South Dakota Highway 244 (SD 244) is a short
state highway located entirely within
Pennington County,
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...
which provides access to
Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore (Lakota: ''Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe'', or Six Grandfathers) in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakot ...
. Highway 244 runs generally east–west between its eastern terminus at
US 16A near
Keystone and its western terminus at
US 16
U.S. Route 16 (US 16) is an east–west United States Highway between Rapid City, South Dakota and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The highway's eastern terminus is at a junction with Interstate 90/U.S. Route 14 (I-90/US 14), conc ...
/
US 385
U.S. Route 385 (US 385) is a spur of U.S. Route 85 that runs for 1,206 miles (1,941 km) from Deadwood, South Dakota to Big Bend National Park in Texas.
Route description
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south of
Hill City. The entire route is part of the
Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway
The Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in the Black Hills National Forest in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is a loop which is composed of portions of U.S. Route 16A (US 16A), South Dakota Hig ...
. SD 244 does not connect to
its parent route.
Route description
SD 244 begins in the
Black Hills National Forest
Black Hills National Forest is located in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming, United States. The forest has an area of over 1.25 million acres (5,066 km²) and is managed by the Forest Service. Forest headquarters are locate ...
at an intersection with
U.S. Route 16 (US 16) and
US 385 south of
Hill City. It heads to the east, winding through the forest where it passes Summit Peak. Near
Old Baldy Mountain, the route enters the
Mount Rushmore National Monument area. It curves around the park and heads back to the north. The route ends at
US 16A south of
Keystone.
History
Highway 244 was originally part of
South Dakota Highway 87. The switch to Highway 244 occurred in 1975, with the signs being concurrently posted until January 1, 1977.
Major intersections
References
External links
South Dakota Highways: Highway 244
244
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Year 244 (Roman numerals, CCXLIV) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tiberius Pollenius Armenius Peregrinus, Arm ...
Black Hills
Transportation in Pennington County, South Dakota
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