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.]] The Great River Road is a collection of state, provincial, federal, and local roads which follow the course of the Mississippi River through ten states of the United States and two Canadian provinces. They are Arkansas , Illinois , Iowa , Kentucky , Louisiana , Minnesota , Mississippi , Missouri , Tennessee , Wisconsin , Manitoba , and Ontario . Divided into three main sections, the road consists of the Great River Road, the National Scenic Byway Route, and the Canadian Extensions. The eponymous segment runs on both sides of the river from Louisiana through the state borders of Kentucky/Illinois and Missouri/Iowa, excepting the full length of the road in Arkansas. A five-state section of the road has been designated a National Scenic Byway , running through Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. The Canadian Extensions begin in Lake Itasca and Bemidji, Minnesota and branch out to Winnipeg, Manitoba and Minaki and Dryden, Ontario . Developed in 1938 , the road has a separate commission in each state and province. These in turn cooperate through the Mississippi River Parkway Commission (MRPC). The 2,340 miles (3,765 km) are designated with a green and white sign showing a river steamboat inside a pilotwheel with the name of the state or province. The over-all logo reads "Canada to Gulf" where the local name would be, and most MRPC publications denote the route as beginning in Ontario and ending in Louisiana. ROUTING ''See Routing Of The Great River Road .'' Ontario Ontario also has a designated , while the main route travels east along Highway 11 to Fort Frances, Ontario . It continues until it approaches Secondary Highway 502 , travelling back up towards Dryden, Ontario , and looping back west along Highway 17 to Kenora. Some Rand McNally atlases of Canada and the United States also posted the Great River Road icon along Highway 17 on their maps, as it followed the Ottawa River . Manitoba Some road maps ( Rand McNally 's road atlas in particular) also show the Great River Road routed through Manitoba , as far north as Lake Winnipeg . However, it is unclear if the road is signed in that province. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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