South Dakota Highway 37

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Highway 37

Map
     SD 37
Route information
Defined by SDCL §31-4-158
Maintained by SDDOT
Length242 mi (389 km)
Existed1926–present
Major junctions
South end N-14 at the Nebraska border
Major intersections
North end ND 1 at the North Dakota border
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
Counties
Highway system
  • South Dakota State Trunk Highway System
SD 36SD 37A.svg SD 38

South Dakota Highway 37 (SD 37) is a state route that runs across eastern South Dakota. It begins at the Nebraska border northeast of Niobrara, Nebraska, as a continuation of Nebraska Highway 14. It runs to the North Dakota border north of Hecla, where it continues as North Dakota Highway 1. It is 242 miles (389 km) in length.

History

South Dakota 37 was in place by 1926, and largely has used the same alignment since. The only significant exception was in northeast South Dakota, where SD 37 originally went westward from Groton to Bath, then north via Columbia to Houghton, where it continued to Hecla. This segment was rerouted to the current alignment by 1929.

On the south end, the road ended at the Missouri River at Running Water. A seasonal ferry was in place to carry traffic across the river. A direct connection via bridge did not open until 1998 when the Chief Standing Bear Memorial Bridge was completed.

In the early and mid-1930s, the segment between Huron and Tripp was co-numbered as U.S. Route 281. This concurrency was dropped by 1936, when US 281 was realigned further west.

The segment between Huron and Mitchell was upgraded to a 4-lane expressway, and was largely completed by 2004. A minor rerouting around the west end of Mitchell occurred, resulting in a 2-mile (3.2 km) concurrency with Interstate 90.

Legal definition

The route of SD 37 is defined in South Dakota Codified Laws § 31-4-158.[1]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Bon Homme
SD 52 east – Yankton
Western terminus of SD 52

SD 50 east – Tyndall
Eastern end of SD 50 concurrency

SD 50 west – Avon
Western end of SD 50 concurrency
SD 46 – Wagner
Hutchinson SD 37A – Tripp
US 18 – Canton
Parkston SD 44 – Platte
Davison SD 42 – Ethan
Mitchell
I-90 east / I-90 BL – Sioux Falls
Eastern end of I-90 concurrency, Exit 332; I-90 Bus. is a continuation north of the I-90 interchange

I-90 west / I-90 BL – Rapid City
Western end of I-90 concurrency, Exit 330; southern end of I-90 Bus. concurrency
I-90 BLNorthern end of I-90 Bus. concurrency
Sanborn
SD 34 east – Artesian
Eastern end of SD 34 concurrency

SD 34 west – Woonsocket
Western end of SD 34 concurrency

SD 224 west – Alpena
Western terminus of SD 224
BeadleHuron US 14 – Pierre, DeSmet
BeadleSpink
county line
SD 28 – Hitchcock
Spink
US 212 west – Redfield
Western end of US 212 concurrency
Doland
US 212 east – Clark
Eastern end of US 212 concurrency

SD 20 east – Watertown
Southern end of SD 20 concurrency
Conde
SD 20 west – Brentford
Northern end of SD 20 concurrency
BrownGroton US 12 – Aberdeen, Webster

SD 10 east – Britton
Eastern end of SD 10 concurrency

SD 10 west – Leola
Western end of SD 10 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Related route

Highway 37A

LocationTripp

South Dakota Highway 37A (SD 37A) is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of South Dakota. SD 37A's southern terminus is at SD 37 in Tripp, and the northern terminus is at US 18 north of Tripp.

The entire route is in Hutchinson County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Tripp0.0000.000 SD 37Southern terminus
US 18Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ "South Dakota Codified Law". Retrieved November 3, 2012.

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