A short distance northward, Interstate 29 encounters the next diamond interchange (Exit 53) with 291st Street. Photo taken 04/20/07.
291st Street joins the freeway with Viborg 14.5 miles to the west; eastward the road ends at former U.S. 77 (472nd Avenue). Photo taken 04/20/07.
Interstate 29 north meets 288th Street at the Exit 56 diamond interchange. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Fairview and Newton Hills State Park lie eastward along 288th Street from Interstate 29 Exit 56. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Interstate 29 crosses Saddle Creek at this reassurance marker north of Exit 56. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Exit 59 joins Interstate 29 north with U.S. 18 (285th Street) west toward Davis and Hurley. U.S. 18 east merges with the freeway northward to Exit 62 and the federal highway overall travels 448 miles across southern South Dakota between Wyoming and Iowa. Photo taken 04/20/07.
U.S. 18 follows 285th Street to the Turner County line on the 10-mile drive to Davis; Hurley lies north of U.S. 18 via South Dakota 19. Eastward 285th Street used to carry U.S. 18 to U.S. 77 and a three-mile overlap between the two. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Interstate 29 north & U.S. 18 eastbound reassurance markers posted at the Exit 59 merge. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Two miles south of the U.S. 18 eastbound split with Interstate 29 north, 16 miles south of Sioux Falls. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Exit 62 consists of a diamond interchange with 282nd Street 9.5 miles west of the Big Sioux River town of Canton. Photo taken 04/20/07.
U.S. 18 east departs Interstate 29 north for 282nd Street and the Lincoln County seat of Canton. U.S. 18 continues from South Dakota to Rock Valley, Iowa. Photo taken 04/20/07.
All trucks exceeding 14' 4" in height must use the Exit 62 on and off-ramps to avoid colliding with the 282nd Street (U.S. 18) overpass. Photos taken 04/20/07.
Interstate 29 continues solo again from U.S. 18 toward junction South Dakota 44 (Exit 64). Photos taken 04/20/07.
One mile south of the Exit 64 diamond interchange with South Dakota 44 (280th Street) near the 281st Street over crossing. South Dakota 44 tallies 382 miles from Interstate 29 west to U.S. 385 near Silver City. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Exit 64 departs Interstate 29 northbound for South Dakota 44 (280th Street). 280th Street becomes 1st Street in the nearby village of Worthing. Westward, the state highway follows 280th Street to 466th Avenue north and the town of Lennox. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Interstate 229 appears for the first time on Interstate 29 northbound, 11 miles south of Sioux Falls. Interstate 29 serves western reaches of the city while Interstate 229 travels through the east side. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Interstate 29 north interchanges with 276th Street at the Exit 68 diamond interchange. Photo taken 04/20/07.
While South Dakota 44 heads to the Turner County seat of Parker, 276th Street provides a more direct route from Interstate 29 at Exit 68. Parker lies 13.5 miles westward; 276th Street east continues 13.7 miles into Iowa. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Exit 71 provides the first of two interchanges for the bedroom community of Tea on Interstate 29 north. Meeting the freeway ahead is 273rd Street. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Northbound at the Exit 71 diamond interchange with 273rd Street. 273rd Street ventures 4.6 miles west from Harrisburg to Interstate 29 and 1.6 miles west to 469th Avenue, one mile south of Tea. Photo taken 04/20/07.
A second interchange was added in recent years between 271st Street for the growing town of Tea. 271st Street heads two miles east from Main Avenue to Interstate 29 (Exit 73) and another 1.5 miles to Louise Avenue south of the edge of the Sioux Falls suburbs. Future South Dakota 100 (Eastside Corridor), a controlled-access bypass in the planning stages, will tie into Interstate 29 via Exit 73. The first segment of South Dakota 100 is expected to start construction in 2008 on the alignment north and south from South Dakota 42. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Entering the suburbs of Sioux Falls, Interstate 29 nears the split with Interstate 229 north (Exit 75). Photos taken 04/20/07.
Interstate 229 receives no control point on Interstate 29 north, similar to Interstate junctions in Dallas-Fort Worth. The freeway does not really provide a bypass, but rather a direct route to Interstate 90 east to Brandon and Minnesota and an alternate route to downtown from the east. Interstate 29 crosses the Sioux Falls city line ahead of Exit 75. Photo taken 04/20/07.
A large trumpet interchange facilitates the movements between Interstate 29 and 229 at Exit 75. Interstate 229 veers northeast and circumvents downtown Sioux Falls but has a business Loop through the central business district on the ten-mile drive to Interstate 90. Interstate 29 provides access to downtown from its own business spur to the west. Photo taken 04/20/07.
57th Street passes over Interstate 29 at the Minnehaha County line. Sioux Falls is the county seat as well as South Dakota's largest city. Photo taken 04/20/07.
In addition to serving the nearby commercial district, 41st Street east also serves Augustana College and the University of Sioux Falls. 41st Street continues east from the college area to Cliff Avenue near Interstate 229 Exit 4 and west through the expanding suburbs toward Ellis Road. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Next in line along Interstate 29 north is the Exit 78 diamond interchange with 26th Street. 26th Street continues Louise Avenue north through the Empire Mall centered commercial district to Exit 78. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Interstate 29 north at the Exit 78 off-ramp to 26th Street. 26th Street continues west to Memorial Park and Ellis Road, while Interstate 29 expands to six lanes. Photo taken 04/20/07.
