances to Minnesota
- KH 71
- Fort Frances to Rainy River
- KH 11
- Rainy River to Minnesota
- KH 11
Note: KH 71 provides another Canadian Extension between KH 17 and KH 11.
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- Ontario to Steinbach
- PTH 1 to PTH 12
- Steinbach to Minnesota
- PTH 12
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- Ontario to International Falls
- US 71
- International Falls to Bemidji
- US 71 to MN 72
- Ontario to Warroad
- MN 72 to MN 11
- Manitoba to Warroad
- MN 313 to MN 11
- Warroad to Lake Itasca
- MN 11 to MN 89 to MN 5 to MN 92 to MN 200
The Great River Road
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- Lake Itasca to Bemidji
- MN 200 to MN 2 to MN 9 to MN 10 to MN 7 to MN 197
- Bemidji to near Lake Andrusia
- MN 197 to 1st St to Lake Ave to MN 12 to MN 51 to Roosevelt Rd to MN 8
- Near Lake Andrusia to Bena
- MN 8 to MN 33 to MN 12 to MN 39 to NF-2171 to NF-2167 to US 2
- Bena to near Leighton Lake
- US 2 to MN 9 to MN 46 to MN 39 to US 2 to CR-18 to CR-3 to MN 3 to MN 74 to MN 65 to MN 28 to MN 6
- Near Leighton Lake to Grand Rapids
- MN 6 to MN 64 to MN 63 to US 2 to US 169
- Grand Rapids to Palisade
- US 169 to SE 1st St to River Rd to MN 3 to MN 10
- Palisade to Aitkin
- MN 10 to CR-69 to CR-10 to US 169 to CR-21 to MN 1
- Aitkin to Brainerd
- MN 1 to MN 210 to MN 6 to MN 11 to MN 109 to MN 19 to MN 3 to MN 25 to MN 210
- Brainerd to Little Falls
- MN 210 to MN 371 to MN 47 to MN 76 to CR-76 to 4th St to MN 27 to MN 52
- Little Falls to St. Cloud
- MN 52 to MN 25 to MN 21 to MN 1 to 9th Ave to 10th Ave
- St. Cloud to Monticello
- 10th Ave to 9th Ave to Clearwater Rd to MN 7 to MN 75
- Monticello to Otsego
- MN 75 to MN 39 to 95th St
- Otsego to Dayton
- 95th St to 90th St to MN 101 to River Rd to E Robinson St to Division St to Dayton River Rd
- Dayton to Brooklyn Center
- Dayton River Rd to Dayton Rd to US 169 to MN 12 to W River Rd to Brookdale Dr to MN 252
- Brooklyn Center to Minneapolis
- MN 252 to I-694 (I-694 Bridge) to E River Rd to Marshall St to W Broadway Ave (Broadway Ave Bridge) to NW River Rd to W River Pkwy
- Minneapolis to St. Paul
- W River Pkwy to Godfrey Pkwy to Minnehaha Ave to 46th St to MN 55 to MN 110 to MN 13 to I-35E (Lexington Bridge) to MN 5 to Randolph Ave
- St. Paul to Hastings
- Randolph Ave to Shepard Rd to Warner Rd to US 10/US 61 to I-494 (Wakota Bridge) to Dakota County 56 to MN 55 to Dakota County 42 to Nininger Rd to W 2nd St to US 61
Note: At Hastings, the Great River Road splits into Eastern and Western routes.
Eastern Route
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- Hastings to Wisconsin
- US 61 (Hastings High Bridge)
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- Minnesota to La Crosse
- US 61 to US 10 to WI 35 to US 61
- La Crosse to Illinois
- US 61 to WI 35 to US 18 to WI 35 to WI 133 to US 61 to WI 35
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- Wisconsin to Keithsburg
- IL 35 to Wall St to 5th St to US 20 to IL 84 to WI 92 to IL A to IL 14 to IL 17 to 76th St to 4th St
- Keithsburg to Hamilton
- 4th St to Main St to IL 25 to IL 3 to IL 164 to I-34 to Carman Rd to IL 96 to US 136 to IL 96
- Hamilton to Alton
- IL 96 to US 24 to IL 57 to IL 96 to IL 106 to IL 96 to IL 100 to US 67
- Alton to Kentucky
- US 67 to IL 143 to IL 3 to I-270 to IL 111 to I-70 to IL 3 to US 51
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- Illinois to Tennessee
- US 51 to KY 123 to KY 239 to KY 166 to KY 125 to KY 94
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- Kentucky to Mississippi
- TN 78 to TN 79 to TN 181 to TN 88 to US 51 to I-40 to Riverside Dr to I-55 to US 61.
