South Dakota Highway 25

Infobox road
state=SD
marker_

highway_name=Highway 25
length_mi=213
established=1926 (approx.)
decommissioned=
direction_a=South
starting_terminus= Northwest of Tabor
direction_b=North
ending_terminus= North of Claire City
cities=Claire City, Lake City, Roslyn, Webster, De Smet, Howard, Emery, Scotland
previous_type=SD
previous_route=24A
next_type=SD
next_route=26

South Dakota Highway 25 is a state route that runs north to south across a large portion of South Dakota. It is divided into two segments:

* The main segment begins at the North Dakota border, with the junction of North Dakota Highway 18 north of Claire City. Its southern terminus is at the junction of South Dakota Highway 42 south of Emery. This segment is 191 miles long.

* The second segment begins at a junction with U.S. Highway 18 west of Olivet, and extends south to South Dakota Highway 50 northwest of Tabor. It is 22 miles in length.

The total length of SD 25 is 213 miles (343 kilometers).

History

When first designated in 1926, the south terminus of South Dakota 25 was at Howard. The segment from north of South Dakota Highway 262 (U.S. Highway 16 at the time) to Howard was gradually added in the 1970's as construction was completed. The segment between SD 42 and SD 262 was added around 1992.

On the north end, SD 25 in 1926 took a zig-zag route north from De Smet; it went through Clark to Webster then west about 15 miles before heading north to Britton and the North Dakota line northeast of Kidder.

In the mid 1950's, the route was realigned so it went straight north from De Smet to U.S. Highway 212 east of Clark, then north to Webster, before resuming the previous alignment to North Dakota.

In 1976, the north portion of SD 25 was shifted east to absorb an old alignment of South Dakota Highway 23 Webster to Lake City; it then curved northeast through Veblen and north again at Hammer, on a former alignment of South Dakota Highway 15.

Also in 1976, the distinct southern segment was added, absorbing the old South Dakota Highway 35.

List of Counties

South Dakota 25 travels across the following counties, in order from north to south:

* Marshall
* Day
* Clark
* Kingsbury
* Miner
* Hanson
* Hutchinson
* Bon Homme

Legal Definition

The route of SD 25 is defined in South Dakota Codified Laws § 31-4-148. [http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=31-4-148]

External resources

* [http://www.northernplainshighways.org/sdakota/sd1-30.html#SD-25 South Dakota Highways Page: Highways 1-30]