South Dakota Road Maps, South Dakota Road Condition Photos, & Highway RV Travel Itineraries
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South Dakota United States #85
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Miles |
Road Item |
Road Summary |
| 0.0
(244.0) |
0.0
(151.6) |
Welcome to South Dakota.
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Point of interest U.S. Highway #85 at this point is called The South Dakota - Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway - for information see attached linl for driving directions.
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| 0.0
(244.0) |
0.0
(151.6) |
View from highway - Photo The CanAm highway marker Sign.
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U.S. Highway #85 is also part of the CanAm Highway Route. |
| 0.0
(244.0) |
0.0
(151.6) |
View from highway
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Driving east. |
| 0.0
(244.0) |
0.0
(151.6) |
South Dakota / Wyoming State Line
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Lawrence County, South Dakota - western county line. |
| 0.2
(243.8) |
0.1
(151.5) |
Roadside turnout
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Paved no services, south side of highway. |
| 0.5
(243.5) |
0.3
(151.3) |
Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota
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Western boundary. |
| 1.5
(242.5) |
0.9
(150.7) |
Roadside turnout
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Paved no services, both sides of highway. |
| 6.9
(237.1) |
4.3
(147.3) |
Point of Information
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O'Neil Pass elevation 6785 feet. Roadside turnout, Paved no services, both sides of highway. |
| 10.0
(234.0) |
6.2
(145.4) |
Black Hills National Forest, National Forest Roadway # 134
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West side of highway. |
| 10.1
(233.9) |
6.3
(145.3) |
Roadside turnout
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Paved no services, east side of highway. |
| 10.2
(233.8) |
6.3
(145.3) |
Boles Canyon Road
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| 12.8
(231.2) |
8.0
(143.7) |
Black Hills, SD. National Forest Eagle Cliff Hiking Trail
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West side of highway. The Eagle Cliff Trails were developed by local skiing enthusiasts in the mid 1980’s. This trail system became popular among other recreationists because of the opportunity to create your own adventure.
With twenty-one intertwining loop and dead-end trails, the system offers fun and challenge at every turn. Trails range from short, rugged and remote to longer, looping trails with a range of difficulty. The opportunity to combine trails and create a unique experience is only one of the highlights of this system.
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| 17.0
(227.0) |
10.6
(141.1) |
View from highway
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| 17.5
(226.5) |
10.9
(140.7) |
Roadside turnout
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Paved no services, west side of highway. |
| 19.3
(224.7) |
12.0
(139.6) |
Roadside turnout picnic area
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East side of highway. |
| 20.5
(223.5) |
12.7
(138.9) |
Dead Horse Gulch, South Dakota
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West side of highway. |
| 21.5
(222.5) |
13.4
(138.3) |
Roadside turnout
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Large gravel turnout, no services, east side of highway. |
| 22.0
(222.0) |
13.7
(138.0) |
Roadside turnout picnic area
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Picnic tables, vault toilets, east side of highway. |
| 22.5
(221.5) |
14.0
(137.6) |
Roadside turnout
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Paved no services, east side of highway.
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| 23.5
(220.5) |
14.6
(137.0) |
Roadside turnout
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Paved no services, east side of highway.
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| 25.1
(218.9) |
15.6
(136.0) |
Access to Lodging
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| 25.2
(218.8) |
15.7
(136.0) |
Point of Information
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Crossing Spearfish Creek, South Dakota. |
| 25.3
(218.7) |
15.7
(135.9) |
Junction of highway #14a
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North to community of Spearfish,South Dakota access to Black Hills, SD. National Forest Spearfish Canyon Recreation Area. Note Highway #14a overlaps highway #85 at this point east. |
| 29.5
(214.5) |
18.3
(133.3) |
Terry Summit Road
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| 31.0
(213.0) |
19.3
(132.4) |
Whitetail Road
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Access to Lodging, east side of highway. |
| 31.9
(212.1) |
19.8
(131.8) |
Rochford Road
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Access to community of Rochford, South Dakota -15 miles. Access to Deerfield Lake, South Dakota - 27 miles, east of highway. |
| 32.3
(211.7) |
20.1
(131.6) |
Roadside turnout
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Paved no services, east side of highway.
