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 marker
State Trunk Highway 37
Map
WIS 37 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length42.67 mi[1] (68.67 km)
Existed1918–present
Major junctions
South end WIS 35 in Alma
Major intersections
North end US 12 in Eau Claire
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountiesBuffalo, Eau Claire
Highway system
WIS 36 WIS 38

Route description

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WIS 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

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Since 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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CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
BuffaloAlma0.00.0   WIS 35 / Great River Road – Alma, NelsonSouthern 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 ClaireTown of Brunswick 
 
WIS 85 west – Durand
BrunswickEau Claire line  I-94 – St. Paul, MadisonExit 65 on I-94
Eau Claire42.6768.67  US 12 (W. Clairemont Avenue) / Hendrickson Drive – UW Eau Claire, Downtown, Carson Park, Elk MoundNorthern terminus; roadway continues as Hendrickson Drive
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 30-39 (Highway 37)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Overview Map of WIS 37" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
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