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Page 212 of [1] sort of shows the Mississippi routing. -- SPUI ( T - C - RFC) 01:01, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
The article seems to suggest that the Great River Road follows the course of the Mississippi, and indeed all the states listed to border the Mississippi. Yet Ontario is also listed there, a province that does not have the Mississippi in it, as well the route mentioned in Ontario does not seem to connect to any of the American portion. I strongly suspect that the Canadian one is a different road entirely.
I have two suggestions, either separate the Ontario (and Manitoba) mention(s) and put them in antoher section, or create an entirely new article for them (something like Great River Road (Ontario) or Great River Road (Canada).
Finally, I do live in Manitoba, I'll take a notice about the Manitoba signing next time I have a chance to. -- Canuckguy 12:05, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
This should probably go from south to north, since the river mileposts go that way. -- NE2 20:21, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
I started writing about Minnesota, but couldn't find enough information online. Someone with the printed maps should follow along with the Mn/DOT county maps and correct the description. -- NE2 20:38, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
Is [3] a new style or just a one-off? -- NE2 21:45, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
Google Street View photos available as of June 2014 show the following turns to be signed, either with signage at the turn in at least one direction or reassurance directly after in both directions:
The 1960 official is the first to show the GRR; the only definite differences from its current route are US 10-61 from Hastings to St. Paul, University Avenue from St. Paul to Minneapolis (not definite until 1962), US 10-371 from Rice (St. Cloud to Rice is indefinite until 1962) to Camp Ripley Junction, probably MN 210 from Brainerd to Crosby, probably MN 210-65 from Aitkin to Jacobson, probably US 2 from Grand Rapids to Bemidji, and US 71 from Bemidji to Lake Itasca. The Canadian extension branches off at Bemidji with two alternate routes: US 71 and ON 71 to Kenora (which apparently continued to Minaki via ON 596), or MN 89 and MN 11 to Warroad. 1962 shows the western branch of the extension shifted to MN 200-MN 92-CR 5-BIA 3 from Lake Itasca to Lower Red Lake. 1964 shows a third alternate following MN 72 from Blackduck to Baudette. 1966 adds a shortcut from Little Falls to Lake Itasca on US 10-71, and is this first to show the western and central Canadian extensions entering Canada, by following MN 11 to Warroad and MN 313/MB 12 to at least Steinbach. Yet another shortcut appears in 1968, taking MN 64 from Motley to Akeley (and probably continuing to west of Laporte). Both of these shortcuts appear last in 1975. 1997-98 is the last official to show the Canadian extensions (the MN 72 route also disappears after 1975).
The GRR was extended into Manitoba in 1965, following MB 12-MB 1-MB 59-MB 11-MB 307-MB 44-MB 1-ON 17. -- NE2 19:20, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
There seem to be few if any signs in Louisiana. However, the route is defined by state law: http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/newWin.asp?doc=207049 -- NE2 06:35, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
The spur to Illinois on Route 51 has reassurance, at least southbound. The spur on I-72 has bannerless trailblazers. -- NE2 02:56, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
The spur to Illinois on Iowa 92 has reassurance (and a southbound directional pointing both ways), but those on the Fort Madison Bridge and on US 20 have nothing. I also don't see anything on US 61 to Wisconsin. -- NE2 05:45, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
A bit of history about the National Route: http://www.mrpcmembers.com/files/MRPC_2007_info.pdf -- NE2 02:21, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
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Page 212 of [1] sort of shows the Mississippi routing. -- SPUI ( T - C - RFC) 01:01, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
The article seems to suggest that the Great River Road follows the course of the Mississippi, and indeed all the states listed to border the Mississippi. Yet Ontario is also listed there, a province that does not have the Mississippi in it, as well the route mentioned in Ontario does not seem to connect to any of the American portion. I strongly suspect that the Canadian one is a different road entirely.
I have two suggestions, either separate the Ontario (and Manitoba) mention(s) and put them in antoher section, or create an entirely new article for them (something like Great River Road (Ontario) or Great River Road (Canada).
Finally, I do live in Manitoba, I'll take a notice about the Manitoba signing next time I have a chance to. -- Canuckguy 12:05, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
This should probably go from south to north, since the river mileposts go that way. -- NE2 20:21, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
I started writing about Minnesota, but couldn't find enough information online. Someone with the printed maps should follow along with the Mn/DOT county maps and correct the description. -- NE2 20:38, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
Is [3] a new style or just a one-off? -- NE2 21:45, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
Google Street View photos available as of June 2014 show the following turns to be signed, either with signage at the turn in at least one direction or reassurance directly after in both directions:
The 1960 official is the first to show the GRR; the only definite differences from its current route are US 10-61 from Hastings to St. Paul, University Avenue from St. Paul to Minneapolis (not definite until 1962), US 10-371 from Rice (St. Cloud to Rice is indefinite until 1962) to Camp Ripley Junction, probably MN 210 from Brainerd to Crosby, probably MN 210-65 from Aitkin to Jacobson, probably US 2 from Grand Rapids to Bemidji, and US 71 from Bemidji to Lake Itasca. The Canadian extension branches off at Bemidji with two alternate routes: US 71 and ON 71 to Kenora (which apparently continued to Minaki via ON 596), or MN 89 and MN 11 to Warroad. 1962 shows the western branch of the extension shifted to MN 200-MN 92-CR 5-BIA 3 from Lake Itasca to Lower Red Lake. 1964 shows a third alternate following MN 72 from Blackduck to Baudette. 1966 adds a shortcut from Little Falls to Lake Itasca on US 10-71, and is this first to show the western and central Canadian extensions entering Canada, by following MN 11 to Warroad and MN 313/MB 12 to at least Steinbach. Yet another shortcut appears in 1968, taking MN 64 from Motley to Akeley (and probably continuing to west of Laporte). Both of these shortcuts appear last in 1975. 1997-98 is the last official to show the Canadian extensions (the MN 72 route also disappears after 1975).
The GRR was extended into Manitoba in 1965, following MB 12-MB 1-MB 59-MB 11-MB 307-MB 44-MB 1-ON 17. -- NE2 19:20, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
There seem to be few if any signs in Louisiana. However, the route is defined by state law: http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/newWin.asp?doc=207049 -- NE2 06:35, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
The spur to Illinois on Route 51 has reassurance, at least southbound. The spur on I-72 has bannerless trailblazers. -- NE2 02:56, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
The spur to Illinois on Iowa 92 has reassurance (and a southbound directional pointing both ways), but those on the Fort Madison Bridge and on US 20 have nothing. I also don't see anything on US 61 to Wisconsin. -- NE2 05:45, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
A bit of history about the National Route: http://www.mrpcmembers.com/files/MRPC_2007_info.pdf -- NE2 02:21, 17 June 2014 (UTC)