State Highway 37 is a state highway that runs from the Oklahoma border near
Albion
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to
Mineola in the northeast corner of the state.
History
SH 37 was designated as a route on April 13, 1918 from
Clarksville to
Lufkin
Lufkin is the largest city in Angelina County, Texas and the county seat. The city is situated in Deep East Texas and about 60 miles west of the Texas-Louisiana border. Its estimated population is 35,021 as of July 1, 2019.
Lufkin was founded ...
. On August 21, 1923, it was pared back, with everything north of Mt. Vernon either cancelled or transferred to the new
SH 66, and the portion from
Jacksonville
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to Lufkin transferred to
SH 40. On May 23, 1927, it was extended north to
Talco. On June 24, 1931, it was extended north to the Oklahoma border, replacing
SH 66. On July 15, 1935, everything north of Clarksville was cancelled. The section north of Clarksville was restored on December 20, 1937. On September 26, 1939, the stretch from Mineola to Tyler was transferred to
U.S. Highway 69 (Cosigned with since 1934), with the remaining route continuing to the present.
SH 37A was designated on January 19, 1920 as a spur from Tyler to Troup. This was cancelled on November 27, 1922. SH 37A was restored on February 18, 1924, but from Tyler to New Summerfield. It was cancelled on March 19, 1930, as it became part of
SH 110.
SH 37A was also designated on April 23, 1929 from Quitman to Cooper.
This was renumbered to
SH 154 on March 19, 1930.
Major intersections
Business routes
SH 37 has two
business routes
A business route (or business loop, business spur, or city route) in the United States is a short special route connected to a ''parent'' numbered highway at its beginning, then routed through the central business district of a nearby city or ...
.
Clarksville business loop
Business State Highway 37-C is a business loop that runs through
Clarksville. The road was bypassed in 1992 by SH 37. It is concurrent with Business US 82.
Mount Vernon business loop
Business State Highway 37-E is a business loop that runs through
Mount Vernon
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. The route was created on February 27, 1997 when SH 37 was routed west of town.
See also
*
List of state highways in Texas
*
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 ...
References
External links
{{commons category-inline, Texas State Highway 37
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Transportation in Wood County, Texas
Transportation in Franklin County, Texas
Transportation in Red River County, Texas