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- Tennessee to Louisiana
- US 61 to US 49 to MS 1 to US 61
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- Mississippi to Baton Rouge
- US 61 to I-110 to Capitol Lake Rd to N 3rd St to State Capitol Dr to River Rd to Government St to LA 30
- Baton Rouge to New Orleans
- LA 30 to LA 327 to LA 991 to LA 75 to LA 942 to LA 44 to LA 628 to LA 48 to Oak Ave to River Rd to Leake Ave
- New Orleans to Gretna
- Leake Ave to Magazine St to Exposition Blvd to Tchoupitoulas St to US 90 (Crescent City Connection) to LA 23
Note: At Gretna, the Eastern and Western routes of the Great River Road rejoin.
Western Route
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- Hastings to Iowa
- TH 316, US 61, TH 16, TH 26
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- Minnesota to Marquette
- IA 26 to IA 9 to Main St to S Front St to CR-X52 to IA 76 to North St to IA 76
- Marquette to Dubuque
- IA 76 to 7th St to CR-X56 to Bluff St to Kosiusko St to N 5th St to Hayden St to US 52 to IA C9Y to US 52 to US 61
- Dubuque to Davenport
- US 61 to US 52 to IA 64 to US 67 to IA 136 to US 67 to 7th Ave to US 67 to US 61
- Davenport to Muscatine
- US 61 to IA 22 to IA 38 to IA 92
- Muscatine to Montrose
- IA 92 to CR-X61 to CR-X99 to Main St to Maple St to Summer St to CR-X62 to US 61 to IA 998
- Montrose to Missouri
- IA 998 to S 1st St to Pine St to Water St to Middle Rd to CR-X28 to 7th St to US 136
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- Iowa to Hannibal
- US 61 to MO B to US 61 to MO 168 to US 61 to I-72
- Hannibal to St. Louis
- I-72 to US 36 to MO 79 to I-70 to I-55
- St. Louis to Arkansas
- I-55 to US 61
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- Missouri to Marianna
- US 61 to AR 77 to US 70 to AR 147 to AR 38 to US 79 to Chestnut St to Poplar St to AR 44
- Marianna to Helena
- AR 44 to CR-239 to CR-221 to CR-217 to CR-239 to Sterling Rd to Holly St to Miller St to Columbia St to US 49
- Helena to Dumas
- US 49 to AR 20 to AR 44 to AR 20 to AR 318 to AR 316 to AR 1 to US 165
- Dumas to Louisiana
- US 165 to US 65
Note: A secondary route runs from US 165 north of Dumas to AR 1 to AR 4, returning to US 165 in McGehee.
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- Arkansas to Port Allen
- US 65 to LA 131 to LA 15 to LA 1 to LA 416 to LA 415 to LA 986 to N Jefferson Ave to Court St to S River Rd
- Port Allen to Plaquemine
- S River Rd to Oaks Ave to Alexander Ave to Avenue G to LA 1 to LA 988 to LA 1
- Plaquemine to Gretna
- LA 1 to LA 405 to LA 1 to LA 18 to LA 541 to LA 18 to LA 23
- Gretna to Venice
- LA 23
Crossings
In addition, there are twelve official Great River Road crossings over the Mississippi River between the Eastern and Western Routes.
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- Eisenhower Bridge
- Red Wing, MN to Hager City, WI, US 61 to US 63 to WI 35
- Wabasha-Nelson Bridge
- Wabasha, MN to Nelson, WI, US 61 to MN 60 to WI 25 to WI 35
- Main and North Channel Bridges
- Winona, MN to near Fountain City, WI, US 61 to Huff St to W 2nd St to MN 43 to WI 54 to WI 35
- La Crosse West Channel Bridge and Mississippi River Bridge
- La Crescent, MN to La Crosse, WI, US 61 to Division St to WI 35
- Black Hawk Bridge
- Lansing, IA to De Soto, WI, IA 26 to IA 9 to WI 82 to WI 35
- Marquette-Joliet Bridge
- Marquette, IA to Prairie du Chien, WI, IA 76 to US 18
- Dubuque-Wisconsin Bridge
- Dubuque, IA to Kieler, WI, US 52 to W 4th St to Main St to US 151 to WI 35
- Mark Twain Memorial Bridge
- Hannibal, MO to Hull, IL, I-72 to IL 96
- Chester Bridge
- Perryville, MO to Chester, IL, US 61 to MO 51 to IL 150 to IL 3
- Memphis-Arkansas Memorial Bridge
- West Memphis, AR to Memphis, TN, AR 77 to I-55
- Helena Bridge
- Helena, AR to near Lula, MS, US 49
- Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge
- Lake Village, AR to near Greenville, MS, US 65 to US 82
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