South Dakota Highway 36 (SD 36) is an east–west state route located in southwest
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...
. It begins at the junction of
U.S. Route 16A on the eastern edge of Custer State Park, and ends at
South Dakota Highway 79
South Dakota Highway 79 (SD 79) is a state highway in western South Dakota, United States, that runs from Maverick Junction near the Black Hills National Forest to the North Dakota state line.
Route description
SD 79's southern termi ...
just south of
Hermosa. It is slightly over in length.
Route description
South Dakota Highway 36 begins at a junction with
SD 79 approximately one mile south of
Hermosa. From there, it travels southwest along a winding mountainous road for about before terminating in
Custer State Park
Custer State Park is a South Dakota State Park and wildlife reserve in the Black Hills, United States. The park is South Dakota's largest and first state park, named after Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer. The park covers an area of over of v ...
at a junction with
US 16A
U.S. Highway 16A (US 16A) is a scenic United States Numbered Highway. It is an alternate route for US 16. It splits from US 16 in the Black Hills of the southwestern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. The highway's west ...
.
History
South Dakota 36 was implemented in 1926. At that time, it continued further west to the
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...
border, utilizing the current route of US 16A to
Custer, and
U.S. Route 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), concu ...
west of Custer; US 16 went northwest from
Rapid City
Rapid City ( lkt, link=no, Mni Lúzahaŋ Otȟúŋwahe; "Swift Water City") is the second most populous city in South Dakota and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek, where the settlement developed, it is in western So ...
. The western terminus was pulled back to its present location around 1935, when US 16 was rerouted southwest through the
Black Hills
The Black Hills ( lkt, Ȟe Sápa; chy, Moʼȯhta-voʼhonáaeva; hid, awaxaawi shiibisha) is an isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, United States. Black Elk P ...
.
In 1933 and 1934, this route was also part of
U.S. Route 216
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), concu ...
, which then continued north to Rapid City.
Major intersections
References
External links
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South Dakota Highways Page: Highways 31-60
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Transportation in Custer County, South Dakota