The Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route extends for thirty-three miles in southwestern Illinois, traveling through the floodplain of the Mississippi, Missouri and Illinois Rivers. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to The Illinois River is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 273 miles (439 km long in the U The Route has been officially designated as a National Scenic Byway by the United States Department of Transportation. A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for its archeological cultural historic natural recreational and/or scenic The United States Department of Transportation ( DOT) is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with Transportation The Route is also parallels a portion of the Great River Road. The Great River Road is a collection of state provincial federal and local roads which follow the course of the Mississippi River through ten states of the United States
The north end of the Route is at Pere Marquette State Park, located at the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. Pere Marquette State Park is an 8050-acre (32 km² protected area in southwestern Jersey County Illinois, United States. The south end of the Route is at the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site, located near the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. The Lewis and Clark State Historic Site opened in 2004 and is owned and operated by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. The cities and villages of Grafton, Chautauqua, Elsah, Alton, East Alton, Wood River and Hartford are located along the Route. Grafton is the oldest city in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. Chautauqua Illinois (also known as the New Piasa Chautauqua Historic District) is a private gated summer resort that started as a 19th century tent settlement Elsah is a village in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. Alton is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about 15 miles north of St East Alton is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. Wood River is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. Hartford is a village in Madison County, Illinois, near the mouth of the Missouri River.
The Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail parallels the Route between Pere Marquette State Park and Alton. The Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail, is a paved 215 mile biking/walking trail located in southwestern Illinois located just north of the St The Confluence Bike Trail parallels the Route from Alton south to Hartford. The Confluence Trail, part of the Madison County Illinois Transit (MCT bikeways network is an 18
Other major points of interest along the Route include Piasa Park, the Clark Bridge in Alton, and the National Great Rivers Museum at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam. The Piasa or Piasa Bird is a Legendary creature that was depicted in a Mural painted by Native Americans on a cliff above the Mississippi The Clark Bridge (sometimes referred to as the Superbridge as the result of its construction being the subject of a documentary aired by Nova) is a Cable-stayed Melvin Price Locks and Dam is a Dam and two locks at River mile 200
In May 2007, the Illinois Bureau of Tourism announced that the Route was officially chosen as one of the "Seven Wonders of Illinois". Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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