South Dakota Highway 52 (SD 52) is a state route that runs just north of the Missouri River, across southeast

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. It begins at a junction with

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north of

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, and terminates in Yankton at

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, at the junction of 4th and Broadway Streets. It is in length.

History

This is the third occurrence of the use of South Dakota 52 since 1926. The first SD 52 was located in the southwest portion of the state, designated in the mid-1920s. It extended from Oelrichs east to

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. It was used until 1950, when

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was rerouted onto this road. In the early 1950s, there were two new, separate segments of SD 52. One was in the extreme southwest corner of the state. It began at U.S. 18 in Edgemont, and ran southerly to meet what is now

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near Rumford. This road was renumbered as

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in 1976. The second 1950's segment of SD 52 was the current alignment.

Major intersections

References

External links

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South Dakota Highways Page: Highways 31-60
052 Transportation in Bon Homme County, South Dakota Transportation in Yankton County, South Dakota