South Dakota Highway 32 (SD 32) is a
state highway
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in
Moody County,
South Dakota
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, United States, connects
Interstate 29 (I-29) with
Flandreau.
It's a short state route located in east-central South Dakota.
Route description
SD 32 begins at an
interchange with I-29 approximately north-northeast of
Colman
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, in the west-central part of
Moody County. This intersection is just northeast of the Sioux Prairie Preserve. At this intersection, the roadway continues to the west as 230th Street. SD 30 takes 230th Street to the east. Just west of 475th Avenue, it crosses over Squaw Creek. East of 478th Avenue, it curves to the east-southeast. Just east of 479th Avenue, it crosses over the
Big Sioux River
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and then enters the northwestern part of
Flandreau. An
intersection
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with Industrial Road leads to the Flandreau city office. The highway then curves back to the east. It intersects 12th Street, which leads to the Flandreau public schools, county resource center, aquatic center, and community center. Between Wind and Crescent streets, the highway passes the
Moody County Courthouse. An intersection with Prairie Street leads to the Flandreau Medical Center. Just east of Lindsay Street, it intersects
SD 13 (Summit Street). Here, SD 32 ends, and Pipestone Avenue continues to the east, leading to the Moody County Museum, Flandreau City Park, and the Flandreau Park Golf Course.
No segment of SD 32 is included as part of the
National Highway System,
a system of routes determined to be the important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.
History
The original SD 32 was established in the late 1940s, from
SD 45 near
Gann Valley to
US 81
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east of
Oldham
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. By 1954, the section from SD 45 to SD 25 was cancelled, shortening the west end to SD 25. Between 1965 and 1970, SD 32 was cancelled, and the current SD 32 was established. The current SD 32 has remained unchanged since.
Major intersections
See also
*
List of state highways in South Dakota
South Dakota's state highways were assigned in a numbering pattern that followed that of the U.S. Highways followed upon their inception. East–west highways carried even numbers and increased from North to South
– while north–south hi ...
References
External links
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The Unofficial South Dakota Highways Page: Highways 31–60
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Transportation in Moody County, South Dakota