U.S. Highway 18 marker

U.S. Highway 18

Route information
Maintained by SDDOT
Length449 mi (723 km)
Existed1926–present
Major junctions
West end US 18 at the Wyoming state line near Edgemont
Major intersections
East end US 18 at the Iowa state line near Canton
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountiesFall River, Oglala Lakota, Bennett, Todd, Tripp, Gregory, Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson, Turner, Lincoln
Highway system
  • South Dakota State Trunk Highway System
SD 17 SD 18

U.S. Route 18 (US 18) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that travels from Orin, Wyoming, to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the state of South Dakota, US 18 runs from the Wyoming border east to the Iowa border.

Route description

US 18 enters South Dakota west of Edgemont. It passes through Hot Springs, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, the Rosebud Indian Reservation, Winner, and Gregory before crossing the Missouri River near Pickstown over Fort Randall Dam. East of the Missouri River, US 18 passes through (or near) Lake Andes and Tripp before a brief concurrency with I-29 near Worthing. East of I-29, US 18 passes through Canton before crossing the Big Sioux River into Iowa.[1]

The South Dakota section of US 18 is legally defined at South Dakota Codified Laws § 31-4-141.[2]

History

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Fall River0.0000.000
US 18 west Lusk
Continuation into Wyoming
Oglala Lakota
Bennett
Todd
Tripp
Gregory
Charles Mix
Douglas
Hutchinson
Turner
LincolnCanton Township449723
US 18 east Inwood
Continuation into Iowa
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. "South Dakota State Map" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation.
  2. "31-4-141. U.S. Highway 18 from Wyoming to Iowa". South Dakota Statutes.
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