South Dakota Highway 52 (SD 52) is a state route that runs just north of the Missouri River, across southeast South Dakota. It begins at a junction with South Dakota Highway 37 north of Springfield, and terminates in Yankton at U.S. Highway 81, at the junction of 4th and Broadway Streets. It is 37 miles (60 km) in length.
 Highway 52 | ||||
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 Route of SD 52 (in red) | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SDDOT | ||||
| Length | 28.567 mi[1] (45.974 km) | |||
| Existed | 1955 (approx.)–present | |||
| Tourist routes |  Lewis and Clark Trail | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SD 37 north of Springfield | |||
| East end |   US 81 / SD 50 in Yankton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | South Dakota | |||
| Counties | Bon Homme, Yankton | |||
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History
editThis is the third occurrence of the use of South Dakota 52 since 1926.
The first SD 52 was located in the southwest portion of the state, designated in the mid-1920s. It extended from Oelrichs east to Oglala. It was used until 1950, when U.S. Highway 18 was rerouted onto this road.
In the early 1950s, there were two new, separate segments of SD 52. One was in the extreme southwest corner of the state. It began at U.S. 18 in Edgemont, and ran southerly to meet what is now South Dakota Highway 71 near Rumford. This road was renumbered as South Dakota Highway 471 in 1976.
The second 1950's segment of SD 52 was the current alignment.
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Bon Homme | Southwest Bon Homme | 0.000 | 0.000 | SD 37 / Lewis and Clark Trail – Tyndall, Springfield, Niobrara NE | |
| Southeast Bon Homme | 12.269 | 19.745 |  SD 50 west – Tyndall | West end of SD 50 concurrency | |
| Yankton | West Yankton | 17.192 | 27.668 |    SD 50 east / SD 52 Truck – Yankton | East end of SD 50 concurrency |
| 23.284 | 37.472 |   SD 153 north | |||
| Yankton | 28.567 | 45.974 | US 81 – Norfolk NE, Freeman SD 50 / Lewis and Clark Trail – Vermillion | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b "State Highway Log" (PDF). Mitchell region: South Dakota Department of Transportation. January 2011. pp. 148–150. Retrieved December 21, 2011.