Historic Bluff Country

Scenic Byway

Is Easily Accessible

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 3000 residents and a traffic jam is five cars at an intersection.

Directions

The 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.