South Dakota Highway 247

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Highway 247

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Route information
Maintained by SDDOT
Length23.023 mi [1]  (37.052 km)
Existed1975 [2] –present
Major junctions
South endUS 12.svg US 12 in Roscoe
North endSD 10.svgSD 45.svg SD 10  / SD 45 east of Eureka
Location
Country United States
State South Dakota
Counties Edmunds, McPherson
Highway system
  • South Dakota State Trunk Highway System
SD 244.svg SD 244 SD 248.svg SD 248

South Dakota Highway 247 (SD 247) is a short state highway running from Roscoe to an intersection with SD 10 and SD 45 east of Eureka. The route is just more than 23 miles in length. [1]

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Route description

SD 247 begins at the corner of Mitchell Street and Merrill Avenue in Roscoe. The route begins north from this intersection and leaves Roscoe, passing by a cemetery about a mile north of the city. Nine miles north of the cemetery, at the Edmunds McPherson county line, SD 247 curves northwest. After heading in this direction for about half of a mile, the highway curves north again. Two miles north of this curve, SD 247 passes by another cemetery. Four miles north of this cemetery, the route turns west for one mile. After turning back to the north, the highway continues for six miles before ending at an intersection with SD 10 and SD 45. Continuing north or turning east at this intersection directs one onto SD 45, while turning either east or west directs one onto SD 10. [3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Edmunds Roscoe 0.0000.000US 12.svg US 12 (Merrill Avenue) / Mitchell Street south Aberdeen Southern terminus; roadway continues as Mitchell Street.
McPherson 23.02337.052SD 10.svgSD 45.svg SD 10 (112th Street) / SD 45 (341st Avenue) Eureka, Ashley, Leola Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "State Highway Log" (PDF). Aberdeen Region: South Dakota Department of Transportation . Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  2. "Highway Division Makes Road Numbering Changes". The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. March 20, 1975. p. 2 (32). Retrieved March 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "Google Maps Overview of SD 247" . Retrieved October 26, 2012.
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