South Dakota Highway 34
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Route of SD 34 (in red) | ||||
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| Defined by SDCL §31-4-156 | ||||
| Maintained by SDDOT | ||||
| Length: | 419.010 mi[1][2][3][4] (674.331 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1926 – present | |||
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| West end: |
 WYO 24 at Wyoming state line | |||
| East end: |
 MN 30 at Minnesota state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Butte, Lawrence, Meade, Ziebach, Haakon, Stanley, Hughes, Hyde, Buffalo, Jerauld, Sanborn, Miner, Lake, Moody | |||
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South Dakota Highway 34 (SD 34) is a state route that runs across the entire state of South Dakota, parallel to Interstate 90. It begins at the Wyoming border west of Belle Fourche, as a continuation of Wyoming Highway 24 (WYO 24). The eastern terminus is at the Minnesota border east of Egan, or southwest of Airlie, Minnesota, where it continues as Minnesota State Highway 30 (MN 30). It is just over 419 miles (674 km) in length.
History
When first implemented in 1926, the western terminus was at South Dakota Highway 45 near Gann Valley. In the 1940s and early 1950s, a road was gradually built from Pierre to SD 45 via Fort Thompson, and SD 34 was extended west along it upon its completion. A further extension westward occurred in 1961, when SD 34 absorbed the alignment of South Dakota Highway 24.
In the late 1960s, a portion of SD 34 (along with U.S. Highway 14) was upgraded as part of the construction of Interstate 90. The segment between Whitewood and Sturgis (exits 23 and 30) remains signed with I-90 and U.S. 14.
A 10-mile (16 km) segment of SD 34 in Sanborn County has been upgraded to 4 lanes. This is part of a 4-lane route from Huron to Mitchell via South Dakota Highway 37.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1][2][3][4] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Crook | | 0.000 | 0.000 | WYO 24 west | Continuation into Wyoming | |||
| Butte | Belle Fourche | 9.919 | 15.963 |  US 85 | ||||
| Lawrence | | 27.267– 27.371 | 43.882– 44.049 |   I-90 west / US 14 west | Western end of I-90/US 14 concurrency | |||
| Meade | Sturgis | 33.873– 34.294 | 54.513– 55.191 |   I-90 east / US 14 east / US 14A west / SD 79 south | Eastern end of I-90/US 14 concurrency, eastern terminus of US 14A, western end of SD 79 concurrency | |||
| | 39.319 | 63.278 | SD 79 north | Eastern end of SD 79 concurrency | ||||
| Howes | 113.051 | 181.938 |  SD 73 north | Western end of SD 73 concurrency | ||||
| Ziebach |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Haakon | | 138.931 | 223.588 | SD 73 south | Eastern end of SD 73 concurrency | |||
| Stanley | | 167.189 | 269.065 |  SD 63 north | Western end of SD 63 concurrency | |||
| | 167.673 | 269.844 | US 14 west / SD 63 south | Western end of US 14 concurrency, eastern end of SD 63 concurrency | ||||
| Fort Pierre | 204.473 | 329.067 |  SD 1806 north | Western end of SD 1806 concurrency | ||||
| 205.362 | 330.498 |  US 83 south / SD 1806 south | Western end of US 83 concurrency, eastern end of SD 1806 concurrency | |||||
| Hughes | Pierre | 206.804 | 332.819 |   US 14 east / US 83 north / US 14 Bus. begins | US 14 Bus. begins, eastern end of US 14/US 83 concurrency | |||
| 208.796 | 336.025 | US 14 Bus. east | Eastern end of US 14 Bus. concurrency | |||||
| Hyde | | 254.528 | 409.623 |  SD 47 north | Northern end of SD 47 concurrency | |||
| Buffalo | Fort Thompson | 266.869 | 429.484 | SD 47 south | Southern end of SD 47 concurrency | |||
| 267.812 | 431.002 |  SD 249 south | Northern terminus of SD 249 | |||||
| | 272.369 | 438.335 |  SD 50 east | Western terminus of SD 50 | ||||
| | 289.300 | 465.583 |  SD 45 | |||||
| Jerauld | | 316.095 | 508.706 |  US 281 | ||||
| Sanborn | | 328.326 | 528.389 |  SD 37 north | Western end of SD 37 concurrency | |||
| | 338.415 | 544.626 | SD 37 south | Eastern end of SD 37 concurrency | ||||
| Miner | | 356.352 | 573.493 |  SD 25 south | Western end of SD 25 concurrency | |||
| | 362.381 | 583.196 | SD 25 north | Eastern end of SD 25 concurrency | ||||
| | 370.445 | 596.173 |  US 81 south | Western end of US 81 concurrency | ||||
| Lake | Madison | 383.519 | 617.214 | US 81 north | Eastern end of US 81 concurrency | |||
| | 387.529 | 623.667 |  SD 19 south | Northern terminus of SD 19 | ||||
| Moody | | 402.961– 403.153 | 648.503– 648.812 |  I-29 – Sioux Falls, Brookings | ||||
| Pipestone | | 419.010 | 674.331 | MN 30 east | Continuation into Minnesota | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- 1 2 "State Highway Log: Rapid City Region" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation. January 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- 1 2 "State Highway Log: Pierre Region" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation. January 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- 1 2 "State Highway Log: Aberdeen Region" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation. January 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- 1 2 "State Highway Log: Mitchell Region" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation. January 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2013.