Arkansas Highway 37
Arkansas Highway 37 (AR 37) is a designation for three state highways in Arkansas. One segment of 20.9 miles (33.6 km) runs from Highway 17 north of McCrory north to Highway 14 in Amagon. A second segment of 31.9 miles (51.3 km) runs from Highway 14 east of Amagon north to Highway 122 at Cord.[1] A third segment of 0.61 miles (0.98 km) runs from U.S. Route 62 (US 62) in Gateway north to the Missouri state line.[2] Route descriptionMcCrory to AmagonHighway 37 begins at Highway 17 north of McCrory and runs north to Highway 145 near Beedeville, before meeting Highway 14 in Amagon, where it terminates. Amagon to CordThe route begins at Highway 14 east of Amagon and runs north, passing near the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge.[3] Highway 37 continues north to Highway 18 in Grubbs and I-57/US 67 east of Tuckerman.[4] The route also passes the historic Tuckerman Water Tower in Tuckerman. Highway 37 continues northwest to Highway 122 at Cord, where it terminates.[5] Gateway to MissouriThe route begins at US 62 in Gateway and runs north to the Missouri state line, where it continues as Missouri Route 37. Major intersectionsMile markers reset at concurrencies.
History
Arkansas Highway 37 was first formed in the original 1926 state highway plan as a route from Highway 17 near McCrory north to Highway 18 near Grubbs.[6] By 1940, the route had been extended north to Tuckerman, existing as a gravel road, and in some portions, an unimproved dirt road.[7] By 1945, the routing was extended to Cord. The highway's routing has remained essentially unchanged since this extension, though the route is now paved. Highway 47 was the former designation for US 62 between Rogers and Gateway and Highway 37 between Gateway and the Missouri state Line. Running a distance of approximately 18 miles (29 km), its southern terminus was at the intersection of US 71 (8th & Walnut Streets) in Rogers then passed through the communities of Avoca and Garfield before it ended at the Missouri state line just north of Gateway. When US 62 was designated in Arkansas in 1930, Highway 47 was truncated to the 1⁄2-mile (0.80 km) segment from Gateway to the Missouri state line where it continued as Missouri Route 37. The brief connector segment was renumbered in January 1976 to match the Missouri designation, thus providing continuity for travelers seeking Eureka Springs.[8] See alsoReferences
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