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| 33.1
(210.9) |
20.6
(131.1) |
Deer Mountain Road
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Access to Deer Mountain, South Dakota. |
| 33.8
(210.2) |
21.0
(130.6) |
Access to Lodging
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East of highway. |
| 34.5
(209.5) |
21.4
(130.2) |
Black Hills, SD. National Forest Sugar Loaf Trailhead
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East of highway. |
| 34.9
(209.1) |
21.7
(129.9) |
Nevada Gulch Road
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Access to Terry Peak, South Dakota ski area. |
| 36.5
(207.5) |
22.7
(128.9) |
City of Lead, South Dakota Photo Lead, SD. welcome highway sign
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Welcome to Lead, SD. |
| 37.0
(207.0) |
23.0
(128.6) |
City of Lead, South Dakotabusiness area
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Attractions in and around Lesd, SD; Homestake Visitor's Center - George S. Mickelson Trail - Historic Homestake Opera - Black Hills Mining
Museum -
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| 39.2
(204.8) |
24.4
(127.3) |
Access to the community of Central City, South Dakota
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| 40.2
(203.8) |
25.0
(126.6) |
Services at highway
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Fuel gas, diesel, west side of highway. |
| 41.2
(202.8) |
25.6
(126.0) |
Access to campground
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West side of highway. |
| 43.4
(200.6) |
27.0
(124.7) |
Junction of highway # 385
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South to Mount Rishmore National Mounument. South to Crazy Horse Monument, South Dakota - city of Custer, South Dakota. Access to Visitor Information Center, east side of highway. For highway travel south via U.S. Highway #385 See Milebymile.com US #385 - Road Map Highway Travel Guide - City of Custer, SD. to Deadwood City, SD. for driving directions.
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| 43.5
(200.5) |
27.0
(124.6) |
City of Deadwood, South Dakota
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Welcome to Deadwood, SD. |
| 43.5
(200.5) |
27.0
(124.6) |
City of Deadwood, South Dakota
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Overview of Deadwood, SD. photo taken from Boot Hills Cemetery, SD. |
| 43.5
(200.5) |
27.0
(124.6) |
City of Deadwood, South Dakota
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Wild Bill Hickok's gravesite at Boothill Cemetary, SD. |
| 43.5
(200.5) |
27.0
(124.6) |
City of Deadwood, South Dakota
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Clamity Jane's gravesite at Boot Hill Cemetery, SD.
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| 43.5
(200.5) |
27.0
(124.6) |
City of Deadwood, South Dakota
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Photo of a gunfighter on Main Street. Gun fights are staged throughout the day on the main part of downtown Deadwood, SD.
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| 45.0
(199.0) |
28.0
(123.7) |
Days Of '76 Museum and R V Park, SD. - photo taken of part of the museum buildings
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THIS IS A MUST SEE, great museum with early American artifacts, coaches, cowboy artifacts, early native costumes, antique guns. This site also boasts a R. V. campground with full hookups. Walking distance to downtown. |
| 46.1
(197.9) |
28.6
(123.0) |
Junction of highway # 14a
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East to the community of Stugis, South Dakota. - For highway travel east via U.S. #14a See Milebymile.com Road Map Highway Travel Guide - US highway #14a - BLACKHILLS NATIONAL FOREST - City of Deadwood to Sturgis, for driving directions |
| 47.6
(196.4) |
29.6
(122.0) |
Access to Mount Roosefeldt, South Dakota
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West of highway, 2.5 miles |
| 47.9
(196.1) |
29.8
(121.9) |
Access to Tatanka - Story of the Bison
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East of highway. Photo taken from The Tatanka exhibit Area. |
| 50.5
(193.5) |
31.4
(120.2) |
Roadside turnout with historic information sign
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Preacher Smith of Deadwood Gulch.-
Henry Weston Smith, was born in Ellington Connecticut, Jan 10 1828. At 23 he became a Methodist exhorter. This led to ordination in the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1862 he inlisted in the Union Army. Caring for the wounded may have turned his mind to healing, for he studied the practice of medicine & was licenced in 1867.
