State Route 237 (SR 237, now Best Road, Farm to Market Road, Mactaggart Avenue and West Bow Hill Road) was a 9.07-mile (14.60 km) Washington state highway that ran from SR 20 in Fredonia, through Edison and ending at SR 11 east of Edison. The roadway was established in 1937 as Secondary State Highway 1C and was renumbered to State Route 537 in 1964, before being renumbered to SR 237 in 1975. The road was decommissioned in 1991.
 State Route 237 | ||||
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 SR 237 highlighted in red. | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of SR 20 | ||||
| Maintained by WSDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.07 mi[1] (14.60 km) | |||
| Existed | 1975[2]–1991[3] | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 20 in Fredonia | |||
| North end |  SR 11 near Edison | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Washington | |||
| Counties | Skagit | |||
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Route description
editState Route 237 (SR 237) began at an intersection with SR 20 as Best Road. From the terminus, the roadway turned north and crossed railroad tracks that are owned by the BNSF Railway and became Farm to Market Road.[4] Once over the tracks, the highway passed the Skagit Regional Airport and intersected Josh Wilson Road, which travels west to Bay View. SR 237 traveled over the Samish River and later entered Edison where it curved east as Mactaggart Avenue. The highway bridged Edison Slough and became West Bow Hill Road to continue east across the Edison Slough again and end at an intersection with SR 11.[5][6] In 1970, the intersection with SR 11 had a daily average of 1,410 motorists, making it the most used section of the roadway as a whole.[7] In 1991, the busiest section moved south, before the intersection with Ovenell Road, the southern connector to Skagit Regional Airport, with a daily average of 2,300 motorists.[1]
History
editDuring the creation of the primary and secondary state highway numbering system in 1937, a highway extending from the Anacortes branch of State Highway 1 (PSH 1 AN) in Fredonia to PSH 1 east of Edison was established as Secondary State Highway 1C (SSH 1C).[8] SSH 1C became SR 537 during the 1964 highway renumbering.[9][10][11] SR 20 was extended west to Discovery Bay in 1973 and two years later, in 1975, SR 537 was renumbered to SR 237.[2][12] SR 237 was later removed from the highway system in 1991.[3]
Major intersections
editThe entire route was in Skagit County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Fredonia | 0.00 | 0.00 | Best Road – La Conner, Conway SR 20 – Oak Harbor, Burlington, Sedro-Woolley | ||
| | 9.07 | 14.60 | SR 11 – Bellingham, Burlington Bow Hill Road – Bow | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c Washington State Department of Transportation (1991). "1991 Annual Traffic Report" (PDF). p. 120. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ a b Washington State Legislature (1975). "RCW 47.17.453: State route No. 237". Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ a b Washington House of Representatives (1991). "Chapter 342, Laws of 1991: State Highway Routes – Revisions To (House Bill 5801)". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
New Section. Sec. 65. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed: (6) RCW 47.17.453 and 1975 c 63 s 11.
- ^ Washington State Railroad System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by United States Geological Survey. Washington State Department of Transportation. September 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ "State Route 237" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ Skagit Count: Mount Vernon, Anacortes (Map) (2004 ed.). City Street Maps. G. M. Johnson. 2004. ISBN 1-894570-90-1. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Highway Commission, Department of Highways (1970). "Annual Traffic Report, 1970" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. p. 205. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (March 18, 1937). "Chapter 207: Classification of Public Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1937 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. pp. 994–995. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
(c) Secondary State Highway No. 1A; beginning at a junction with Primary State Highway No. 1 in the vicinity south of Blanchard, thence in a southerly direction by the most feasible route to a junction with Primary State Highway No. 1 in the vicinity of Whitney; also beginning at Burlington on Primary State Highway No. 1, thence in a westerly direction by the most feasible route to a junction with Secondary State Highway No. 1C, as herein described, in the vicinity north of Whitney.
- ^ C. G. Prahl (December 1, 1965). "Identification of State Highways" (PDF). Washington State Highway Commission, Department of Highways. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (1964). "RCW 47.17.775: State route No. 537". Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ United States Geological Survey (1966). Victoria, 1966 (Map). 1:250,000. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (1964). "RCW 47.17.080: State route No. 20". Retrieved June 19, 2009.
