Missouri has 17 scenic byways mapped in the US Department of Transportation data, together covering about 942 miles of road. The longest is the Great River Road – Missouri, running roughly 399 mapped miles. 2 of the state’s routes carry the top All-American Road designation. This interactive map plots every Missouri scenic byway — filter by designation, search any town or address, and click a route for its details.
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Route data: US Department of Transportation scenic byway layers (geo.dot.gov). Location search by OpenStreetMap Nominatim. Routes show the mapped corridor and are for reference only – check current conditions before travelling.
How to use the Missouri scenic byways map
The map opens framed on Missouri. Each line is one scenic byway, coloured by designation. Zoom with the scroll wheel, click any route to see its name, designation, administering agency and mapped length, and use the designation checkboxes or the name filter to focus on the routes you want. Some byways continue across the state line — their full mapped length is shown.
Scenic byways in Missouri
Every scenic byway recorded in Missouri, with its designation and mapped length. Routes that run into neighbouring states are listed at their full length.
Scenic byway
Designation
Mapped length
Great River Road – Missouri
Local / Other
399 mi
Historic Route 66 – MO
State Scenic Byway
380 mi
Great River Road
National Scenic Byway
29 mi
Sugar Camp Scenic Byway
Local / Other
27 mi
Glade Top Trail
Local / Other
24 mi
Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
Local / Other
22 mi
Crowley’s Ridge Parkway
National Scenic Byway
15 mi
Old Trails Road
State Scenic Byway
15 mi
Sho-Me Santa Fe Trails
State Scenic Byway
9 mi
Ozark Mountain Highroad
State Scenic Byway
8 mi
Stars and Stripes Historical/Cultural Byway
State Scenic Byway
6 mi
Cliff Drive
State Scenic Byway
4 mi
Spirit of Kansas City
State Scenic Byway
3 mi
Ozark Mountain Parkway
State Scenic Byway
2 mi
Historic Route 66
All-American Road
0 mi
Loess Hills Scenic Byway
National Scenic Byway
0 mi
Historic National Road – Illinois
All-American Road
0 mi
Byway designations in Missouri
All-American Road × 2 — the top federal tier, a destination drive in its own right
National Scenic Byway × 3 — a federally recognised route with outstanding qualities
State Scenic Byway × 8 — designated by the state scenic byway programme
Local / Other × 4 — a locally designated or back-country route
Planning a scenic drive in Missouri
Start with the headline routes. Missouri’s All-American Roads — Historic Route 66, Historic National Road – Illinois — are the obvious place to begin. Check seasonal conditions before you travel — mountain and back-country byways can close in winter. For overnight stops along the way, see our Missouri campgrounds map, and for a different pace try the Missouri cycling map.
Route data comes from the US Department of Transportation scenic byway layers at geo.dot.gov, harmonised into a single dataset. It reflects what the transportation agencies publish and may lag local designations. Routes show the mapped corridor and are for planning only — check current road conditions before you travel.
I'm Daniel O'Donohue, the voice and creator behind The MapScaping Podcast ( A podcast for the geospatial community ). With a professional background as a geospatial specialist, I've spent years harnessing the power of spatial to unravel the complexities of our world, one layer at a time.
