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The Great River Road in Illinois north of Alton, looking south. The River Road goes right next to the river north to Grafton. Above that, it is often routed inland of the floodplain. It provides views of the dramatic contrast between the high cliffs of the Illinois side to the broad, flat, green agricultural countryside of Portage des Sioux ...
US 67 (Piasa Street) / Great River Road south – Godfrey, St. Louis: Southern terminus: Jersey: Grafton: 15.1: 24.3: IL 3 south (North Market Street) / Illinois River Road: Northern terminus of IL 3; Illinois River Road begins at junction: Richwood Township: 30.7: 49.4: IL 16 east – Jerseyville: Southern end of IL 16 concurrency: Calhoun ...
The Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route was designated as an Illinois State Scenic Byway on June 8, 1998. It was later added to the National Scenic Byway program on June 15, 2000, with an addition that extended the existing byway from East Alton south to New Poag Road. [2]
The Great River Road ends its Tennessee stretch by following SR 78 to the state line. [citation needed] Kentucky. The Great River Road's National Route enters Kentucky from Tennessee on KY 94 and runs northeast and east through Hickman. At Cayce it turns north to follow KY 239, continuing on KY 123 from west of Clinton through Columbus to the ...
Alton: 0.6: 0.97: IL 143 east / Great River Road south / Meeting of the Great Rivers south to IL 140 – Wood River: Southern end of Great River Road and Meeting of the Great Rivers overlaps: 1.4: 2.3: IL 100 north (Broadway) / Great River Road north / Meeting of the Great Rivers north – Grafton, Pere Marquette State Park
Western terminus of IL 143; west end of Great River Road concurrency: 0.1: 0.16: IL 140 east (Broadway Connector) – Bethalto: Western terminus of IL 140: Wood River: 4.2: 6.8: IL 3 (Lewis and Clark Blvd) / Great River Road south – Granite City, East Alton: East end of Great River Road concurrency: 5.8: 9.3: IL 111 (Central Ave) Roxana: 7.5 ...
Grafton is the oldest city in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. It is located near the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 626. Prior to the Great Flood of 1993, Grafton had enjoyed a stable population of nearly 1,000 residents. [citation needed]
[citation needed] The name Piasa is taken from a nearby Native American painting of a mythical bird, called the Piasa Bird, which was painted on the bluffs high above the Mississippi River. Chautauqua is located between Elsah and Grafton in Jersey County. Today, it is bordered by and has access from the Great River Road (Illinois Route 100).