Needles Highway

Infobox_protected_area | name = Needles Highway


caption =
locator_x = 111
locator_y = 50
location = South Dakota, USA
nearest_city = Custer, SD
lat_degrees = 43
lat_minutes = 49
lat_seconds = 26
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 103
long_minutes = 30
long_seconds =51
long_direction = W
governing_body = South Dakota Department of Game Fish & ParksThe Needles Highway, near Custer, SD, is a scenic highway running through Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota. It is signed as part of South Dakota State Highway 87. The highway was completed in 1922. [ [http://www.sdgfp.info/Publications/Parks/Tatanka.pdf Tatanka: Guide to South Dakota’s Custer State Park] , South Dakota Department of Game Fish & Parks, retrieved December 2, 2006.]

Along its convert|14|mi|km, the road winds its way through high granite "needles". It also has two tunnels blasted through sheer granite walls. These tunnels are less than convert|13|ft|m high and convert|11|ft|m wide. Owing to the narrow roadway, sharp turns, and low tunnels, the road has very little traffic. The vehicles that do travel this road are almost exclusively sightseers. Travelers on the Needles Highway are required to pay the admission fee to Custer State Park.

This road provides access to the Black Hills Playhouse and Sylvan Lake Resort.

ee also

* Custer State Park
* Black Hills
* The Needles
* Scenic roads in the Black Hills
* South Dakota State Highway 87

References

External links

* [http://www.sdgfp.info/parks/Regions/Custer/Index.htm Custer State Park Website]
* [http://www.byways.org/browse/byways/2459/places/12945/ Needles Highway]