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WBGZ Radio 2/24/2021 | By Doug Jenkins - WBGZ Radio
The Illinois Great River Road includes the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway, a 33-mile stretch of road that runs from Hartford to Pere Marquette State Park. It now has a new designation courtesy of the Federal Highway Administration. It is now classified an All-American Road. Cory Jobe, President & CEO of the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau tells The Big Z this is a significant designation. Click here for Jobe s comments He says this designation will give the bureau another way to market the area. To be designated an All-American Road, the byway must meet criteria for at least two nationally significant intrinsic qualities: scenic, historic, cultural, natural, recreational, and archaeological. It must also be considered a destination until itself. ....
Travel the new All-American Road in Illinois Great River Road receives prestigious national roadway designation The Intelligencer FacebookTwitterEmail The Illinois Great River Road, which includes the local Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway, has been designated an “All-American Road” by the Federal Highway Administration. The Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway is a 33-mile stretch included in the Illinois Great River Road, which runs from Hartford to just north of Grafton and parallels the Mississippi River and includes its confluence with the Missouri River and the Illinois River.For the Intelligencer The Illinois Great River Road, which includes the local Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway, has been designated an “All-American Road” by the Federal Highway Administration. ....
Great River Road earns federal highway honor Ron DeBrock, [email protected] FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 The Great River Road, including the 33-mile Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway between Grafton and Hartford, has been designated an All-American Road by the Federal Highway Administration. Show MoreShow Less 2of3 ALTON The Illinois Great River Road has been designated an “All-American Road” by the Federal Highway Administration. The route, which includes the local Meeting of the Great Rives National Scenic Byway, is one of 49 roadways in 28 states to receive new roadway designations as part of the America’s Byways collection. The Great River Road follows the Mississippi River for 3,000 miles through 10 states, from its beginnings at Lake Itasca in Minnesota through Louisiana where it enters the Gulf of Mexico. In Illinois, the byway hugs the western border of the state for more than 550 miles. ....