- 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.NSB =
National Scenic Byway KH = King's Highway (Ontario)
SH = Secondary Highway (Ontario)
PTH = Provincial Trunk Highway (Manitoba)
CR = County Road
Note: These directions run north to south. Some areas include one-way streets that may slightly alter the directions in a particular area.
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 200The Great River Road
Minnesota (NSB)From south to north:
Minnesota Department of Transportation , [http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/cadd/html/counties.html County Maps] , accessed August 2007
Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Minnesota, [http://www.mnmississippiriver.com/page2.htm driving directions for the Great River Road] ]*Hastings to St. Paul: CR 42, TH 55, CR 56, I-494 (
Wakota Bridge ), US 61
*Through the Twin Cities area: US 61, CR 36 (Warner Road), CR 37 (Shepard Road), CR 38 (Randolph Avenue), TH 5, I-35E (Lexington Bridge), TH 13, TH 55, CR 46 (46th Street), Minnehaha Avenue,Godfrey Parkway ,West River Parkway , CR 66 (Broadway Avenue Bridge ), CR 23 (Marshall Street)
*Minneapolis to Monticello: CR 1, I-694 (I-694 Bridge ), TH 252, Brookdale Drive, West River Road, 97th Avenue, CR 12, CR 42, TH 101, CR 39
*Monticello to Little Falls: CR 75, Clearwater Road, 10th Avenue, 9th Avenue,Sauk Rapids Bridge , Benton Drive, CR 33 , CR 29/CR 78 (Sartell Bridge ), CR 1, CR 21, CR 25, CR 52, TH 27 (Broadway Bridge)
*Little Falls to : 4th Street , 1st Street, CR 76, Haven Road , TH 371, TH 371 Bus.,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 PkwyMinneapolis 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 AveSt. Paul to Hastings, Randolph Ave to Shepard Rd to Warner Rd to US 10/US 61 to I 494 (
Wakota Bridge ) to MN 56 to MN 55 to Dakota County 42 to Nininger Rd to W 2nd St to US 61Note: At Hastings, the Great River Road splits into Eastern and Western routes.
Eastern Route
Minnesota (NSB)
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 279 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 23Note: At Gretna, the Eastern and Western routes of the Great River Road rejoin.
Western Route
Minnesota (NSB)
From south to north:
*Iowa to Hastings: TH 26, TH 16, US 61, TH 316Iowa (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
Davenport to Muscatine, US 67 to US 61 to N Marquette St to W 2nd St to Rockingham Rd 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
Note: A secondary route runs from US 165 north of Dumas to AR 1 to AR 4, returning to US 165 in McGehee.
Dumas to Louisiana, US 165 to US 65
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
Bridges
In addition, there are twelve official GRR 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 35Main and
North Channel Bridge s: Winona, MN to near Fountain City, WI, US 61 to Huff St to W 2nd St to MN 43 to WI 54 to WI 35La Crosse West Channel Bridge and Mississippi River Bridge: La Crescent, MN to La Crosse, WI, US 61 to Division St to WI 35Black Hawk Bridge : Lansing, IA to De Soto, WI, IA 26 to IA 9 to WI 82 to WI 35Marquette-Joliet Bridge : Marquette, IA to Prairie du Chien, WI, IA 76 to US 18Dubuque-Wisconsin Bridge : Dubuque, IA to Kieler, WI, US 52 to W 4th St to Main St to US 151 to WI 35Mark Twain Memorial Bridge : Hannibal, MO to Hull, IL, I 72 to IL 96Chester Bridge : Perryville, MO to Chester, IL, US 61 to MO 51 to IL 150 to IL 3Memphis-Arkansas Memorial Bridge : West Memphis, AR to Memphis, TN, AR 77 to I 55Helena Bridge : Helena, AR to near Lula, MS, US 49Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge : Lake Village, AR to nearGreenville, MS , US 65 to US 82References
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