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State Road 37 (SR 37) is a
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in
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counties in
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, United States, that also passes through the very extreme southeast corner of Hillsborough. It connects
Florida State Road 62 State Road 62 (SR 62) is a state highway in Manatee and Hardee counties in the US state of Florida that passes through scrubland from Parrish to near Bowling Green. Route description The paved SR 62 is only two lanes wide over its en ...
(SR 62) in Duette, Florida with
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(Main Street) in Lakeland. It is signed as Church Avenue in
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and South Florida Avenue in Lakeland. __TOC__


Route description

From its southern terminus at SR 62 in the tiny town of Duette in Manatee County, it travels in a northeastern direction, briefly entering the "Four Corners" section of Hillsborough County before entering Polk County. For most of its length south of
Florida State Road 60 State Road 60 (SR 60) is an east–west route transversing Florida from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. The western terminus of SR 60 is at the ''Sunsets at Pier 60'' site in Clearwater Beach. The eastern terminus is in Vero Beach n ...
(SR 60) in Mulberry, SR 37 is a lonely stretch of road with oak hammocks and occasional phosphate mines. From SR 60 to its northern terminus at West Main Street in Lakeland, it serves as the north/south dividing line of the street grids of both Mulberry and Lakeland.


History

The road was originally built to provide easy access between
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(via SR 62) and Lakeland, although it was mostly bypassed after the construction of the faster I-4 and
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Major intersections


See also

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List of state highways in Florida The following is a list of state roads in the U.S. state of Florida. Only the length of state-maintained roads is given; occasionally a locally maintained connection is signed as part of a state road. Routes Truck routes These routes are partia ...
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List of highways numbered 37 The following highways are numbered 37: Australia * Newcastle Inner City Bypass * Nubeena Road (TAS) Canada * Alberta Highway 37 * British Columbia Highway 37 * Winnipeg Route 37 * Ontario Highway 37 * Saskatchewan Highway 37 * Yukon Highwa ...


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