In 1867 he joined the gold rush to the Black Hills, where he preached on the streets of Deadwood.
On Sunday after service in Deadwood, he set out for Crook City to preach & along the way he was shot. |
| 52.3
(191.7) |
32.5
(119.1) |
Black Hills, SD. National Forest
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Northern Boundary. |
| 57.5
(186.5) |
35.7
(115.9) |
Access to Airport
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West of highway, |
| 58.1
(185.9) |
36.1
(115.5) |
Junction of Interstate highway # 90
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NOTE Highway #85 overlaps interstate highway #90 at this point west. |
| 64.1
(179.9) |
39.8
(111.8) |
Exit #40Junction of Interstate highway # 90 Business route & Highway # 14
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City of Spearfish, SD. south to Deadwood, SD.The Black Hills National Forest. Access to The High Plains Heritage Museum, SD. access to campgrounds |
| 67.3
(176.7) |
41.8
(109.8) |
Exit # 12 - Jackson Blvd.
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Access to Black Hills, SD. Passion Play Area. City of Spearfish, SD. - Services at highway, fuel gas diesel |
| 70.7
(173.3) |
43.9
(107.7) |
Junction of highway # 85
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Junction of highway # 85 north. NOTE Highway #85 overlap of Interstate #90 ends at this point and heads north. For highway travel north or south via Interstate highway #90- See Milebymile.com Road Map Highway Travel Guide I-90 - City of Sturgis to Spearfish - South Dakota / Wyoming State Line for driving directions.
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| 71.4
(172.6) |
44.4
(107.3) |
View from highway
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| 76.7
(167.3) |
47.7
(104.0) |
Roadside turnout
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Paved no services, east side of highway.
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| 78.5
(165.5) |
48.8
(102.8) |
Point of Information
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Crossing Red Water River, South Dakota. |
| 78.6
(165.4) |
48.8
(102.8) |
Butte County, South Dakota
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Southern county line. |
| 84.3
(159.7) |
52.4
(99.2) |
City of Belle - Fourche, South Dakota
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Point of interest; In 1959, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey officially designed a point 20 miles north of Belle Fourche as the Geographic Center of the United States. |
| 84.5
(159.5) |
52.5
(99.1) |
Junction of highway #34 & highway #212
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West to Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming via highway #34. NOTE, highway #212 0verlaps highway #85 north at this point. |
| 85.9
(158.1) |
53.4
(98.2) |
Services at highway
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Fuel, gas, diesel, both sides of highway. |
| 87.6
(156.4) |
54.4
(97.2) |
Services at highway
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| 87.7
(156.3) |
54.5
(97.1) |
State Street
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Access to Belle Fourche, South Dakota business district |
| 88.0
(156.0) |
54.7
(96.9) |
City of Belle Fourche, South Dakota
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Access to Belle Fourche, SD. Chamber of Commerce Visitor Information Center. |
| 88.1
(155.9) |
54.7
(96.9) |
Point of Interest
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Crossing the Belle Fourche River, South Dakota |
| 88.8
(155.2) |
55.2
(96.4) |
Junction of highway # 212w
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NOTE. Overlap of highway #212 leaves highway #85 at this point & heads west. |
| 94.5
(149.5) |
58.7
(92.9) |
Access to Airport
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West side of highway. |
| 107.1
(136.9) |
66.6
(85.1) |
Camp Cook Road
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West of highway. |
| 110.3
(133.7) |
68.5
(83.1) |
Old Highway #85
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Access to community of Harding, South Dakota west of highway. |
| 111.0
(133.0) |
69.0
(82.6) |
View from highway
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Driving north. |
| 114.2
(129.8) |
71.0
(80.7) |
Point of Information
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Crossing Indian Creek, South Dakota. |
| 124.2
(119.8) |
77.2
(74.4) |
Kinghorn Road.
