Texas State Highway 37

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Texas 37.svg
State Highway 37
Texas State Highway 37
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length92.293 mi [1]  (148.531 km)
Existed1939–present
Major junctions
South endUS 69.svg US 69 in Mineola
Major intersectionsI-30.svg I-30 at Mount Vernon
US 67.svg US 67 at Mount Vernon
US 271.svg US 271 in Bogata
US 82.svg US 82 in Clarksville
North endOklahoma State Highway 37.svg SH-37 at Albion
Location
Country United States
State Texas
Highway system
I-37.svg I-37 Texas 38.svg SH 38

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.

Contents

History

Historic SH 37 Old Texas 37.svg
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
Wood Mineola 0.00.0US 69.svg US 69  Lindale, Tyler, Alba, Greenville Southern terminus
1.01.6Texas Loop 564.svg Loop 564
6.09.7West plate.svg
Texas FM 779.svg
FM 779 west Golden
Quitman 8.613.8South plate.svg
Texas FM 778.svg
FM 778 south (Horton Street) Mainesville
8.814.2West plate.svg
Texas 154.svg
West plate.svg
Texas 182.svg
SH 154 west / SH 182 west Sulphur Springs, Lake Fork
South end of SH 154 overlap; western terminus of SH 182
8.914.3East plate.svg
Texas Loop 173.svg
North plate.svg
Texas FM 2966.svg
Loop 173 east / FM 2966 north (North Main Street) Lake Quitman
9.214.8East plate.svg
Texas 154.svg
SH 154 east Gilmer
North end of SH 154 overlap
9.415.1West plate.svg
Texas Loop 173.svg
Loop 173 west (East Lane Street)
9.815.8East plate.svg
Texas FM 2088.svg
FM 2088 east (Oak Grove Road)
12.119.5North plate.svg
Texas FM 69.svg
FM 69 north Coke
15.825.4North plate.svg
Texas FM 1643.svg
FM 1643 north Cartwright
17.928.8South plate.svg
Texas FM 14.svg
FM 14 south Hawkins
Winnsboro 24.138.8Texas FM 515.svgMUTCD D9-2.svg FM 515  Coke, Pittsburg Access to CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Winnsboro
24.739.8Texas 11.svgTexas FM 852.svg SH 11  / FM 852
Franklin 27.744.6East plate.svg
Texas FM 3357.svg
FM 3357 east
Purley 34.255.0Texas FM 900.svg FM 900  Purley, Saltillo
38.361.6South plate.svg
Texas FM 21.svg
FM 21 south Lake Cypress Springs, Lake Bob Sandlin
Mount Vernon 39.363.2I-30.svg I-30  Dallas, Texarkana I-30 exit 146
40.965.8South plate.svg
US 67.svg
US 67 south
South end of US 67 overlap
41.266.3North plate.svg
US 67.svg
North plate.svg
Business plate.svg
Texas 37.svg
US 67 north / Bus. SH 37 north Mount Vernon, Mount Pleasant
North end of US 67 overlap
42.468.2South plate.svg
Business plate.svg
Texas 37.svg
Bus. SH 37 south Mount Vernon
52.083.7Texas FM 71.svg FM 71  Sulphur Bluff, Talco
Red River 56.090.1West plate.svg
Texas FM 196.svg
FM 196 west Cunningham
Bogata 61.198.3North plate.svg
Texas FM 909.svg
FM 909 north
61.498.8US 271.svg US 271  Paris, Mount Pleasant
61.899.5Business plate.svg
US 271.svg
Bus. US 271
62.2100.1South plate.svg
Texas Spur 38.svg
Spur 38 south
65.9106.1West plate.svg
Texas FM 411.svg
FM 411 west Fulbright
73.4118.1North plate.svg
Texas FM 2825.svg
FM 2825 north
74.5119.9North plate.svg
Business plate.svg
Texas 37.svg
Bus. SH 37 north Clarksville
Clarksville 75.4121.3West plate.svg
US 82.svg
East plate.svg
Business plate.svg
US 82.svg
US 82 west / Bus. US 82 east Paris, Clarksville
South end of US 82 overlap
76.8123.6East plate.svg
US 82.svg
South plate.svg
Business plate.svg
Texas 37.svg
US 82 east / Bus. SH 37 south New Boston, Clarksville
Interchange; north end of US 82 overlap
80.1128.9West plate.svg
Texas FM 2283.svg
FM 2283 west
83.5134.4West plate.svg
Texas FM 2120.svg
FM 2120 west Bagwell
86.8139.7West plate.svg
Texas FM 2118.svg
FM 2118 west Manchester
93.0149.7South plate.svg
Texas FM 1159.svg
FM 1159 south
Albion 93.8151.0West plate.svg
Texas FM 195.svg
FM 195 west Paris
93.9151.1East plate.svg
Oklahoma State Highway 37.svg
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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