Minnesota State Highway 37

Trunk Highway 37
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length: 28.325 mi[2] (45.585 km)
Existed: 1933[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: U.S. 169 / MN 73 at Hibbing
  U.S. 53 at Eveleth
East end: MN 135 at Gilbert
Location
Counties: St. Louis
Highway system

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Minnesota State Highway 37 is a highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. 169 / State Highway 73 in Hibbing and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 135 in Gilbert.

Highway 37 serves as a direct route between Hibbing and U.S. Highway 53.

The route is 28 miles (45 km) in length.

Contents

Route description

State Highway 37 serves as an east–west route between Hibbing, Eveleth, and Gilbert in northeast Minnesota.

The Wellstone Memorial and Historic site is located three miles east of the junction of U.S. 53 / Highway 37 / Bodas Road at Fayal Township near Eveleth. The site honors Senator Paul Wellstone and seven others who died in a October 25, 2002 plane crash.[3]

History

State Highway 37, between U.S. 53 at Eveleth and State Highway 135 at Gilbert, was authorized in 1933.[1]

The route was paved by 1940.[1]

The section of Highway 37 between U.S. 53 at Fayal Township near Eveleth and U.S. 169 at Hibbing was authorized in 1949. This portion of Highway 37 was originally numbered State Highway 216 from 1949 to 1963.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in St. Louis County.

Location Mile[2] Destinations Notes
Hibbing 0.000 US 169 / MN 73 West end of US 169 overlap
0.846 US 169 / MN 73 East end of US 169 overlap
6.398 CR 5 south  
Cherry Township 7.091 CR 5 north  
10.349 CR 25  
11.349 CR 25  
12.360 CR 137  
Clinton Township 14.354 CR 62  
16.338 CR 7  
Fayal Township 20.296 US 53 South end of US 53 overlap
Eveleth 24.741 US 53 North end of US 53 overlap
Gilbert 26.546 CR 97  
28.274 CR 105  
28.413 MN 135  
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

  1. ^ a b c d Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 26-50". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r26-50.htm#37. Retrieved February 24, 2007. 
  2. ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 1" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 20, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d1.pdf. Retrieved October 17, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Wellstone Memorial and Historic site". http://www.ironrange.org/attractions/historic/wellstonememorial.