South Dakota Highway 28

Highway 28
Route of SD 28 (in red)
Route information
Defined by SDCL §31-4-151
Maintained by SDDOT
Length:	106.982 mi[1] (172.171 km)
Existed:	c. 1934 – present
Major junctions
West end:	US 281 west of Hitchcock
East end:	MN 271 east of Astoria
Location
Counties:	Spink, Clark, Hamlin, Deuel
Highway system
South Dakota Highways ← SD 27 I-29 →

South Dakota Highway 28 (SD 28) is a state route located in east-central South Dakota. It begins at U.S. Highway 281 (US 281) west of Hitchcock, and runs easterly to the Minnesota border east of Astoria, becoming Minnesota State Highway 271. It is just under 107 miles (172 km) in length.

Route description

SD 28 begins at intersection with US 281 in rural southern Spink County and heads east as a two-lane road through plains. About five miles (8.0 km) east of its western terminus, the route traverses the northern outskirts of Hitchcock. Approximately six miles (9.7 km) east of that town, the highway crosses the James River. SD 28 then continues easterly to an intersection with SD 37 and a crossing over Foster Creek. Roughly 10 miles (16 km) east of Foster Creek, the road leaves the Spink County and enters Clark County.^[2]

East of the county line, the route passes just south of the unincorporated community of Carpenter. Approximately 14 miles (23 km) east of Carpenter, the route passes south of Willow Lake and through the city of the same name. In the eastern portion of the city of Willow Lake, the highway crosses a branch of the BNSF Railway.^[3] About four miles (6.4 km) east of Willow Lake, the route meets SD 25 and turns south to join it for a three-mile-long (4.8 km) concurrency before forking off to the east. Roughly three miles (4.8 km) east of SD 25, the highway leaves Clark County and enters Hamlin County.^[2]

Just east of the Hamlin county line, SD 28 enters the city of Bryant and traverses it from west to east. East of Bryant, the highway heads east through rolling plains for about 12 miles (19 km) to the city of Lake Norden, where it intersects the southern terminus of SD 21. After exiting the city, the route curves to the southeast and then to the northeast to bypass a couple of lakes before meeting US 81. SD 28 turns north along US 81 for one mile before turning back to the east and crossing Lake Poinsett. The highway then curves in a southerly direction and crosses an unnamed creek, then bends to the east and continues for roughly five miles (8.0 km) before crossing the Big Sioux River and heading through the city of Estelline. Just east of Estelline, SD 28 crosses into Deuel County.^[2]

The highway comes to a diamond interchange with Interstate 29 (I-29) approximately six miles (9.7 km) east of the county line; east of this interchange, the route meets the southern terminus of SD 15 and traverses the town of Toronto. About eight miles (13 km) east of Toronto, the highway crosses another unnamed creek. This creek lies roughly one mile (1.6 km) west of the Minnesota state line, the eastern end of the SD 28 designation. SD 28 continues into Minnesota as Minnesota State Highway 271.^[2]

History

South Dakota 28 was first designated around 1934. It absorbed the old route of SD 26, and was extended eastward to US 77 near Estelline. Around 1950, the extension to the Minnesota border was completed. The westward extension to US 281 was made around 1954. SD 28 may have also eventually extended further west to SD 45, but the current terminus was in place by 1970.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Spink		0.000	0.000	US 281	Western terminus
		13.958	22.463	SD 37
Clark		46.887	75.457	SD 25 north	Northern end of SD 25 concurrency
		49.877	80.269	SD 25 south	Southern end of SD 25 concurrency
Hamlin		66.366	106.806	SD 21 north	Southern terminus of SD 21
		70.993	114.252	US 81 south	Southern end of US 81 concurrency
		71.993	115.862	US 81 north	Northern end of US 81 concurrency
Deuel		91.489– 91.685	147.237– 147.553	I-29 – Watertown, Brookings	I-29 exit 150.
		94.526	152.125	SD 15 north	Southern terminus of SD 15
Lincoln		106.982	172.171	MN 271 south	Continuation into Minnesota
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. "State Highway Log: Aberdeen Region" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation. January 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
2. Google (March 1, 2015). "South Dakota Highway 28" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
3. Official South Dakota Rail Map (PDF) (Map). South Dakota Department of Transportation. November 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2015.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• South Dakota Highways Page: Highways 1-30