South Dakota Highway 71
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 Highway 71 | ||||
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| Cascade Road | ||||
 SD highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SDDOT | ||||
| Length | 34.535 mi[1] (55.579 km) | |||
| Existed | 1962–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   N-2 / N-71 northwest of Crawford, NE | |||
| North end |   US 18 Byp. in Hot Springs | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | South Dakota | |||
| Counties | Fall River | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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South Dakota Highway 71 (SD 71) is a 34.535-mile (55.579 km) state highway in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States, that travels from the Nebraska state line (where it continues as N-2/N-71 through the Black Hills National Forest) to U.S. Route 18 Bypass (US 18 Byp.) in Hot Springs. It is part of a triple state highway serving South Dakota, Nebraska, and Colorado.
Route description
[edit]SD 71's southern terminus is at the Nebraska border in Black Hills National Forest where it has the same number.[2]
In the forest, the route meets the terminus of South Dakota Highway 471. After that, it leaves the forest and ends at US 18 Byp. in Hot Springs.[3]
History
[edit]The road was originally commissioned in 1936 as part of South Dakota Highway 87. Part of that highway was given the SD 71 designation in 1962.
Major intersections
[edit]The entire highway is in Fall River County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unorganized Territory of Southwest Fall River | 0.000 | 0.000 |  N-2 south / N-71 south – Crawford | Continuation beyond Nebraska state line | |
| | 7.816 | 12.579 |   SD 471 north – Edgemont | Southern terminus of SD 471 | |
| Hot Springs | 34.535 | 55.579 | US 18 Byp. (Indianapolis Avenue) – The Mammoth Site, Civic Center | Northern terminus of SD 71 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "State Highway Log: Rapid City Region" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation. February 7, 2020. pp. 72–73. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ "Hot Springs, South Dakota" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^ "Nebraska–South Dakota State Line" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
External links
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Media related to South Dakota Highway 71 at Wikimedia Commons