Road conditions

South Dakota road conditions right now

Every closure and crash SD511 is publishing, on one map with the route and mile marker. Below it: the live cameras, the I-90 corridor page, and what the season does to South Dakota's highways. For the whole country, see the US closures map.

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Closures and crashes
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Source: SD511, read every five minutes and converted to the same format MileCheck uses for all 50 states. Ramp, lane and shoulder closures are listed under the toggle, not as full closures. Closures with a future start date are marked scheduled. Positions are the DOT's; mile markers are approximate.
Full closureCrashWeatherHazardRamp or laneWork zoneFaded markers are scheduled, not active

Where to look next

Official source

SD511

South Dakota's DOT traveler site. The list of record for closures, restrictions and detours.

Cameras

South Dakota highway cameras

Every SD511 camera on one map, with the route and mile marker where the DOT gives one.

Corridor

I-90 conditions

The whole I-90 corridor, every state it crosses, alerts by mile marker.

Mile markers

Mile markers in South Dakota

How South Dakota numbers its highways and where the markers matter most.

Report

Labor Day 2026 in South Dakota

What the SD511 feed carried over the holiday weekend.

Driving across South Dakota

I-90 crosses roughly 413 miles from the Wyoming line past Rapid City, Wall and Chamberlain to Sioux Falls. I-29 runs north to south along the eastern edge through Sioux Falls, Brookings and Watertown. US-14 and US-16 serve the Black Hills toward Mount Rushmore, and US-83 and US-281 cross the middle of the state north to south.

What the season does to South Dakota's highways

South Dakota closes interstates when blizzards or ice make travel unsafe, and those closures are announced by mile range. Winter systems can shut I-90 across whole counties, and spring flooding along I-29 in the Missouri and Big Sioux valleys has forced long detours. Between Rapid City and the Missouri River, exits get sparse and the towns small.

Before a South Dakota road trip

  1. Check the map above for anything red on your route, then open SD511 for the DOT's own detour and restriction text.
  2. Look at the road. The South Dakota cameras show the pavement itself, and most carry the mile marker.
  3. For the long haul, the I-90 corridor page carries alerts for every state the route crosses, not only South Dakota.
  4. Know how to say where you are. Dispatch, 911 and tow companies ask for the route, the direction and the mile marker. How to report your location on the highway.
  5. Carry the app. The mile marker works offline in all 50 states, and the same SD511 alerts show on your route as you drive.

What September looked like

Over 25 daily snapshots from September 1 to 25, 2026, MileCheck's archive of the SD511 feed held 220 unique reports, including 2 closure reports and 218 work-zone reports. The routes with the most reports were I-90, US-14 and US-281. Counts reflect what the feed publishes, so a state whose DOT posts only closures shows only closures. Read the September Highway Report.

Questions, answered

Is the highway closed in South Dakota right now?

The map above shows every full closure SD511 is publishing as a red marker, crashes in orange, and weather and hazard alerts in blue and purple. Closures the DOT has posted for a future date are listed as scheduled, and ramp and lane closures sit under the toggle so the list stays readable. It reloads every five minutes. If the feed cannot be reached the page says so instead of showing an empty map. For the official list, open SD511.

Where do I check South Dakota road conditions?

SD511 is the official source, and dialing 511 in most states reaches the same information by phone. This page reads the same SD511 feed and adds the South Dakota cameras, the corridor and pass pages, and your own mile marker if you carry the app.

How often does this page update?

Every five minutes. MileCheck's server fetches the SD511 feed, converts it to one format shared by all 50 states, and caches it for five minutes. Each alert also carries the time the DOT last updated it, shown in the list.

Does the MileCheck app show these alerts?

Yes. The app shows the same SD511 alerts on your route, ahead of your position, with the mile marker you are passing. The mile marker works offline in all 50 states. Live alerts are part of MileCheck Premium, $49.99 a year or $9.99 a month after a 7-day free trial.

Know exactly where you are — live

Your mile marker shows even offline. SD511 alerts on your route and the nearest camera are part of MileCheck Premium and need a connection to update. Runs on CarPlay and Android Auto.

The Monthly Highway Report

Closures and crashes on US highways, once a month

The month's numbers from DOT feeds in all 50 states and BC. See a sample: the Labor Day weekend report. No spam.