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| Interstate 29 bee lines south through Argo township to come together with SD 30 at Exit 140 in Afton township. 06/17/15 |
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| SD 30 travels just 17.08 miles east from parallel Brookings County 77 (old U.S. 77) to MN 19. The rural city of White lies 5.5 miles to the east of the diamond interchange (Exit 140) with I-29. County Road 6 (204th Street) extends west five miles from the state highway end to CR 7 (466th Avenue) outside the city of Bruce. 06/17/15 |
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| Separated by one and a half mile, County Road 77 (old U.S. 77) and Interstate 29 proceed south seven miles to the city of Brookings. 06/17/15 |
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| Past Brookings, Sioux Falls is the next population center along Interstate 29 in 52 miles. There are few services between the two cities. 06/17/15 |
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| U.S. 14 Bypass (18th Street) skirts the north side of Brookings along a 5.2 mile course. The bannered route meets Interstate 29 in one mile at Exit 133. 06/17/15 |
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| The second Brookings interchange for Downtown and Brookings Regional Airport (BKX) quickly follows with U.S. 14 (6th Street) and Business Spur I-29 west to the city center. 06/17/15 |
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| U.S. 14 Bypass provides the preferred through route for trucks and other long distance travelers bound for Arlington and Huron. The bypass route stays somewhat rural as it passes north of South Dakota State University (SDSU) while the U.S. 14 mainline constitutes a commercial arterial near I-29 and passes through residential areas otherwise. 06/17/15 |
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| Construction planned by SDDOT at Exit 133 upgrades the diamond interchange with U.S. 14 Bypass to a dumbbell interchange with roundabouts at the ramp ends. In conjunction with U.S. 14, U.S. 14 Bypass takes motorists west 7.5 miles to the city of Volga and east 26.5 miles to U.S. 75 in Lake Benton, Minnesota. 06/17/15 |
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| U.S. 14 (6th Street) expands into a four lane divided arterial leading through the diamond interchange (Exit 132) with Interstate 29. Signs for Exit 132 reference Business Spur I-29, but the designation is not posted along U.S. 14 (6th Street) as the US route travels west two miles to the Brookings city center. 06/17/15 |
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| Snow closures by SDDOT may shut down Interstate 29 south after Brookings. 06/17/15 |
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| Auxiliary lanes accompany both directions of Interstate 29 between the two Brookings interchanges. U.S. 14 roams 437 miles across the state from west of Spearfish to east of Elkton. The route shares a lengthy overlap with Interstate 90 east to Wall before branching northward to the capital city of Pierre. 06/17/15 |
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| Barricades shunt all southbound motorists from Interstate 29 to Exit 133 and Brookings during periodic closures during inclement weather. 06/17/15 |
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| Exit 133 departs I-29 south for U.S. 14/Business Spur I-29 (6th Street). U.S. 14 stays two blocks south of the SDSU campus en route to Medary Avenue. U.S. 77 historically overlapped with U.S. 14 west from Medary to Main Avenues. 06/17/15 |
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| Huron is a 75 mile drive to the west of Brookings via U.S. 14. U.S. 14 east stays rural for the remaining drive to Minnesota. The US route passes between the towns of Aurora and Bushnell and north of the city of Elkton near the state line. 06/17/15 |
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| Interstate 29 elevates to span the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad line after this shield assembly. The freeway straddles the Brookings city line southward to County Road 26 (32nd Street South). 06/17/15 |
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| SD 34, a primary highway west to Madison, Howard and Woonsocket, is the next destination highlighted for I-29 south in 22 miles. Interstate 90 debuts here as well at 48 miles out. 06/17/15 |
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| SD 324 west and County Road 24 (217th Street) east come together at a diamond interchange (Exit 127) with Interstate 29 two miles past the Brookings city line. 06/17/15 |
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| An 8.68 mile route, SD 324 stems east from Exit 127 to SD 13. SD 13 links the east end with the city of Elkton.
West from Exit 127, County Road 24 connects I-29 with old U.S. 77 (CR 77). The rural town of Sinai is located 15 miles to the west via CR 77 north and CR 12 west. 06/17/15 |
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| Continuing south, Interstate 29 crosses Medary Creek through Trenton township. 06/17/15 |
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| Interstate 29 enters the western third of Moody County just south of milepost 125. 06/17/15 |
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| The freeway crosses the Big Sioux River just over two miles north of Exit 121 with County B (223rd Street). The Big Sioux River parallels the I-29 corridor southward from Grant County to Sioux Falls. 06/17/15 |
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| The first of four exits in Moody County is the diamond interchange (Exit 121) with 223rd Street. 06/17/15 |
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| An off site rest area serves both directions of Interstate 29 at Exit 121. This is the second to last facility along southbound. 06/17/15 |
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| Exit 121 leaves Interstate 29 south for 223rd Street. CR B leads 14.5 miles east to the rural town of Ward. West from I-29, CR B becomes Lake County Road 16 on the 13 mile drive to the town of Nunda. 06/17/15 |
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| Interstate 29 leads due south along a 6.5 mile exit less stretch to South Dakota 32. 06/17/15 |
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| SD 32 begins at the forthcoming Exit 114 with Interstate 29. The state highway totals just 8.67 miles east to SD 13 within the Moody County seat of Flandreau. 06/17/15 |
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| Moody County D extends west from the diamond interchange (Exit 114) with Interstate 29, 1.5 miles to CR 77 (471st Avenue). 06/17/15 |
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| Interstate 29 plies across agricultural areas southward to Egan township. 06/17/15 |
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| This distance sign posted 31 miles north of Sioux Falls references the upcoming junction with South Dakota 34 with an unneeded TO. 06/17/15 |
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| SD 34 meets Interstate 29 at a diamond interchange (Exit 109) between Lone Tree and the city of Colman. Old U.S. 77 shifts from west of I-29 and 471st Avenue to east of I-29 via 474th Avenue via SD 34. 06/17/15 |
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| A cross-state route stretching 420 miles, SD 34 east leads to MN 30 and Pipestone and west to the Lake County seat of Madison, Pierre and Sturgis. 06/17/15 |
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| Traffic counts along I-29 doubled southward over the course of 60 miles, with 14,170 vpd recorded after Exit 109 in 2015. 06/17/15 |
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| I-29 and I-90 come together in 25 miles on the northwest side of Sioux Falls. 06/17/15 |
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| Moody County Road 6 (240th Street) and Interstate 29 meet at a diamond interchange (Exit 104) in one mile. 06/17/15 |
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| East from Exit 104, 240th Street ventures 4.5 miles to the rural town of Trent. CR G takes a staggered route using 470th Avenue as it takes drivers west toward Chester in adjoining Lake County. 06/17/15 |
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| Reassurance marker posted for Interstate 29 south ahead of the 241st Street overpass. 06/17/15 |
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| Shuttered rest areas are located in each direction of Interstate 29 within Enterprise township. 06/17/15 |
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| Interstate 29 angles southwest to avoid the Big Sioux River valley and crosses into Minnehaha County. 06/17/15 |
Page Updated 07-25-2016.
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