Interstate 29 in South Dakota

Infobox road
state=SD
type=I
route=29
maint=South Dakota DOT


length_mi=252.50
length_round=2
length_ref= [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table1.htm Route Log- Main Routes of the Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 1] ]
established=
direction_a=South
terminus_a=Jct|state=IA|I|29 at Iowa state line
junction=Jct|state=SD|I|229 in Sioux Falls
Jct|state=SD|I|90 near Sioux Falls
direction_b=North
terminus_b=Jct|state=ND|I|29 at North Dakota state line
previous_type=SD
previous_route=28
next_type=SD
next_route=30In the U.S. state of South Dakota, Interstate 29 traverses on the eastern side of the state, bypassing through Sioux Falls, the state's largest city.

Route description

Interstate 29 crosses over the Iowa state line at the Big Sioux River and enters in Union County. Its first city, North Sioux City can be accessed from exit 2. The route then runs northwest until its interchange at exit 26, South Dakota Highway 50, where the interchange serves the cities of Vermillion and Yankton. It turns north after this exit and heads for Sioux Falls. Before entering the state's largest city, Sioux Falls, it makes a junction with Interstate 229 at exit 75, just right before leaving Lincoln County and entering Minnehaha County. The auxiliary route, I-229, serves the eastern side of the city and is an alternate junction to Interstate 90. In Sioux Falls, I-29 serves the western side of the city.Google Maps street maps and USGS topographic maps, accessed December 2007 via [http://mapper.acme.com/ ACME Mapper] ]

After leaving the Sioux Falls city limits, I-29 makes its interchange at exit 84, Interstate 90. Afterwards, it continues north past Brookings, the county seat of Brookings County. At the intersection with South Dakota Highway 28, I-29 turns northwest upon entering Deuel County. After leaving Watertown, the route continues northwest and chips in the northeastern corner of Hamlin County. The route then north after entering Codington County and serves Watertown at exit 177, U.S. Route 212. At exit 180, I-29 makes a junction with U.S. Route 81 and its alignment is cosigned with I-29 from exit 212 all the way to Grand Forks, North Dakota. In Grant and Roberts counties, it traverses through the eastern side of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Indian Reservation. Then the route finally enters the state of North Dakota in Richland County.Google Maps street maps and USGS topographic maps, accessed December 2007 via [http://mapper.acme.com/ ACME Mapper] ]

Consolidated law

The South Dakota section of Interstate 29 is defined in South Dakota Consolidated Laws § 31-4-152. [cite web|url=http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=31-4-152|title=South Dakota Codified Laws - § 31-4-152|publisher=South Dakota Legislature|accessdate=2008-06-25]

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