{
  "name": "Great River Road, Prescott to Fountain City",
  "slug": "great-river-road-wi35-prescott-fountain-city",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/great-river-road-wi35-prescott-fountain-city/",
  "summary": "WI 35 follows the Mississippi from Prescott past Lake Pepin, Maiden Rock, Stockholm, Pepin and Alma to Fountain City, with tall bluffs on one side and the river on the other.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "WI 35"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Wisconsin",
    "start": {
      "name": "Prescott",
      "lat": 44.747697,
      "lon": -92.8004
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Fountain City",
      "lat": 44.131649,
      "lon": -91.718808
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 77.3,
    "lengthKm": 124.4,
    "driveMinutes": 141,
    "corners": 34,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 347.1,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 3
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Strictly enforced 25 mph zones in Stockholm and Pepin",
    "Single-lane signals at the Waumandee Creek bridge near Fountain City until late October 2026",
    "Bridge expansion joints that can jar a stiff suspension",
    "Short flood-prevention closures in Fountain City when the river is high"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "valley",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Maiden Rock",
    "Stockholm",
    "Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum",
    "Lock and Dam No. 4",
    "Castlerock Museum",
    "Merrick State Park"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 368
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-11"
}