South Dakota Highway 47 (SD 47) is a state route that runs north to south across the central portion of
South Dakota
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. It begins at an unnumbered highway at the
North Dakota
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border north of
Eureka
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, and ends at the
Nebraska
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border, where it becomes
Nebraska Highway 137. It is just under in length.
History
When initially established in the mid-1920s, South Dakota 47 extended from
U.S. Highway 16 at
Pukwana to
U.S. Highway 18 at Wheeler, along what is currently portions of
South Dakota Highway 50
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and Charles Mix County Highway 49. Around 1932, the south end of SD 47 was truncated at
Platte, then a few years later in 1936, SD 47 was extended west to
Chamberlain
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, before heading north to the intersection of
U.S. Highway 14 at
Highmore.
The segment between Pukwana and Platte was redesignated as part of
South Dakota Highway 43 , and SD 47 was rerouted west from Chamberlain to
Oacoma, then extended southward to U. S. 18 at
Gregory. 11 years later, , SD 47 was extended south to the Nebraska border, via a shared alignment with U. S. 18 to
Burke
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.
In 1955, near
Oacoma, SD 47 was rerouted west to near
Reliance, before heading south to meet with the old alignment near the White River. Also in 1955, SD 47 was extended north to
Eureka
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via
Lebanon
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and
Bowdle. Ten years later, in 1965, the highway would be extended further north to the North Dakota border.
In 1976, the segment between
Ft. Thompson and Reliance, which had previously passed through Chamberlain and Oacoma, was rerouted onto the more direct road formerly known as South Dakota Highway 47W,
[ ] which had been constructed around 1965. The previous segment between Ft. Thompson and Chamberlain was designated as an extension of
South Dakota Highway 50
South Dakota Highway 50 (SD 50) is a state route serving south central and southeast South Dakota. The current alignment begins at the junction of South Dakota Highway 34 at "Lee's Corner" east of Fort Thompson, and ends at the Iowa border near ...
.
Major intersections
Related route
South Dakota Highway 47W was a state route located in central
South Dakota
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. SD 47W designated around 1965, on a newly constructed road linking
Fort Thompson and
Reliance. This designation was used only for 10 years; it was made part of South Dakota Highway 47 when a portion of that route was realigned.
References
External links
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South Dakota Highways Page: Highways 31-60
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Transportation in Gregory County, South Dakota
Transportation in Lyman County, South Dakota
Transportation in Buffalo County, South Dakota
Transportation in Hyde County, South Dakota
Transportation in Faulk County, South Dakota
Transportation in Potter County, South Dakota
Transportation in Walworth County, South Dakota
Transportation in Edmunds County, South Dakota
Transportation in McPherson County, South Dakota