State Route 237 (SR 237) is a
state highway
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located entirely within the
city limits of
Atlanta
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in the U.S. state of
Georgia
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. Its path is entirely within
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.
Route description
SR 237 begins just south of
SR 13 (
Buford Highway
Buford Highway (also Buford Highway Corridor), a.k.a. the DeKalb International Corridor, and in the 1990-2000's as the DeKalb County International Village district, is a community northeast of the city of Atlanta, celebrated for its ethnic dive ...
) in
Midtown Atlanta
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, where the road continues to the south as
Piedmont Road
State Route 237 (SR 237) is a state highway located entirely within the city limits of Atlanta in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its path is entirely within Fulton County.
Route description
SR 237 begins just south of SR 13 ( ...
. It immediately crosses under, but does not intersect Buford Highway. Then, it passes under
Interstate 85
Interstate 85 (I-85) is a major Interstate Highway in the Southeastern United States. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with I-65 in Montgomery, Alabama; its northern terminus is an interchange with I-95 in Petersburg, Virginia, n ...
(I-85). SR 237's northbound lanes do not have an
interchange with I-85. Its southbound lanes have an interchange with I-85 south. However, access to I-85 north is provided via an interchange with Piedmont Road NE, south of SR 237's southern terminus. North of I-85, the road crosses over a
CSX Transportation rail line. It heads north and northwest to
SR 141 (
Peachtree Road SW). The highway heads northwest to meet its northern terminus, an intersection with
US 19/
SR 9 (Roswell Road) in
North Buckhead
North Buckhead is a neighborhood in the Buckhead district, at the northern edge of the city of Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of Atlanta's most affluent neighborhoods.
With a population of 8,270 (2010 census), it is also Atlanta's fourth most popul ...
. SR 237 is known as Piedmont Road NE for its entire length.
No section of SR 237 is part of the
National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.
History
SR 237 was established at the latest by 1946 along an alignment that started at
US 23, which traveled on
Cheshire Bridge Road
Cheshire Bridge Road is a mainly north–south thoroughfare of Atlanta, Georgia, USA traversing the Morningside-Lenox Park and Lindridge-Martin Manor neighborhoods from Piedmont Avenue to Buford Highway just north of Interstate 85.
While the c ...
and a southern continuation of Piedmont Road NE at that time. This is just south of the current southern terminus. SR 237 headed north along Piedmont Road NE as it does today.
In 1967, US 23 was moved farther to the east. However, it is not clear whether the portion of SR 237 between the former US 23 segment and its current southern terminus was decommissioned at this time.
Major intersections
See also
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Transportation in Atlanta
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Transportation in Fulton County, Georgia
Roads in Atlanta
Midtown Atlanta