South Dakota State Highway 87

View from Needles Highway

Needles Highway
Location	South Dakota, USA
Nearest city	Custer, SDNearest city: Custer, SD
Coordinates	43°49′26″N 103°30′51″W / 43.82389°N 103.51417°W / 43.82389; -103.51417Coordinates: 43°49′26″N 103°30′51″W / 43.82389°N 103.51417°W / 43.82389; -103.51417
Governing body	South Dakota Department of Game Fish & Parks

The Needles Highway, near Custer, SD, is a scenic highway running through Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota. It is signed as part of South Dakota State Highway 87. The highway was completed in 1922.^[1]

Along its 14 miles (23 km), the road winds its way through high granite "needles". It also has two tunnels blasted through sheer granite walls. These tunnels are less than 13 feet (4.0 m) high and 11 feet (3.4 m) wide. Owing to the narrow roadway, sharp turns, and low tunnels, the road has very little traffic. The vehicles that do travel this road are almost exclusively sightseers. Travelers on the Needles Highway are required to pay the admission fee to Custer State Park.

This road provides access to the Black Hills Playhouse and Sylvan Lake Resort.

[edit] See also

• Custer State Park
• Black Hills
• The Needles
• Scenic roads in the Black Hills
• South Dakota State Highway 87

[edit] References

1. ^ Tatanka: Guide to South Dakota’s Custer State Park, South Dakota Department of Game Fish & Parks, retrieved December 2, 2006.

[edit] External links

• Custer State Park Website
• Needles Highway

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