Virginia State Route 37

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State Route 37

Winchester Bypass
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Route information
Maintained by Virginia DOT
Length9.104 mi [1]  (14.651 km)
Existedearly 1960s–present
Major junctions
South endCircle sign 642.svgCircle sign 847.svg SR 642  / SR 847 south of Winchester
Major intersections
North endUS 11.svg US 11 north of Winchester
Location
Country United States
State Virginia
Highway system
Virginia 36.svg SR 36 Virginia 38.svg SR 38

State Route 37 (SR 37) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Winchester Bypass, it forms a western bypass of Winchester, connecting to Interstate 81 (I-81) at both ends. Although the road is a freeway, neither I-81 connection is freeway standard; the south end (exit 310) is a diamond interchange with two traffic signals, while, at the north end, drivers must use a short piece of U.S. Route 11 (US 11) to connect with I-81 at exit 317. In addition to local access, the highway connects to US 50 and US 522, two major highways that lead west and northwest into West Virginia and north to I-70 at Hancock, Maryland. An eastern bypass, known locally as "Route 37 East" has been proposed in statewide and local plans to complete the loop. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Route description

SR 37 southbound west of Winchester 2019-09-27 10 18 08 View south along Virginia State Route 37 (Winchester Bypass) from the overpass for Virginia State Route 621 (Merrimans Lane) in Hill Crest, Frederick County, Virginia.jpg
SR 37 southbound west of Winchester

Route 37 begins at an intersection with Hillandale Road (SR 847), a local frontage road along the east side of I-81, and Tasker Road (SR 642), which leads southeast to US 522 near Armel. It immediately crosses I-81 at exit 310, a diamond interchange with two traffic signals on SR 37, and then becomes a freeway, soon junctioning US 11 (Valley Pike) with a partial cloverleaf. The next interchange is a diamond at Cedar Creek Grade (SR 622), and SR 37 reaches its approximate midpoint at US 50 (Northwestern Pike), another diamond. A trumpet interchange completed in 2001 connects to the Winchester Medical Center, and the final diamond is with US 522 (Frederick Pike) at the northwestern corner. SR 37 ends at a partial Y interchange with US 11 (Martinsburg Pike), at which SR 37 traffic can only access US 11 north and only traffic from US 11 south can access SR 37, although a northbound exit to Cives Lane was added in about 2000 to allow SR 37 traffic to access US 11 south. About 1/2 mile (1 km) of US 11 is a divided highway, connecting SR 37 with I-81 at exit 317. [7]

History

View south at the north end of SR 37 at US 11 north of Winchester 2019-08-02 08 29 38 View south along U.S. Route 11 (Martinsburg Pike) at the exit for Virginia State Route 37 SOUTH (TO U.S. Route 522 NORTH, TO U.S. Route 50 WEST) in Sunnyside, Frederick County, Virginia.jpg
View south at the north end of SR 37 at US 11 north of Winchester

Route 37 was defined as the proposed Winchester By-Pass by 1963, [8] and was included in the statewide Arterial Network when it was created in 1964. [9] When I-81 opened past Winchester in November 1965, [10] it included an interchange south of Winchester, taking traffic between I-81 and US 11 along a short connecting road. [11] The north half of the bypass, from US 50 west of Winchester north and east to US 11 north of the city, opened in the late 1960s, [11] and the semicircle was completed in the late 1970s, with the linking of Route 37 to the existing I-81/US 11 connection. A new bridge carrying southbound SR 37 over I-81 was built, but otherwise the diamond interchange was not modified. [12] The only change to the major bypass since it was constructed has been a new trumpet interchange serving the Winchester Medical Center; construction began in September 2000 [13] and was completed in November 2001. [14] A single ramp from SR 37 north to Cives Lane, allowing traffic at the north end of the bypass to access US 11 south, was built in about 2000. [15]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Frederick County.

Locationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000Circle sign 642.svgCircle sign 847.svg SR 642 (Tasker Road) / SR 847 (Hillandale Lane)Southern terminus; at-grade intersection
0.041–
0.132
0.066–
0.212
I-81.svg I-81  Roanoke, Winchester, Martinsburg I-81 exit 310
0.180–
0.547
0.290–
0.880
US 11.svg US 11  Stephens City, Kernstown, Winchester interchange
2.859–
3.382
4.601–
5.443
Circle sign 622.svg SR 622  Winchester, Opequon Diamond interchange
5.198–
5.737
8.365–
9.233
US 50.svg US 50  Winchester, Romney Diamond interchange
6.124–
6.529
9.856–
10.507
Hospital sign.svg Winchester Medical Center Trumpet interchange
6.871–
7.436
11.058–
11.967
US 522.svg US 522  Winchester, Berkeley Springs Diamond interchange
9.10414.651US 11.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-81.svg
US 11 to I-81  Winchester, Martinsburg, Roanoke
Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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  3. Stephanie K. Moran, Winchester Star, VDOT to Cut Road Budget by a Third, May 16, 2002
  4. Winchester Star, Supervisors to Wait for Word on Va. 37 East, January 16, 2004
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  15. Frederick County, Virginia Board of Supervisors, Meeting Minutes of 06/12/2002 Archived April 18, 2005, at the Wayback Machine : "Resolution Re: Changes in the Primary and secondary System Due to relocation, Construction and Right-of-Way Abandonment on Entrance and Exit Ramps on Route 37 at its Intersection with Route 11 North" "Board Meeting Minutes of 06/12/2002". Archived from the original on April 18, 2005. Retrieved October 20, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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