Great River Road - Mississippi
Great River Road - Mississippi is an All-American Road in Mississippi. Within Mississippi it covers roughly 380 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Great River Road - Mississippi with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
The Mississippi leg of the Great River Road runs through the Delta, the flat, fertile cotton country that is the birthplace of the blues. It links Vicksburg, with its sprawling Civil War battlefield above the river, to Delta towns like Greenville and the blues landmarks around Clarksdale. The river, the levees, and the music heritage define the route.
- the Mississippi Delta
- birthplace of the blues
- Vicksburg battlefield
- cotton country
- Mississippi River levee
Designated for its historic qualities
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Places to stop along Great River Road - Mississippi
Delta Blues Museum
Clarksdale's museum of the blues in an old freight depot, including the cabin where Muddy Waters grew up.
WebsiteVicksburg National Military Park
Siege lines, monuments, and the raised Union ironclad USS Cairo along a 16-mile tour road.
WebsiteEmerald Mound
One of the largest Mississippian ceremonial mounds in North America, built between about 1250 and 1600.
Where to Stay along Great River Road - Mississippi
2 campgrounds and RV parks sit within about 5 miles of Great River Road - Mississippi.
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What is an All-American Road?
All-American Roads are the top tier of America's National Scenic Byways. To earn the title a road has to be a destination in its own right — offering features so exceptional, across several intrinsic qualities (scenic, natural, historic, cultural, archaeological or recreational), that they can't be found anywhere else.