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id: "2248"
name: Great River Road - Illinois
distance: "557"
duration: Take four or five days to visit the entire byway.
description: Beautiful bluffs tower over the byway as permanent sentinels for the great river. Whether directly along the banks of the river or winding through the vast flood plain, Illinois presents its own flavor of the mighty Mississippi through its wildlife, farmland products, and four centuries of history and heritage.
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organization:
  - url: https://experiencemississippiriver.com/states/illinois/
    name: Great River Road - Illinois
  - url: https://mississippirivercountry.com/states/arkansas/
    name: Mississippi River Country - Illinois
  - url: https://www.greatriverroad-illinois.org/
    name: Mississippi River Parkway Commission - Illinois
attractions:
  - url: https://www.greatriverroad.com/
    name: Middle Mississippi River Valley
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/trte/index.htm
    name: Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/two-rivers
    name: Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/upper-mississippi-river
    name: Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
  - Illinois State Scenic Byway
states:
  - IL
part of:
  - "2279"
ll:
  - -90.655953
  - 42.491577
bounds:
  - - -91.41259799979781
    - 36.98833799989876
  - - -89.14875800008161
    - 42.49186
books: "978-1426219054,979-8886470185"

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Beautiful bluffs tower over the byway as permanent sentinels for the great river. Whether directly along the banks of the river or winding through the vast flood plain, Illinois presents its own flavor of the mighty Mississippi through its wildlife, farmland products, and four centuries of history and heritage.