California State Route 237

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State Route 237

(CS&HC Section 537)

Length:

11 mi^[1] (17.7 km)

West end:

SR-82 in Milpitas

Major
junctions:

SR-85 in Milpitas

US-101 in Milpitas

I-880 in San Jose

East end:

I-680 in Mountain View

Major cities:

Milpitas
Alviso
San Jose
Mountain View

California State Routes
< SR 236		SR 238 >
Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

State Route 237 runs from El Camino Real (CA-82) in Mountain View to Interstate 680 in Milpitas. It runs south of the San Francisco Bay, connecting the East Bay to the Peninsula.

1 Route description
2 State law
3 Major exits and junctions
4 Points of interest
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Route description

It intersects with Highway 101 at the southern corner of Moffett Field. It also has a major intersection with Interstate 880. Westbound traffic can connect to Highway 85 southbound, but the eastbound traffic connection to 85 northbound is labeled as an exit for U.S. 101.

Half a mile from the highway's western terminus, to the I-880 intersection, Route 237 is constructed to Interstate standards, and is known as the Southbay Freeway. East of I-880 in Milpitas, it becomes a surface street, Calaveras Boulevard, and the highway designation terminates at the intersection with I-680. West of El Camino Real in Mountain View, it becomes a surface street, Grant Road.

Route 237 is known for the many Silicon Valley companies that line its route.

Before Route 237 was upgraded to freeway status in the mid-1990's, it was a 4-6 lane street, known as Alviso-Milpitas Road or Milpitas-Alviso Road depending on different maps showing the description.

The Route 237 corridor has long been sought as a location for a freeway connector between Interstates 680 and 880. Many possibile sites have been suggested, from Montague Expressway in North San Jose to Mission Boulevard in Fremont. One map printed before 237's construction to freeway standards between Alviso and 880 showed a new freeway across bay wetlands between Alviso and the Scott Creek Road interchange in South Fremont. Grading and underpasses for a freeway interchange are presently visible along 680 near Scott Creek Road. [1]

[edit] State law

Legal Definition of Route 237: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 537

Route 237 is part of the Freeway and Expressway System, as stated by section 253.1 of the California State Highway Code.

[edit] Major exits and junctions

County	Location	Mile	Exit #	Destinations	Notes
Santa Clara	Mountain View
		Begin SR-237 at SR-82
		SC 0.38	1A	SR-85
		SC 0.61	1B	Evelyn Avenue
		SC 1.59	2	Middlefield Road / Maude Ave.
	Sunnyvale
		SC 2.48	3A	U.S. 101 South-San Jose
		SC 2.99	3B	U.S. 101 North/Mathilda Ave.
		SC 3.97	4	Fair Oaks Avenue
		SC 4.60	5	Lawrence Expressway / Caribbean Drive
	Santa Clara
	Santa Clara	SC 5.83	6	Great America Parkway / Lafayette Street
	San Jose	SC 6.91	7	North First Street
	San Jose	SC 7.99	8	Zanker Road
	Milpitas
		SC 8.92	9A	Mc Carthy Blvd / Cypress Street
		SC 9.34	9B	I-880 North-Oakland
		SC 9.54	9C	I-880 South-San Jose
		SR-237 continues on surface streets through Milpitas
			-	N. Abel St.	At-grade intersection with traffic light
			-	Milpitas Blvd.	At-grade intersection with traffic light
		Begin freeway in Milpitas
		SC 11.08	11A	I-680 South
			11B	I-680 North

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[edit] Points of interest

Route 237 is known for the number of companies that define Silicon Valley's technological landscape. Many major software and hardware manufacturers have their headquarters along 237. A few of these are:

Route 237 also passes Moffett Federal Airfield, a large former military air base in the Bay Area, and Onizuka Air Force Station, locally known as the blue cube.