Route Information

Route Information (Miles to Byway)

Chicago	285
Des Moines	185
Duluth	225
Fargo	360
Madison	150
Milwaukee	210
Mpls./St. Paul	100
Rochester	20
Sioux City	300
Sioux Falls	205

Historic Bluff Country Inc.

www.bluffcountry.com

303 South Elm Street

Rushford, MN 55971

Phone: 507-864-2992

Email: hbc@acegroup.cc

Mailing Address:

PO Box 516, Mabel, MN 55954

Highway 16 was once part of a nationwide network of highways from New York to California. Located conveniently close to Interstate 90, the byway is secluded from fast paced living. No city in Bluff Country is home to more than 5000 residents and a traffic jam in the majority of communities is five cars at an intersection.

Directions

Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway is easily accessed by travelers on I-90

Direct access from I-90 to the Scenic Byway 16 is provided at the western end of the corridor at Dexter.

Access to the Scenic Byway at the eastern end is somewhat indirect from I-90 via Minnesota Highway 61.

Minnesota Highway 76 provides access from I-90 to the Houston portion of the Byway and provides access from Iowa to the south.

Minnesota Highway 43 is the only I-90 exit specifically marked as access to the Root River Trail.

Other Access Routes from Nearby Metropolitan Areas

US Highway 52 serves as a major gateway to the Scenic Byway, providing the most often used access to the area from Rochester and the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

US 52 also acts as a major entry point into Historic Bluff Country from the south. The segment between Harmony and Preston is identified as an "Amish Byway" with buggy lanes provided in the roadway shoulders.

U.S. 63 provides access from Cedar Falls/Waterloo, Iowa, to the south.

Historic Bluff Country National Scenic Byway

Historic Bluff Country National Scenic Byway

Located within Southeastern Minnesota's Historic Bluff Country