South Dakota Highway 79

Highway 79
Route information
Maintained by SDDOT
Length:	116.448 mi (187.405 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US 18 / US 385 at Maverick Junction
North end:	ND 22 at the North Dakota state line, south of Reeder, ND
Location
Counties:	Fall River, Custer, Pennington, Meade, Butte, Harding
Highway system
South Dakota Highways ← SD 75 SD 85 →

South Dakota Highway 79 (SD 79) is a 116.448-mile-long (187.405 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It runs from Maverick Junction near the Black Hills National Forest to the North Dakota state line.

Route description

SD 79's southern terminus is at Maverick Junction near Hot Springs, where it meets US 18 and US 385. SD 79 runs east of the Black Hills to Rapid City, where it is Main Street downtown. The road continues north and runs concurrently with US 14 toward Sturgis. Leaving Sturgis, SD 79 leads to Bear Butte State Park and briefly runs concurrently with U.S. Route 212 south of Newell. Near North Dakota, the highway passes through the South Dakota portion of Custer National Forest. SD 79 then joins SD 20 for a short concurrent run, and finally turns northward until it reaches North Dakota.