Great River Road
Getting to the Byway

Nearby Airports

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Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, LA (46.5 miles / 74.4 km, 1 hour)
Start: airport Marker
N 30.534° W 91.157° [?]
Directions:
  • Go north on Jackie Cochran Dr toward Sally Ride Dr.
  • Jackie Cochran Dr. becomes Sally Ride Dr.
  • Turn left onto Veterans Memorial Bridge.
  • Merge onto I-110 N.
  • Merge onto US-61 N via Exit 8B toward Natchez.
  • Continue on Hwy 61 until you reach Woodville, MS.
Junction with byway: End Marker Woodville, MS
N 31.103° W 91.292° [?]
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Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, LA (126.59 miles / 202.5 km, 2 hours 25 minutes)
Start: airport Marker At Terminal
N 29.984° W 90.256° [?]
Directions:
  • Go west on Airline Dr.
  • Merge onto I-310 N toward I-10/Baton Rouge Airline Hwy/US-61 toward Service Road B.
  • Merge onto I-10W via exit 1 on the left toward Baton Rouge.
  • Continue on I-10 for 65 miles. Merge onto I-110 N via exit 155B toward business district/metro airport.
  • Merge onto US-61 N via exit 8B toward Natchez.
  • Continue on US-61 until you reach Woodville.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of Hwy 61 and I-110
N 30.540° W 91.191° [?]
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Memphis International Airport, TN (8.7 miles / 13.9 km, 11 minutes)
Start: airport Marker Airport Road at MEM
N 35.045° W 89.982° [?]
Directions:
  • From the Memphis International Airport, head east on Winchester Rd.
  • Take the ramp onto Plough Blvd.
  • Take the ramp onto I-240 westbound.
  • Continue west on I-55.
  • From I-55, exit onto US-61 southbound.
  • Continue on US-61/S. 3rd St. which is the Great River Road in Tennessee.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of US 61 and E. Mitchell Rd.
N 35.055° W 90.060° [?]
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New Orleans International Airport, LA (1.7 miles / 2.7 km, 6 minutes)
Start: airport Marker
N 29.984° W 90.256° [?]
Directions:
  • Depart New Orleans International Airport on Parking/Rental Car Access (north-west).
  • Road name changes to Terminal Access.
  • Keep straight onto Airport exit.
  • Turn east onto US-61 (Airline Hwy).
  • Turn south onto LA 49 (Williams Blvd.)
  • Continue on LA 49 to the intersection with LA 48.
  • LA 49 is the Louisiana Great River Road on the east bank of the Mississippi River.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of LA 49 and LA 48
N 29.973° W 90.247° [?]

