Interstate 29 in South Dakota
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| Defined by SDCL §31-4-152 | |
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| Length: | 252.50 mi (406.36 km) |
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| South end: |
 I-29 at Iowa state line |
 US 18 concurrency near Canton I-229 in Sioux Falls I-90 near Sioux Falls US 14 in Brookings US 212 in Watertown US 81 near Watertown US 12 near Summit
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I-29 / US 81 at North Dakota state line |
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Interstate 29 (I-29) is a north–south Interstate Highway in the midwestern United States. In the U.S. state of South Dakota, I-29 traverses on the eastern side of the state from the Iowa border near Sioux City to the North Dakota border near New Effington. On its route, I-29 passes through western portions of Sioux Falls, the state's largest city. Interstate 229, the highway's lone auxiliary route in South Dakota, serves as a bypass around southern and eastern Sioux Falls.
The South Dakota section of Interstate 29 is defined in South Dakota Consolidated Laws § 31-4-152. All of I-29 in South Dakota is included in the National Highway System, a system of highways important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility. Average daily traffic volume on I-29 in South Dakota is relatively low by interstate highway standards. Most segments of I-29 outside of Sioux Falls receive between 5,000 and 20,000 vehicles per day, with numbers as high as 50,000 being reported in Sioux Falls.
The speed limit on I-29 in South Dakota is 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) on most segments, but 65 mph (105 km/h) in Sioux Falls from exit 75 to exit 84.
Interstate 29 crosses from Iowa into South Dakota at the Big Sioux River and enters the state in Union County. Exit 1, the highway's first exit in South Dakota, serves unincorporated Dakota Dunes. North Sioux City, the first city the highway enters in the state, can be accessed from exits 2 and 4. At exit 9 is the next community, Jefferson. SD Highway 105 formerly ran parallel to I-29, with southern terminus at exit 2 and northern terminus at exit 9. North of Jefferson, I-29 has a business loop in Elk Point. This business loop also serves the southern terminus of SD 11, a state route that runs parallel to Interstate 29 through much of southern South Dakota. Farther north of Elk Point, the route runs northwest until its interchange with SD 50 at exit 26. This exit serves the cities of Vermillion and Yankton. After this exit, the highway curves north and heads for Beresford. Five miles (8.0 km) north at exit 31, the highway intersects SD 48. I-29 has one exit in Beresford, exit 47 serving SD 46, just after leaving Union County and entering Lincoln County. Beginning at exit 59, the highway runs concurrent with US 18. At exit 62, the concurrency with US 18 ends as US 18 branches to the east to serve Canton.
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