South Dakota Highway 445

Highway 445
Deadwood Avenue
SD 445 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by SDDOT
Length	2.372 mi[1] (3.817 km)
Existed	1975[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	SD 231 in Rapid City
North end	I-90 / US 14 / SD 79 in Rapid City
Location
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Counties	Pennington County
Highway system
South Dakota State Trunk Highway System Interstate US State
← SD 407 → SD 471

South Dakota Highway 445 (SD 445), also known as Deadwood Avenue, is a 2.4-mile-long (3.9 km) north–south state highway in Rapid City, South Dakota. Lying in the northwestern corner of the city, it connects Interstate 90 (I-90) with the downtown area.

Route description

SD 445 begins at an intersection with SD 231 (W Chicago Street / W Omaha Street) in Rapid City's Westside, just across Rapid Creek and the Dakota Hogback from downtown. It heads northwest as a four-lane undivided highway to pass through an industrial area. The highway curves more northward, passing the former Lien Airport[3] as it travels through a more commercial district. SD 445 narrows to two-lanes immediately before coming to an end at its interchange with I-90 / US 14 / SD 79 (exit 55); Deadwood Avenue continues north. The entire length of SD 445 lies within the Rapid City city limits.[4]

All of SD 445 is legally defined via South Dakota Codified Law § 31-4-243.[5][6]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Rapid City, Pennington County.

mi	km	Destinations	Notes
0.00	0.00	SD 231 (W Chicago Street / W Omaha Street) to I-90 BL / SD 44 – Downtown	Southern terminus
2.372	3.817	I-90 / US 14 / SD 79 – Gillette, Sioux Falls	Northern terminus; I-90 exit 55
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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1. "State Highway Log: Rapid City Region" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation. January 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
2. "Highway Division Makes Road Numbering Changes". The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. March 20, 1975. p. 2 (32). Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Airfields-Freeman. "Abandoned & Little-Known Airports: Western South Dakota". Retrieved December 21, 2021.
4. "Map of South Dakota Highway 445" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
5. Casetext Inc. "S.D. Codified Laws § 31-4-243". Retrieved December 22, 2021.
6. "Title 31 Highways and Bridges Chapter 04. State Trunk Highway System § 31-4-243 State Highway 445 from State Highway 79 to Interstate Highway 90". 2011 South Dakota Code. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via Justia.