Great River Road
All-American Road The Kentucky stretch (64 mi) of a 3,353 mi all-american road that also runs through Louisiana, Minnesota, Illinois, Mississippi, Arkansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Tennessee and Missouri.
About the Great River Road
Throughout history, the Mississippi River influenced many lives: the Dakota, Chippewa, and Hopewell cultures; early French voyagers; African-Americans seeking freedom on the Underground Railroad; and many more. Through its charming river towns and metropolitan cities, historic sites and cultural artifacts, today's Great River Road still links resources, people, and history.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 23 · on the roadColumbus-Belmont State Park · State park · 35 sites · reservable
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, in order along the byway; each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
The same byway in other states
- Great River Road in Louisiana · 742 mi
- Great River Road in Minnesota · 571 mi
- Great River Road in Illinois · 476 mi
- Great River Road in Mississippi · 384 mi
- Great River Road in Arkansas · 368 mi
- Great River Road in Iowa · 321 mi
- Great River Road in Wisconsin · 245 mi
- Great River Road in Tennessee · 153 mi
- Great River Road in Missouri · 29 mi
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.