South Dakota Highway 41

Infobox road
state=SD
marker_

highway_name=Highway 41 "(Historic)"
length_mi=197
established=1926
decommissioned=1952 (approx)
direction_a=South
starting_terminus= Ravinia
direction_b=North
ending_terminus= north of Hecla
cities=
previous_type=SD
previous_route=40A
next_type=SD
next_route=42

South Dakota Highway 41 was a state route located in eastern South Dakota.

History

South Dakota 41 was the original designation of U.S. Highway 281 in the state.

When assigned in the mid 1920's, SD 41 ran nearly the entire length of the state north to south. A gap existed between U.S. Highway 14 and South Dakota Highway 34 east of Wessington Springs; this was completed by 1929.

When U.S. 281 was assigned in the early 1930's, it was routed along the SD 41 alignment between the North Dakota border and U.S. 14. SD 41 remained separate south from there, as U.S. 281 continued south via Huron and Mitchell. By 1933, this segment of U.S. 281 was moved onto SD 41 as well, southward to U.S. Highway 16 at Plankinton. Around 1936, the dual signage was dropped, and the northern terminus of SD 41 was located at Plankinton.

No changes took place in the 1940's. However, in the early 1950's, another alignment change in U.S. 281 took over the remainder of SD 41, and the number was discontinued.

External resources

* [http://www.northernplainshighways.org/sdakota/sd31-60.html#Old%20SD-41 South Dakota Highways Page: Highways 31-60]