State Trunk Highway 37 (often called Highway 37, STH-37 or WIS 37) is a 42.67-mile (68.67 km) state highway in Buffalo and Eau Claire counties in the west-central area of the US state of Wisconsin that runs generally north-northeasterly from Alma to Eau Claire. The southern 23 miles (37 km) from Mondovi (the only significant settlement along the course of the highway) to Alma generally follows the course of the Buffalo River.
 State Trunk Highway 37 | ||||
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 WIS 37 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
| Length | 42.67 mi[1] (68.67 km) | |||
| Existed | 1918–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  WIS 35 in Alma | |||
| North end |  US 12 in Eau Claire | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wisconsin | |||
| Counties | Buffalo, Eau Claire | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editWIS 37 closely follows in a south-southwest to north-northeast direction. WIS 37 begins at Wisconsin Highway 35/Great River Road in Alma. It then meanders in the northeast direction, connecting multiple county trunk highways along the way. South of Mondovi, it intersects Wisconsin Highway 88. In Mondovi, it travels briefly eastward, concurrent with U.S. Route 10 before branching off north. Continuing north, it then intersects with Wisconsin Highway 85, meets Interstate 94 at a partial cloverleaf interchange, and then intersects U.S. Route 12 (US 12), at the northern terminus of WIS 37.[2]
History
editSince its formation around 1918, WIS 37 did not undergo a significant change.[3] Initially, its northern terminus was in downtown Eau Claire. Since the 1940s, it no longer ended in downtown, but instead at a US 12 bypass.[1]
Major intersections
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| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Buffalo | Alma | 0.0 | 0.0 |  WIS 35 / Great River Road – Alma, Nelson | Southern terminus |
| Town of Mondovi |   WIS 88 south – Gilmanton | Northern end of WIS 88 | |||
| Mondovi |  CTH-H south (S. Eau Claire Street) | Southern end of CTH-H concurrency | |||
   US 10 west (W. Main Street) / CTH-H north (N. Eau Claire Street) – Durand | Southern end of US 10 concurrency; northern end of CTH-H concurrency | ||||
| US 10 west (E. Main Street) – Eleva | Northern end of US 10 concurrency | ||||
| Eau Claire | Town of Brunswick |  WIS 85 west – Durand | |||
| Brunswick–Eau Claire line |  I-94 – St. Paul, Madison | Exit 65 on I-94 | |||
| Eau Claire | 42.67 | 68.67 | US 12 (W. Clairemont Avenue) / Hendrickson Drive – UW Eau Claire, Downtown, Carson Park, Elk Mound | Northern terminus; roadway continues as Hendrickson Drive | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 30-39 (Highway 37)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
- ^ a b "Overview Map of WIS 37" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ Wisconsin Highway Commission (1918). Official Map of the State Trunk Highway System of Wisconsin (PDF) (Map). [c. 1:1,010,000]. Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. OCLC 38871736, 69119995. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Wikimedia Commons.
External links
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Media related to Wisconsin Highway 37 at Wikimedia Commons
