State Highway 37 is a state highway that runs from US 69 in Mineola to the Oklahoma state line in the northeast corner of the state.

History

Historic SH 37
Historic SH 37

SH 37 was designated as a route on April 13, 1918 from Clarksville to Lufkin.[2] 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 to Lufkin transferred to SH 40. On May 23, 1927, it was extended north to Talco.[3] On June 24, 1931, it was extended north to the Oklahoma state line, replacing SH 66.[4] On July 15, 1935, everything north of Clarksville was cancelled.[5] The section north of Clarksville was restored on December 20, 1937.[6] 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.[7] This was cancelled on November 27, 1922.[8] SH 37A was restored on February 18, 1924, but from Tyler to New Summerfield.[9] 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.[10] This was renumbered to SH 154 on March 19, 1930.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[11]kmDestinationsNotes
WoodMineola0.00.0 US 69 – Lindale, Tyler, Alba, GreenvilleSouthern terminus
1.01.6 Loop 564
6.09.7
FM 779 west – Golden
Quitman8.613.8
FM 778 south (Horton Street) – Mainesville
8.814.2

SH 154 west / SH 182 west – Sulphur Springs, Lake Fork
South end of SH 154 overlap; western terminus of SH 182
8.914.3

Loop 173 east / FM 2966 north (North Main Street) – Lake Quitman
9.214.8
SH 154 east – Gilmer
North end of SH 154 overlap
9.415.1
Loop 173 west (East Lane Street)
9.815.8
FM 2088 east (Oak Grove Road)
12.119.5
FM 69 north – Coke
15.825.4
FM 1643 north – Cartwright
17.928.8
FM 14 south – Hawkins
Winnsboro24.138.8 FM 515 – Coke, PittsburgAccess to CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Winnsboro
24.739.8 SH 11 / FM 852
Franklin27.744.6
FM 3357 east
Purley34.255.0 FM 900 – Purley, Saltillo
38.361.6
FM 21 south – Lake Cypress Springs, Lake Bob Sandlin
Mount Vernon39.363.2 I-30 – Dallas, TexarkanaI-30 exit 146
40.965.8
US 67 south
South end of US 67 overlap
41.266.3


US 67 north / Bus. SH 37 north – Mount Vernon, Mount Pleasant
North end of US 67 overlap
42.468.2

Bus. SH 37 south – Mount Vernon
52.083.7 FM 71 – Sulphur Bluff, Talco
Red River56.090.1
FM 196 west – Cunningham
Bogata61.198.3
FM 909 north
61.498.8 US 271 – Paris, Mount Pleasant
61.899.5
Bus. US 271
62.2100.1
Spur 38 south
65.9106.1
FM 411 west – Fulbright
73.4118.1
FM 2825 north
74.5119.9

Bus. SH 37 north – Clarksville
Clarksville75.4121.3


US 82 west / Bus. US 82 east – Paris, Clarksville
South end of US 82 overlap
76.8123.6


US 82 east / Bus. SH 37 south – New Boston, Clarksville
Interchange; north end of US 82 overlap
80.1128.9
FM 2283 west
83.5134.4
FM 2120 west – Bagwell
86.8139.7
FM 2118 west – Manchester
93.0149.7
FM 1159 south
Albion93.8151.0
FM 195 west – Paris
93.9151.1
SH-37 east – Idabel
Continuation into Oklahoma
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Business routes

SH 37 has two business routes.

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.[12]

Mount Vernon business loop

Business State Highway 37-E is a business loop that runs through Mount Vernon. The route was created on February 27, 1997 when SH 37 was routed west of town.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 37". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  2. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. April 23, 1918. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. May 23, 1927. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. June 22, 1931. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. July 15, 1935. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. December 20, 1937. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  7. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. January 19, 1920. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  8. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. November 27, 1922. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  9. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. February 18, 1924. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  10. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. April 23, 1929. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "Overview of SH 37" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  12. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 37-C". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  13. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 37-E". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 29, 2019.

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