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.

Contents

Route abbreviations

These abbreviations are used in the designation of specific numbered highways:

Abbreviation Route type
AR Arkansas state highway
CR County road
I- U.S. Interstate Highway
IA Iowa state highway
IL Illinois state highway
KH King's Highway (Ontario)
KY Kentucky state highway
LA Louisiana state highway
MN Minnesota state highway
MO Missouri state highway
MS Mississippi state highway
PTH Provincial Trunk Highway (Manitoba)
SH Secondary Highway (Ontario)
US U.S. Highway

Sections in certain states are also officially designated a National Scenic Byway. Those sections stretches are denoted below with NSB.

The Canadian Extensions

Ontario

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.

Manitoba

Ontario to Steinbach
PTH 1 to PTH 12
Steinbach to Minnesota
PTH 12

Minnesota

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

Minnesota (NSB)

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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

Minnesota (NSB)

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Hastings to Wisconsin
US 61 (Hastings High Bridge)

Wisconsin (NSB)

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

Illinois (NSB)

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

Kentucky

Illinois to Tennessee
US 51 to KY 123 to KY 239 to KY 166 to KY 125 to KY 94

Tennessee

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.

Mississippi

Tennessee to Louisiana
US 61 to US 49 to MS 1 to US 61

Louisiana

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

Minnesota (NSB)

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Hastings to Iowa
TH 316, US 61, TH 16, TH 26

Iowa (NSB)

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

Missouri

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

Arkansas (NSB)

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.

Louisiana

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.

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

References

  1. ^ a b c Minnesota Department of Transportation, County Maps (accessed April 2010); Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Minnesota, Great River Road site (accessed April 2010)