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16.1. Brighton Boulevard in Denver. Chambers Road in Aurora. $1.50~$4.50 [ 32] All-electronic toll; allows ExpressToll and license plate toll; HOV-3+ must have an ExpressToll transponder which they can slide to the HOV indicator to ride free; motorcycles and RTD buses are toll-free [ 33] US 36 (Express Lanes) 16.0.
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 ...
The Mississippi River[ b ] is the primary river and second-longest river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. [ c ][ 15 ][ 16 ] From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it flows generally south for 2,340 miles (3,766 km) [ 16 ] to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Mississippi River System, also referred to as the Western Rivers, is a mostly riverine network of the United States which includes the Mississippi River and connecting waterways. The Mississippi River is the largest drainage basin in the United States. [ 3] In the United States, the Mississippi drains about 41% of the country's rivers. [ 4]
Great River Road Route information Length 2,069.0 mi (3,329.7 km) Location Country United States States Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana Highway system Scenic Byways National National Forest BLM NPS The distinctive route marker displayed along the entire 10-state routing of the Great River Road The Great River Road is a ...
The Mississippi River Trail (abbreviated MRT) is a designated bicycle and pedestrian trail that traverses the shores of the Mississippi River in the United States. The trail extends from the headwaters at Lake Itasca in Minnesota to near the mouth of the river in Venice, Louisiana. Much of the trail’s 3,000 miles (4,800 km) follows roadways ...
Consider West Alton, Missouri, on a bend of the Mississippi near its meeting with the Missouri River. It had 3,900 people in 1970, Mayor Willie Richter said. That number nosedived to about 570 ...
The inland and intracoastal waterways of the eastern United States. The inland waterways of the United States include more than 25,000 mi (40,000 km) of navigable waters. Much of the commercially important waterways of the United States consist of the Mississippi River System —the Mississippi River and connecting waterways.