Mississippi Highway 37

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Mississippi Highway 37
Mississippi Highway 37
MS 37 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length24.586 mi [1]  (39.567 km)
Existedc. 1950–present
Major junctions
South endUS 84.svg US 84 near Collins
 Elongated circle 28.svg MS 28 in Taylorsville
North endElongated circle 35.svg MS 35 in Raleigh
Location
Counties Covington, Smith
Highway system
← Elongated circle 35.svg MS 35 → Elongated circle 39.svg MS 39

Mississippi Highway 37 (MS 37) is a state highway in central Mississippi. The route starts at U.S. Route 84 (US 84) near Collins. The road travels northward through the town of Taylorsville, crossing from Covington County to Smith County. MS 37 turns northwestward and ends at MS 35 in Raleigh. The road first existed as part of MS 35, and it became a spur route of MS 35 by 1941. It was renumbered as MS 37 by 1950, and fully paved by 1952.

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Route description

Traffic volume on Mississippi Highway 37
LocationVolume
North of Mitchell Rogers Road1,900
South of New Hopewell Church Road2,600
South of Moore Street3,200
North of Magnolia Drive1,200
North of CO 901,400
  • Data was measured in 2017 in terms of AADT
  • Source: Mississippi Department of Transportation [2]

The route is located in northeastern Covington and southern Smith counties. [3] [4] MS 37 is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3, [5] and all of it is maintained by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), as part of the Mississippi State Highway System. [1]

MS 37 starts at the three-way junction with US 84 east of Collins in Covington County, [3] and it travels northward through a forested area. [6] The road turns northeastward at Hopewell School Road before traveling north past S.B. Barnes Lane. [3] It intersects MS 532 in the unincorporated area of Hot Coffee, [6] and it crosses Oakohay Creek north of Calhoun Church Road. The road enters Smith County after intersecting Drive-In Lane. [3] MS 37 intersects County Road 19 (CO 19) and crosses Lyon Creek. [4] South of Old Gilmer Road, the route enters the city limits of Taylorsville. [7] MS 37, known as Pine Street inside the town, travels north through the residential area and intersects MS 28 at Mayfield Street and Comfort Street. [6] Pine Street ends at its intersection with MS 28, and MS 37 continues northward along Welcome Street. The route turns northwestward at Magnolia Drive and leaves the city limits. [7] The road re-enters the forest, [6] and crosses Fisher Creek near CO 72. MS 37 turns north at CO 89, and intersects CO 80-W at Center Ridge. The route then turns westward at CO 37-3 and enters the city limits of Raleigh. MS 37 ends at MS 35, and the road continues as CO 77. [4]

Mississippi Highway 37 at its northern terminus at MS 35 in Raleigh MS35sRoad-MS37sSign (37579432064).jpg
Mississippi Highway 37 at its northern terminus at MS 35 in Raleigh

History

Mississippi 35E.svg

Mississippi Highway 35E

Location Collins - Raleigh
Existed1941–1950

A road has existed from Collins to Raleigh since 1928, with gravel layered between Collins and Taylorsville. [8] All of the road was layered with gravel by 1932, and it became part of MS 35. [8] [9] By 1941, the road was renumbered to MS 35E, as a new road from Mount Olive to Raleigh was designated as MS 35W. MS 35E was also realigned onto a paved road that started at US 84 east of Collins, transitioning to a gravel road at Taylorsville. [10] [11] Around nine years later, MS 35E was renumbered to MS 37, and MS 35W became part of MS 35. [12] [13] The section of the route near Raleigh was paved by 1951, [13] [14] and the remaining section near Taylorsville was paved by July 1952. [15] [16]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [6] kmDestinationsNotes
Covington ​0.00.0US 84.svg US 84  – Laurel, Collins Southern terminus
​4.06.4Ellipse sign 532.svg MS 532  – Hot Coffee, Mount Olive
Smith Taylorsville 10.516.9Elongated circle 28.svg MS 28  – Mize, Laurel
Raleigh 24.639.6Elongated circle 35.svg MS 35  – Mize, Raleigh Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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