U.S. Route 18, US-385/SD-79 to SD-407

 

Location: US-18 and US-385, Fall River Cty
Reassurance shield after the 385 split as we head out of Oelrichs

Location: US-18 and County Hwy 2, Fall River Cty

Reassurance shield about a mile east of Oelrichs as we pass a road that heads up to Smithwick

Location: US-18 and County Hwy 1F, Fall River Cty

Another reassurance shield a couple miles east as we pass through the extreme northern Sand Hills Region

Location: US-18 and County Hwy 3, Fall River Cty

Reassurance shield after another County Highway

Location: US-18 at the Fall River Cty line, Shannon Cty

Reassurance shield as we enter Shannon County, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, and leave the Oglala National Grassland. Shannon County is the second poorest county in the United States, with a per capita income of only $6,286

Location: US-18 and BIA 41, Shannon Cty

As we near the city of Oglala, we’ll pass Indian 41, which heads down towards Chadron Nebr

Location: US-18 and Lone Man Rd, Shannon Cty

Reassurance shield as we pass the main turn up to Oglala, a small reservation town

Location: US-18 and BIA 35, Shannon Cty

About halfway from Oglala to Pine Ridge, we’ll get another reassurance shield amidst some construction.

Location: US-18 and Ridge Rd, Pine Ridge

A couple miles later, we’ll enter Pine Ridge which is the main city for the reservation

Location: US-18 and SD 407, Pine Ridge

As we enter downtown Pine Ridge, we’ll approach Highway 407

Location: US-18 and SD 407, Pine Ridge

Turn left for US-18; stay straight for SD 407 south

Location: US-18 and SD 407, Pine Ridge

Follow 407 south towards Rushville Nebr and 18 east towards Martin. 407 is a very short spur to N-87 in Nebraska. I missed the sign in the background where it says to turn left for 18 and stay straight for 407, but you can see it

E to SD-391, W to SD-79

S to NE-87/NE State Line

N to SD-79, S to SD-79/NE State Line

  S to US-385/NE State Line, N to US-18/US-385