South Dakota Highway 46

South Dakota Highway 46 is a 105.535-mile (169.842 km) state highway in South Dakota, United States, that runs west to east across the southeastern part of the state. It begins at the junction of U.S. Highway 18 and U.S. Highway 281 in Pickstown, and runs due east to nearly the Iowa border, before curving south to cross the border and meeting Iowa Highway 10.

Highway 46
Route of SD 46 (in red)
Route information
Maintained by SDDOT
Length	105.535 mi[1] (169.842 km)
Existed	1936–present
Major junctions
West end	US 18 / US 281 in Pickstown
Major intersections	I-29 in Beresford US 81 near Mayfield
East end	Iowa 10 at Iowa state line
Location
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Counties	Charles Mix Bon Homme Yankton County Clay Turner Lincoln Union
Highway system
South Dakota State Trunk Highway System Interstate US State
← SD 45 → SD 47

Route description

History

South Dakota 46 was established around 1935. Its initial alignment only extended west to U.S. Highway 81. The extension further west occurred around 1960.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Charles Mix	Pickstown	0.000	0.000	US 18 / US 281 – Burke, Lake Andes
	Wagner	11.598	18.665	SD 50 west to US 18 / US 281	Western end of SD 50 concurrency
	​	20.437	32.890	SD 50 east – Avon, Tyndall	Eastern end of SD 50 concurrency
Bon Homme	​	28.439	45.768	SD 37 to SD 50 – Parkston
	​	41.353	66.551	SD 25 to SD 50 – Scotland
Yankton	​	57.437	92.436	US 81 – Yankton, Freeman
Clay–Turner county line	​	73.511	118.304	SD 19 north – Viborg	Western end of SD 19 concurrency
	​	79.501	127.944	SD 19 south / SD 19A north – Vermillion, Centerville	Eastern end of SD 19 concurrency
Union–Lincoln county line	Beresford	87.982	141.593	I-29 – Elk Point, Sioux Falls	I-29 Exit 47
	​	96.503	155.307	SD 11 – Alcester, Canton
Big Sioux River		105.535	169.842	South Dakota–Iowa state line
				Iowa 10 east – Hawarden	Continuation into Iowa
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• U.S. Roads portal

• List of state highways in South Dakota