West Virginia Route 37

West Virginia Route 37 is an east–west state highway in western West Virginia. The western terminus of the route is at the Kentucky state line in Fort Gay, where WV 37 becomes Kentucky Route 3 Spur upon crossing the Tug Fork. The eastern terminus is at West Virginia Route 10 one mile (1.6 km) south of Ranger.

West Virginia Route 37 marker

West Virginia Route 37

Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length39.4 mi[1] (63.4 km)
Major junctions
West end
 KY 3 Spur in Fort Gay
Major intersections US 52 concurrent near Fort Gay
WV 152 concurrent near Wayne
East end WV 10 near Ranger
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesWayne, Lincoln
Highway system
← WV 36→ WV 38
View west along WV 37 at US 52 in Fort Gay

History

A large portion of WV 37 was relocated in eastern Wayne County about 1970 as a result of the construction of East Lynn Lake, which flooded the route's former path along East Fork Twelvepole Creek. The highway was relocated up a series of side valleys from just downstream of the dam to near Kiahsville.[2] East of Kiahsville, the road was moved to a higher elevation out of the lake's floodplain.[3]

Major intersections
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Big Sandy River0.00.0 KY 3 (via KY 3 Spur) – Louisa, Inez, Kermit
Louisa–Fort Gay Bridge; Kentucky state line
WayneFort Gay
 US 52 south – Williamson		west end of US 52 overlap
​
 US 52 north – Huntington		east end of US 52 overlap
Echo
 WV 152 south – Crum		west end of WV 152 overlap
Wayne
 WV 152 north – Huntington		east end of WV 152 overlap
Lincoln​ WV 10 – Huntington, Logan
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.
  2. Wayne, West Virginia quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5-Minute Series (Topographic). U.S. Geological Survey. 1987.
  3. Kiahsville, West Virginia quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5-Minute Series (Topographic). U.S. Geological Survey. 1975.
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