Highways -- South Dakota

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This series contains basic maps organized by county. These maps are undated.

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This series contains resolutions and ordinances passed by the Jones County Board of Commissioners pertaining to the prospective county highway system during the year 1926.

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This record group contains records created and maintained by the South Dakota Department of Highways and includes highway and bridge construction plans and photographs, petitions, litigation files, publicitiy photographs and films, highway planning survey files, State Highway Commission audit reports, and records pertaining to the 1972 Rapid City flood.

Scope and Contents From the Record Group: This record group contains records created and maintained by the South Dakota Department of Transportation and includes highway and bridge construction plans, photographs, and films; aerial photographs; bridge inspection reports; engineers' correspondence; project feasibility studies; railroad deeds, maps, appraisal records, and construction and maintenance files; railroad abandonment hearing files; state rail plan records and publications; Milwaukee Road bankruptcy and reorganization files;...

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Consists of audio recordings of public hearings held by the Department of Transportation between 1978 and 1980 concerning various highway projects throughout South Dakota.

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This series contains highway and road maps of South Dakota organized by county dating from 1941-1960. Some maps are undated, and some counties are further divided into halves. Information pertaining to Indian reservations and the construction of roads is included in this series.

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This series contains highway maps of South Dakota organized by county dating from 1979 to 1984. Some counties are further divided into halves.

Scope and Contents Consists of original camera negatives and the final print version of the 1970 documentary film, “The Keystone Wye." The 28 minute color film was produced by Nauman Films, Inc. of Custer, SD from footage captured by the South Dakota Department of Transportation and documents the construction of the Keystone Wye in the Black Hills between 1966 and 1968. Designed by Clyde Jundt and Kenneth C. Wilson, the Keystone Wye bridge is a tri-level glued laminate timber bridge located at the interchange...

Scope and Contents This record group contains records created and maintained by the South Dakota Department of Transportation and includes highway and bridge construction plans, photographs, and films; aerial photographs; bridge inspection reports; engineers' correspondence; project feasibility studies; railroad deeds, maps, appraisal records, and construction and maintenance files; railroad abandonment hearing files; state rail plan records and publications; Milwaukee Road bankruptcy and reorganization files;...

Scope and Contents Contains files pertaining to the establishment of a Uniform Cost Accounting system for county highway departments between 1958 and 1970 and includes survey and audit reports for existing highway systems in specific counties, annual reports of county highway projects, manuals, Department of Highways newsletters, approved contractor equipment rental rate schedules, correspondence, questionnaires, and copies of speeches delivered by Department of Highways officials concerning the proposed...