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.

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.