Ranch to Market Road 337

Ranch to Market Road 337

Infobox TX State Highway
type=Ranch
route=337
length_mi=56.3 [cite web|url=http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/rm/rm0337.htm|title=Ranch to Market Road No. 337|accessdate=2008-08-26]
length_km=90.6
formed=1945
dir1=West
dir2=East
from=
junction=|to=
previous_type=Ranch
previous_route=336
next_type=Farm
next_route=385

Ranch to Market Road 337 or RM 337 is a Texas state road that runs from Camp Wood east to Medina. The route was designated in 1945 between Camp Wood and Leakey in Real County, but was gradually extended eastward over the years until in 1968 it stretched to RM 187 at Vanderpool in Bandera County. In 1976, an additional 9.7 miles were added east from RM 187 to connect to SH 16 in Medina, bringing the road to its present form.

Passing through the canyonland of the Texas Hill Country northwest of San Antonio, RM 337 is renowned for its hairpin switchbacks [cite web|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/ranch/readme/farm.php|title=The Farm-to-Market Road|author=Paul Burka|publisher=Texas Monthly|date=April 1983|accessdate=2008-08-26] and extreme natural beauty; it has been called one of the most scenic drives in Texas. [cite web|url=http://www.magnaownersoftexas.com/top10.htm|title=Texas' Top Ten Roads|accessdate=2008-08-26] [citation|last=Hodge|first=Larry|last2=Syers|first2=Ed|title=Backroads of Texas|place=Lanham, MD|publisher=Lone Star Books|year=2000|edition=4th] [cite web|url=http://www.roadtripamerica.com/GettingOutThere/Texas-Hill-Country-Road-Trip-2.htm|title=A Sunday Drive in the Texas Hill Country|accessdate=2008-08-26] Texas Monthly magazine named the road no. 18 on its list of "75 Things We Love About Texas" in its April 2006 issue. [cite web|url=http://www.hill-country-visitor.com/Bandera_Texas|title=Bandera, Texas - Visitor & Real Estate Guide to Bandera, Texas|accessdate=2008-08-26]

Junction list

Note that the total mileage when listed by junctions does not agree with the total mileage certified by the Texas Department of Transportation because the number given by TxDOT does not include concurrencies.

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