Florida State Road 37
State Road 37 (SR 37) is a state highway in Manatee and Polk counties in Florida, United States, that also passes through the very extreme southeast corner of Hillsborough. It connects Florida State Road 62 (SR 62) in Duette, Florida with Florida State Road 35 / Florida State Road 600 (Main Street) in Lakeland. It is signed as Church Avenue in Mulberry and South Florida Avenue in Lakeland.
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| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length | 34.227 mi[1] (55.083 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 62 in Duette | |||
| North end |   SR 35 / SR 600 in Lakeland | |||
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| Counties | Manatee, Hillsborough, and Polk | |||
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Route description
From its southern terminus at SR 62 in the tiny town of Duette in Manatee County, it travels in a northeastern direction, briefly entering the "Four Corners" section of Hillsborough County before entering Polk County. For most of its length south of Florida State Road 60 (SR 60) in Mulberry, SR 37 is a lonely stretch of road with oak hammocks and occasional phosphate mines. From SR 60 to its northern terminus at West Main Street in Lakeland, it serves as the north/south dividing line of the street grids of both Mulberry and Lakeland.
History
The road was originally built to provide easy access between Bradenton (via SR 62) and Lakeland, although it was mostly bypassed after the construction of the faster I‑4 and I‑75.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Manatee | Duette | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 62 – Wauchula, Parrish | Southern terminus | |||
| Hillsborough |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Polk | | 10.081 | 16.224 |  SR 674 west – Wimauma, Ruskin | ||||
| | 13.095 | 21.074 |  CR 630 east – Fort Meade, Frostproof | |||||
| Pine Dale | 20.671 | 33.267 |  CR 640 | |||||
| Mulberry | 23.743 | 38.211 |  SR 60 – Tampa, Bartow | |||||
| Lakeland Highlands–Medulla line | 27.818 | 44.769 |  CR 540A east / Ewell Road | |||||
| Lakeland | 30.91 | 49.74 |  SR 570 (Polk Parkway) / Parkway Frontage Road North to Drane Field Road (SR 572) – Tampa, Orlando, Lakeland Linder International Airport | SR 570 Exit 7 | ||||
| 34.227 | 55.083 | SR 35 / SR 600 – Plant City | Northern terminus | |||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||
See also
- List of state highways in Florida
- List of highways numbered 37
References
- FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 2014
External links
Media related to Florida State Road 37 at Wikimedia Commons