Oklahoma State Highway 37

State Highway 37 (abbreviated SH-37) is a designation for two separate highways in the state of Oklahoma. The northern section runs between Hinton and Moore in central Oklahoma, while the southern section runs from the Texas state line at the Red River to Idabel, in southeastern Oklahoma. The northern section of SH-37 runs 65.8 miles (105.9 km) from US-281 in Hinton to Sunnylane Road (former SH-77H) in Moore. The southern section of SH-37 is 12.54 miles (20.18 km) long.

State Highway 37
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Section 1
Length65.8 mi[1] (105.9 km)
West end US 281 / SH-8 in Hinton
East endSunnylane Road in Moore
Section 2
Length12.54 mi[2] (20.18 km)
West end SH 37 at the Texas state line
East end
US-70 Byp. in Idabel
Highway system
Oklahoma State Highway System
← SH-36→ SH-38

Route descriptions

Central Oklahoma

The SH-37 in Central Oklahoma begins at US-281 in Hinton, Caddo County. It runs in a zigzag pattern for four miles (6.4 km) to the southeast before crossing into Canadian County.[3] The Canadian County section runs in an irregular path to the southeast for 14 miles (23 km), before re-entering Caddo County.[4]

Back in Caddo County, SH-37 runs three miles (5 km) south to the town of Cogar, where it joins SH-152, and turns to the east. This concurrency goes two miles (3 km) before entering Grady County.

In Grady County, SH-37/SH-152 goes 8.8 miles (14.2 km) to the east to US-81. There SH-152 turns to the north, and SH-37 joins US-81 for a one-and-a-half mile concurrency to Minco, where SH-37 splits off and heads east once again.

SH-37 runs for 16.6 miles (26.7 km) in Grady County, serving as the northern terminus for SH-92 on the west edge of Tuttle, and intersecting SH-4 in Tuttle before crossing into McClain County.[5]

One mile into McClain County, SH-37 serves as the northern terminus for SH-76, then joins I-44 for a brief concurrency three miles later.[6] SH-37 overlaps I-44 for three miles (5 km), running north across the Canadian River into Cleveland County and Oklahoma City, where it runs east along S.W. 134th Street into the city of Moore, where it becomes S. 4th Street.[7]

SH-37 ends at Sunnylane Road, formerly SH-77H, in Moore.

Southeastern Oklahoma

The southeastern SH-37 begins where TX-37 crosses the Red River into Oklahoma, and heads north for two miles (3 km) to a junction with SH-98. At this point, SH-37 heads east for 10 1⁄2 miles (16.9 km) to its terminus at US-70 Bypass in Idabel.[2]

History

Central Oklahoma

The portion of SH-37 in Moore between Janeway Avenue (just west of I-35) and its eastern terminus at Sunnylane Road was in the damage path of the EF-5 tornado that hit Moore on 20 May 2013.

Southeastern Oklahoma

The southeastern SH-37 was originally numbered as SH-57.

Junction lists

Central Oklahoma
CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
CaddoHinton0.00.0 US 281 / SH-8Western terminus
Canadian
 No major junctions
CaddoCogar21.234.1 SH-152Western end of SH-152 concurrency
Grady​31.951.3 US 81 / SH-152Eastern end of SH-152 concurrency, northern end of US-81 concurrency
Minco33.353.6 US 81Southern end of US-81 concurrency
Tuttle41.366.5 SH-92Northern terminus of SH-92
​46.675.0 SH-4
McClainNewcastle50.681.4 SH-76Northern terminus of SH-76
53.686.3 I-44 / US 62Interchange, I-44 exit 108, Southern end of I-44 / US-62 concurrency
54.988.4108AFrontage RoadSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
ClevelandOklahoma City56.290.4109SW 149th Street
56.991.6 I-44 / US 62Interchange, I-44 exit 110, Northern end of I-44 / US-62 concurrency
Moore63.0101.4 I-35 / US 77Interchange, I-35 exit 117
65.8105.9Sunnylane RoadEastern terminus; Road continues as SE 134th Street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Southeastern Oklahoma

The entire route is in McCurtain County.

Locationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
Red River0.000.00 SH 37 southContinuation into Texas
​ SH-98 north – Valliant
Idabel12.5420.18
US 70 Byp. (Jumper Memorial Highway)		Eastern terminus; road continues as Martin Luther King Drive
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Google (8 July 2013). "Oklahoma State Highway 37" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. Oklahoma Department of Transportation (n.d.). Control Section Maps: McCurtain County (PDF) (Map) (2006 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 20 September 2006.
  3. Oklahoma Department of Transportation (n.d.). Control Section Maps: Caddo County (PDF) (Map) (2006 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 20 September 2006.
  4. Oklahoma Department of Transportation (n.d.). Control Section Maps: Canadian County (PDF) (Map) (2006 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 20 September 2006.
  5. Oklahoma Department of Transportation (n.d.). Control Section Maps: Grady County (PDF) (Map) (2006 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 20 September 2006.
  6. Oklahoma Department of Transportation (n.d.). Control Section Maps: McClain County (PDF) (Map) (2006 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 20 September 2006.
  7. Oklahoma Department of Transportation (n.d.). Control Section Maps: Cleveland County (PDF) (Map) (2006 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 20 September 2006.
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