U.S. Route 16A
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East end | US 16 near Keystone | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | South Dakota | |||
Counties | Custer, Pennington | |||
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U.S. Highway 16A (US 16A) is a 36.971-mile-long (59.499 km) scenic
Route description
The route passes through
US 16A is famous for its scenic, one-lane tunnels aligned to frame the faces on Mount Rushmore, its "
The route includes most of the tunnels on the South Dakota state highway system, including the only three-lane tunnel in the state, just north of Keystone. Part of the highway is also a boundary of the Black Elk Wilderness. The Iron Mountain portion of the road is not maintained in the winter. The road, like several other scenic roads in the Black Hills, was originally laid out by Governor Peter Norbeck, specifically to create a very scenic, slow-speed road for tourists. The section of US 16A from SD 89 to SD 244 is known as the Peter Norbeck Memorial Byway in honor of the governor. At the highest point of the byway, on the summit of Iron Mountain, there is a small memorial to Governor Norbeck.
History
An older road through the
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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US 385 / SD 89 south | Western terminus; western end of SD 89 concurrency | ||||
0.804 | 1.294 | SD 89 north | Eastern end of SD 89 concurrency | ||
Custer State Park | 6.447 | 10.375 | SD 87 south | Western end of SD 87 concurrency | |
7.875 | 12.674 | SD 87 north | Eastern end of SD 87 concurrency | ||
16.226 | 26.113 | SD 36 east | Western terminus of SD 36 | ||
Pennington | Mount Rushmore | 33.221 | 53.464 | SD 244 west | Eastern terminus of SD 244 |
Keystone | 34.321 | 55.234 | SD 40 east | Western terminus of SD 40 | |
directional-T interchange | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b "State Highway Log" (PDF). Rapid City region: South Dakota Department of Transportation. January 2011. pp. 37–42. Retrieved December 24, 2011.