Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Great River Road is a collection of state and local roads that follow the course of the Mississippi River through ten states of the United States. They are Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. It formerly extended north into Canada, serving the provinces of Ontario and ...
The Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route extends for 33.0 miles (53.1 km) in southwestern Illinois, travelling through the floodplain of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. The route has been officially designated as a National Scenic Byway by the Federal Highway Administration. The route coincides with a portion of the Great River Road.
US 51 north / Great River Road (National Route) north / Lincoln Heritage Trail (Southern Branch) north (Ohio River Scenic Byway north) to I-57 north – Cairo: Eastern end of Lincoln Heritage Trail concurrency; western end of US 51/Great River Road concurrency: 0.75– 0.92: 1.21– 1.48: Cairo Ohio River Bridge Illinois–Kentucky state line
The mighty Mississippi River is the stuff that legends are made of. There’s no greater way to appreciate its majesty and lore than on an epic Great River Road Trip, one of the 50 best road trips ...
U.S. Route 61 or U.S. Highway 61 (U.S. 61) is a major United States highway that extends 1,400 miles (2,300 km) between New Orleans, Louisiana and the city of Wyoming, Minnesota. The highway generally follows the course of the Mississippi River and is designated the Great River Road for much of its route. As of 2004, the highway's northern ...
Roads that form significant parts of the Great River Road. ... Missouri Route 79; Illinois Route 84; Illinois Route 92; Illinois Route 96; Iowa Highway 99;
Continuation into Missouri: Clark Bridge; Missouri–Illinois state line: Madison: 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
US 36 Bus. west / Route 79 south / Great River Road – Louisiana, Downtown Hannibal: Exit 157 along I-72. Access to Mark Twain Historic District: Mississippi River: 192.660: 310.056: Mark Twain Memorial Bridge; Missouri–Illinois state line: I-72 east / US 36 east / IL 110 (CKC) north – Springfield, Chicago: Continuation into Illinois