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id: "2152"
name: Great River Road - Arkansas
distance: "362"
duration: Allow four days to enjoy the byway.
description: The Arkansas Great River Road embodies a fading agricultural past with a growing modern society that utilizes new agricultural technology. From the first settlers who conquered the swamp to the sharecroppers and finally to a community embedded in pastoral rhythms, this rich heritage can be seen all along the road.
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organization:
  - url: https://experiencemississippiriver.com/states/arkansas/
    name: Great River Road - Arkansas
  - url: https://mississippirivercountry.com/states/arkansas/
    name: Mississippi River Country - Arkansas
websites:
  - url: https://www.deltabyways.com/scenic-byways/great-river-road-all-american-road/
    name: Arkansas Delta Byways
  - url: https://www.arkansas.com/
    name: Arkansas Travel Guide
attractions:
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/arpo/index.htm
    name: Arkansas Post National Monument
  - url: https://www.greatriverroad.com/upper-delta-index
    name: Middle Mississippi River Valley - Upper Delta Region
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/osfnf
    name: Ozark-St. Francis National Forests
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/trte/index.htm
    name: Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
  - Arkansas State Scenic Byway
states:
  - AR
includes:
  - "2160"
part of:
  - "2279"
ll:
  - -90.18514999997251
  - 35.14651899955214
bounds:
  - - -91.483541
    - 33.00465000019733
  - - -89.89820546321153
    - 35.999531313918965
books: "979-8886470185"

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The Arkansas Great River Road embodies a fading agricultural past with a growing modern society that utilizes new agricultural technology. From the first settlers who conquered the swamp to the sharecroppers and finally to a community embedded in pastoral rhythms, this rich heritage can be seen all along the road.