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The Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in the Black Hills National Forest in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is a loop which is composed of portions of U.S. Route 16A (US 16A), South Dakota Highway 244 (SD 244), SD 87 , and SD 89 .
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 February 2025. Mountain in South Dakota with sculptures of four U.S. presidents For the band, see Mount Rushmore (band). Mount Rushmore National Memorial Shrine of Democracy Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe Mount Rushmore features Gutzon Borglum's sculpted heads of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore ...
SD 244 east / Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway – Mount Rushmore: Hill City: 40.51: 65.19: US 16 Truck east / US 385 Truck north: 41.06: 66.08: US 16 Truck west / US 385 Truck south: West Pennington: 45.00: 72.42: US 385 north – Deadwood, Lead: Eastern end of US 385 concurrency, also known as Three Forks: Unorganized Territory of Mount Rushmore ...
There are so many things to do in Mount Rushmore and the surrounding area that you could easily spend a week here. Read on to find out where to go, what to do, and how to plan the perfect road ...
US 16A is famous for its scenic, one-lane tunnels aligned to frame the faces on Mount Rushmore, its "pigtail bridges", and its sections of divided highway but with single (and narrow) lanes on each roadway. It is the only route which can be used to drive through Custer State Park without having to pay an entrance fee for the park, provided the ...
The Bureau of Land Management Back Country Byways are roads that have been designated by the Bureau of Land Management as scenic byways. Some are also National Scenic Byways or National Forest Scenic Byways. The program was initiated in 1989 and 54 byways have since been designated in the Western United States. [1]
The Needles were the original site proposed for the Mount Rushmore carvings. The location was rejected by the sculptor Gutzon Borglum owing to the poor quality of the granite and the fact that they were too thin to support the sculptures. The Needles attract approximately 300,000 people annually.
Location mi [1] [6] km Destinations Notes; Custer: Wind Cave National Park: 0.000: 0.000: US 385 – Wind Cave, Hot Springs, Custer, Jewel Cave: Southern terminus: Custer State Park: 17.810: 28.662: US 16A west – Stockade Lake, Custer, Jewel Cave Nat'l Mon. Southern end of US 16A concurrency: 19.298: 31.057: US 16A east – Visitor Center ...