One mile south of the Interstate 29 Business Spur east along South Dakota 42 (Exit 79 Street). South Dakota 42 follows 12th Street eastward to a one-way street couplet split (10th and 11th Streets) into downtown. The arterial serves industrial areas to the west and provides a commercial strip to the east. Attractions along the way include the Great Plains Zoo, the USS South Dakota Battleship Memorial, and Washington Pavilion. Photo taken 04/20/07.
A fourth northbound lane joins Interstate 29 between 26th Street and the South Dakota 42 & Business Spur Interstate 29 eastbound off-ramp (Exit 79). Business Spur I-29 is signed as Downtown Spur 29 in Sioux Falls. The routing follow South Dakota 42 east to junction South Dakota 115, which carries Business Loop I-229 south and Business Spur I-90 north. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Exit 79 was reconfigured from a standard diamond interchange into a single point urban interchange (SPUI) in 2006. Downtown Sioux Falls lies 2.4 miles east at junction South Dakota 115 & Business Routes I-90 & 229 (Minnesota Avenue). Westward, South Dakota 42 continues through Webster Park and the western suburbs to an exit at Ellis Road. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Descending from Interstate 29 north to Business Spur Interstate 29 east and South Dakota 42 (12th Street). 12th Street spans the Big Sioux River near Sherman Park within one mile. South Dakota 42 provides a cross-city route through to Exit 6 of Interstate 229, carrying Business Loop Interstate 229 from Minnesota Avenue eastward. Photos taken 04/20/07.
Drivers merging onto Interstate 29 north from 12th Street are provided with a half-mile guide sign to Exit 80 (Madison Street). Exit 80 also consists of a SPUI. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Interstate 29 again expands to eight lanes between Exits 79 and 80. Madison Street travels east from Exit 80 to Sioux Falls Arena and Stadium and west through new suburban development ahead of Ellis Road. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Exit 80 leaves Interstate 29 north for Madison Street; Exit 81 guide signs advise drivers bound for the Sioux Falls entertainment venues to use Russell Street east. Russell Street comprises a multi-lane divided highway between the freeway and Business Spur Interstate 90 & South Dakota 115 (Minnesota Avenue) near Falls Park. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Attached to a pedestrian overpass is the Exit 81 guide sign for the northbound off-ramp. Russell Street ventures 1.1 miles east to Western Avenue and the Sioux Falls Convention Center; Maple Street continues the arterial west to new development including Southeast Technical Institute and USDSU. A six-ramp partial-cloverleaf interchange facilitates the movements between the three roadways. Photo taken 04/20/07.
A third single point urban interchange joins Interstate 29 with Benson Road (Exit 82). Photo taken 04/20/07.
Another auxiliary lane joins Interstate 29 north between Exits 81 and 82. Benson Road heads east a short distance to Westport Avenue and west to Ellis Road. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Suburban sprawl transitions into open fields from Benson Road (Exit 82) northward to junction Interstate 90 (for now). The next interchange represents the east end of South Dakota 38, a 61-mile long route between Sioux Falls and Mitchell. Photo taken 04/20/07.
One quarter mile south of the Exit 83 partial-cloverleaf interchange with 60th Street and South Dakota 38 west. This interchange was reconfigured in the early 2000s from a standard diamond interchange. Photo taken 04/20/07.
60th Street continues east from Interstate 29 and South Dakota 38 to Minnesota Avenue to provide access to Sioux Falls Regional Airport. South Dakota 38 shadows Interstate 90 west to Hartford, Humbolt, and Salem. Photo taken 04/20/07.
A full-cloverleaf interchange joins Interstates 29 and 90 on the northwest outskirts of Sioux Falls. Drivers taking Exit 84A skim northern reaches of the city en route to Brandon and Luverne, Minnesota. Interstate 90 meets Interstate 35 at Albert Lea, Minnesota in 175 miles. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Exit 84B loops onto Interstate 90 west toward Mitchell and Rapid City. The freeway crosses paths with South Dakota 36 in six miles, the next westbound exit. Interstate 90 replaced U.S. 16 from Rapid City east to Portage, Wisconsin. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Abandoned crossovers lie within the median of Interstate 29 north of Interstate 90 at the Sioux Falls city line. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Leaving Sioux Falls, Interstate 29 next approaches 258th Street (Exit 86). Photo taken 04/20/07.
Brookings represents the next major population center along Interstate 29 north. South Dakota 34 and Fargo join the Brookings County seat on this northbound mileage sign. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Exit 86 with 258th Street is surrounded by a handful of industrial parks. The east-west road leads to Renner (junction South Dakota 115 / former U.S. 77) and 470th Avenue north to Crooks. Photo taken 04/20/07.
Crooks and Renner guide sign posted on the Exit 86 northbound off-ramp. Photo taken 04/20/07.