Nearby Cities

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Baton Rouge, LA (1.8 miles / 2.9 km, 5 minutes)
Start: city Marker Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport- Ryan Field
N 30.533° W 91.157° [?]
Directions:
  • Depart Baton Rouge Metropolitan - Ryan Field on Jackie Cochran Dr (north).
  • Road name changes to Sally Ride Avenue.
  • Turn left (south) onto Veterans Memorial Blvd.
  • Take northbound ramp to I-110.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of Veterans Memorial Boulevard and I-110
N 30.522° W 91.159° [?]
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Des Moines, IA (160 miles / 256.0 km, 2 hours 20 minutes)
Start: city Marker Intersection of I-80 and US 69
N 41.649° W 93.600° [?]
Directions:
  • Take the on-ramp from US 69 onto eastbound I-80.
  • Continue on I-80 to Davenport, then take I-280 south.
  • Take the SR-22/Rockingham Road exit.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of I-280 and SR-22 in Davenport
N 41.491° W 90.650° [?]
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Duluth, MN (84 miles / 134.4 km, 1 hour 42 minutes)
Start: city Marker Intersection of SR-194 and Mesaba
N 46.796° W 92.108° [?]
Directions:
  • Head south on Mesaba Ave toward I-35.
  • Take the ramp on the left onto I-35 Southbound.
  • Take exit 250 for US-2 W toward Proctor and Grand Rapids.
  • Continue on US-2 into Grand Rapids.
  • Turn left at Pokegama Ave/US-169.
Junction with byway: End Marker Golf Course Road in Grand Rapids
N 47.221° W 93.529° [?]
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Dyersburg, TN (13.8 miles / 22.1 km, 17 minutes)
Start: city Marker US 51 and McGaughey St.
N 36.034° W 89.386° [?]
Directions:
  • From US 51 and McGaughey St in Dyersburg, head west on McGaughey St.
  • Take Lake St (TN-78) north.
  • Get on to I-155 westbound toward Boothspoint.
  • Just short of Boothspoint, exit the Interstate onto SR-181, which is the Great River Road in Tennessee.
  • Proceed either north or south to travel the byway.
Junction with byway: End Marker I-155 and SR-181, Boothspoint
N 36.094° W 89.585° [?]
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Grand Rapids, MN (1 miles / 1.6 km, 1 minute)
Start: city Marker Golf Course Rd.
N 47.221° W 93.529° [?]
Directions:
  • The byway runs through 1st St., US-169, and Golf Course Rd.
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Hayti, Missouri, MO (15.1 miles / 24.2 km, 14 minutes)
Start: city Marker Intersection of SR 84 and 3rd St.
N 36.234° W 89.749° [?]
Directions:
  • Take SR 84 (Washington St.) west.
  • Turn right to merge onto I-55 S.
  • Go south and get onto I-155 southbound.
  • Cross the Mississippi River into Tennessee.
  • Exit onto north or southbound TN 181, which is the Great River Road.
Junction with byway: End Marker I-155 and TN 181, near Boothspoint
N 36.093° W 89.587° [?]
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Hickman, KY (13.6 miles / 21.8 km, 17 minutes)
Start: city Marker Troy Ave and Terrace Dr.
N 36.569° W 89.187° [?]
Directions:
  • From Troy Ave in downtown Hickman, go north.
  • Turn left on SR 94 (Moscow Ave.)
  • Turn right at Wabash St/E Moulton St to stay on SR 94.
  • Turn left at E Carroll St to stay on SR 94.
  • Turn right at Hamby Pond Rd to stay on SR 94.
  • Bear left at Tyler Rd to stay on SR 94.
  • Turn right to stay on SR 94.
  • Finish at Great River Road at the KY/TN border. The road becomes SR 78 in TN.
Junction with byway: End Marker SR-78 at TN/KY Border
N 36.501° W 89.360° [?]
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Jackson, MS (44 miles / 70.4 km, 50 minutes)
Start: city Marker Jackson, MS
N 32.312° W 90.178° [?]
Directions:
  • Starting at the intersection of N. State St. and E. Fortification St. in Jackson, head south on N State St.
  • Merge onto MS-18 W/US-80 W.
  • Turn left (south) at Ellis Ave and merge onto I-20 westbound.
  • Continue on I-20 for 39 miles.
  • Merge onto US-61 S via exit 5B.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of I-20 and US-61
N 32.307° W 90.888° [?]
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Paducah, KY (30 miles / 48.0 km, 35 minutes)
Start: city Marker Jefferson and 32nd St.
N 37.071° W 88.639° [?]
Directions:
  • Take 32nd St. north to Park Avenue/US 60.
  • Travel west on US 60 for approximately 30 miles.
  • Join the byway at US 51 in Wickliffe, KY.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of US 60 and US 51, Wickliffe
N 36.965° W 89.089° [?]
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St. Louis, MO (1 miles / 1.6 km, 1 minute)
Start: city Marker Intersection of I-64 and I-55/70
N 38.620° W 90.190° [?]
Directions:

The Missouri section of the Great River Road is not currently included in the National Scenic Byway designation, except for the Little Dixie Highway section further south.

To reach the nearest designated section, cross the Mississippi River into East St. Louis in Illinois and turn south onto State Route 3 towards Cahokia.

Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of I-55/64/70 and SR-3 in E. St. Louis, IL
N 38.617° W 90.171° [?]
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St. Louis, MO (175 miles / 280.0 km, 2 hours 45 minutes)
Start: city Marker Spruce St. near Busch Stadium
N 38.622° W 90.191° [?]
Directions:
  • Proceed east on Spruce Street and take the onramp to I-55 south.
  • Travel south on I-55 for approximately 142 miles.
  • Take exit 66A onto I-57 north.
  • Go 13 miles and take exit 12.
  • Travel 0.5 miles and turn right on US 60.
  • Travel 12 miles and turn right on US 51 which take you to Wickliffe Mounds, the northern end of Kentucky's Great River Road.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of US 60 and US 51, Wickliffe
N 36.965° W 89.089° [?]
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St. Louis, MO (175 miles / 280.0 km, 2 hours 45 minutes)
Start: city Marker Spruce St. near Busch Stadium
N 38.622° W 90.191° [?]
Directions:
  • Proceed east on Spruce Street and take the onramp to I-55 south.
  • Travel south on I-55 for approximately 142 miles.
  • Take exit 66A onto I-57 north.
  • Go 13 miles and take exit 12.
  • Travel 0.5 miles and turn right on US 60.
  • Travel 12 miles and turn right on US 51 which take you to Wickliffe Mounds, the northern end of Kentucky's Great River Road.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of US 60 and US 51, Wickliffe
N 36.965° W 89.089° [?]
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St. Louis, MO (1 miles / 1.6 km, 1 minute)
Start: city Marker Intersection of I-64 and I-55/70
N 38.620° W 90.190° [?]
Directions:

The Missouri section of the Great River Road is not currently included in the National Scenic Byway designation, except for the Little Dixie Highway section further south.

To reach the nearest designated section, cross the Mississippi River into East St. Louis in Illinois and turn south onto State Route 3 towards Cahokia.

Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of I-55/64/70 and SR-3 in E. St. Louis, IL
N 38.617° W 90.171° [?]
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St. Paul, MN (1 miles / 1.6 km, 5 minutes)
Start: city Marker 309 N Wabasha St.
N 44.944° W 93.093° [?]
Directions:
  • Head northwest on Wabasha St toward 4th Street.
  • Turn left at 4th Street and proceed three blocks to Washington Street.
  • Turn left onto Washington Street and proceed one block.
  • Turn right onto Exchange St./Kellogg Blvd. Veer left on Exchange Street.
  • Turn immediately left at Eagle St/Eagle Pkwy.
  • Merge onto Chestnut Street.
  • Turn right at Shepard Rd
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of Chestnut and Shephard in St. Paul
N 44.940° W 93.100° [?]
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Tunica, TN (29 miles / 46.4 km, 36 minutes)
Start: city Marker US 61 and Magnolia St.
N 34.687° W 90.376° [?]
Directions:
  • From Tunica, go northeast on US-61.
  • Finish at the border of Missouri and Tennessee, where Tennessee's part of the Great River Road begins.
Junction with byway: End Marker SR 61 at MS/TN Border
N 34.995° W 90.127° [?]
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Union City, TN (29.3 miles / 46.9 km, 45 minutes)
Start: city Marker E. Main and N. Clover
N 36.425° W 89.047° [?]
Directions:
  • From Union City, head west on E. Main St.
  • Turn left at S 1st St/TN-21.
  • Turn right at W Reelfoot Ave/TN-184.
  • Continue on TN-3/US-51.
  • Stay on US-51 to Troy.
  • In Troy, turn west on TN-21.
  • Stay on TN-21 through Hornbeak all the way to Tiptonville.
  • Turn north at TN-78 to join the Great River Road in Tennessee.
  • If you go south, you will be on one of the byway's gaps, and won't resume byway travel until Ridgely.
Junction with byway: End Marker Church St. and Kentucky St, Tiptonville
N 36.378° W 89.466° [?]