Keystone Wye, Black Hills National Forest

Name: Keystone Wye
Address: Black Hills National Forest, United States

#7 among attractions in Black Hills National Forest

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Keystone Wye is an interchange of U.S. Route 16 and US 16A located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, featuring two unique structural glued laminated timber bridges. The Keystone Wye is a three-level Directional T interchange for the two divided highways, constructed in 1967-1968 as part of a project by the South Dakota Department of Transportation to convert US 16 to a four-lane highway between Rapid City and Keystone. It was designed by Clyde Jundt and Kenneth C. Wilson. ()

Opened: 1966 (58 years ago)Coordinates: 43°55'29"N, 103°26'31"W

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Day trips

Keystone Wye – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lincoln Borglum Museum, Horse Thief Lake, Iron Mountain, Black Elk Peak.

3.3 miS
History museum, Museum, Art museum
Lincoln Borglum Museum, Keystone
85 min walk • The Lincoln Borglum Museum is located in the Mount Rushmore National Memorial near Keystone, South Dakota. It features two 125-seat theaters that show a 13-minute movie about Mount Rushmore. A view thought by many to be one of the best is located at Grandview Terrace, above the Museum.
2.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Body of water, Park
Horse Thief Lake, Keystone
72 min walk • Horse Thief Lake is a lake in Pennington County, South Dakota. It is approximately two miles northwest of Mount Rushmore, the closest lake to the monument. The lake's name is derived from the fact a gang of horse thieves operated there.
4.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Scenic drives
Iron Mountain, Custer
117 min walk • Iron Mountain is a peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota, notable for the fact that U.S. Route 16A was purposely built directly over its summit to provide scenic views of Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
5.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Elk Peak, Black Elk Wilderness
135 min walk • Black Elk Peak is the highest natural point in South Dakota, United States. It lies in the Black Elk Wilderness area, in southern Pennington County, in the Black Hills National Forest. The peak lies 3.7 mi west-southwest of Mount Rushmore.
3 miS
Memorial
Construction of Mount Rushmore, Mount Rushmore National Memorial
76 min walk • The construction of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, a memorial sculpture dedicated to 4 U.S. presidents, took 14 years, having been begun in 1927 with the sculptor of the memorial being Gutzon Borglum and it finally being finished after his death in 1941.
2.3 miSE
43°53'44"N • 103°25'12"W
Keystone Historical Museum, Keystone
59 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
3.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Sheridan Lake, Black Hills National Forest
93 min walk • Sheridan Lake, a reservoir, is located on Spring Creek in Pennington County, South Dakota. Built over the site of Sheridan, the first county seat, it is owned and operated by the United States Forest Service and is one of the recreational areas of the Black Hills National Forest.
2.4 miS
43°53'28"N • 103°25'37"W
Borglum Historical Center/Rushmore Borglum Story, Keystone
63 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum, Art museum
2.4 miSE
43°53'42"N • 103°25'1"W
Big Thunder Gold Mine, Keystone
62 min walk • Mine, Historical place, View point
6 miNE
Nature, Hill
Stratobowl, Black Hills National Forest
154 min walk • The Stratobowl is a compact natural depression within the limits of Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota, south-west of Rapid City.