South Dakota Highway 34

Highway 34
Route of SD 34 (in red)
Route information
Defined by SDCL §31-4-156
Maintained by SDDOT
Length:	419.010 mi[1][2][3][4] (674.331 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
West end:	WYO 24 at Wyoming state line
	US 85 at Belle Fourche I-90 / US 14 at Sturgis US 83 / US 14 at Pierre US 281 east of Fort Thompson US 81 at Madison I-29 south-east of Madison
East end:	MN 30 at Minnesota state line
Location
Counties:	Butte, Lawrence, Meade, Ziebach, Haakon, Stanley, Hughes, Hyde, Buffalo, Jerauld, Sanborn, Miner, Lake, Moody
Highway system
South Dakota Highways ← SD 32 SD 35 →

SD 34 in Belle Fourche

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
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       Concurrency terminus

References

1. "State Highway Log: Rapid City Region" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation. January 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
2. "State Highway Log: Pierre Region" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation. January 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
3. "State Highway Log: Aberdeen Region" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation. January 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
4. "State Highway Log: Mitchell Region" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation. January 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2013.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• South Dakota Highways Page: Highways 31-60