- Ontario Highway 37
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Highway 37
Route information Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario Length: 44.4 km[2] (27.6 mi) Existed: January 6, 1932[1] – present Major junctions South end: 
Highway 401 in BellevilleNorth end: 
Highway 7 in ActinoliteHighway system Ontario provincial highways
400-series • Former← 
Highway 35Highway 38 
→King's Highway 37, commonly referred to as Highway 37, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. Its northern terminus is at Highway 7 in Actinolite (part of Tweed Municipality), and its southern terminus was formerly at Highway 62 in Belleville; however, in 1998 the terminus was changed to Highway 401, also in Belleville. Prior to the re-routing, Highway 37 was 47 kilometres (29 mi) long; it is now 44 kilometres (27 mi) in length.
Hwy 37 at Actinolite
Highway 37 serves as a shortcut route between Ottawa and Toronto. It is well-maintained for its entire length, mostly traversing rural areas. The major settlement on the route between its termini is the village of Tweed.
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Route description
History
On January 6, 1932, the Department of Highways assumed the Belleville–Actinolite Road as King's Highway 37. The new highway travelled along existing Hastings County roads.[1] Two bypasses were constructed through the 1930s. The first to avoid River Road, which crosses through the communities of Cannifton and Corbyville. The second was built to bypass Plainfield and thus provide a smoother alignment through that area. Since then, Highway 37 has remained more-or-less unaltered, with the exception of a truncation during the late 1990s. The section from Highway 62 north to Highway 401 was transferred to the City of Belleville.
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 37. In addition, it includes some minor junctions that are noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[2] The entirety of Highway 37 is located within Hastings County.[3]
Location km[2] Destinations Notes Belleville −3.0 
Highway 62 – PictonDecommissioned 0.0 Highway 401 – Toronto, Kingston0.6 Black Diamond Road 4.4 Wiser Road 11.3 Phillipston Road Tweed 34.4 Jane Street Beginning of Tweed Connecting Link agreement 36.5 Hastings Road End of Tweed Connecting Link agreement Actinolite 44.4 Highway 7 – Madoc, Perth1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi References
- ^ a b Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1933. p. 47.
- ^ a b c Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2007). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". http://www.raqsb.mto.gov.on.ca/techpubs/TrafficVolumes.nsf/tvweb?OpenForm&Seq=5. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ^ Peter Heiler (2010). Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). Cartography by MapArt. p. 34, 46, section A–D49. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
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