South Dakota Highway 27

Highway 27
Highway 27
	Map of South Dakota with SD 27 in red
Route information
	Maintained by SDDOT
Length	42.639 mi (68.621 km)
Existed	1976[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 12 southeast of Andover
	SD 10 from Britton to east of Britton
North end	ND 32 at the North Dakota state line northeast of Kidder
Location
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Counties	Day; Marshall;
Highway system
	South Dakota State Trunk Highway System; Interstate; US; State;

South Dakota Highway 27 (SD 27) is a 42.639-mile (68.621 km)^[1] state highway in Day and Marshall counties in South Dakota, United States, that connects Pierpont, Langford, and Britton.

Route description

Day County

SD 27 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 12 (US 12) southeast of Andover, in the central part of Day County. Here, the roadway continues to the south as 419th Avenue. SD 27 travels to the north, through rural areas of the county. North of 133th Street, it skirts along the western edge of the Pierpont Lake Recreation Area and passes Pierpont Lake. North of 131st Street, it intersects the western terminus of 1st Street, which is also signed as a "city truck route" and as "130 A Street". Just north of this intersection, the highway enters the southwestern part of Pierpont. An intersection with the western terminus of Main Street leads to the business district of the town. It skirts along the western edge of the Pierpont City Park. Just north of an intersection with the western terminus of 3rd Street, it leaves the city limits of Pierpont. At an intersection with the western terminus of 4th Street, it leaves the city park. Just south of 125th Street, the highway crosses over Antelope Creek. South of 124th Street, it curves to the north-northeast. At the intersection with 124th Street, it enters the southwestern part of Marshall County.

Marshall County

North of this intersection, SD 27 enters the southeastern part of Langford. At an intersection with the eastern terminus of Main Street, it turns right and travels to the east. East of Lesher Street, it leaves the city limits of Langford. East of 422nd Avenue, it curves back to the north. Just south of 119th Street, it passes Hickman Lake to the west. This intersection leads to access to Hickman Dam Lake. Just south of 112th Street, the highway crosses over Crow Creek. North of 111th Street, it enters the south-central part of Britton. Just south of 8th Street, it crosses over some railroad tracks of BNSF Railway. The next intersection is with SD 10 (Vander Horck). Here, SD 10 and SD 27 head concurrently to the east, while the Main Street name continues to the north. Just west of 7th Avenue, they cross over the railroad tracks of BNSF Railway from before. An intersection with 5th Avenue leads to Marshall County Healthcare Center. East of 3rd Avenue, they leave the city limits of Britton. At an intersection with 429th Avenue, the two highways split, with SD 27 resuming its path to the north. Between 109th Street and County Road 6 (CR 6; 108th Street), it crosses over Crow Creek again. From just south of 106th Street to south of CR 4 (104th Street), it passes White Lake to the west and crosses over White Rice Creek. CR 4 leads to Kidder and Veblen. North of the western terminus of CR 2 (101st Street), it curves to the north-northeast and meets its northern terminus, an intersection with the western terminus of CR 2G (100th Street) on the North Dakota state line. Here, the roadway continues to the north-northeast as North Dakota Highway 32 (ND 32).

National Highway System

No part of SD 27 is included as part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.^[2]

History

The original SD 27 was established in 1926, from Olivet to Tabor.^[3] This became the southward extension of SD 35 between 1932 and 1935. SD 27 was established in 1976. It was the original northern part of the path of SD 25.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Day		0.000	0.000	US 12 / 419th Avenue south – Groton, Webster	Southern terminus; roadway continues to the south as 419th Avenue.
Marshall	Britton	32.637	52.524	SD 10 west (Vander Horck) / Main Street north – Houghton	Southern end of SD 10 concurrency; roadway continues to the north as Main Street.
		34.173	54.996	SD 10 east / 429th Avenue south – Sisseton	Northern end of SD 10 concurrency; roadway continues to the south as 429th Avenue.
		42.639	68.621	ND 32 north – Havana, Forman	Northern terminus of SD 27; continuation into North Dakota
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus