Day 40

Bikeability Assessment

Yesterday, we biked from Newell, South Dakota to Alzada, Montana. We traveled approximately 66 miles through a total of three states (Wyoming being the third). The roads varied in terms of the level of bikeability, but no stretch was worse than the 20 mile ride through Wyoming. We went head-to-head with 20 mph headwinds that slowed us down to 7 mph downhill! I would like to apologize for the tardiness of this assessment due to no internet signal within the town we stayed. Additionally, we may be going through some pretty bare areas for a couple days so my posts may be delayed. Enjoy!

U.S. Highway 212 Westbound (2 miles west of Newell, SD) 7:30 AM

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5. 2 foot shoulder present, but large rumble strips prevented bicyclists from riding upon it.
**Picture taken on bridge. Does not represent assessment results.

U.S. Highway 212 Westbound (11678 Highway 212, 17 miles west of Newell, SD) 8:30 AM


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5. 2 foot shoulder present with rumble strips.

U.S. Highway 212 Westbound (4 miles west of Bella Fourche, SD) 9:45 AM

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5. 8 foot wide shoulder present in fair condition (contains uneven stretches and some tire debris).

U.S. Highway 212 Westbound (Wyoming/South Dakota State Line, 17 miles west of Bella Fourche, SD) 11:15 AM
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5. 10 foot wide shoulder present separated from road with rumble strips.

U.S. Highway 212 Westbound (13 miles west of Wyoming/South Dakota Border) 12:30 PM


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5. 10 foot wide shoulder separated from road with rumble strips.

U.S. Highway 212 Westbound (1 mile west of Wyoming/Montana border) 1:45 PM

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5. 6 foot shoulder present separated from road with rumble strips.