South Dakota Highway 8
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South Dakota Highway 8 is one of only two single digit state highway numbers known to be used in South Dakota
. It was a state route across north central and northwest South Dakota, generally following what is now South Dakota Highway 20
.
. By the late 1920s, U.S. Highway 18 was established across southern South Dakota. The existence of two highway 18's was corrected around 1935, when the northern highway was redesignated as South Dakota 8. This number remained in use until the late 1960s, when SD 20 was extended west across the Missouri River
, absorbing the SD 8 alignment.
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
. It was a state route across north central and northwest South Dakota, generally following what is now South Dakota Highway 20
South Dakota Highway 20
South Dakota Highway 20 is a state route that largely runs from border to border across the northern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota that consists of two segments. The longer segment begins at the Montana border west of Camp Crook, and terminates at the junction of U.S. Highway 212 in...
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History
The first designation of this route, in 1926, was South Dakota Highway 18South Dakota Highway 18
South Dakota Highway 18 was a state route located in northwest and north central South Dakota.-History:South Dakota 18 was first designated in the mid 1920's, running from the Montana border to near Mobridge. Shortly afterward, U.S. Highway 18 was implemented across the southern portion of the...
. By the late 1920s, U.S. Highway 18 was established across southern South Dakota. The existence of two highway 18's was corrected around 1935, when the northern highway was redesignated as South Dakota 8. This number remained in use until the late 1960s, when SD 20 was extended west across the Missouri River
Missouri River
The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...
, absorbing the SD 8 alignment.