Maverick Junction, South Dakota
| Maverick Junction, South Dakota | |
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| Place | |
 Maverick Junction
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| Coordinates: 43°23′59″N 103°23′44″W / 43.39972°N 103.39556°WCoordinates: 43°23′59″N 103°23′44″W / 43.39972°N 103.39556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Fall River |
| Elevation | 3,212 ft (979 m) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Area code(s) | 605 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1263113 |
| Maverick Junction | |
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| Location | |
| Roads at junction: |
 US 18 US 385 SD 79
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| Maintained by: | South Dakota Department of Transportation |
Maverick Junction (Lakota: 'Mniwóblu Oínažiŋ'), South Dakota, is a small, unincorporated community located in Fall River County, South Dakota at the intersection of South Dakota Highway 79 and US Highways 18 and 385, approximately 5 miles southeast of Hot Springs. Like many highway intersections in the Black Hills, Maverick Junction has been known by this name for many years; the origin of the name is not known, but is most likely the original name of a truck stop or other business located at this key road junction.
From Maverick Junction:
Although located outside the city limits of Hot Springs, businesses and nearby rural residences have a Hot Springs mailing address (Zip Code 57747).
Although a road junction existed here from at least 1926 when SD-79 was first designated, and intersected with SD-50 (modern US-18), the modern road junction developed when US-18/385 and SH-70 were realigned, probably in the early 1960s, to bypass a bridge over Fall River and the still-existent historical truss bridge across the Cheyenne River on what is now County Highway 79-F. This is located west of the current bridge (which is being rebuilt to expand from two lanes to four lanes in the Fall of 2009).
A variety of businesses have been built and operated at the location for many years, including the currently named "Coffee Cup Fuel Stop" (also known as the Maverick Junction Truck Stop). Another long-term business is one of the locations of Big Bat's, a chain of convenience stores owned and operated by the Pourier family of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, a Franco-Oglala Lakota family. Other businesses are located around the junction, including light industrial operations such as sand and gravel pits, rental storage, and ready-mix operations. The South Dakota Department of Transportation has a maintenance shop at the Junction. A motel and a restaurant (other than the one at the truck stop) were located at the Junction from the 1970s to the mid-1990s when it was partially burned and then demolished. In recent years, the construction of the Heartland Expressway has spurred new businesses to locate at the Junction, including a campground and construction companies.
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