South Dakota Highway 49 (SD 49) is a long state route that runs north to south in south-central

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. It begins at a junction with

South Dakota Highway 47 South Dakota Highway 47 (SD 47) is a state route that runs north to south across the central portion of South Dakota. It begins at an unnumbered highway at the North Dakota border north of Eureka, and ends at the Nebraska border, where it becomes ...

just south of the White River, and terminates at the junction of

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and

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in Colome.

History

The road currently known as South Dakota 49 first received a number in the late 1960s, when South Dakota Highway 147 was established as a branch off South Dakota 47. This branch extended from the junction near the White River to Hamill. In 1976, the route was designated as South Dakota 49, with the number extended to the junction with

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. In 1984, the route was further extended to Colome, at the junction of U.S. 18 and U.S. 183.

Major intersections

References

External links

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South Dakota Highways Page: Highways 31-60
049 Transportation in Tripp County, South Dakota Transportation in Lyman County, South Dakota