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| 128.0
(116.0) |
79.5
(72.1) |
Junction of highway # 168
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West to communities of Castle Rock, South Dakota - Newell, South Dakota. |
| 139.4
(104.6) |
86.6
(65.0) |
Point of Information
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Crossing Moreau River, South Dakota. |
| 147.4
(96.6) |
91.6
(60.0) |
Old Highway #79
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| 149.0
(95.0) |
92.6
(59.0) |
Harding County, South Dakota
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Southern county line. |
| 151.0
(93.0) |
93.8
(57.8) |
Roadside turnout with historic information sign
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CROW BUTTES - Crow Buttes located in Harding County, SD;at this point, was the scene of a bizzare battle between the Crow and the Sioux Indians in the summer of 1882. Sioux men ravaged a crow camp, destroying it. Crow warriors fled to the top of the buttes with the Sioux chasing them. Without water, the crow warriors died of thirst. Subsequently the nearby 'Canyon of the Skulls',to the northwest was filled with skeletons of the Sioux who died after contacting a fever from the Crows. |
| 151.0
(93.0) |
93.8
(57.8) |
View from highway
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Photo taken from Roadside turnout, looking at The Crow Buttes, South Dakota. |
| 155.0
(89.0) |
96.3
(55.3) |
Community of Redig, South Dakota
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| 165.0
(79.0) |
102.5
(49.1) |
Point of Information
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Crossing The North Moreau River, South Dakota. |
| 172.8
(71.2) |
107.4
(44.2) |
J B Road
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East side of highway. |
| 186.0
(58.0) |
115.6
(36.0) |
View from highway
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Driving north |
| 187.1
(56.9) |
116.3
(35.4) |
Junction of highway # 20 &Truck Weigh Station
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East to communities of Reva, SD. - Prairie City, SD. - Bison, SD. |
| 188.8
(55.2) |
117.3
(34.3) |
Community of Buffalo, South Dakota
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| 189.5
(54.5) |
117.8
(33.9) |
Roadside turnout picnic area
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Picnic tables, toilets, west side of highway |
| 189.7
(54.3) |
117.9
(33.7) |
Junction of highway # 20 west
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| 189.8
(54.2) |
117.9
(33.7) |
Access to Buffalo's Business Area
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West of highway. Access to airport, east of highway. |
| 190.0
(54.0) |
118.1
(33.6) |
Services at highway
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Fuel, east side of highway. |
| 199.3
(44.7) |
123.8
(27.8) |
Access to R V Park, Campground
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West of highway. |
| 199.4
(44.6) |
123.9
(27.7) |
Services at highway
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East side of highway. |
| 202.8
(41.2) |
126.0
(25.6) |
Access to South Cave Hill, SD.
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West of highway |
| 216.6
(27.4) |
134.6
(17.0) |
View from highway
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Driving north. |
| 231.3
(12.7) |
143.7
(7.9) |
Community of Ludlow, South Dakota
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| 235.5
(8.5) |
146.3
(5.3) |
View from highway
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Driving north. |
| 243.5
(0.5) |
151.3
(0.3) |
Roadside turnout with historic information sign
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West side of highway. |
| 243.9
(0.1) |
151.6
(0.1) |
Roadside turnout
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East side of highway. |
| 244.0
(0.0) |
151.6
(0.0) |
South Dakota / North Dakota State Line
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Welcome to North Dakota. |
| 244.0
(0.0) |
151.6
(0.0) |
Start / Finish of Highway Travel Guide -e
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For continuance of United States Highway #85, north - See Milebymile.com - Road Map Highway Travel Guide - North Dakota. Highway #85 - S.Dakota/N.Dakota State Line to City of Williston, ND, for driving directions. |
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