GRR Routing

Great River Road Routing

Note: this is a generalized routing that does not include many short segments on local roads. Some of these are temporary segments pending construction of new roadway, such as the West River Parkway through downtown Minneapolis. Don’t rely on this list for a 100 percent complete routing.

Route

Cities/Towns

Comments

Iowa Border (IA-26)

MN-26

Brownsville

MN-16

U.S. 61

La Crescent
Winona
Kellogg
Wabasha
Lake City
Red Wing

Includes short segment along I-90

Route may diverge at places along this stretch

Goodhue and Dakota CSAH 18

Dakota CSAH 54/ 10^th St. (Hastings)

U.S. 61

Hastings

Joined at Hastings by the Wisconsin leg that follows the east side of the river, and enters Minnesota via U.S. 10.

Dakota CSAH 42

Hastings, Nininger

MN-55

Pine Bend

Dakota CSAH 56 (Concord Ave)

Inver Grove Heights

I-494

So. St. Paul/Newport

Crosses Mississippi River at Wacouta Bridge

U.S. 61/10

Newport
St. Paul

Warner Road

St. Paul

Shepard Road

St. Paul

I-35E

St. Paul/Lilydale

Crossing Mississippi River (N-bound GRR on S-bound I-35E)

MN-13

Lilydale/Mendota/
Mendota Heights

N-bound GRR on S-bound 13

MN-55

Mendota Heights/ Minneapolis

Minnehaha Pkwy
Godfrey Parkway

West River Pkwy

Minneapolis

Newly completed segment of West River Parkway between 4th Avenue South and Portland Avenue. Ends at Plymouth Ave

Plymouth Ave, Marshall Ave, East River Road

Minneapolis, Fridley

Crosses river between West River Pkwy and Marshall Ave.

I-694

Fridley, Brooklyn Center

Crosses river between East River Road and MN-252.

MN-252

Brooklyn Center

West River Road

Brooklyn Park

Hennepin CSAH 12

Champlin

Wright CSAH 39

Wright & Stearns CSAH 75

Monticello

various St. Cloud city streets

St. Cloud

Stearns CSAH 1

Morrison CSAH ?

MN-27

Crosses river into Little Falls.

Little Falls city streets, Morrison CSAH 76

MN-371

MN-210

U.S. 169

Aitkin CSAH 3, CSAH 10

Itasca CSAH 3

Grand Rapids

U.S. 2

Deer River

Itasca CSAH 39, MN-46

Itasca & Cass CSAH 9

Loop from U.S. 2 north generally paralleling the river, returning along south shore of Lake Winnibigoshish.

U.S. 2

Cass Lake
Bemidji

Follows U.S. 2 for a long stretch. Crosses river at Lake Bemidji outlet entering Bemidji.

NOTE: AT BEMIDJI, THE ROUTE DIVIDES. FOLLOWING IS THE SEGMENT THAT FOLLOWS THE MISSISSIPPI TO ITS SOURCE. THE ALTERNATE SEGMENT IS SHOWN BELOW ON A YELLOW BACKGROUND.

Beltrami CSAH 7, 9

Clearwater CSAH 2

Note: the junction with County 2 and MN-200 is the entrance to Itasca State Park...the true head of the Mississippi River. Lake Itasca was named by its non-aboriginal discoverer, Henry Schoolcraft, who derived its name from the Latin for "true head", verITAS CAput. However, the GRR continues north into Canada.

MN-200

MN-92

Bagley

Clearwater CSAH 5

MN-89

MN-11

MN-313

Enter Canada and Province of Manitoba (MB-12)

Route proceeds northwest toward Winnipeg

** NORTH LEG from Bemidji via U.S. 71

Blackduck

Northome

Big Falls

International Falls

Enter Canada and Province of Ontario

Ft. Frances.

Route proceeds north to Kenora.

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Created June 4 1998

Updated November 15 1998

Route	Cities/Towns	Comments
Iowa Border (IA-26)
MN-26	Brownsville
MN-16
U.S. 61	La Crescent Winona Kellogg Wabasha Lake City Red Wing	Includes short segment along I-90 Route may diverge at places along this stretch
Goodhue and Dakota CSAH 18
Dakota CSAH 54/ 10^th St. (Hastings)
U.S. 61	Hastings	Joined at Hastings by the Wisconsin leg that follows the east side of the river, and enters Minnesota via U.S. 10.
Dakota CSAH 42	Hastings, Nininger
MN-55	Pine Bend
Dakota CSAH 56 (Concord Ave)	Inver Grove Heights
I-494	So. St. Paul/Newport	Crosses Mississippi River at Wacouta Bridge
U.S. 61/10	Newport St. Paul
Warner Road	St. Paul
Shepard Road	St. Paul
I-35E	St. Paul/Lilydale	Crossing Mississippi River (N-bound GRR on S-bound I-35E)
MN-13	Lilydale/Mendota/ Mendota Heights	N-bound GRR on S-bound 13
MN-55	Mendota Heights/ Minneapolis
Minnehaha Pkwy Godfrey Parkway
West River Pkwy	Minneapolis	Newly completed segment of West River Parkway between 4th Avenue South and Portland Avenue. Ends at Plymouth Ave
Plymouth Ave, Marshall Ave, East River Road	Minneapolis, Fridley	Crosses river between West River Pkwy and Marshall Ave.
I-694	Fridley, Brooklyn Center	Crosses river between East River Road and MN-252.
MN-252	Brooklyn Center
West River Road	Brooklyn Park
Hennepin CSAH 12	Champlin
Wright CSAH 39
Wright & Stearns CSAH 75	Monticello
various St. Cloud city streets	St. Cloud
Stearns CSAH 1
Morrison CSAH ?
MN-27		Crosses river into Little Falls.
Little Falls city streets, Morrison CSAH 76
MN-371
MN-210
U.S. 169
Aitkin CSAH 3, CSAH 10
Itasca CSAH 3	Grand Rapids
U.S. 2	Deer River
Itasca CSAH 39, MN-46 Itasca & Cass CSAH 9		Loop from U.S. 2 north generally paralleling the river, returning along south shore of Lake Winnibigoshish.
U.S. 2	Cass Lake Bemidji	Follows U.S. 2 for a long stretch. Crosses river at Lake Bemidji outlet entering Bemidji.
NOTE: AT BEMIDJI, THE ROUTE DIVIDES. FOLLOWING IS THE SEGMENT THAT FOLLOWS THE MISSISSIPPI TO ITS SOURCE. THE ALTERNATE SEGMENT IS SHOWN BELOW ON A YELLOW BACKGROUND.
Beltrami CSAH 7, 9
Clearwater CSAH 2
Note: the junction with County 2 and MN-200 is the entrance to Itasca State Park...the true head of the Mississippi River. Lake Itasca was named by its non-aboriginal discoverer, Henry Schoolcraft, who derived its name from the Latin for "true head", verITAS CAput. However, the GRR continues north into Canada.
MN-200
MN-92	Bagley
Clearwater CSAH 5
MN-89
MN-11
MN-313
Enter Canada and Province of Manitoba (MB-12)		Route proceeds northwest toward Winnipeg
** NORTH LEG from Bemidji via U.S. 71	Blackduck Northome Big Falls International Falls
Enter Canada and Province of Ontario	Ft. Frances.	Route proceeds north to Kenora.