U.S. Route 14 in South Dakota

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U.S. Highway 14

US 14 highlighted in red; US 14A in blue
Route information
Defined by SDCL §31-4-%section%
Maintained by SDDOT
Length440 mi (710 km)
Existed1926–present
Major junctions
West end I-90 / US 14 at the Wyoming state line
Major intersections
East end US 14 at the Minnesota state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountiesLawrence, Meade, Pennington, Jackson, Haakon, Stanley, Hughes, Hyde, Hand, Beadle, Kingsbury, Brookings
Highway system
  • South Dakota State Trunk Highway System
SD 13 SD 15

U.S. Highway 14 (US 14) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that travels from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, to Chicago, Illinois. In the state of South Dakota, US 14 runs from the Wyoming border east to the Minnesota border.

Route description

The South Dakota section of US 14 enters the state from Wyoming concurrent with Interstate 90 (I-90). It passes through Spearfish, Sturgis, Rapid City, and Wall, before leaving I-90. US 14 then passes through Philip, Midland, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Wolsey, Huron, De Smet, Arlington, and Brookings, then leaving the state at the Minnesota state line.[1]

US 14A winds through the northern part of the scenic Black Hills, taking travelers from Sturgis to Spearfish.

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway incorporates US 14 from De Smet in the west to Rochester, Minnesota, in the east.

US 14 and US 83 serve Pierre, one of only four state capitals not on the Interstate Highway System.

The South Dakota section of US 14 is legally defined at South Dakota Codified Laws § 31-4-134.[2]

History

The segment of US 14 in South Dakota was previously part of the Black and Yellow Trail linking Chicago, Illinois, to Yellowstone National Park.[3][4]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Lawrence0.0000.000

I-90 west / US 14 west – Gillette
Continuation into Wyoming
Meade
Pennington
Jackson
Haakon
Stanley
Hughes
Hyde
Hand
Beadle
Kingsbury
BrookingsElkton Township440710
US 14 east – Lake Benton
Continuation into Minnesota
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Special routes

South Dakota has four current special routes of US 14: an alternate route from Spearfish to Sturgis, a truck route in Pierre, a business loop in Huron, and a bypass route in Brookings. There is also a former business loop in Rapid City.

References

  1. ^ "South Dakota State Map" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "31-4-134. U.S. Highway 14 from Interstate Highway 90 to Minnesota". South Dakota Statutes. Archived from the original on October 31, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "Finding the Heartbeat of South Dakota on Highway 14". Travel South Dakota. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "The Oldest Highway In America, U.S. 14, Passes Right Through South Dakota". OnlyInYourState. March 22, 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

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U.S. Route 14
Previous state:
Wyoming
South Dakota Next state:
Minnesota