South Dakota Highway 27

Highway 27
Route of SD 27 (in red)
Route information
Defined by SDCL §31-4-150
Maintained by SDDOT
Length:	47.036 mi[1] (75.697 km)
Existed:	1976 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 12 southeast of Andover
North end:	ND 32 near Havana, ND
Location
Counties:	Day, Marshall
Highway system
South Dakota Highways ← SD 26 SD 28 →

South Dakota Highway 27 (SD 27) is a state route located in northeast South Dakota. It begins at a junction with U.S. Route 12 (US 12) southeast of Andover, and terminates at the North Dakota state line, continuing north as North Dakota Highway 32 (ND 32). The highway is just over 47 miles (76 km) in length.

Route description

SD 27 begins at an intersection with US 12 near Andover, and heads north through open plains. It passes west of Pierpont Lake and the town of Pierpont before leaving Day County and entering Marshall County. Just north of the county line, the highway enters Langford and turns due east for a few miles before curving back to the north toward Britton. Once it reaches Britton, SD 27 crosses the Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad,^[2] then meets SD 10. The two highways run east, cross the railroad again and then leave the city. About six miles (9.7 km) east of Britton, SD 27 and SD 10 split, the former runs north and the latter continues east. SD 27 runs north for approximately ten miles (16 km) before crossing into North Dakota and becoming ND 32.^[3]

History

This is the second usage of the SD 27 identifier. In 1926, the first SD 27 was designated in the southeast part of the state. It ran from Olivet south to near Tabor. This road became part of SD 35 in 1936, and is now the southern segment of SD 25. The current alignment was designated in 1926. It used to be the northern end of SD 25, which was rerouted farther east.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Day	​	0.000	0.000	US 12	Southern terminus
Marshall	Britton	32.634	52.519	SD 10 west	Western end of SD 10 concurrency
	​	38.570	62.072	SD 10 east	Eastern end of SD 10 concurrency
Sargent	​	47.036	75.697	ND 32 north	Continuation into North Dakota
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. "State Highway Log: Aberdeen Region" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation. January 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
2. "Official South Dakota Rail Map" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation. October 2009. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
3. Google (December 19, 2013). "South Dakota Highway 27" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 19, 2013.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• South Dakota Highways Page: Highways 1-30