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, in southeastern Oklahoma. The northern section of SH-37 runs from US-281 in Hinton to Sunnylane Road (former SH-77H) in Moore. The southern section of SH-37 is long.

Route descriptions

Central Oklahoma

The SH-37 in Central Oklahoma begins at US-281 in Hinton, Caddo County. It runs in a zigzag pattern for to the southeast before crossing into

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. The Canadian County section runs in an irregular path to the southeast for , before re-entering Caddo County. Back in Caddo County, SH-37 runs three miles (5 km) south to the town of

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, where it joins SH-152, and turns to the east. This concurrency goes two miles (3 km) before entering Grady County. In Grady County, SH-37/SH-152 goes to the east to US-81. There SH-152 turns to the north, and SH-37 joins US-81 for a one-and-a-half mile concurrency to Minco, where SH-37 splits off and heads east once again. SH-37 runs for in Grady County, serving as the northern terminus for SH-92 on the west edge of

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, and intersecting SH-4 in Tuttle before crossing into McClain County. One mile into McClain County, SH-37 serves as the northern terminus for SH-76, then joins

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for a brief concurrency three miles later. SH-37 overlaps I-44 for three miles (5 km), running north across the

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and

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, where it runs east along S.W. 134th Street into the city of Moore, where it becomes S. 4th Street. SH-37 ends at Sunnylane Road, formerly SH-77H, in Moore.

Southeastern Oklahoma

The southeastern SH-37 begins where TX-37 crosses the Red River into Oklahoma, and heads north for two miles (3 km) to a junction with SH-98. At this point, SH-37 heads east for to its terminus at US-70 Bypass in

History

Central Oklahoma

The portion of SH-37 in Moore between Janeway Avenue (just west of I-35) and its eastern terminus at Sunnylane Road was in the damage path of the EF-5 tornado that hit Moore on 20 May 2013.

Southeastern Oklahoma

The southeastern SH-37 was originally numbered as SH-57.

Junction lists

Central Oklahoma

Southeastern Oklahoma

References

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External links

Northern SH-37 at Roadklahoma

037 Transportation in Oklahoma City Transportation in Caddo County, Oklahoma Transportation in Canadian County, Oklahoma Transportation in Grady County, Oklahoma Transportation in McClain County, Oklahoma Transportation in Cleveland County, Oklahoma Transportation in McCurtain County, Oklahoma